Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:XL next to a distressed white

next to a distressed white and red cartoon cherub in a batting stance wearing a red cap

Clubs like the Rabbits gave Cedar Rapids something to rally around long before radio brought the major leagues home

with white cursive script reading "Zim's" above smaller white text reading "SAN FRANCISCO" and "MARIN COUNTY

Mission's Grapefruiters took the field in 1926

Albany even gave it a shield crest like it was a branch of government

Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:XL next to a distressed whiteRockford's Forest Citys stood among the original founding members of professional baseball's first league, the National Association, in 1871. Playing out of northern Illinois, they represented a small city competing against the great urban clubs of the era. Some teams are remembered for championships, but the Forest Citys are remembered for being there at the very beginning. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League