Connie Mack, Ken Griffey Jr. and other baseball fashion icons of the past 100 years

Baseball's come a long way since the battle fields of the Civil War, and so has baseball fashion. Uniforms, equipment and, yes, even jewelry trends have come, gone and evolved with America's pastime.

So let's take a look at some of the ballplayers who did more than just play ball. Here are 10 of baseball's biggest fashion icons from the last 100 years.

Connie Mack - Way back in ye days of ole, baseball's managers were actually called captains and they wore team uniforms because they doubled as players too. This trend started to fade in the beginning of the 20th century as older guys in suits became a dugout staple. A decade or so later, and the ship had righted itself as managers went back to wearing team uniforms ... save for iconic Athletics manager Connie Mack (and occasionally Dodgers skipper Burt Shotton). 

The New York Yankees - Any way you dice it, the Yankees epitomize iconic baseball fashion. Team-mandated shaving guidelines and limitations on hair length and style are just the beginning for a club that hasn't changed its logo since 1909. And if "iconic" doesn't describe those pinstripes …

Babe Ruth - When he first burst onto the scene, people took notice of Bryce Harper for his versatility, his power and the natural motion of his swing (supposedly modeled after Ruth's). But folks also took note of his cheeks as Harper smeared them with eye black. Turns out he took that from Ruth's playbook, too. 

It's said that this trend was born with Ruth, who smeared actual grease under his eyes in an effort to see better on sunny days back in the late 1920s. Nearly a century later, Major League Baseball has guidelines as to what -- if any -- messages players are allowed to put in their eye black. 

Jackie Hayes - Some fashion statements are more for utility than style. Such was the case in 1940 when -- after a handful of dangerous beanings across baseball in the years prior -- White Sox infielder Jackie Hayes became the first player in Major League Baseball to wear a batting helmet during a game.

Lee Walls - Nowadays, sunglasses on baseball players aren't exactly a rarity. Some models are even tricked out with mp3 players and the like. But they were much less common back in 1959, which is why Cubs outfielder Lee Walls' was dubbed "Captain Midnight" for rocking some shades during Wrigley's matinees.

Dock Ellis - Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis was never too shy to make a statement, on the field or off. And when his fastball wasn't speaking for him, his fashion certainly was -- like the time he took the field with a head full of curlers.

Ken "Hawk" Harrelson - While there's plenty of lore about Ted Williams and Bobby Thomson wearing golf gloves while taking BP, it was Hawk Harrelson in 1968 who first used batting gloves in a MLB game. Later, Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt would work with MLB to indoctrinate them into the very fabric of America's pastime.

George Hendrick - We think of players who pull their pants up to show off socks or stirrups as old-school, but that's actually not the case. Back in the mid-to-late 19th century, baseballers wore their pants all the way to their ankles. That trend fell out of favor until George Hendrick brought it back in the 1970s. Now (mostly) everyone is doing it.

Ken Griffey Jr. - The Kid's incalculable contributions to the baseball industry make him iconic in many arenas, but it was his backward hat at the 1993 Home Run Derby that might be the most lasting. With his hat flipped around, Griffey -- then just 23 -- became the first player to hit the warehouse behind the right-field wall of Camden Yards with a baseball. Regardless of where you were in the 1990s, you definitely knew someone who wore a Mariners hat backward because of Griffey.

Alyssa Milano - It might seem odd to see the star of the show Charmed on a list about baseball fashion, but take one look at the female fans in stadiums across the country and you'll understand why. Milano's notoriety and affinity for Dodgers baseball made her the perfect candidate to work collaboratively with MLB to launch a line of fan swag for women, called Touch by Alyssa Milano, back in 1997.