San Jose Dukes - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt mesa Arched salmon-pink distressed serif text

Arched salmon-pink distressed serif text reads "GRAPEFRUITERS" above a cartoon anthropomorphic grapefruit character rendered in golden-yellow

Waterloo's Hawks took the field in 1922

followed by white serif text reading "BOTH KINDS OF MUSIC

Some clubs fade from the record books but never leave the town's memory

San Jose Dukes - California - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt mesa Arched salmon-pink distressed serif textSan Jose's Dukes took the diamond in 1892 as part of the California League, bringing Class B baseball to the Santa Clara Valley. Organized ball was still finding its footing out west. Communities rallied around clubs like these, stitching the sport into California life long before the majors ever looked toward the Pacific coast. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed