Phillies to wear powder blue uniforms for World Series Game 5
The Philadelphia Phillies will wear their powder blue uniforms for Game 5 of the World Series against the Houston Astros, as they look to rebound from being no-hit in Game 4.
During the regular season, the Phillies wear their powder blue uniforms for Thursday games played at Citizens Bank Park. At the outset of the playoffs, there weren’t any home games scheduled on Thursday, so there weren’t plans for the throwback uniforms to be worn. However, Monday’s rainout forced the three home games to be pushed back by a day each, opening the door for the powder blues to be worn in Game 5.
While it’s been worn as a home alternate since the 2018 season, the powder blues were initially the primary road uniforms of the Phillies from 1972-1988.
The last time that the Phillies wore powder blues in the postseason prior to tonight was Game 2 of the 1983 World Series. In that game, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt, Gary Matthews Sr. and Larry Andersen all appeared for the Phillies. A 22-year-old Cal Ripken Jr. drove in a run for the Baltimore Orioles, who won the game 4-1.
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