Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney and a tense wide-eyed stare

and a tense wide-eyed stare

Distressed golden-yellow arched text reads "RIVER PIRATES" flanked by stars in matching ink

Fort Lauderdale's Tarpons joined the Florida State League in 1928

Bold white sans-serif text below reads "Tonight Is Your Night

" A distressed golden-yellow illustration of a mustachioed baseball player in an upright pose stands beside a bat

Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney and a tense wide-eyed stareWaterbury's Pirates brought Double A baseball to Connecticut in 1970, giving the brass city a direct pipeline to Pittsburgh's farm system. Eastern League ball thrived there for years, turning a working class town into a proving ground for future major leaguers. Some towns remember their minor league clubs the way others remember churches. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: