Two Lines of Lettering

Opinions aside, the new All Star Game jerseys have two lines of lettering across the chest. And while this may seem odd, unique, or rare, it is not unprecedented! Scroll down and take a look at the 1893 and 1894 St. Louis Browns uniforms in which they purportedly wore both the City Name and Nickname on the jerseys.

St. Louis Post Dispatch: March 12, 1893
The Browns’ new uniforms reached Sportsman’s Park yesterday. They were made by the E. C. Meacham Arms Co., and present a fine appearance. The pants and shirts are of blue, and the words, “St. Louis Browns” are across the shirts in white letters. The stockings, belts and caps are brown.

Boston Globe: March 24, 1894
St. Louis will travel this year with the following uniforms: blue cap with brown trimmings, blue flannel shirt and trousers with brown trimmings, brown belt and stockings and ‘St. Louis Browns’ across the shirt front. Home uniforms during the championship season will be of white flannel with brown trimmings

The Sporting Life: March 31, 1894
The Browns have announced their selection of ’94 uniforms. At home they will wear white with brown trimmings. On the road, blue flannel shirts and pants, with brown trimmings and the name, “St. Louis Browns,” across the shirt front. The cap is of blue, with brown trimmings, and the belt and stockings are brown.

The Evening World: May 30, 1894
The St. Louis uniform makes a horrible blot on the green of the diamond. The suit is of dark blue, trimmed profusely with bright crimson, and carries a tag bearing the title in letters a foot or so across the shirt front. All that is left of the old Browns is the dingy stockings, some of which look as though handed down for two or three generations. 

Sporting Life: June 9, 1894
The St. Louis uniform makes a horrible blot on the green of the diamond. The suit is of dark blue, trimmed profusely with bright crimson, and carries a tag bearing the title in letters a foot or so long across the shirt front. 

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disclaimer: this post is not in defense of the all star game jerseys because i think they’re fucking ugly. ok cool enjoy some historical St. Louis uniforms.