![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1358/1*Kvnh5i1AHVnA92j_SkIA0w.png)
Brown has been part of the Padres' history since expansion, by FriarWire
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San Diego Padres New Era Cooperstown Collection 1984 World Series Chrome 59FIFTY Fitted Hat - White/Brown
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Blue replaced brown on Padres uniforms in 1991, by FriarWire
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Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Padres uniform history: The 1970s - ESPN - SweetSpot- ESPN
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San diego padres mlb - Gem
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The Padres' Journey From Unique to Undistinguished (and Back Again?)
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Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984, by FriarWire
![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cfc8fd2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1312+0+0/resize/1440x945!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2Fa4%2F8592d9b6400f807df178918b7a5a%2F2004.jpg)
Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/caaf16c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2904x1980+0+0/resize/1408x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F57%2Fa9%2F0ab094784b4693114ae768d261ee%2F2011.jpg)
Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/58a883a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3125x2168+0+0/resize/1384x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa7%2F70%2Ff958f0d94b5eb3ac6ebc2141b5a6%2F1989.jpg)
Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](http://www.hardballtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/padres-logos-650x289.jpg)
The Padres' Journey From Unique to Undistinguished (and Back Again?)
![Padres wore brown tops on the road from 1976–1984](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/48600d8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1992x1312+0+0/resize/1440x948!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe4%2Ff3%2F0c051b294070bb3fc37e2c1f41fd%2F1983.jpg)
Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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The Padres change uniforms, again, so let's look at their visual history