Full Uniform Timeline
Browse the entire catalog of regular season uniforms from 1882 through 2022. Click images to enlarge and open slideshow mode.
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2022 Cardinals
The Cardinals continued to wear their 6 uniform kits in 2022. When the Cardinals reached the postseason, they wore patches on their caps. On April 15th the Cardinals wore Jackie Robinson themed uniforms for Jackie Robinson Day. On May 8th the Cardinals wore Mother’s Day themed uniforms.On May 20th, 21st, and 22nd the Cardinals wore…
2021 Cardinals
In 2021 the Cardinals continued to wear their 6 uniform kits, and added Bob Gibson memorial sleeve patches with a 45 and Bob Gibson’s signature to the uniforms. The patches were white, cream, gray, or blue to match the uniform they adorned. On April 16th the Cardinals wore Jackie Robinson patches and socks for Jackie…
2020 Cardinals
In 2020 the season started on July 24th due to the covid-19 pandemic. Nike captured the contracts for all MLB uniforms in 2020 and somewhat controversially added a Nike Swoosh logo to the front of all jerseys. The Cardinals debuted their new STL emblem on the caps this season. On September 11th after the passing…
2019 Cardinals
In 2019 the Cardinals unveiled a new Victory Blue uniform to be worn that appealed to 80s nostalgia. The uniform was identical to the Saturday home uniforms, St. Louis under the Birds on the Bat along with red piping, but on the classic 80s Victory Blue fabric. The new uniform was worn on Saturday road…
2018 Cardinals
In 2018 the Cardinals continued with their 5 uniform kits. On June 11th, following the passing of Red Schoendienst, the Cardinals wore Red Schoendienst memorial sleeve patches with a 2 and Red Schoendienst’s signature. The patches were white, cream, or gray to match the uniform they adorned. Red wore the uniform longer than anyone in…
2017 Cardinals
In 2017 Stance took over the contract to make socks for all MLB teams. The new socks added more design elements, with a darker red ankle portion thing, and STL logos on both legs facing outward. Stance would also join in on the many holiday uniform shenanigans. The team introduced a logo for 2017 commemorating…
2016 Cardinals
The Cardinals in 2016 continued to wear five different kits. On April 11th, 13th, and 14th, the Cardinals wore a sleeve patch celebrating Busch Stadium’s 10th anniversary. On May 8th, the Cardinals wore Mother’s day themed uniforms.On May 14th and 15th, the Cardinals wore a Play Ball patch on the chest.On May 30th, the Cardinals…
2015 Cardinals
In 2015 the Cardinals added a memorial patch to their uniforms honoring the life of Oscar Taveras. On April 14th the Cardinals wore a patch honoring Red Schoendienst that read 70 Years in Uniform. When the Cardinals reached the playoffs, they wore Postseason cap and sleeve patches. In 2015 the Cardinals also subtly altered their…
2014 Cardinals
In 2014 the Cardinals maintained the same uniforms. The team introduced a slightly modified single bird on bat print graphic, giving the bird and bat more of an X shape. When the Cardinals reached the playoffs, they wore Postseason cap and sleeve patches. On May 14th the Cardinals wore 1929 throwback uniforms.On May 26th the Cardinals…
2013 Cardinals
Following an analysis of the way the Birds on the Bat were stitched compared to the intended design, it was determined an update was needed. Thanks to newer stitching techniques, Majestic was now able to produce the stitching on the uniform much closer to the intended graphic. Team President Bill DeWitt III unveiled the newly…
2012 Cardinals
In 2012 the Cardinals added World Champions sleeve patches to the uniform. On April 13th and 14th in St. Louis, the Cardinals wore uniforms with gold trim to celebrate their 11th World Championship. When the Cardinals reached the postseason, they wore Postseason cap patches. On May 28th the Cardinals wore Memorial Day themed caps.On July…
2011 Cardinals
In 2011 the Cardinals maintained the same uniforms. When the Cardinals reached the World Series they wore dissimilar patches on the cap and sleeve. On May 30th and July 4th the Cardinals wore special occasion caps for Memorial Day and Independence Day.On June 11th the Cardinals wore jerseys that said Caredenales for Spanish Heritage night.…
