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Here then is the history of the Reds’ Uniforms …
#1A
1869 Baseball owes a debt of gratitude to Cincinnati. Why? Because the
Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first openly all-professional team in
baseball history.
Lead by the now legendary Harry
and George Wright (Harry was the team manager, George was the team’s star and
shortstop) and backed by a group of Ohio investors, the Red Stockings traveled
the US from coast to coast in 1869, taking on all the top teams in the country.
Amazingly, they went undefeated and complied a 65-0 record! Their winning
streak gained national attention and helped popularize the game of baseball
itself. Within a few years the Wrights moved their team to Boston, name and all
(thus the Boston Red Stockings, aka Boston Red Sox, name was born), but
professional baseball had arrived in Cincinnati.
A few short years later, in 1876,
the National League was formed and a new Cincinnati Red Stockings team became
one of the league’s charter members. The team folded in 1880 and joined the
American Association in 1882. In 1890 they were readmitted to the National
League, and they’ve been an important part of the National League and
professional baseball ever since.
In the mid-late 1800’s, most team
uniforms were very simple white affairs, typically featuring a monogrammed
letter of the home city on the front. This 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings jersey
is a pullover style with a full collar and red “C” on the front.
#1B
1909 This blue, road uniform is still a pullover style, although you can
see that several buttons have been added to the front since the 1869 version.
If you look closely, you’ll see that the pants have a center belt loop, which
was to secure the belt buckle off to one side. Players of this era usually wore
the belt buckle to one side so they could prevent injury when sliding into a
base.
The red monogrammed “C” (for
Cincinnati) is a fairly consistent theme throughout the history of the Reds’
uniform, although it will take many different shapes and sizes over the years.
#2.
1919 This is a full button-down pinstripe road uniform with what is
known as a “cadet” collar. The Reds logo is strikingly similar to the Reds logo
of today - a wonderful tradition and a tribute to simple, elegant design.
Pinstriped uniforms had been in use for several years by this time and most
major league teams had a pinstriped uniform either at home or on the road (11
of the 16 major league teams wore pinstripes in 1919 - 5 of the 8 AL teams and
6 of the 8 NL teams).
The 1919 Reds faced the American
League’s Chicago White Sox in what was almost certainly the most
controversial World Series in history.
The Reds, considered by many to be the underdog, ended up defeating the White Sox
(or should we say “Black Sox”) 5 games to 3 to capture their first World Series
in their first trip to the finals.
For those of you who don’t know
baseball history, eight White Sox ballplayers were found guilty of betting
against their own team in the 1919 World Series. All 8 were banned from
professional baseball for life one year later. Those players included the
legendary Shoeless Joe Jackson who batted .375 in the Series, an average which
certainly seems to suggest that he wasn’t trying to throw the series, leading
to a debate which continues to this day.
By this time, 1919, the Reds had
already been playing at Redland Field, later named Crosley Field, for 8 years -
the first game was played at Crosley April 11, 1912).
#3.
1933 Since before the turn of the century, baseball teams typically wore
the name of their city on their road jersey and the team nickname on their home
uniform, a pattern that is in use even today. Thus we’re looking at the 1933
Reds’ road uniform.
Notice the thin red piping around
the collar and down the buttoned front of the jersey. The pants have an unusual
feature - a “belt tunnel”. For those of you that haven’t heard this expression
before, belt tunnels function like belt loops but are much wider, 4-6 inches
wide as opposed to 1-2 inches wide.
#4A.
1936 This home uniform is a departure from any Reds uniform we’ve seen
thus far, primarily because of the bright red pants and undershirt, but also
because of the introduction of yellow to the uniform (in the form of a yellow
stripe down the side of the pants). Note also the use of the scripted team name
“Reds” which has replaced the more traditional monogrammed “C”. The Reds only
wore this red trousered uniform in 1936, and it was actually what we might call
a “3rd jersey” or 3rd uniform today because the Reds
actually had 4 uniform variations.
