Philadelphia Phillies / Phils Caps History
One of the original NL teams.
1915-20
Spalding
Home caps were white, road caps navy.
1921-22
Navy caps without a logo.
1923
A block P logo on a white pinstriped cap for home, grey for the road.
1924
Pinstripes dropped on caps.
1925-33
The logo goes Olde English. Home caps are white with red visor, road caps grey. In 1926 only the road cap is navy without a logo, and in 1933 only the home cap is red with no logo.
1934
The first time the logo appears in a form close to that used today. Caps are navy with a red P outlined in white.
1935-37
The white outline disappears.
1938
Blue caps with a gold block P.
1939-41
Red replaces gold. The block P is white on home caps, red on road caps.
1942-45
Red is dropped, caps are blue with a white block P. For one season, 1942, team President Gerald P. Nugent changed the nickname to "Phils". New owner William D. Cox changed it back to Phillies in 1943. But Cox was soon banned from baseball for betting on his own team. Bob Carpenter took over ownership and held a fan contest to pick a new nickname. "Blue Jays" was the winner. Although a blue jay patch appeared on the sleeve in 1944 and 1945, it was never officially adopted and was dropped by 1949. Good thing for Toronto, whose team I suppose would otherwise have been called the Toronnies.
1946-48
The colorway is red and navy, caps are navy with a red visor and a scripted P outlined in white.
1948-49
Wilson
In mid season 1948, royal blue replaces navy and the scripted P logo becomes larger and straighter.
1950-69
Wilson
Tim McAullife by Leslie
The Phils also start using McAullife caps around 1950.
Some logos are a stitched on patch (maybe spring training?).
Wilson
A rare McAuliffe, as the Phils mostly wore Wilson.
Tim McAuliffe/KM Pro
Wilson
1970-75
Wilson
The logo becomes a P wrapped around a baseball. The red becomes burgundy.
Wilson caps are made by American Needle starting around 1974-75.
1976
Wilson
A pillbox cap is worn on occasion in the 1976 bicentennial year. Both Wilson and New Era are used.
New Era
Wilson
1977-86
Wilson
New Era
This maroon nylon cap is only worn once with the all-maroon alternate jersey that gets retired after a single game.
Wilson
1987-89
New Era
The Phillies are Wilson's last MLB customer, and in 1988 New Era takes over. Their logo is slightly less slanted.
1990-91
New Era
Grey undervisors are adopted in 1990.
1992-93
New Era
The Phillies bring back their late 40's style and colors. MLB logos are glued onto cap backs in 1992, thereafter they are embroidered.
Sports Specialties
The Phillies try Sports Specialties.
1994
New Era
This solid blue cap is used as an alternate only in 1994.
1995-96
Raised embroidery appears in 1996.
New Era
1997-2007
Alternate introduced for interleague games.
New Era
2007
Caps become polyester with black undervisors.
New Era
2008-12
"Interleague" alternate cap dropped; new alternate introduced for use with the new alternate home jersey.
New Era
2013
BP cap used a few times.
New Era
2014-present
BP cap not used.
New Era