Pillbox caps were a common sight in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The pillbox caps made a comeback in 1976 when five teams wore the style to commemorate the National League's 100th anniversary. Of the five teams to wear the pillbox hats that year, only the Pittsburgh Pirates continued to wear them regularly after that season, finally switching back to a normal hat after the 1986 season.

Dave Parker aka “The Cobra” smoking a heater in the dugout.

1970s MLB All Stars wearing the pill box caps

Although the UH baseball teams never wore the pillbox hat style, OQSS will be releasing these fantasy caps as a tribute to the early days of UH baseball in the 1970s and to pay homage to the game's timeless fashion.

To help with this project, OQSS collaborated and worked closely with an icon, Norma from Stockbridge Sewing Works. If you didn’t know, Norma is a staple in the vintage base ball community and makes caps for most of the teams that play across the country. She just made caps for the newest league in Hawaii, the Aloha Vintage Baseball League.

Pictured below is the first UH pillbox prototype. The traditional kelly green and sheridan orange colors were used throughout. The block “H” logo was embroidered as did many of the 1970s caps. Three sheridan orange soutaches round the cap and eight eyelets adorn the top.