Fascinating Facts About Baseball Caps
Baseball caps are one of the most well-known of caps and millions of people choose to wear them. They are worn by sportsmen and women along with rock stars and the general public and some cost just a few dollars while others are upwards of a thousand dollars or more. If you are a fan of these types of caps you might be interested in our fascinating facts.
The Truckers Baseball cap
Truckers love to wear baseball caps as the peak helps to shade their eyes when driving. But did you know that they wear caps that are made from mesh and foam?
First Team To Wear A Cap
Did you know that in baseball they used to either wear a straw hat or no hat? The baseball cap as we know it and which is worn by all players today was first introduced by the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860.
New Era Official Major League Baseball Caps
New Era supplies the official caps for the Major League Baseball and for the first time ever the design of the 59FIFTY cap has changed. It is now made entirely from polyester so as to ensure the head of the wearer stays dryer. It also features a sweatband in black for hiding stains and underneath the visor it is black to help reduce glare.
A Show Of Solidarity
The baseball cap was used to show solidarity following the Sept 11 bombings. People around the globe, not just the US, wore a Mets or Yankees cap to show solidarity for those who had lost their lives, along with the people of New York.
Babe Ruth’s Keep Cool Trick
Babe Ruth was undoubtedly one of the most famous of all players. Ruth used to keep a cabbage leaf that was wet under his cap and this helped to keep him cool when playing. It was said that Ruth would change the leaf for every 2 innings.
A Symbol of American Culture
The baseball cap symbolises American Culture but it didn’t always look like the hat we know of today. Originally it was designed without the visor and one of the first sportsmen to wear a hat with a visor was Babe Ruth.
Baseball Players Become National Heroes
During the 1920s and 1930s baseball players found status as national heroes and fans didn’t just wear their caps to support the team during a match, they started to wear them every day.
Will Wearing A Baseball Cap Make You Bald
Some people believe the saying that wearing a baseball cap can make you go bald. This however is a myth, even if you wear a cap for the majority of the day and most days of the week. To affect hair loss the cap would have to be so tight to the head that it actually pulled out the hair and it would be so tight that you would not be able to wear it.