2010 Cardinals
In 2010 the Cardinals maintained the same uniforms. On May 15th the Cardinals wore 1946 throwback with a Civil Rights patch for the Civil Rights Game.On May 30th and July 4th the Cardinals wore special occasion caps for Memorial Day and Independence Day. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow uniform use – PMS…
2009 Cardinals
St. Louis hosted the 2009 MLB All Star Game and festivities. The Cardinals wore All Star Game patches on their uniforms throughout the season. On May 25th the Cardinals wore Memorial Day designed caps.On June 13th the Cardinals wore 1988 throwback uniforms.On July 4th the Cardinals wore the same caps they did on Memorial Day…
2008 Cardinals
In 2008 the Cardinals maintained the same uniforms. On July 4th, the Cardinals wore Independence Day designed caps. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS 108 Navy Blue – PMS 289
2007 Cardinals
In 2007 for the opening series in St. Louis, the Cardinals wore gold trimmed uniforms. The uniform numbers, letters, and the World Series Champions sleeve patch had a gold trim on it. The World Champions logo for the opening series was worn on both the cap and the sleeve. Throughout the season the World Series…
2006 Cardinals
In 2006 the Cardinals played their first season at Busch Stadium 3, wearing sleeve patches commemorating the inaugural season. The Busch Stadium sleeve patch was only worn at home. On August 12th the Cardinals wore 1928 St. Louis Stars throwbacks. When the Cardinals reached the World Series, they wore a sleeve patch and a cap…
2005 Cardinals
In 2005 the Cardinals wore a patch to commemorate the final season at Busch Memorial Stadium. On June 15th the Cardinals wore 1982 Throwback uniforms. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS 108 Navy Blue – PMS 289
2004 Cardinals
The Cardinals uniforms went unchanged in 2004. On opening day, the Cardinals wore an MLB Opening Day patch on the cap. When the Cardinals reached the World Series, they wore a World Series patch on the cap, and a World Series patch on the sleeve. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow uniform use…
2003 Cardinals
In 2003 Majestic Athletic took over the contract to produce MLB uniforms. The Birds on the Bat once again devolved and drifted further from the original artwork. See below for comparison photos. June 7th the Cardinals wore 1944 World Series throwback uniforms. June 29th the Cardinals wore 1928 St. Louis Stars throwback uniforms. Team Colors…
2002 Cardinals
In 2002 the Cardinals continued with the same Rawlings uniforms from the 2001 season. The Cardinals began wearing two memorial patches in June to commemorate the lives of Darryl Kile and Jack Buck. Newspaper Accounts St. Louis Post Dispatch: June 20, 2002The Cardinals acted quickly Wednesday morning to ensure that Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack…
2000-2001 Cardinals
The Cardinals maintained the same uniform graphics in these two seasons. Rawlings, the uniform manufacturer, began applying their logo to the sleeves of the jersey in 2001. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS 108 Navy Blue – PMS 289
1999 Cardinals
After only one year with red beaks, the Cardinals changed their uniforms and print graphics back to birds with yellow beaks. The rendering of the birds on the jerseys began to slightly devolve and still did not match the print graphic. Numbers were restored to the front of the jersey in 1999. As pointed out…
1998 Cardinals
In 1998, after a year of research and design consultation, Bill DeWitt III unveiled a comprehensive update of the Cardinals uniforms and print logos. The three major goals set were to redesign the birds to resemble natural cardinal birds, to create a family of graphics that showed consistent bird designs between garments and print graphics,…
1997 Cardinals
In 1997 the Cardinals wore a league wide patch celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. This season the Cardinals also removed the numbers from the front of the jersey. On June 17th the Cardinals wore 1982 throwback uniforms.On July 4th the Cardinals wore 1931 St. Louis Stars throwback uniforms.On September…
1996 Cardinals
