San Jose Dukes - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt Color:Athletic Heather Minor league ball gave rural

Minor league ball gave rural communities a sense of pride that stretched far beyond the diamond

which is a level of psychological warfare most comedians can only dream of

during an era when air conditioning was a genuine luxury worth advertising

A posterized oval portrait sits left-center

IT'S" above a halftone-dot illustration of Frank Drebin grinning in umpire gear

San Jose Dukes - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt Color:Athletic Heather Minor league ball gave ruralSan Jose's Dukes took the diamond in 1892 as part of the California League, bringing Class B baseball to the Santa Clara Valley. Organized ball was still finding its footing out west. Communities rallied around clubs like these, stitching the sport into California life long before the majors ever looked toward the Pacific coast. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed