Baseball... in another era

[javadave61]

Since it's Opening Day for baseball here in the U.S., I figured I'd offer a few photographs of another time when only players wore baseball caps. I bet many of us here would love to go back in time and see a baseball game and observe the incredible hats that would surround us. Feel free to post your a few baseball crowd shots that connect with you...


World Series 1925 - people outside the stadium listening to play-by-play.

Foul ball

Amazing display of hats!

More crowds at the 1912 World Series

 

[Historyteach24]

I love the picture from 1912

 

[hatguy1]

oh, man; if only hat wearing would return to such a level of popularity....

 

[javadave61]

oh, man; if only hat wearing would return to such a level of popularity....

I guess once the 60s saw the eradication of the daily use of the men's fedora, the only men left using hats on a regular basis were baseball players. Hence the void of millions of uncovered heads would come to be filled by the only wearable men's hat left: the baseball cap. Obviously, the men of that day didn't think of wearing a baseball cap to a baseball game no more than we'd think of wearing a football helmet to a football game. Interesting how that changed.

 

[hatsRme]

I especially enjoyed seeing the change from mostly bowlers and a lot of porkpies in the 1912 shot to almost all fedoras in the slightly later photos. All great picts, though, Dave. Thanks for the peek!

 

[Frunobulax]

Those are great shots. Makes you want to know how many of those lids turned up on eBay!

Or how many are right now languishing in a closet somewhere...

 

[alanfgag]

One of several threads with a related theme...

 

[emigran]

I can hear that old song lilting in the background... "Where have all the flowers gone...Long time passing..."
Amazing photos,,, thankz

 

[tommyK]

Those are great shots. Makes you want to know how many of those lids turned up on eBay!

Or how many are right now languishing in a closet somewhere...

I'm afraid most of them are at the lower levels of landfill/garbage dumps. Simply tossed out when a new style was acquired or worn out.

 

[Frunobulax]

I'm afraid most of them are at the lower levels of landfill/garbage dumps. Simply tossed out when a new style was acquired or worn out.

Yeah, but you didn't have to say it and rain on my parade. :eusa_doh:

Let me keep my fantasy that most of them are all out there looking for a head to sit upon, misfiled on eBay under Children't Literature or something. :lalala: