The Salt Lake City Skyscrapers, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, played four seasons as charter members of the Class D Union Association from 1911 through 1914. The name was a piece of civic bragging: Salt Lake was putting up its first tall commercial buildings in those years, and the club named itself after the skyline rather than after an animal, an industry or a parent team.
The best season was the first. The 1911 Skyscrapers went 85-58 under manager Cliff Blankenship and finished second, eight and a half games behind a Great Falls club that won 90. Blankenship would manage Missoula to the league title the following year.
The end of the Union Association was strange even by Class D standards. In 1914 the rest of the league disbanded during the season, leaving Salt Lake City and Ogden as the only clubs still operating. Rather than quit, the two teams played sixteen games against each other to finish out their schedules. Ogden was awarded the championship, and the league never came back.
A common shorthand treats the Skyscrapers as an earlier name for the Salt Lake City Bees, but the two were separate operations. The Skyscrapers folded with their league after 1914. The Bees arrived in 1915 when a Utah businessman named Bill Lane bought an existing West Coast franchise and moved it to Salt Lake City, which is a purchase and a relocation rather than a renaming.
Photographs of the Skyscrapers survive in the Utah State History collections, including shots of the grandstand on April 23, 1911 and a team portrait from April 1912, with the crowd in suits and ties.
Retro Baseball Revival celebrates historic baseball teams with unique apparel, honoring their legacy and bringing history to one-of-a-kind clothing with our old school retro baseball tees from defunct Minor League Baseball teams. All of our high quality apparel is designed, printed, and shipped within the USA. This collection features 100% original designs based on the history and nicknames of historic minor league teams.
Our standard (non-premium) hoodies are classics that anyone is sure to recognize. They are thick, durable Gildan brand hoodies. They are a cotton/poly blend that stands the test of time and feature the 'kangaroo pouch' on the front with a draw string hood.
Size Guide: True to size, roomy
- Brand: Gildan | Product ID: G18500
- Made with a medium-heavy fabric (8.0 oz/yd² (271 g/m²)) that consists of 50% cotton and 50% polyester for that cozy feel and warmth you need in a hoodie.
- The classic fit along with the pouch pocket and the tear-away label make for a highly comfortable, scratch-free wearing experience.
- The color-matched drawcord and the double-lined hood add a stylish flair and durability that tie everything together.
- Made using 100% ethically grown US cotton. Gildan is also a proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol ensuring ethical and sustainable means of production. The blank tee's dyes are OEKO-TEX-certified dyes with low environmental impact.
- Tumble dry: medium; Iron, steam or dry: low heat; Do not dryclean; Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F); Non-chlorine: bleach as needed.
