Our Premium vintage inspired baseball tees represent the logos and rich history of the Negro, Latin and Federal baseball leagues, plus historic barnstorming baseball teams.
On March 8th, 1913, the Federal League was organized as a six-team minor league operating outside the bounds of organized baseball at that time, with franchises in St Louis, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Covington (as a proxy for Cincinnati). The exisiting major leagues (the American and National Leagues) and Organized Baseball as a whole paid little attention to the new league, thinking it would wither like previous leagues which had tried to exist outside the bounds of organized baseball. The 1913 Terriers finished that season at 59-60, in third place, 15 games behind the Indianapolis club and 4 1/2 games behind second place Cleveland. Before the start of the 1914 season, the Federal League declared itself a major league and expanded to eight teams (dropping the franchise from Cleveland and putting clubs in Buffalo, Brooklyn and Baltimore to establish an East Coast presence). In the midst of this reorganization, the league enticed new investors to join in. Among these were Otto Steifel, a St. Louis banker and brewer, and Philip De Catesby Ball, who made his money selling ice in St. Louis.
Tee Content:
Premium Quality Fabric
Tri-Blend, 25% Cotton 50% Polyester, 25% Rayon
Custom Screen Printed Team Logos
Soft and comfortable fit
Includes collectible team baseball card
