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MLB Uniform History - Knickers
During baseball’s formative era of the 19th century, the 1868 Cincinnati Red Stockings were not only the first publicly announced professional team and became the first team to wear knickers as a part of the baseball uniform rather than pants spawning a major change in the baseball uniform. This was then considered revealing by players and fans, but the new stockings and short knickers quickly caught on and was embraced by ballplayers. The new look spawned the teams nickname ‘Red Stockings’ and established the color of Cincinnati marking an important point in baseball history with influences on the Boston Red Sox and Braves as well.
May 8th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
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