The fad for the pin stripe in baseball toggery, introduced by the Cubs a few years ago, has reached the Hilltop, and the home uniforms of the Yankees this year will be of that design. When manager Harry Wolverton's Yankees trot out from their clubhouse on April 11 to open the season with Boston, Hilltop fans will see their favorites togged out in uniforms closely resembling those worn by the Giants last season. Here's what Snopes uncovered from the New York Times in 1912 ( read it for yourself here): Truth is, the Yankees didn't take to the look because they were thought leaders or branding experts the opposite is true - the Yankees seemingly co-opted pinstripes because other teams were wearing them. By the time Ruth played his final game with the Yanks, in 1934, the pinstripes had been in place for nearly two full decades.Īt least the Ruth theory ascribes ingenuity to the Yankees' decision to wear pinstripes. Do note that Ruth joined the Yankees in 1920, a full eight years after the pinstripes first graced their uniforms, and five seasons after they became a staple. The theory goes something like this: the Yankees began wearing the pinstripes so Babe Ruth would appear slimmer as his career winded down and his stomach protruded. In fact, anyone seeking an answer to the question will stumble across a conspiracy theory that is both, nonsensical and way more entertaining than the legitimate answer. Don't blame that lack of knowledge on anyone's ignorance - blame it on a boring backstory. Yet how many people know why the Yankees wear pinstripes? Probably not as many as one would expect. With due respect to Jay Z, the pinstripes are the Yankees' most identifiable uniform trait - more so than their cap's interlocking NY insigma or their missing nameplates. ![]() Take, for example, this one: why do the New York Yankees wear pinstripes? There are questions, however, that seem too silly to ask, given they're likely to be met with what's certain to be an obvious, well-known answer. ![]() ![]()
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