Mustaches in early baseball

[GeoPoto]

Hats in the stands were once universal but disappeared around WWll, before making a comeback as less fashionable, but more practical, baseball caps.

[MVSNYC]

Ryan, I mean look at the last 50+ years alone...

60's- Clean face
70's- Goatees/Beards
80's- Clean face
90's- Goatees
2000's- Clean face
2010's- Beards come back

[GaryPassamonte]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Ryan, I mean look at the last 50+ years alone...

60's- Clean face
70's- Goatees/Beards
80's- Clean face
90's- Goatees
2000's- Clean face
2010's- Beards come back

Moustaches were really king in the 1970s. There was a
lot of peach fuzz out there.

[mouschi]

I couldn't love this thread more! This has been in my head for quite some time. IIRC (and I could be wrong) but if you look at baseball cards from the turn of the century all the way up until the 70s, you'll be hard pressed to find any facial hair. My N28 Allen & Ginter set from 1887/88 only had a few folks w/naked upper lips.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

Hats in the stands were once universal but disappeared around WWll, before making a comeback as less fashionable, but more practical, baseball caps.

The death of hats was really JFK. If my memory is correct he was the first President not to wear a hat in public.