Wheeling Stogies - West Virginia - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt marshalltown they gave immigrant mining families

they gave immigrant mining families something beyond the next shift to rally around

Playing meant something in a place where the Pennsylvania Railroad built everything

pointing forward with a cigarette in his mouth

Inspired by The Warriors

Arched golden-yellow serif text reads "EUGENE" above "EST 1951" flanking a cartoon meadowlark in yellow and brown perched on a baseball bat

Wheeling Stogies - West Virginia - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt marshalltown they gave immigrant mining familiesWheeling's Stogies took the diamond in 1899 as part of the Interstate League, carrying the cigar making heritage of West Virginia's Ohio Valley right into their name. Class B ball meant everything to towns like Wheeling back then. Minor league clubs gave working communities an identity beyond the factory floor. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed rust red arched