Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:L Lightning bolts around an ankle

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Blue block text below reads "EST 1886" with "SOUTHERN LEAGUE

" in a matching rounded typeface

flanked by "Since 1988" and "Chicago

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Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:L Lightning bolts around an ankleHartford's Dark Blues took the field in 1876 as charter members of the National League, making Connecticut home to professional baseball from the very start. Playing in Hartford during the league's founding season carried a weight few cities could claim. Before the sport belonged to New York and Chicago, it belonged to towns like this. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: