The Los Angeles Looloos, based in Los Angeles, California, played the 1902 season in the California League, the pre-PCL circuit then centered on San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. The name is a monument to the slang of its day: a "lulu" (the papers spelled it looloo) was something spectacular, a dazzler, a real beauty, the word sportswriters reached for when a play or a game was one for the ages. Calling the team the Looloos was period swagger, plain and simple: Los Angeles announcing its ballclub as the dazzlers of the Coast.
Owned by entrepreneur Jim Morley, the club represented the league's second attempt at a Los Angeles market, following the Los Angeles Angels entry of 1901, at a time when the city was still a fraction the size of San Francisco.
The 1902 Looloos briefly employed one of the wildest talents in baseball history. Rube Waddell, the eccentric left-hander, went 11-8 for Los Angeles before Connie Mack pried him away to the Philadelphia Athletics in mid-season, where he promptly went 24-7 and led the American League in strikeouts. Waddell was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.
The Looloos' real legacy is what came next. After the 1902 season, California League officials engineered the expansion that created the Pacific Coast League, and Morley's Los Angeles club joined the new circuit in 1903, where the Looloos name lingered informally for a few seasons before Los Angeles Angels stuck for good. That PCL franchise went on to become one of the most successful in minor league history, but it started here, with one season and one unforgettable name in the old California League.
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.