In 1996 the Cardinals added a 30th Anniversary of Busch Stadium sleeve patch to the uniform. The team also brought back the trapezoid T in the STL cap emblem. Team Colors Cardinals Bright Red – PMS 186 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS 108 Navy Blue – PMS 289
1992-1995 Cardinals
In 1992, the Cardinals retired the polyester pajamas and reinstated traditional button down jerseys, pants with belts, and a dedicated blue cap for the road uniforms. The team also celebrated their 100th anniversary this season by wearing a sleeve patch. The ’92 Anniversary print logo was different colors from the sleeve patch worn. It should…
1985-1991 Cardinals
The Cardinals switched back to gray uniforms on the road in 1985, but maintained the same uniform design and elements with one tiny exception. We observed that in 1985 the Birds on the Bat wing pattern slightly changed. See below. In 1987 Rawlings began adding their makers tag to the sleeve of the jersey. In…
1981-1984 Cardinals
In 1981 the numbers were moved back to the front of the jersey. The uniform stayed consistent through 1984, with one exception. In 1982, former Cardinals player and manager Ken Boyer died on September 7th. The team wore a black band on their left sleeve starting on September 7th and throughout the ’82 World Series.…
1979-1980 Cardinals
In 1979 the Cardinals moved the numbers from the front of their jersey to sleeves. Sleeve numbers would maintain through 1980. George Hendrick was traded to the Cardinals in 1979, and is known as the first player to wear his pants all the way to the ankles. While this wasn’t uniform for the team, it…
1977-1978 Cardinals
The Cardinals maintained the same uniforms from 1976 into ’77 and ’78, but without the 1976 centennial caps or patches. Team Colors Cardinals Bright Red – PMS 186 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS 108 Navy Blue – PMS 289 Victory Blue – PMS 284
1976 Cardinals
In 1976 the Cardinals bought into the blue road uniform trend. Gussie Busch referred to this color as Victory Blue. Teams in the National League celebrated the League’s centennial by wearing patches and pillbox style caps. Newspaper Accounts Sporting News: February 7, 1976Wishful Cards to Wear ‘Victory Blue’ on RoadThe Cardinals are trading in their…
1974-1975 Cardinals
The Cardinals continued with the same style uniforms, but the shirts changed to a V-neck instead of a crew neck. In 1975 we observed the team began wearing red shoes instead of the traditional black shoes. This started in September of 1974 when Cardinals player Reggie Smith suggested wearing red shoes instead of black. In…
1971-1973 Cardinals
The Cardinals made a radical change in 1971. Along with many other teams in baseball, the Cardinals switched to new polyester fabric pullover jerseys with beltless elastic waistband pants, called Sansabelt. Along with these new uniforms, extra high stirrup socks would become popular. We have chosen to combine these three years because of only one…
1966-1970 Cardinals
In 1966 the Cardinals changed the Birds on the Bat design. The Cardinals script did not change, but the birds were a completely new design. This Birds on the Bat design would last for 30 years and endure through multiple uniform designs. A smaller detail noticed in 1966, the STL cap emblem flattened out the…
1965 Cardinals
The 1965 Cardinals kept the same uniforms and caps from the ’64 Series, but stopped wearing their navy blue caps. Instead the team would wear red caps with a white STL for both home and road. Team Colors Cardinals Bright Red – PMS 186 Yellow uniform use – PMS 1235 Yellow print use – PMS…
1964 Cardinals
In 1964 the Cardinals continued with the same STL cap design from ’63, but changed the colors. The solid blue cap with a red STL was still worn as the road cap, but the home cap was red with a blue STL. In the World Series, or in the days leading up to the World…
1963 Cardinals
In 1963 the Cardinals made a modification to their STL cap emblem. See below the two STL emblems in comparison. The uniforms were otherwise unchanged. /image Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow – PMS 1235 Navy Blue – PMS 288
1962 Cardinals
