1940 Cienfuegos Elefantes
Uniform & Team History This famous Cuban baseball team represented the port city of Cienfuegos, but played its home games in Havana. Their symbol was the elephant, and their slogan was, “The pace of the elephant is slow, but crushing!” Luis Tiant, Sr., father of the former Red Sox great, starred for the Elefantes. Uniform […]
1940’s Baltimore Elite Giants, No. 28 Roy Campanella
Uniform & Team History Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella played eight seasons with this Negro Leagues team before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. His best season with the Elite Giants was in 1944, when he led the Negro National League in hitting with a .388 average. He hit two home runs in the 1955 World […]
1938 Cincinnati Reds, No. 57 Johnny Vander Meer
Uniform & Team History The only pitcher in Major League history to throw back-to-back no-hitters. On June 11, 1938, he no-hit the Boston Bees at Crosley Field. Four nights later, in the first night game played at Ebbets Field, he no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers. Oldtime Game History Ben Crockett of Harvard University, who wore this […]
1938 Boston Red Sox, No. 3 Jimmie Foxx
Uniform & Team History Foxx’s record 50 home runs for the 1938 Boston Red Sox stood until David Ortiz hit 54 dingers in 2006. Foxx also compiled 175 RBIs and a .349 batting average on his way to winning the 1938 MVP award. Oldtime Game History Daniel Arrig Koh, chief of staff for Boston Mayor […]
1932 New York Yankees, No. 4 Lou Gehrig
Uniform & Team History The Iron Horse played in 2,130 consecutive games during his illustrious career with the Yankees. He succumbed to Amyotrophic Lateral Aclerosis (ALS), now commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Oldtime Game History Fittingly, this uniform was first worn in the 1998 game by a man who was himself a former New […]
1930 Boston Red Sox
Uniform & Team History If you look closely on the sleeve you’ll see a Pilgrim patch showing the year 1630. The patch commemorates the tricentennial of the founding of the city of Boston and was worn by both the Red Sox and Braves in 1930. Oldtime Game History Nick Vennochi of Emerson College, who wore […]
1927 Philadelphia Athletics
Uniform & Team History Eight members of this Roaring Twenties powerhouse would go on to be elected to the Hall Of Fame. Oldtime Game History When Dave Martin of Tufts played in the Game in 2000, he was assigned this uniform, which features the famous “white elephant” on the front. Making the connection with Tufts, […]
1927 Detroit Tigers
Uniform & Team History Harry Heilmann hit .398 for the 1927 Detroit Tigers, leading the American League and finishing second in MVP voting behind Lou Gehrig. Heilmann was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1952. Oldtime Game History As if to prove that baseball uniforms mean different things to different people, consider David Graham […]