MLB's 10 Throwback Jerseys That Should Have Stayed in the Past

Given its long and rich history, baseball is a sport overflowing with throwback jersey combinations.

Some of these retro looks are downright awesome and some of these are, well, not so much.

This slideshow celebrates the latter—the ugliest of the ugly.

Here are 10 throwback jerseys from recent seasons that should have stayed in the past, forgotten in time.

Dressing Like It's 1964

Back in 2009, the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds locked horns on June 20 for MLB's annual Civil Rights Game, the first year that this game was played in the regular season.

The teams decided to wear the uniforms they wore back in 1964, the year the landmark Civil Rights Act was passed by Congress.

While these uniforms were, by and large, pretty sharp, the Reds' names-below-the-numbers look wasn't a good choice.

This wasn't a good idea back in 1964, so what made it a good idea in 2009? Who knows, but the Reds should have fudged history a bit and swung the name up over the number.....like nearly every other jersey throughout sports history has done.

Mariners' Zeal for Teal

The Mariners ever consistently sport this ugly look from the 1990s?

I hope not!

I found this on their online store but couldn't come across any actual evidence of them actually wearing these uniforms for extended games.

Padres' Mustard & Mud

The Padres' have a wealth of retro looks to call upon, but the "mustard and mud" look isn't as slick as some of their other old school threads.

The D-Backs Remember Purple & Teal

The Arizona Diamondbacks celebrated the 10th anniversary of their 2001 World Series championship by going back to their original purple duds on Sept. 10 versus the Padres.

The purple look treated the D-Backs well—they won that game on a walk-off—but come on, the purple and teal look should have been left to the highlight reels.

White Sox Pajama Look

The Chicago White Sox wore these Negro League throwbacks—they were remembering the Chicago American Giants—back in 2008 for the Civil Rights Game.

I know this is the second time in the slideshow I'm picking on the Negro League uniforms, but a bad throwback is a bad throwback, as these duds look more like pajamas than baseball uniforms

Astros' Shooting Star Tops

The Astros busted out these throwbacks in 2010 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Astrodome's opening (This is also when the then three-year-old franchise abandoned the Colt .45's moniker)

It's kind of a lame look, right?

The infamous "rainbow guts" unis didn't come around until 1975, but they would have been such an irresistible and superior choice to the ho-hum threads of the very first Houston Astros.

Angels' Halo Hats

The Angels donned a retro look for a game against the Dodgers on July 1.

Most of the look was actually pretty good, but these California Angels hats with the halo on top should have been left in the past.

Boston's Dead Ball Duds

The Red Sox hosted the Cubs in interleague play this past May. It was Chicago's first trip to Fenway Park since losing the 1918 World Series to Boston.

To celebrate the occasion, the team's had a throwback night celebrating the aesthetic of baseball as it was played 93 years ago.

The Red Sox duds were plain boring and sort of jarring to the eye with nothing breaking up the blinding white.

The Cubs? More Like the UBS

While the Cubbies uniforms from that same game in May weren't that bad overall, the logo on the uniform top is plain awful.

UBS?

That's what "Cubs" clearly ends up looking like with this funky looking logo, but perhaps this lettering style was all the rage back in the Teens. 

Dodgers' Brooklyn Powder Blues

First of all, it's a travesty that the Dodgers should be making money off of their Brooklyn legacy in Los Angeles.

Second of all, this is one ugly powder blue uniform set. Powder blues from the 1970s are pretty snazzy.

These threads from the 1940s? Not so much.