As the game and the day wore on, the sun’s angle changed, and the players often were blinded as the sunlight passed beneath the bill into the player’s eyes. While the Knickerbocker baseball team was the first baseball team to wear hats to protect them from the sun, the flatbill of the straw hat was only useful when the sun was directly overhead. You’re probably wondering why they would even want to bend the bill of their hats. The Knickerbockers played in a time before sports sunglasses and flip-ups, and since the hats the Knickerbockers wore were straw, it’s highly unlikely any of the team members wanted to try and bend the bill into a curve like a lot of wearers do today. ![]() Not necessarily a fashion statement, but if you stop to think about it, every one of those baseball players was wearing a baseball hat, not a baseball cap. That was the sole purpose for the creation of the baseball hat. When the Knickerbockers were standing on Elysian field in the summertime, those straw baseball hats of theirs helped keep the sun out of their eyes, allowing them to play a better game. In 1849, wearing a baseball hat with a straight brim wasn’t a social “cool zone” status statement. See what they’re doing? They’re adjusting those straw hats to keep the sun out of their eyes. Keep in mind, the modern-day baseball cap won’t come along for another fifty years. There they are now, and we’re guessing you’ve noticed their hats are made of straw. From what we’ve learned, they’re the first professional baseball team to wear baseball hats. That’s Elysian Field, and it’s where the Knickerbockers played their games. You’re probably wondering about the baseball field you’re seeing. We’re going to set the date for April 24th, 1849, and in a few split seconds, we’ll be taking a giant step closer to the answer. Step into our way back machine and get comfortable. To get the real answers, we need to go back to the day baseball hats were made and worn for the first time. ![]() In fact, very few of us think about when the baseball hat was created and why. Most of us have worn a baseball hat on occasion, but it’s safe to say the reasons for doing so vary as much as the style of hat we’re wearing and, in most cases, have nothing to do with baseball. It’s your way of stylishly stating your choice of being posh versus campy, or that you’d rather hang with the cool kids than be president of the chess club. Think of it as an outward sign of an inward feeling. When it comes to sending a social status message, a flat bill baseball hat exudes a particular level of how you want to be perceived by all of your friends and associates. When the bill of a baseball hat is flat, the headpiece gains a vaulted moniker of “hat,” but when it’s curved, it’s no longer a “hat” it’s a “cap.” ![]() Why do people wear flat bill baseball hats? The title tells the secret, and it’s elementary when you stop to think about it. We’ve got the answer and it’s not a fashion faux pas Also, as an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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