The Dodgers have started wearing striped socks for first time in nearly 80 years

The Dodgers have one of the best looking uniform sets in baseball. The Dodgers' script on those royal blue-and-white uniforms, the interlocking 'LA' on the caps -- it's an iconic look that's appropriate for any and all situations. The one thing, and perhaps the only thing, they've been lacking though: striped socks. 
The team has put an end to that this year. After Kiké Hernandez first sported the look on Aug. 13, a handful of players like Joc Pederson joined him in the days after. And on Monday, a number of Dodgers were spotted in the glorious blue-and-gray striped socks that matched their road unis when L.A. beat the Reds, 18-9, in a matinee matchup.

While the use of gray in a sock to match the road uniform is somewhat rare, the Dodgers themselves did the same thing when they had a gray road stirrup in 1931. 

What you might not realize is that the socks the team wore on Monday were the first striped socks that the Dodgers have worn since moving to Los Angeles. In fact, according to the Dressed to the Nines database, the last time the Dodgers wore striped socks was back in 1937, when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers. That was also the lone year that they opted for green uniforms instead of blue. 

(courtesy of Marc Okkonen)
Interestingly enough, the team's road unis weren't gray, but tan. After scrapping the green, the team went with the script "Dodgers" across the chest and have essentially worn the same uniform since. Well, until today's inclusion of the socks, that is.