Who invented the baseball hat ?
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Caps/hats similar to those baseball caps seen in classic baseball photos are similiar to 'duffys' worn in Britain and military hats worn during the civil war, obviously to shade one's eyes from the sun. Below are the findings & sources of some quick research I did. My guess is that Alexander Cartwright (or his wife) came up w/ the idea for the billed cap.------------------------------...
The first professional team, the New York Knickerbockers, officially adopted team uniforms for the first time in history when their owner, Alexander Cartwright chose white flannel shirts with a black collar, blue wool pantaloons and straw hats for his players to wear. One can only imagine that the straw did not adequately offset the intense heat produced by the wool and flannel uniform in the dead of a New York City summer. But those materials would remain the fabrics of choice for baseball uniforms for over 100 years. (http://baseball.suite101.com/article.cfm...
Baseball caps have an interesting history, the first ones were worn by the New York Knickerbockers and they were made of straw. (http://ezinearticles.com/?a-history-of-b...
In 1845 Alexander Cartwright's Manhattan-based baseball team -- the first organized team in baseball history -- was named the "New York Knickerbockers" or the "Knickerbocker Nine." http://www.nba.com/knicks/history/why_kn...
The baseball cap is America's most significant contribution to the world of the modern hat. Originally visorless, the current version first gained widespread popularity when it was worn by Babe Ruth. As baseball players became national heroes during the 20s and 30s, fans began using their home-team baseball caps as everyday wear. The baseball cap has now become an international symbol of American culture: it was the first popular hat invented in America. (http://www.villagehatshop.com/whole_new_...
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