Red Sox, Cubs To Wear 1918 Throwback Uniforms On Saturday
BOSTON (CBS) - Both the Red Sox and Cubs will turn back the clock on Saturday, as they plan to wear uniforms that replicate the style worn in 1918, the last time the two teams faced each other in Boston.
The Red Sox home uniform will be a blank button-up with no lettering and a slight off-white or ivory color. The hat will also have a blank off-white tint, and the socks will be a three-part white/red/white composition.
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The Red Sox used the uniform and hat combination as their primary home look for most of the 1910's, and did not have any lettering on the front of their uniform for the bulk of that decade and the entire 1920's.
The team did not wear the familiar blue cap with a red "B" until the early 1930's.
The Cubs will wear navy blue pinstripes and lettering on a grayish uniform. They will sport a five-part sock with grey, blue, white, blue and grey color sections. The road hat will have a navy blue bill and pinstripes, but no "C" or any other lettering.
The Cubs used this uniform for only one season, as they changed their road uniforms on an almost-yearly basis during the 1910's.
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Each Red Sox player will sign his replica uniform after the game, and all uniforms will be auctioned to support the Red Sox Foundation.
There are also plans for additional elements of the Saturday pre-game ceremony and game presentation that will be reminiscent of the fans' experience in 1918.