Also of interest - the year
before, in 1935, the Reds hosted the first night game in major league history -
beating the Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
One other night game note - on
June 15th 1938 the Giants played the first game ever played under
the lights in New York, and 23 year old Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer pitches
a no hitter - amazingly, he pitched another no hitter 4 days earlier vs the
Boston Braves. This is the only time the same pitcher pitches back-to-back no
hitters in 20th century major league history.
#4B.
1940 This is a classic home jersey, simple white, with no piping or
pinstripes. This is a design lesson that may be slightly lost on today’s
uniform designers - simple can be beautiful.
After losing the Series in 1939 in
a 4 game sweep to the Yankees, the Reds returned to the 1940 World Series on a
mission to win their 2nd World Series Championship (the 1st
was in 1919, the year of the “Black Sox” scandal). Led by Frank McCormick, Paul
Derringer, and Jimmy Ripple, the Reds edged the Tigers four games to three. In
game seven the Tigers had their ace, Bob Newsom, on the mound, while the Reds
countered with their ace, Paul Derringer. Trailing 1-0 going into the 7th,
the Reds scored twice in the bottom of the 7th and held on for a 2-1
win.
#5.
1956 This is a vest style road jersey, and there are several interesting
points to note. First of all, this is the second use of a vest in major league
baseball - the first being the Chicago Cubs from 1940-1942. The Reds continued
with a vest from 1956 - 1966.
Secondly, it’s interesting to note
that during the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s many teams used zippered jerseys instead of
the more traditional button front jerseys, while a handful of teams wore them
well into the 70’s and even the 80’s. The Reds were one of three pre-1977 major
league teams that never wore zippers, the others being the Yankees and A’s. The
1937 Cubs were the first team to wear a zippered jersey, and as far we can tell
the 1988 Phillies were the last to wear one.
Thirdly, note the appearance of a
cartoon-ish character on the front of the jersey. This is, we believe, the
first appearance of a cartoon type character on the front of a major league
jersey (the Browns had a cartoon character on their sleeve in 1952 & 1953).
The Braves and the Indians had Indian head variations on the front of their
jerseys in the 20’s and earlier, the A’s had an elephant and the Cards had
cardinals, but these were depictions of a person or an animal as opposed to a
cartoon character. The character on the 1956 Reds’ jersey is known as “Mr.
Baseball” or “Old Red”, and the Reds only wore it this season - never again.
Finally, the 1956 Reds jersey has
the addition of a uniform number on the front of the jersey. This is the 1st
time a Reds jersey had a number on the front. The Reds were actually the 3rd
team to wear uniform numbers on the front of their jersey - the Dodgers did it
first in 1952, and the Braves followed suit in 1953.
#6.
1961 The Reds have stuck with the vest style first introduced in 1956,
as we see on this road jersey. They would stop wearing the vest after the ’66
season, but would return to it in the ‘90’s.
The black arm band on the left arm
pays tribute to owner Powell Crosley who passed away March 28th, 1961.
Led by Frank Robinson and Vada
Pinson (who had a career year hitting .343), and pitcher Joey Jay (21-10), the
1961 Reds finished first in the National League with a 93-61 record. They thus
advanced to the World Series for the 4th time in their history -
they previously won it all in 1919 and 1940, and lost to the Yankees in 1939.
The 4th time would not
be lucky, however, as they fell to the Yankees four games to one. Remarkably,
the powerful Yankees earned their near sweep of the Reds with very limited help
from their 1961 stars Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Mantle, who was injured,
appeared in only two games and was held to a single in 6 at bats. Maris, who
slugged a record 61 homers in the regular season, had only two hits, one a
homer, in 19 at bats.
The Reds would have to wait until
the glory years of the 70’s before they make another appearance in the World
Series.
#7.
1968 This is a classic home jersey - simple and elegant. There is no
piping, pinstripes, or unnecessary colors - simply a classic Reds logo and a
uniform number. This Reds logo first appeared in 1967, and a modest variation
of it is still used today. Catcher Johnny Bench is awarded with Rookie of the
Year honours this year, and goes on to become a Reds legend and arguably the
greatest catcher of all time.
#8.
