Tulsa Drillers Adds Alternate Uniform

In a move to celebrate the oil industry and Route 66, the Tulsa Drillers added a new alternate uniform to its uniform lineup that already contained a rather broad variety of uniforms.

The new alternate uniform is a navy jersey on top of a white pants. The jersey has script on the front saying Tulsa, set in a typeface meant to “copy” the neon signs found along Route 66. Near the bottom of the sleeves there is a baby blue piping surrounding the sleeves.

The jersey itself does not commemorate the oil industry, but the corresponding cap does. It shows an oil rig on the front. On top of this oil rig there is a small flame. Tulsa is well known for its share in the American oil industry. Since the early 20th century, Tulsa promotes itself as Oil Capital of the World.

Route 66 is commemorated with a patch on the right sleeve. “Modestly” the patch writes Capital of Route 66, celebrating 100 years. The Mother Road, as Route 66 is also called, was inaugurated in 1926. It runs from Chicago to Los Angeles, crossing the states of Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. At the inauguration of Route 66, the length was  2,448 miles. Through the decades, the length was shortened. In 1960, the length had shrunk to 2,238 miles.

It may be expected that more clubs in Minor League cities along the Mother Road will celebrate the centennial. Cities like Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Springfield, San Bernadino, and Amarillo.