San Bernardino Kittens - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Color:Sport Grey but for a handshake from

but for a handshake from the champ himself

Small-town clubs like these gave communities an identity beyond the depot and the pine forests

and Lincoln each raising amber-colored beer pints

Some teams endure for decades

San Bernardino Kittens - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Color:Sport Grey but for a handshake fromSan Bernardino's Kittens prowled the Southern California League in 1913, a Class D club in an era when minor league baseball stitched small cities together. Nestled in the Inland Empire, the team gave working families a reason to gather on summer evenings. Clubs like these rarely lasted long, but they planted baseball's roots deep in California soil. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The