Art Shamsky
Baseball in Keokuk ran far deeper than the Kernels era: the 1875 Keokuk Westerns were among the founding members of the National Association
Named for the state's reputation as the nation's largest
Our design is based off an original pinback button from the 1940s Bears
They struggled on the field
Watsonville Hayseeds T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:L Art ShamskyThe Watsonville Hayseeds, based in Watsonville, California, played the 1899 season in the California League, giving the Pajaro Valley farm town a professional nine with a name that leaned all the way into its identity. Hayseed was the era's universal slang for a country boy, and Watsonville, surrounded by apple orchards, sugar beet fields, and berry farms, wore it proudly against the big city clubs of San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento.