Fascinating Facts About Baseball Caps

Baseball caps are one of the most well known caps and millions of people choose to wear them. They are worn by athletes, rock stars, and the general public, and some cost as little as a few dollars, while others cost over a thousand dollars or more. If you are a fan of these types of caps, you may be interested in our fascinating facts.

truckers baseball cap

Truckers love to wear baseball caps as the brim helps protect their eyes when driving. But did you know that they wear caps made of mesh and foam?

First team to wear a cap

Did you know that in baseball they used to wear a straw hat or no hat at all? The baseball cap as we know it and is worn by all players today was first introduced by the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860.

Official New Era Major League Baseball Caps

New Era supplies the official caps of Major League Baseball and, for the first time, the design of the 59FIFTY cap has changed. It is now made entirely of polyester to ensure the wearer’s head stays dry. It also features a black sweatband to hide blemishes and a black under visor to help reduce glare.

A show of solidarity

The baseball cap was used to show solidarity after the 9/11 attacks. People around the world, not just the US, wore a Mets or Yankees cap to show solidarity with those who had lost their lives, along with the people of New York.

Babe Ruth’s Keep Calm Trick

Babe Ruth was undoubtedly one of the most famous of all players. Ruth used to keep a wet cabbage leaf under his cap and this helped keep him cool when he played. It was said that Ruth would change the sheet every 2 innings.

A symbol of American culture

The baseball cap symbolizes American culture, but it didn’t always resemble the hat we know today. It was originally designed without the peak and one of the first athletes to wear a cap with a peak was Babe Ruth.

Baseball players become national heroes

During the 1920s and 1930s, baseball players found the status of national heroes and fans didn’t just wear their caps to support the team during a game, they began wearing them every day.

Will wearing a baseball cap make you bald?

Some people believe the saying that wearing a baseball cap can make you bald. However, this is a myth, even if you wear a cap most of the day and most days of the week. To affect hair loss, the cap would have to be so tight on your head that it would actually pull your hair out and be so tight that you would not be able to wear it.