Mount Clemens Bathers - Michigan - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie fort pierce Clubs like this one gave

Clubs like this one gave small cities an identity far beyond their size

a red nose

Teams like the Fairies gave Salem something beyond its colonial past to rally around

Belleville's Stags played Class D ball in the Illinois State League starting in 1947

but through quiet devotion to a community

Mount Clemens Bathers - Michigan - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie fort pierce Clubs like this one gaveMount Clemens earned its nickname as "Bath City" for the mineral springs that drew visitors from across the Midwest. Founded in 1906, the Bathers played Class D ball in the Southern Michigan League, carrying that spa town identity right onto the diamond. Small town clubs like these were the backbone of early baseball in Michigan. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed