The Ardmore Boomers, based in Ardmore, Oklahoma, played a single season in the Class B Western Association in 1925, taking their name from the oil boom reshaping the city's economy at the time. The Boomers finished 86-64 and defeated the Muskogee Athletics 4 games to 1 in the finals to claim the 1925 Western Association championship. The franchise relocated to Joplin, Missouri the following year to become the Joplin Ozarks.
The 1925 club followed a year after the 1924 Ardmore Bearcats, whose roster included a 21-year-old Carl Hubbell in his second professional season. Hubbell would go on to a Hall of Fame career with the New York Giants. Ardmore later fielded teams in the Sooner State League from 1947 through the circuit's final 1957 season, winning the league championship in that final year, but it is the oil-boom-era Boomers name that stands as the most distinctive chapter in the city's long baseball history.
In the years before television brought major league baseball into American homes, minor leagues were a central part of community life across small-town America. At the peak of the minor league era, more than 50 leagues and nearly 500 clubs operated nationwide, giving fans in hundreds of cities their only connection to professional baseball. The Western Association was one of the longer-running circuits in this era, fielding teams across Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas in various incarnations from the late 1800s through 1954.
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.
