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One of the advantages baseball has over football -- and even more so over basketball and hockey -- is its history. Teams that have uniform designs which show off that history give the sport continuity through the years. This past year, the Red Sox and Cardinals met in the World Series. Here we see a clip from almost 70 years ago and its remarkable to see that both teams are wearing almost identical uniforms and caps as today. Other Major League teams would do well to return to their most famous uniforms rather than switching around from year to year. Ask most fans what uniforms the Brewers, Padres or Astros wear today and they'd be hard-pressed to tell you. These clubs seem to swap constantly, even changing colors from time to time. Why not go back to the uniforms from these franchises that everyone remembers. The Brewers best years came with their M and B (like a baseball glove) hats, along with blue and yellow outfits. The mustard yellow and brown of San Diego and the colorful rainbow unis of Houston have been maligned by some, but these outfits are still associated with their team in a way that their modern uniforms are not. In 40 years, it is likely that these uniforms would take on a classic feel and recall the early days of players like Gorman Thomas, Tony Gwynn and Nolan Ryan.

Fun to note here the old (wire?) strap in Red (Al) Schoendienst's glove. And we can certainly see how Happy Chandler got his nickname.

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