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tm1681 · 09-02-2023, 07:23 PM

Next up in the fashion show is the Midwestern Baseball Association. Nearly every team (14/16) was wearing colored jerseys at home, so for most of the league picking an away look was just a matter of finding out what design would look best in white.

MWBA EASTERN LEAGUE HOME JERSEYS

MWBA WESTERN LEAGUE HOME JERSEYS

Many of the MWBA teams continued on with looks similar to what they were wearing before 1900, but as in the APBL gone are the large crests and shields that were tacked on to the front of many teams' jerseys.

St. Paul was one of the two teams wearing white at home, but they switched to team colors and moved their "whites" over to the away side.

MWBA EASTERN LEAGUE AWAY JERSEYS

MWBA WESTERN LEAGUE AWAY JERSEYS

As you can see, a number of the MWBA teams opted to represent their home cities with the front of the jersey, although Milwaukee and Toledo decided to inscribe their distinctive nicknames on their away jerseys instead. For the cities with more than one team - Chicago & St. Louis - three of the four used elements of their main logos on the jersey front, with the Missouri Bluebirds opting to stitch their team nickname across the jersey.

As with the APBL's Philadelphia Tigers, the Milwaukee Bavarians opted to keep their unique pinstriped look both home and away.

Not surprisingly, the lone MWBA team that stuck with white jerseys at home - Toledo - opted to use gray away from home, although Lake Michigan joined them as a second gray away team.

09-02-2023, 07:23 PM	#94
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,671	Next up in the fashion show is the Midwestern Baseball Association. Nearly every team (14/16) was wearing colored jerseys at home, so for most of the league picking an away look was just a matter of finding out what design would look best in white. MWBA EASTERN LEAGUE HOME JERSEYS MWBA WESTERN LEAGUE HOME JERSEYS Many of the MWBA teams continued on with looks similar to what they were wearing before 1900, but as in the APBL gone are the large crests and shields that were tacked on to the front of many teams' jerseys. St. Paul was one of the two teams wearing white at home, but they switched to team colors and moved their "whites" over to the away side. MWBA EASTERN LEAGUE AWAY JERSEYS MWBA WESTERN LEAGUE AWAY JERSEYS As you can see, a number of the MWBA teams opted to represent their home cities with the front of the jersey, although Milwaukee and Toledo decided to inscribe their distinctive nicknames on their away jerseys instead. For the cities with more than one team - Chicago & St. Louis - three of the four used elements of their main logos on the jersey front, with the Missouri Bluebirds opting to stitch their team nickname across the jersey. As with the APBL's Philadelphia Tigers, the Milwaukee Bavarians opted to keep their unique pinstriped look both home and away. Not surprisingly, the lone MWBA team that stuck with white jerseys at home - Toledo - opted to use gray away from home, although Lake Michigan joined them as a second gray away team.