1975 This road jersey is of a double-knit style that most major league
teams succumbed to during the 70’s and early 80’s. It was a pullover style,
made of stretchy, synthetic material. The pants were called “Sans-a-Belt”’s
because the elasticized waistline eliminated the need for a belt.
The Reds who wore this wonderful
uniform were known as “The Big Red Machine”. With players like Pete Rose, Ken
Griffey, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez, and manager Sparky Anderson, the
name was fitting.
After having made it to the World
Series in 1970 and 1972 - losing to the Orioles in ’70 and the A’s in ’72 - The
Big Red Machine made it back to the World Series in 1975.
The ‘75 World Series between the
Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox is arguably the greatest Series in
history. The 6th game lasted more than 4 hours. The Sox jumped into
an early 3-0 lead, but the Reds came back to take the lead 6-3. Then Bernie
Carbo of the Red Sox hit a three-run homer in the 8th to tie the
game at 6. The stalemate lasted into the 12th, when Carlton Fisk
launched a ball to left that rang off the foul pole, sending the home town fans
into hysterics. The game has gone down in baseballs’ history books as simply
“Game 6”.
In game seven the very next night,
the Reds again found themselves down 3-0, but came back with 2 in the 6th,
1 more in the 7th and finally one more in the top of the 9th
to win the game, and the series, 4-3. Truly a Series for the ages.
#9.
1976 The patch on the right sleeve of this home uniform is the National
League Centennial, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National
League. Once again, this is a double knit, sans-a-belt style uniform, but
somehow it looked better than most uniforms of this era, perhaps because we
associate it with such a winning club.
Picking right up where they left
off in 1975, the Reds powered their way to a 102-60 first place finish in the
NL West, then swept the Phillies 3 games to none in the NLCS.
True to their “Big Red Machine”
nickname, the Reds then swept the Yankees 4 games to none to become the first
National League team to win back-to-back World Series since the 1921-22 NY
Giants.
#10.
1983 For the first time in the history of the Reds, their jersey is all
red. This home jersey is of a double-knit style that most major league teams
succumbed to during the 70’s and early 80’s. It was a pullover style, made of
stretchy, synthetic material. The pants were called “Sans-a-Belt”’s because the
elasticized waistline eliminated the need for a belt.
Two years after this Pete Rose
becomes the Major League all time hits leader, hitting number 4192 on September
11, 1985. He retires a year later with a total of 4,256 hits.
#11A
1990 The Reds held on to this double knit, pullover style, synthetic
jersey and “Sans-a-Belt” long after most other teams had given up on it.
The flag over the right breast on
this home uniform is in honor of America’s involvement in the Gulf War,
something that most major league teams did somewhere on their uniform.
On the left sleeve is the World
Series Patch. Beginning in the mid-late 80’s, the two teams that made it to the
World Series added a special World Series patch to their uniform to celebrate
their World Series appearance.
After knocking off the Pirates 4
games to 2 in the NLCS, the 1990 Reds faced the A’s and performed one of the
greatest upsets in the history of the World Series. Billy Hatcher hit .750 and
set a Series record with 7 consecutive hits; Chris Sabo achieved stardom
hitting .563 for the Series including 3 hits in game 2 and a pair of home runs
in game 3 that ignited a 14-hit attack; and Joe Oliver and Barry Larkin also
hit over .300; as the Reds swept the heavily favored Oakland A’s with Rickey
Henderson, the Bash Brothers, Dave Stewart and Dennis Eckersley four games to
none.
#11B
1997 By 1997 the Reds have finally abandoned the double knit style
jersey they had worn for so many years, and have re-introduced the vest style
jersey that they first wore in 1956. The patch on the left breast of this home
pinstriped uniform marks the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson
breaking baseball’s color barrier. All teams wore this patch in honor of Jackie
Robinson and all he achieved, and all teams retired his number 42 - the first
time in the history of the big four North American sports (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL)
that a number has been universally retired.
An unusual touch to this uniform
is the fact that the “undershirt” has the team logo on the sleeve. This is
unusual because in most cases the undershirt doesn’t have a sleeve logo.
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