WOW. I'm a little appalled, but here we are. Cardinals Hall of Famer, National Baseball Hall of Famer, World Series champion, master of the small ball, master of Whitey Ball, The White Rat, CARDINALS LEGEND, Whitey Herzog passed away 1 month ago on April 16. And last night the Cardinals began wearing a Whitey Herzog … Continue reading Whitey Herzog Memorial Patch
Last night the Cardinals wore their Armed Forces garb. We already knew this was going to be worn this weekend because the hats and socks have been available for purchase online for a while now, but last night was the official on field rollout. And presumably as teams have done in previous seasons, they'll be … Continue reading Armed Forces 2024
Recently I was perusing through SABR's website, and I downloaded some newsletters from the Pictorial History Committee. And while browsing I found the following three photographs that depict the Cardinals in the time period of 1903-1906. Three things about these photos are incredibly exciting to me. 1. I've never seen these photos before, and they … Continue reading 1903-1906 White Caps
Yesterday, May 12, was Mother's Day, and as is tradition since 2016, the team wore pink uniform elements. Here's what it looked like. The standard red hat was modified with a pink STL and a white outline. Really hard to see the differentiation between the white and pink considering how light the pink is. It … Continue reading 2024 Mother’s Day garb
A few weeks ago I saw an ebay listing for a framed Birds on the Bat. It looked authentic, it was chainstitched, and on the back it had a Liebe sticker of authenticity on it, so I bought it. Check it out! Click images to zoom. I thought these were hanging in the ground floor … Continue reading Framed Embroidered Birds on the Bat
How cool would it be if the Cardinals did a throwback showcase of the 1920s throughout an entire season? We've mocked up some throwback concepts to honor Cardinals uniforms worn 100 years ago and see how they would look. Click images to expand, and scroll down to read and see more. 1922 Showcasing the first … Continue reading 1920s Throwback Concepts
Reposting from Jeff Passan's story at ESPN last night. Apparently Major League Baseball has heard the outcries and is going to be doing something. If you've been living under a rock, due to Nike's design changes, the Cardinals this season have been wearing the Birds on the Patch, mismatched gray colors on their road uniforms, … Continue reading MLB to Address Uniforms After Player Complaints
More on the double serif, I asked Jeff Scott from birdbats.com if he knew anything about the double serif caps shown to us in our previous article. https://cardinalsuniformsandlogos.com/2024/04/22/1980s-double-serif-stl Jeff gave us some great information we didn't know. Here's what he had to say... That photo is from the 1984-88 period because I can see #16 … Continue reading 1980s Double Serif, Continued
More information on the 1944 Pepper Martin jersey up for auction over at Heritage Auctions. If you missed our first article on that jersey, click Zippers v. Buttons link below. https://cardinalsuniformsandlogos.com/2024/03/30/1944-cardinals-zippers-v-buttons Today we received an email from the Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum's Curator, Amy Berra. Amy is awesome and dug through over 8000 … Continue reading 1944 Zippers v. Buttons, Update
The Armed Forces Day cap is officially available on the Cardinals online shop, and Stance has the 2024 Armed Forces Day socks on their website as well. This is the third consecutive year with a different camouflage design and different patch to be worn for Armed Forces Day, and that's if you don't include the … Continue reading 2024 Cardinals Armed Forces Day Cap & Socks
This weekend I received an interesting email about the STL logo on the caps from the 1980s, specifically during Whitey Herzog's tenure as manager. The STL had one particular detail we have never noticed. Here's what the email said... “With all of the Whitey Herzog tributes coming out over the last week, I’ve seen a … Continue reading 1980s Double Serif STL
Cardinals confirmed today on their instagram that May 20. will be the reveal of the new City Connect jersey, with the official on field debut of May 25. https://www.instagram.com/p/C56KRIEr5Xk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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