Merced Bears - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt tampa Arched distressed white text reads

Arched distressed white text reads "VERNON'S GYM" above a cartoon portrait of Vernon in a yellow tank top curling a dumbbell

with small red and white text on its front panel reading "WINE 'EM DINE 'EM SIXTY NINE 'EM

Celebrate the storied legacy of the defunct retro vintage Sahara Hotel with our all-over print button-up collared shirt

An orange posterized portrait depicts Bump Bailey in a crouching fielding pose wearing a "Knights" jersey

Some alleys belonged to their neighborhoods so completely they became landmarks no one thought to question

Merced Bears - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt tampa Arched distressed white text readsMerced Bears took the field in 1941, bringing California League baseball to the heart of the San Joaquin Valley. During wartime and beyond, minor league clubs like this one gave small agricultural towns a shared identity and something to cheer for. Merced may have lost its team, but the memory of those summer nights never left. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Orange arched