In 1962 the Cardinals added numbers to the front of their jerseys and names to the back of the jersey. The uniform was otherwise unchanged. Team Colors Cardinals Red – PMS 200 Yellow – PMS 1235 Navy Blue – PMS 288
1957-1961 Cardinals
The 1957 Cardinals restored the familiar Birds on the Bat to their jerseys. These birds resemble the design from ’51-’55, but were rendered smaller, and have slightly different details in the face, eyes, and wings. In 1957 and 1958, the Cardinals continued to be a “blue team” on the road, wearing the same blue undersleeves…
1956 Cardinals
1956 may be the most controversial years for Cardinals uniforms. General Manager Frank Lane, the man who traded Red Schoendienst in 1956, and who also attempted to trade Stan Musial, removed the Birds on the Bat from the uniforms. In its place was a cursive script that read Cardinals. The shirt also removed all traces…
1954-1955 Cardinals
In 1954, Tom Alston became the first black player to play for the St. Louis Cardinals. We saw almost no uniform change in 1954 other than the belt loops. In the previous season, it appears the team wore pants that had wide-long belt loops at the hips and sides of the pants, and in 1954…
1952-1953 Cardinals
In 1952, the Cardinals kept the same jerseys, but dropped the National League sleeve patch. The team also switched back to a two-tone cap. The team’s jackets in 1952 featured Sluggerbird. This would be the first time that Sluggerbird made an appearance on an official team garment. In 1953 August Busch of the Anheuser Busch…
1951 Cardinals
In 1951 the team refreshed their entire look. New solid blue caps with a modified STL emblem. New slimmer piping on the front of the shirt without the piping that connected the shoulder to the sleeve. Red undershirts at home. Blue undershirts on the road. A new Birds on the Bat logo across the chest.…
1949-1950 Cardinals
In 1947, long time Cardinals owner Sam Breadon sold his majority share to a group headed up by Fred Saigh and Robert Hannegan. The Cardinals look had gone mostly unchanged for 8 years dating back to 1940, and could even be considered a similar look dating back to the mid 30s. The new ownership group…
1946-1948 Cardinals
In 1946 the Cardinals returned to wearing zippered jerseys and the WW2 patch was removed from the uniform. The only change in 1947 we notice is a small one. The socks worn in 1946 and earlier typically had a white ankle portion. In 1947 we noticed the socks were completely solid red. The 1948 uniforms…
1943-1945 Cardinals
In 1943 the Cardinals kept the same uniforms, but their sleeve patch was now a shield that featured stars and stripes. This patch was worn recognizing America’s involvement in World War II. While not shown in the uniform models below, a newspaper account describes the Cardinals wearing red undershirts in the 1943 World Series instead…
1942 Cardinals
The 1942 Cardinals modified their caps this season by going back to an interlocking STL emblem. This STL was now embroidered right into the cap, as opposed to 1940, where the STL appeared to be hand cut from red felt and sewn on to the cap as a patch. The Cardinals this season also wore…
1941 Cardinals
The 1941 uniform was identical to 1940, with the exception of the cap. For the first time ever the Cardinals cap would show a bird. The bird was chain stitched on a red felt patch, This cap would last for only one season, and a bird would not return to the cap until 1998. Team…
1940 Cardinals
The 1940 uniforms featured brand new two-tone hats, the first time wearing blue caps since 1919. There were two different caps, one with an interlocking STL emblem, the other with a block STL featuring an exclamation (!) T. Both cap emblems were applied as a felt patch. We don’t exactly know how each cap was…
1939 Cardinals
1939 marks the beginning of the era of zippered baseball jerseys for the Cardinals. For the next 16 years, with the exception of the ’44 World Series and ’45 regular season, the uniform would feature a zippered shirt instead of a button down shirt. The uniform piping in 1939 was similar in weight and placement…
1938 Cardinals
In 1938 the multi-stripe piping was replaced in favor of a thick red stripe. This thicker piping is known as a Soutache braid. The uniforms were otherwise unchanged. The Pepper Martin jersey above is clearly a 1938 based on the piping pattern and buttoned uniform, however for some reason the 1939 patch has been added…
1936-1937 Cardinals
The 1936 kits gained more details and more piping in almost all aspects of the uniform. The Birds on the Bat received a blue outline around the birds and the Cardinals lettering. The hat, placket, sleeve, and pants piping was now three stripes. At home it was two thin red stripes with a blue stripe…
1934-1935 Cardinals
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,…
1933 Cardinals
The 1933 uniform brought back the word Cardinals with the Birds on the Bat. The birds themselves were more or less the same as previous seasons. The uniforms continued to be produced by Rawlings. Photographic record shows the socks in 1933 as having the same as the modern Cardinals stripe pattern, but with a much…
1932 Cardinals
In 1932 the Cardinals brought back numbers, this time wearing them on the back of the jersey. Most National League and American League teams began wearing numbers on the shirt back in 1931 or 1932, with the Cleveland Indians being the first in 1929. Other than the addition of uniform numbers, the Cardinals continued wearing…
1931 Cardinals
In 1931 the Cardinals maintained the same uniform design from the ’30 World Series. The socks for home and road was the same as the 1930 road uniforms. The Cardinals returned to the World Series in 1931, and wore the same uniform design from the ’31 regular season, but with new socks. The socks were…
1930 Cardinals
In 1930 the Cardinals had two different uniform manufacturers, and three different uniform designs. The home uniforms were produced by Spalding. They featured a new version of the Birds on the Bat, with sleeker and more detailed birds perched on a bat that had more radical angle than previous seasons. Photographs of these Spalding uniforms…
1929 Cardinals
In 1929, Sainz maintained the uniform contract and would produce the Cardinals uniforms for just one season. We think the same Birds on the Bat template from the ’28 Series was used for the 1929 jerseys, however the birds were rendered rounder and fatter. The road jersey was seemingly the same design as well, but…
1928 Cardinals
1928 had a number of different uniforms and uniform manufacturers. The home uniform was produced by Spalding, the road uniform was produced by Rawlings. The Cardinals reached the World Series in 1928 and new uniforms were made, produced by Sainz. The home Spalding uniform featured a similar design to the 1927 jersey, but without the…
1927 Cardinals
In 1927, the Cardinals made one of the boldest statements in baseball history by incorporating the words WORLD CHAMPIONS into their jersey’s logo. The 1906 New York Giants and 1921 Cleveland Indians are the only two other baseball teams to have pulled this stunt before the ’27 Cardinals did. On the sleeve is the familiar…
1926 Cardinals
In 1926 the Cardinals home uniform went to a more “old school” look. The only identifying mark was what we refer to as the STM logo, a Blackletter or Old English emblem that made the L look like an M. The Cardinals have a physical sample of this jersey displayed in their museum. The road…
1925 Cardinals
In 1925 the sleeve numbers were removed from the uniforms. In their place was a patch celebrating 50 years of the National League. A newspaper account describes this patch as having purple letters. Research seems to point to the letters being a navy blue color. The same newspaper account, if we can trust it, makes…
1924 Cardinals
In 1924 the Birds on the Bat were tweaked again, and featured new birds and new lettering. Notably the C in Cardinals was rendered very large with a radical swooping shape. Despite Branch Rickey’s claim of how much ridicule the team faced over their sleeve numbers, we continue to see the numbers in the photographic…
1923 Cardinals
1923 has been complicated. There are many claims that we have deciphered in this season, and it still might not be 100% accurate. One year after the debut of the Birds on the Bat, a new version with new birds and new letters was applied to the jersey. A new pinstriped uniform was worn that…
1922 Cardinals
