Got a few responses regarding the Angels' hat history (read comments from the "mail time" blog and check out Santos' response) but figured I would let another e-mailer help explain.

Got this e-mail from Stephen C. Smith, who runs the great Angels' Web site: www.futureangels.com:

The Angels most definitely did not copy the old PCL Angels. Actually, the Dodgers did.

The Dodgers had to buy the PCL Angels, then owned by the Chicago Cubs, in 1957 to get the territorial rights. When the Dodgers came to town, the franchise moved to Spokane. The Dodgers adopted the PCL Angels hat logo, which you can see at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_(PCL)

The PCL Angels cap was navy, with the same "LA" block font that the Dodgers now have. The only difference was the "A" was red. No doubt Walter O'Malley went with the same font to attract PCL Angels fans with the logo.

If you want to see what the jersey looked like, a replica is for sale by Ebbets Field Flannels at:

http://www.ebbets.com/Authentic_19216_Details.aspx

And this was the road jersey:

http://www.ebbets.com/Authentic_19231_Details.aspx

There are several excellent books on the history of the old PCL and the PCL Angels. A Google search on PCL Los Angeles Angels will also turn up several helpful references. This one has several photos:

http://www.sportshollywood.com/lawrigley.html

Enjoy and thanks Stephen.