MLB power rankings: 30 best baseball uniforms of all time

5. St. Louis Cardinals (Home)

Fortunately for St. Louis Cardinals fans, and for baseball fans that enjoy watching teams play in good-looking uniforms, the Cardinals knew they had it right when they put the birds on bad logo on the front of their home jersey in 1924.

The birds themselves have changed slightly over the years, and the bat is now a natural grain adaptation instead of a dark brown or black model. The original versions of the logo did not use the current script “Cardinals,” though the lettering has been largely unchanged since 1957.

The logo has been used on home white jerseys throughout its entire history. It was added to the gray flannel road uniform in 1951, and has even been featured when the Cardinals experimented with powder blue road uniforms from 1973-84, as well as the red tops the team began wearing in 1998.

St. Louis committed to a full red cap with the interlocking StL logo as part of its home white uniform in 1964. Since then, there have been only minor changes to the overall look. The jersey does not include any piping. Players have worn plain red stirrups the majority of the time, but currently don a striped version similar to the ones common in the 1950s and ‘60s. The socks have made a positive impact as many other teams, such as the Rays, Giants, and Pirates have added similar styles.

Given its longstanding tradition in addition to its general appealing qualities, the Cardinals home white uniforms are one of the best in baseball today, as well as one of the best in major league history.