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The 1949 championship followed a four-games-to-two win over Alexandria in the finals, though an immediate interleague series against the Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League ended in a four-game sweep of Hammond. The 1951 title came behind pitcher Jack Cardey's league-leading 25 wins, with Hammond beating Baton Rouge four games to two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe franchise folded after winning that 1951 championship, drawing just 28,230 fans in their final season. Abbeville replaced them in the 1952 lineup, and Hammond has not hosted another professional baseball team since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Evangeline League was a Class D minor league (Class C from 1949) that operated primarily in southern and central Louisiana from 1934 through 1957, with a wartime pause from 1943 through 1945. Named for the Acadian folk heroine of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem, the league was nicknamed the \"Pepper Sauce League\" or the \"Tabasco Circuit\" by fans and sportswriters, a nod to the Cajun country setting and the volatile brand of baseball played there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetro 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur crewneck sweatshirts are classics that anyone is sure to recognize. They are thick, durable Gildan brand crews. 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