MLB power rankings: 30 best baseball uniforms of all time

18. 1961 Minnesota Twins (Away)

The Minnesota Twins arrived from Washington in 1961, and immediately put together what should still be considered the greatest road uniform in club history. The club carried over its color scheme from DC, but completely embraced a new name and identity in Minnesota.

The concept included a novel interlocking TC cap and helmet logo to highlight the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. In fact, the Twins first primary logo, which was used until 1975, showed two baseball players – one from Minneapolis and the other from St. Paul – shaking hands with the Mississippi River, which divides the cities, between them. The players are said to be wearing a Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul Saints logos, respectively, which were minor league teams in the area for roughly 60 years each prior to the Twins arrival. The logo was used as a shoulder patch.

Minnesota wore the TC logo on caps and helmets until 1987, when the club wore an underlined M. Though the Twins won the World Series in 1987 and 1991 wearing the new uniforms, the Twins made the correct decision to bring back the original insignia in 2002 (though the M was used through the 2012 season).

The Twins also got it right from the very beginning with its jerseys, adding a simple “Twins” script to pinstripes at home, and the same lettering on gray flannel for the road. Far from flashy, the script was used in some form until the 1987 season. A predominately red version was featured on plain white jerseys and powder blue pullovers as well during that period. The Twins brought the script “Twins” back in 2010 when Target Field opened.