Almost Time for Stars and Stripes Uniforms

By Paul Lukas, on June 29th, 2018%

With Independence Day coming up on the calendar next week, MLB teams will be wearing stars/stripes uniforms on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. With that in mind, my latest ESPN Friday Flashback piece takes a look back at all of the cap and jersey styles that MLB teams have worn for the Fourth of July . . . → Read More: Almost Time for Stars and Stripes Uniforms

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Flag on Uniform Prompted Objection Back in 1970

By Paul Lukas, on March 28th, 2018%

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When the ABA’s Los Angeles Stars moved to Utah in 1970 and became the Utah Stars, they wore two flag patches on their shorts — an American flag on the left side (as shown in the photos above) and a Utah flag on the right side (as . . . → Read More: Flag on Uniform Prompted Objection Back in 1970

93 comments - (Comments are closed)   ABA, Flag-based imagery, History, Patches