In 1934 the only change made to the uniform appears to be different socks with a minor alteration to the striping. In ’33 the stripes were blue red blue, in this season based on photographic record, they appear to be red blue red.
The 1934 Cardinals also gained league recognition as the Gas House Gang, with the media criticizing their unkept appearance. One newspaper in New York said of the Gas House Gang, “They don’t look like a major league ball club or as major league ball clubs are supposed to look in this era of the well-dressed athletes. Their uniforms are stained and dirty and patched and ill-fitting. They don’t shave before a game and most of them chew tobacco. They spit out the sides of their mouths and then wipe the backs of their hands across their shirt fronts. They are not afraid of anybody.” – New York Sun, 1934.
These types of newspaper accounts lead us to believe the team didn’t change uniforms in 1935.
We noticed this jacket emblem in 1934 being almost identical to the previous jackets worn, but with the bird having a few more lines and details stitching into the the wing pattern.
This 34-35 jacket bird seems odd to us, because of the wavy wing pattern. We believe this might have been created for a Hollywood movie.
Newspaper Accounts
St. Louis Post Dispatch: August 15, 1934
Dizzy Charged $36 for Uniforms; He Says They Could Be Mended
Dizzy and Paul Dean, Cardinal pitchers, who left the club yesterday after they had been fined $100 and $50 respectively for failure to make a trip to Detroit for an exhibition game there Monday, announcing they would go to Florida for a fishing trip if the fines were not remitted, have decided to stay here for a few days, as they feel that the club will be looking for them soon.
The brothers went to the Cardinal office to receive their semi-monthly pay checks today and Dizzy received a shock when he found that, in addition to the fine being deducted from his check, he also had been penalized $36 as the cost of the two uniforms he is said to have destroyed yesterday when Manager Fresh informed him of his fine and suspension.
“I don’t think that was nice,” he said. “I was mad and lost my temper when I tore the uniforms but they weren’t destroyed. They could have been mended.”
When the Deans were in the Cardinal office they remarked that they were going to Florida but did not ask to see Sam Breadon, president of the club.
Breadon said the next move was up to the Deans, that he would back up Frisch in his stand and make no advances to the rebelling pitchers.
Previously the club had announced that the Deans could return to active duty whenever they were ready to accept club rules and discipline but that the fines would stand.
Dizzy and Paul learned about the fines when they reached the clubhouse yesterday after they were in uniform. When they were tardy in going to the field for practice, Manager Frisch informed them that it was time to be on the field.
“When they said they were not going to the field because of the fines, I told them to take off their uniforms, that they were suspended,” Manager Frisch told the Post-Dispatch.
“We were ready to accept the fines,” Dizzy Dean explained in giving his version. “But Frank was mad at us and came into the clubhouse where we were in uniform and told us to get out of uniform, that we were suspended. That’s what made me sore. I tore up my uniform then and also ripped the gray one in my locker. I won’t put on a. Uniform again until the fines are rescinded and Frisch apologize to me for popping off that like in the clubhouse.”
Before the game the two suspended pitchers sat in a box near the Phillies dugout and chatted with members of the visiting team. When the game started they climbed to the press box. After two of three innings Mrs Dizzy Dean joined the boys in the press box and suggested that they might as well go to their Florida home, as “they weren’t being paid anyhow.”
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In a few minutes Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Dean left the press box and later Paul departed, to be photographed with Dizzy in a family party.
“I don’t care if I never play baseball again,” Paul replied when asked if he had any plan of action. It was pointed out to him that while he could get along out of baseball, the game offered him splendid opportunity to earn a substantial sum in the next few years.
“That’s right,” he admitted, plainly weakening. “Yes, guess I’m sorry, too, that this all happened.”
Courier Post: October 2, 1934
N.R.A. Rules Waived To Make New Cardinal Uniforms for Series
An army of tailors snipped and stitched for dear life today, making 46 new uniforms for the Cardinals to wear in the series, after officials of the company received a special N.R.A. dispensation allowing the uniform makers to work overtime. The haberdashery of the Cards almost became a national issue when one of the company officials telephoned Robert K. Hyland, state N.R.A. compliance director, and declared that he could find no provision in the code allowing overtime work, even in the face of a World Series emergency. Hyland said he told the official to “go ahead and get the uniforms ready for these Cardinals,” and that he would see that the firm wasn’t penalized.
The Boston Globe: October 3, 1934
Hornsby Helping Tigers
Since 10 a m, Hornsby who won a world championship in 1926, had been drilling Cochrane and the Tiger pitchers on the hitting weakness of the Cards. He is very definite and important member of the Tiger board of strategy.
“I’m an American Leaguer now,” he explained.
The Cardinals, cocky in new gray uniforms with red visors on their caps, red striped stockings, and the crimson “Cardinals” flaring across their chests, took charge of the field at 12:20 as the band played “St Louis Blues” to the huge delight of the crowd.
The Dayton Herald: October 10, 1934
EMBLEM SHOULD BE CHANGED FOR COMING SEASON
When the time comes to make up the 1935 St. Louis Cardinals’ uniforms, Owner Sam Brendon should tell the tailor to forget about that chirping red bird sitting on a baseball bat adorning the bosoms of the Cards and substitute a thoroughbred game cock.
And I mean a mean looking game cock–a fighting fool with wicked spurs, hate in his eyes and a strut that says “make a pass, you fine beauty, and watch yourself roll over.”
Yes, a game cock is the proper emblem for that bunch of strong hearts that yesterday won the baseball championship of the world. For a game cock was born to fight–born to fight until his heart was gone. Furthermore, a game cock is at his best when you figure he’s at his worst…
Team Colors
Cardinals Red – PMS 200
Vintage Yellow – PMS 1225
Navy Blue – PMS 289
Black – CMYK: 50/50/0/100
Off-White Fabric – CMYK: 1/2/3/0
Gray Fabric – CMYK: 0/0/0/20
Cardinals Uniforms & Logos 