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Slight differences in the 1946 and 1947-1949 Phillies uniforms.
Occasionaly I've seen some misidentifications on this website regarding the year of a photo regarding Post-World War Two/late 1940s Phillies players. The uniform is radically different from the uniform worn by the Phillies in 1945 and through most of the war years and quite different from the "Peppermint Pinstripes" and Red Caps the Phils started to wear in 1950, which was pretty revolutionary for its time.The uniform of the years 1946-1949 is similar to the look and color scheme to the current Phillies alternate uniform (Weekend Home games) that has some blue in the cap and lettering and trim in addition to red.
However, the 1946 uni is a bit different from the ones worn in 1947-1949.
The '46 uniform had this odd piping near the neck the sort of formed an incomplete V. It didn't go right around the near but was inches away from it and there was still white or grey uniform at the neckline. The '47, '48 & '49 uniforms had a circular trim flush up against the neck.
Examples: Phils' pitcher, Oscar Judd (above) in a 1946 uniform and
Phillies' infielder Ralph "Putsy" Caballero (below) in a
uniform from sometime between 1947 and 1949.
Note the differences.
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