Chicago Cubs Caps History
Despite not winning a World Series in over a million years, the Cubs are much beloved. As are their caps.
1911-12
Spalding
1913
1914
1915-16
Solid navy cap with no logo.
1917
Solid royal blue cap with no logo.
1918
White home, grey road with blue visor, red pinstripes and no logo.
1919
White home, grey road with blue visor and pinstripes and no logo.
1920
White home, grey road with blue visor and no logo.
1921-22
White home, grey road with blue visor and no logo with an all-white alternate.
1923
White home, grey road with blue visor and no logo. Later in the year the road cap gets pinstripes to match the new road jersey.
1923-24
1925-26
Road cap becomes grey.
1926
New solid navy cap with white "C" logo.
1927-29
Solid navy cap with no logo.
1930
Wishbone "C" logo.
1931-36
Spalding
The Cubs introduce several alternate jerseys and caps. The wishbone "C" closes in a bit. In addition, a red cap was worn 1931-32, and a pinstripe cap in 1933-34
1937-39
Logo is a rounded "C".
Goldsmith
1940-42
Cap logo is a thin embroidered-on wishbone "C". probably New Era.
1942-43
Cap logo is a thicker embroidered-on wishbone "C".
New Era
1943-46
Logo becomes sewn-on felt.
Goldsmith
1947-56
The "C" is now embroidred, either directly or on a patch, and seems a bit thinner.
Wilson
MacGregor Goldsmith
Wilson
1957
The Cubs switch to a rounded "C" with white outline and piping. McAuliffe made a wishbone "C" version, those were not used.
Wilson
1958-66
Piping dropped and white trim around the "C" is thiner.
Wilson
Tim McAuliffe
Wilson
1966-67
Wilson
Both Wilson and McAuliffe caps are worn.
Tim McAuliffe
McAuliffe caps used around 1966-67 have a thinner logo.
1968-74
Wilson
Wilson caps had leather buttons
1975-91
New Era
The Cubs switch to New Era caps and go back to wool buttons in the mid 1970's.
Sports Specialties
The Cubs use Sports Specialties caps in the late 1980's and early 90's. The white trim on the C is thicker.
New Era
1992
MLB Batterman logo initially appears as a glued on patch in 1992 then is embroidered on later in the year.
New Era
1992-93
Undervisors go grey during 1992.
1994-2006
Road caps get red visors.
New Era
Raised embroidery appears in 1996.
2007-08
Polyester caps and black undervisors debut in 2007.
2009-13
The red visor cap is retired.
New Era
2014
Throwbacks used for Wrigley Field's 100th anniversary.
New Era
2015-present
Back to one cap.
New Era
