Sunday, August 19, 2018

Base Ball Caps -- August 19, 2018

Spalding's Base Ball Guide and Official League Book for 1879
An 1879 ad for baseball caps.  $15.00 was a lot of money then.  If the inflation calculator I looked at is correct, it would be the equivalent of $400.69 today. That sounds high.

When I was a kid, the Pittsburgh Pirates wore the "Chicago Club No. 5" style.


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4 comments:

  1. NickAugust 19, 2018 at 9:25 AM

    In really small print over the prices, I think it says "per dozen". For outfitting a whole team, that's more plausible.

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  2. Joe ThompsonAugust 21, 2018 at 6:15 AM

    Hi Nick. Good point. Quantity discounts would help. It would be interesting to know the price for a whole team.

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  3. NickAugust 22, 2018 at 8:53 AM

    Nine players on a team, right? So I guess a dozen covers a team and the coach and a few spares.

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  4. Joe ThompsonAugust 25, 2018 at 9:46 AM

    That makes sense. Rosters were small back then.

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