The Albany Travelers, based in Albany, Georgia, were a founding member of the Class D Georgia-Florida League in 1935 and the only franchise to field a team every season of the league's existence through 1958. The team ran as the Travelers through 1938. Our design draws on the era's traveling salesmen, a familiar fixture of small-town commerce across the Depression-era South, as the visual identity for the Travelers name. Manager Johnny Keane guided the club in 1938 before remaining as the franchise became the Albany Cardinals as a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate in 1939, a relationship that lasted through the league's final year. Keane would later manage the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series title.
In 1942, a 19-year-old shortstop named Red Schoendienst joined the Cardinals after the KITTY League folded mid-season. Still managing a vision problem from an earlier eye injury, Schoendienst had become a switch-hitter to compensate. He batted .269 in 68 games at Albany and was promoted to Lynchburg the following spring, then made his major league debut with the Cardinals in 1945, appeared in ten All-Star games, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989.
Albany won the league championship in 1938 over Thomasville, 1939 over Valdosta in a four-game sweep, 1948, and 1952. The Georgia-Florida League was a Class D circuit that ran, with a wartime interruption from 1943 through 1945, from 1935 through 1958, fielding teams primarily from south Georgia with occasional representation from Florida and Alabama.
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 crewneck sweatshirts are classics that anyone is sure to recognize. They are thick, durable Gildan brand crews. They are a cotton/poly blend that stands the test of time.
Size Guide: True to size
- Made with a medium-heavy fabric blend of 50% cotton and 50% polyester (8.0 oz/yd² (271.25 g/m²)), this sweatshirt feels cozy and is the perfect choice for those colder months.
- The classic fit along with the crew neckline deliver a comfy wearing experience with a clean-cut style. Meanwhile, the double-needle stitching at the shoulder, armhole, neck, waistband, and cuff seams add top-tier durability.
- Say goodbye to itchiness thanks to the gray, pearlized tear-away label.
- 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 shirt's dyes are OEKO-TEX-certified dyes with low environmental impact.
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F); Non-chlorine: bleach as needed; Tumble dry: low heat; Do not iron; Do not dryclean.
