Waffles Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Watching the Yankees-D'Rays replay, they showed archive footage of Ken Singleton, Willie Wilson and Bobby Murcer in Japan in the late 70's/early 80's.The players were wearing pillbox hats with horizontal stripes akin to the Pirates old hats, except they were the hats of their respective teams (Singleton on the O's, Wilson on the Royals and Murcer on the Yanks).Does anybody know what this is all about? Anyone actually remember? (I was merely a glint in my parents' eyes at the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 This is news to me! I know some NL teams did this in 1976. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Houston Astros wore a hat similar to the Pirates - barrel shaped hat of the mid to late 1970's . Houston's hat was orange with white stripes and the blue star & H. I had one for years but lost it sometime ago. Too bad, it was a cool hat. Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 A lot of teams did it in '76 to celebrate the start of the NL, but only the Pirates kept it beyond that year. I have no idea if any AL teams did it or not... I'd have to look at Okkonen's book, which is somewhere in my attic at the moment. Anyone else have a copy they can reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffin128 Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Yeah I don't remember ever seeing an American League pillbox. I've seen a Mets,Pirates, Phillies, Cardinals, but no A.L's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 I know I've seen the Astros, but I can't think of any others beyond the Pirates. I've always associated Pittsburgh with the Jackie Kennedy hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted April 1, 2004 Author Share Posted April 1, 2004 Here's a picture I found with the Cardinals' pillbox (in the style of the hats I saw): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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