Rewind: 1997 in Caps

     In 1997, Bill Clinton was President, the Spice Girls were being blasted on the radio, and taking your girlfriend to see Titanic would get you out of the doghouse.

     All this aside, there were some very interesting caps that were being worn on the field by MLB players.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, these caps profiled here are no longer being worn by MLB players.

     Lets start with the 1997 Boston Red Sox:

Along with the standard Navy Blue, the Sox wore the all-white and solid red as alternates.

These alternate caps would only be worn during the 1997 season.

1997 Cincinnati Reds:

                                                

                    Worn during the 1997 season, these caps had a lifespan of 1993-1998.  A similar version was worn by the Reds in the early 60's and greatly admired by the owner.

 

Reds owner Marge Schott

  

1997 K.C. Royals alternate:

                 Worn from 1995-1999

1997 Anaheim Angels:

In 1997, Walt Disney Corp. would take over.  The result would be a new stadium, name, and uniform and cap design.

                                   

    

         Visor colored periwinkle. While I think these are ridiculous, I find myself wearing it frequently.  Caps would be worn from 1997-2001. 









1997 New York Mets alternate:

The "Ice Cream Man Cap" was only worn during the 1997 season. It was more interesting to me that the blue button on top of the everyday blue Mets cap changed to orange in 1997.

1997  Philadelphia Phillies alternate:

Allegedly developed for the introduction of inter league play, this cap was worn as an alternate from 1997-2007.

1997  Pittsburgh Pirates alternate

 The cap on the left  maybe my favorite cap of the 1997 season, it was never worn on the field by the Pirates! 

I feel it is a great collectible and never pass up the chance to acquire one when I see it.

The cap on the right was the alternate that was worn on field. 

Conflicting reports about if it was a mistake by New Era or that the Pirates changed their mind about the logo color before the season started.

1997  Toronto Blue Jays:

Blue Jays cap, with an alternate blue visor version, which was worn from 1997-2002.

1997 World Series

         In 1997, the Florida Marlins defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. 

         Both teams wore a special patch on the side of their caps.

         This was the first World Series with this feature for the caps that the players would wear.