The sport between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals at Rickwood Discipline can be a monumental second in baseball, and it solely is sensible the 2 squads don particular uniforms to mark the event.
When the Giants and Cardinals take the sphere on Thursday, they will not be carrying their conventional residence and away uniforms. As an alternative, they will be carrying particular threads to honor the historical past of the Negro Leagues of their respective cities, since Rickwood Discipline is the oldest baseball park in America and the previous residence of the Negro Leagues Birmingham Black Barons.
Take a peek at what the uniforms for San Francisco and St. Louis appear like on the which means behind them.
San Francisco Sea Lions uniforms
The Giants can be carrying a white uniform that reads “San Francisco” throughout the chest that has a emblem beneath resembling a bear. The uniform is impressed by the San Francisco Sea Lions, the staff within the metropolis that performed one season within the West Coast Negro Baseball League in 1946. The hat can be blue and has the bear emblem.
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It might appear odd to have a bear as the brand for a staff named the Sea Lions, however in line with Ebbets Discipline Flannels, the rationale why the brand is a bear is as a result of the staff bought the uniforms from a semi-pro baseball staff named the San Francisco Cubs.
St. Louis Cardinals uniforms at Rickwood Discipline
The Cardinals can be carrying a gray uniform that reads “St. Louis” throughout the chest. The uniform is an homage to the St. Louis Stars Negro Leagues staff that was performed from 1906-31. The hat is blue and has the town initials of “StL” written on it.
Giants, Cardinals put on Willie Mays patch
The 2 groups may also honor Willie Mays Thursday, the baseball icon that died on Tuesday and used to name Rickwood Discipline residence. Each side could have a patch on their jersey that claims “Mays 24” on their chest, an homage to his No. 24 uniform.