Newport Pearl Diggers - Arkansas - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt marquette it gave locals a place

it gave locals a place that had nothing to do with the Strip

Smaller dark green text reads "BASEBALL" above a cursive line reading "Southern California League

Orange block numerals "1977" appear to the lower right of the car

Text reads "As Heard On The Delicious Dish

A cartoon portrait of Charles De Mar depicts a grinning figure in a black top hat

Newport Pearl Diggers - Arkansas - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt marquette it gave locals a placeNewport's Pearl Diggers played Class D ball in the Northeast Arkansas League during the 1909 season, a brief but proud chapter in small town baseball. Newport, Arkansas was mussel shell country along the White River, giving the club its distinctive name. Teams like this carried entire communities through long summers before the modern game left them behind. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of