The Amarillo Gold Sox took their name from their Texas Panhandle city; Amarillo is Spanish for yellow, and the club leaned into the golden connection. Amarillo had fielded Gold Sox teams in the West Texas-New Mexico League from 1939 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1955, and when that league folded, the club kept professional baseball alive in the Panhandle by moving up to the Class A Western League in 1956.
The move paid off immediately. Playing as an unaffiliated club, the Gold Sox won the 1956 Western League regular season title. They spent 1957 and 1958 as an affiliate of the Pacific Coast League's Sacramento Solons, and in the league's final season of 1958 they led the entire circuit in attendance. When the Western League folded after that year, Amarillo was the only club to move up rather than down, joining the Double-A Texas League for 1959.
A later Amarillo Gold Sox club played in the Texas League from 1976 to 1982 as a San Diego Padres affiliate, reviving the name for a new generation of Panhandle fans.
The Western League was a Class A circuit for most of its life, operating from 1900 through 1937 and again from 1947 through 1958, fielding teams across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states, including Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, and later Texas and New Mexico. For its first decade it stood just one step below the major leagues. An earlier league of the same name, which ran from 1885 to 1899, renamed itself the American League in 1900 and lives on today as one half of Major League Baseball.
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 premium lightweight shirts are the hugely popular Bella+Canvas brand 3001 tees. They are much lighter and thinner feeling than a traditional heavyweight tee. They also are more form fitting and feel more snug. These are generally 90% to 100% cotton, although please note that heather colors in this item are 52% cotton.
Size Guide: Fit is true to size or a little snug. Considering ordering one size up if you are normally between sizes.
Brand: Bella Canvas | Product ID: 3001
- Made with 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, a lightweight fabric (4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)) that is easy to layer, breathable. Perfect for active and leisure wear.
- The retail fit that is perfect for casual and semi-formal settings. The crew neckline adds a classic, neat style that's perfect for accessorizing.
- Bella+Canvas manufactures all its products in the US and internationally in humane, no-sweat-shop, sustainable way and is part of the Fair Labor Association as well as Platinum WRAP certified.
- The tear-away label minimizes skin irritations.
- Fabric blends: Ash and Heather Prism colors - 99% cotton, 1% polyester; Heather and Solid Blend colors - 52% cotton, 48% polyester; Athletic Heather and Black Heather - 90% cotton, 10% polyester.
