Milwaukee Brewers Caps History
The Seattle Pilots relocated to Milwaukee suddenly in the spring of 1970. The team carried over the Pilot's color scheme and the jerseys had a very similar look.
1970-73
The "S" is replaced with an "M" and the wheat stalks are removed from the cap.The same Pilots jerseys are used with the Brewers name in 1970. The home jersey is redesigned in 1971, then both jerseys change in 1972.
KM Pro
Pro McAuliffe
A rare Pro McAuliffe, I'm not certain if the team wore these on-field.
1974-77
A yellow front panel cap becomes the road cap in 1974.
KM Pro
New Era
New Era caps used 1975-77
Roman Pro
With the demise of KM Pro, Roman Pro acquires KM Pro machinery and inventory and the Brewers start using their caps in 1977. The road cap below is clearly a KM Pro-made cap with a Roman Pro label.
1978-85
The ingenious 4-fingered "mb" glove logo debuts with new jerseys. The home cap is all blue, the road cap has a yellow front panel.
Roman Pro
New Era
On New Era caps yellow front panels change to nylon around 1980.
Roman Pro
Roman Pro front panels remain wool.
New Era
New Era and Sports Specialties worn during the 80's.
Sports Specialties
Sports Specialties road caps have cloth front panels. I've never seen a game-used one, so if anyone has one, you know what to do.
New Era
1986-93
In 1986 the yellow front panel cap is retired and the blue cap is used home and road.
Sports Specialties
New Era
MLB Batterman logo initially appears as a glued on patch in 1992 then is embroidered on later in the year.
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1994-96
The jersey set is redesigned and the colors change to blue, teal and gold. The home cap is blue, the road cap has a teal visor. Undervisors turn grey.
New Era
Raised embroidery appears in 1996.
1997-99
The cap logo changes to an M. The logo is white on home caps, gold on road caps. In 1998 Milwaukee transfers from the AL to the NL.
New Era
2000-05
The cap logo changes to a stylized M over a wheat stock (remind you of a certain company that might own a baseball team?).
New Era
2006
The famous mb cap and jersey returns as an alternate in 2006.
New Era
2007-13
Polyester caps and black undervisors appear.
New Era
2014
Ball-and-glove BP cap worn with BP jersey for one game.
New Era
2015
Ball-and-glove BP cap dropped.
New Era
2016-present
Alternate navy ball-and-glove cap added. BP cap used a couple times. Throwback M with yellow front also worn a couple times as an alternate.
New Era
