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MLB power rankings: 30 best baseball uniforms of all time

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Sep 13, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Howie Kendrick (47) watches New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) round the bases after hitting a home run in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers left fielder Howie Kendrick (47) watches New York Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury (22) round the bases after hitting a home run in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /
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DYERSVILLE, IA – AUGUST 29: A look at life above Iowa on August 28, 2015 in Dyersville, IA. Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson and is from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. Now days a small group of movie re-enactors gather in their 1919 Chicago White Sox uniforms to perform scenes from the film and play with the many children who visit the site each year billing themselves as ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’. Player Tyler Rahe. (Photo by Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
DYERSVILLE, IA – AUGUST 29: A look at life above Iowa on August 28, 2015 in Dyersville, IA. Field of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy-drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson and is from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. Now days a small group of movie re-enactors gather in their 1919 Chicago White Sox uniforms to perform scenes from the film and play with the many children who visit the site each year billing themselves as ‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’. Player Tyler Rahe. (Photo by Charles Ommanney/The Washington Post via Getty Images) /

11. 1917 Chicago White Sox (Home)

The throwback phenomenon we enjoy several times during the major league season today began in 1990, when the Chicago White Sox hosted “Turn Back the Clock” day at Comiskey Field. The uniforms the team chose were from 1917, which at the time was the last World Series title-winning season in Chicago history. Fans of the movie Field of Dreams would also recognize the look.

There was some concern in breaking out a new version of the old uniforms, especially during an era when teams primarily wore one uniform at home and one on the road. A few days before the teams took the field, the Chicago Sun-Times interviewed Rob Gallas, the marketing vice president that oversaw the event:

"“Everyone said the uniforms wouldn’t fly, but when we went to Major League Baseball they said, `Sounds like fun. Go ahead,’ ” Gallas said. “Then we approached (manager) Jeff (Torborg) and Pudge and Ozzie (team captains Carlton Fisk and Ozzie Guillen) and they said great. “But the thing to remember is we’re not trying to be historically correct. The uniforms aren’t made of the old flannel-wool material and they aren’t as baggy as they were because we said we don’t want to get in the way of the game. It’s more a nostalgia thing. We said, `Let’s have fun and do things that remind people it’s the last year of the old park.’ “"

The uniforms looked great, and remain one of the best in history. Other teams jumped on the retro uniform bandwagon in the coming years, and the idea is used commonly today. The White Sox helped spur a movement seven decades later that remains a fun part of the game.

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