1860
In what year did the Brooklyn Excelsiors wear an early precursor to the modern baseball cap?
That early cap already had the long peak that defines baseball caps today.
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In what year did a baseball team, the Boston Braves, first put lettering on their caps?

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1860
That early cap already had the long peak that defines baseball caps today.
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1901
The Tigers put a red tiger on their cap, an early example of cap-based team branding.
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1980
This shift turned the baseball cap into an everyday fashion item well beyond the ballpark.
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