1922 is the first year the Cardinals wore the famous Birds on the Bat. An identical uniform, but in gray, was worn on the road. The Cardinals also wore an alternate jersey this season featuring a stovepipe cap with pinstripes, red piping, and a red STL emblem. Photos are fuzzy of this STL emblem, we…
1921 Cardinals
In 1921 the ST. LOUIS lettering changed. The spur serifs became pointy, but remained similar to the previous season. We observed through photographs that the lettering was typically applied too big across the chest, and would often tuck underneath players sleeves. Another uniform exists that says CARDINALS, but we have only one photo of it.…
1920 Cardinals
The 1920 Cardinals returned to wearing ST. LOUIS across the chest. An alternate jersey is shown, nearly identical to that of the the 1917 jersey. We see this uniform shown in 1921 Spring Training photos. Teams typically wore previous season’s uniforms for Spring Training before getting their new uniforms on Opening Day. Often times old…
1919 Cardinals
The 1919 uniforms were almost identical to 1918. The 1918 WW1 flag patch was removed, and a pillbox cap with pinstripes was worn. The Cardinals had not worn a pillbox hat since 1898. We believe the team still wore the solid blue caps with the SL emblem, as well as the alternate blue cap with…
1918 Cardinals
1918 was full of uniform firsts for the Cardinals. For the first time in their history, the team would wear the word Cardinals across the chest. For the first time the letters weren’t block letters, instead the letters were italic or oblique style serif letters. For the first time, the lettering wasn’t in all capitals;…
1917 Cardinals
The 1917 team changed the sleeve patch emblem, bringing back the same emblem used on the cap in the 1901 and 1902 season. We believe the Hornsby studio photo is depicting the home uniform with no piping on the cap or sleeve, and the other photographs depict the road uniforms which shows piping on the…
1914-1916 Cardinals
The photographic evidence from 1914-1916 appears to show a slight alteration to the jersey’s sleeves. The sleeves are almost half as long as previous seasons, and feature thin red piping at the very edge of the sleeve. No other details of the jersey were changed in these seasons. Following the 1916 season, Mrs Britton sold…
1910-1913 Cardinals
Continuing with the same jersey design in 1910, there would only be one change to the uniforms. The road uniform would now match the home uniform, but in gray. On March 24, 1911 team owner Stanley Robison died. On March 25th, in the opening preseason game against the American League Browns, the Cardinals wore some…
1909 Cardinals
1909 began a period of monotony. The team changed jersey styles, opting to wear plain white uniforms with nothing across the chest. Their only identifying mark would be a new STL emblem, in red, embroidered on the left sleeve. The jerseys also switched from classic shirt collars to a small skinny collar called Sun Collars.…
1907-1908 Cardinals
The 1907-1908 Cardinals had ST. LOUIS lettering arched across their jerseys that was reminiscent of 19th century jerseys. Bold text with the Exclamation (!) T. The team this season also changed their STL emblem again. This season’s jerseys feature a bold red stripe along the edges of the collar. This red stripe wasn’t initially apparent,…
1903-1906 Cardinals
1903 through 1906 appeared to have the same uniforms. The only change noticed is the emblem on the cap, which was a new design that also incorporated a T in the emblem, reading STL. We also saw this emblem used on team overcoat jackets. In 1904 the National League officially mandated in the rule book…
1901-1902 Cardinals
The 1901 season marked the first time the St. Louis team would wear an emblem on their caps. The uniforms this year changed to button down jerseys. We are also under the assumption the team wore road gray uniforms that matched home uniforms. Road gray uniforms were becoming standard, but were not mandated in the…
1900 Cardinals
The 1900 team wore similar uniforms uniforms from the previous season, but with a laced shirt and louder bubblier lettering. The ST. LOUIS lettering from 1899 was considerably smaller than the lettering in 1900. It was also this season that we begin seeing the word Cardinals in the newspapers. Nicknames of teams often came about…
1899 Perfectos? Red Caps?
In 1899 the Browns name and identity was gone. Instead the team would be trimmed in red. While we initially thought that Perfectos was their name for 1899, many newspaper articles tell a different story. Becoming a red team wasn’t the smoothest transition. The newspaper media called them the St. Louis team, the Perfectos, the…
1897-1898 Browns
The 1897-98 uniform design was similar to the 1896 season, but with a laced up shirt instead of button down. It is likely that the Browns wore the exact same uniforms in 1898 that they did in 1897. Not the exact same design, the exact same pieces of fabric. Newspaper accounts from 1897 describe these…
1896 Browns
In 1896 the Browns continued wearing the same bold ST. LOUIS lettering arched across the chest in brown, with the familiar Exclamation (!) T. The team photo has only 2 of the 22 players wearing an all white pillbox style cap. We assume this might have been an alternate cap the team wore. The other…
1895 Browns
1895 is reliant on research from Craig Brown at http://www.threadsofourgame.com and his many diggers. The St. Louis lettering seen in these photographs would also be worn through 1898. Team Colors Brown – PMS 732
1894 Browns
Through combined research efforts with Craig Brown at http://www.threadsofourgame.com, we found that the only photo of Dad Clarkson from this season isn’t Dad Clarkson at all. It’s his brother John Clarkson. John Clarkson never played for St. Louis. Clearly the cigarette card company messed up and pulled a photo of “Clarkson” from their file, but…
1893 Browns
The 1893 season is still in the dark era. We have no photographic record for this season. The newspaper explicitly says “St. Louis Browns,” leading us to believe the team wore two lines of text on the uniform. We have no certainty of this claim. The uniforms shown on this page are purely estimations from…
1892 Browns
Little is known about 1892. We have a few newspaper articles from this season, describing at least three sets of uniforms, a white uniform, a blue uniform, and a brown uniform. In 1892 the Browns were taken into the National League after the Association failed. We have no known or identified photographs from the 1892…
1891 Browns
Little is known about 1891, similar to the previous season. Newspaper accounts describe the home uniform as being white with brown trim. The home uniform was likely similar to previous seasons, but remains unknown. A new rule set in place the previous season stated that all road teams are required to wear a darker or…
1890 Browns
In 1890 we have no photographic records, and a small sample of newspaper accounts that claim the uniform was brown. We do not know if the brown uniform said St. Louis on it, and if it did, we do not know what those letters looked like. We do not know what the primary home uniform…
1889 Browns
1889 was mostly a carryover year. The Browns wore virtually the same uniforms, but with slight variances in the cap, and lettering on the alternate uniform. We have noticed the horizontal stripes on the primary cap to be much thinner at the base, and with a brown brim instead of a white brim. Based on…
1888 Browns
In 1888 the uniforms were more simple or more “traditional”; white uniforms, brown lettering, brown trimmed hats, brown socks. The Browns did not wear any radical or off-brand colors this season. Looking closely at the ST. LOUIS lettering on the jersey, different images from this year appear to show different letter weight between different uniforms.…
1887 Browns
In 1887 the Browns wore four uniforms, all radically different from each other and from other uniforms in other seasons. Their primary uniforms had referee style stripes. Their alternate “exhibition kit” uniforms were blue. We believe the maroon kits from the previous season made a return. And the World Series uniforms were possibly a different…
1886 Browns
The 1886 primary uniform remained unchanged from the previous season, but the Browns added more uniform options. The train conductor hats returned, as well as the brown striped caps. Artist renditions show drawings of a red or maroon uniform with blue pants. More examples will pop up in 1887. Our assumption is that the maroon…
1885 Browns
In 1885 the Browns added red to their trim. The only reason we have these models depicted with red lacing and red striped caps is from artist renditions. We have a number of illustrations and artifacts from this era, all of which show red striped hats and red lacing on the shirt front. A newspaper…
1884 Browns
In 1884, following media criticism, the St. Louis Club went back to Brown. While newspaper accounts and photographs depict these uniforms, they do not tell us the reason for the sudden changes year to year. We have no photographs of the polka-dot uniform, but we have based the model on the 1884 newspaper account that…
1883 St. Louis Club
In 1883 the Brown Stockings denounced their old identity. The St. Louis Club, as it would now be known, wore uniforms with red trim, including red lettering that spelled St. Louis, red caps, and red socks. No, this was not the beginning of the Cardinals era. This year is a weird one time thing in…
1882 Brown Stockings
In 1882, the Brown Stockings wore plain uniforms with brown socks. However their caps were not always brown this season. The American Association adopted a peculiar colored cap system, created by the National League, used to identify players on the field. The idea was to color code each position by having each player wear a…
Cardinals Uniforms & Logos 