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This Day in Baseball: Plaid is the New Pinstripe

By Precious Sanders @pdsanders99

In a game against Philadelphia on April 12, 1916, the New York Giants debuted their new, purple plaid uniforms.  The Giants lost the game 5-4, and this fashion disaster ended when the season ended.

George Kelly in the 1916 New York Giants uniform (baseballhalloffame.org)

George Kelly in the 1916 New York Giants uniform (baseballhalloffame.org)


This day in baseball: Plaid is the new pinstripe
This day in baseball: Plaid is the new pinstripe
This day in baseball: Plaid is the new pinstripe
This day in baseball: Plaid is the new pinstripe

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