New London Whalers - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt burgers A red horizontal-line-hatched marquee banner

A red horizontal-line-hatched marquee banner below holds bold red block letters reading "ALL ★ STAR" and "LANES

with a central medallion reading "ESTD 180 AD ROME

" framed by red and blue firework bursts

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but even short-lived clubs leave deep roots in a community's memory

New London Whalers - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - 3/4 Sleeve Raglan T-Shirt burgers A red horizontal-line-hatched marquee bannerNew London's Whalers took the field in 1898 as part of the Connecticut State League, a Class F outfit in a proud seafaring city. Minor league ball in that era wasn't just sport, it was the social fabric of small New England towns. Places like New London gave working families something to gather around every summer evening. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed white