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 that white uniforms would be worn at home games, while gray uniforms would be worn on the road. In this era, we also see photographs of the entire team wearing jackets with STL emblems on them. Sometimes this emblem matched the emblem on the cap, and sometimes it didn’t.

1903-1906 St. Louis Cardinals jersey lettering

1903-1906 St. Louis Cardinals cap emblem

1903-1904 St. Louis Cardinals jacket emblem

1905-1906 St. Louis Cardinals jacket emblem

1903 St. Louis Cardinals team photo
Doc Homer Smoot
1904 Jake Beckley
1903 Art Nichols
1903 Patsy Donovan and unknown Player
1904 Patsy Donovan
1903 Homer Smoot
1903-1906 St. Louis Cardinals player
1904 Kid Nichols
1904 Joe Corbett
1904 St. Louis Cardinals team photo
1905 St. Louis Cardinals team photo
1905 Cardinals portraits
1903-1904 St. Louis Cardinals jacket
1904 St. Louis Cardinals jacket
1904 St. Louis Cardinals jacket
1903 Sporting News feature on Cardinals
1903 War Sanders, from St. Louis Post Dispatch: April 21, 1903
April 1, 1903 St. Louis Post Dispatch drawing
April 11, 1903 St. Louis Post Dispatch drawing of Mike O’Neil
April 29, 1903 St. Louis Post Dispatch drawing

Newspaper Accounts

St. Louis Post Dispatch: April 5, 1903
Capt Donovan’s men were glad. They had every reason to be. They had the prettiest new spring suits of bluish gray, trimmed with red and new caps with white monograms.

Team Colors

Cardinals red – PMS 200

2 thoughts on “1903-1906 Cardinals

  1. Fantastic site – referred via Uniwatch. My cousin Dave Zearfoss played on the club in 1904 and 1905. It appears he is the player featured in the photo next to the 1904 jacket… do you know where this display is located? thanks!

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