Reds in oddball uniforms
I came across a couple of photos recently that reminded me of some unusual uniforms Reds players have worn over the years. First is Pete Rose in a uniform with a number other than 14. As you may know, Pete wore 14 on his jersey his entire career with one 2 month exception; during the Spring Training of his rookie year (1963) he wore no. 27.
Another unusual uniform look for the reds was during Spring Training of 1983 when they wore white hats. They switched back to the traditional red caps for Opening Day. Below we see Gary Redus, Mario Soto, and Johnny Bench donning those white hats.
Lastly, when the Reds failed to sign Dave Concepcion to another contract after his 1988 season he decided to try out for the California Angels. Here is a photo of Davey with rookie Ken Griffey Jr. during the 1989 Spring Training. Concepcion didn't make the Angels and thus retired. Junior went on to quite a career.
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Another unusual uniform look for the reds was during Spring Training of 1983 when they wore white hats. They switched back to the traditional red caps for Opening Day. Below we see Gary Redus, Mario Soto, and Johnny Bench donning those white hats.
Lastly, when the Reds failed to sign Dave Concepcion to another contract after his 1988 season he decided to try out for the California Angels. Here is a photo of Davey with rookie Ken Griffey Jr. during the 1989 Spring Training. Concepcion didn't make the Angels and thus retired. Junior went on to quite a career.
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