{"product_id":"mesa-jewels-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-arizona","title":"Mesa Jewels T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Arizona","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Mesa Jewels were Mesa, Arizona's professional baseball club for part of one season, 1929, in Arizona's first league in organized baseball. Backed by the city's Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Jewels joined as an expansion club when the league grew from four teams to six.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMesa played at Rendezvous Park, a tree-lined field with no outfield fence that later became the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs. The farming town could not draw a crowd in the summer heat, and on July 24, 1929 the club returned its franchise with roughly $2,000 in debts against $600 in assets. The league credited its remaining opponents with wins for the unplayed series, which left Mesa an official 28-61.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInfielder Ernie Lloyd, who also managed the club for a stretch, hit .410 in 34 games before the end came. Pitcher Lefty Blackburn stayed in town and became a Mesa police detective. Where the Jewels name came from is not recorded in any source we have found; the club was gone before anyone wrote it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMesa did not field another professional team until 1947, when it took over the Juarez franchise in midseason and played out the year as the Orphans. In the first half of the 1900s, teams existed in thousands of small towns across the United States, as Americans looked for recreational activities and entertainment in the era before TV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArizona's first league in organized baseball opened in 1928 as a Class D circuit with four clubs, in Bisbee, Miami, Phoenix and Tucson. It became the Arizona-Texas League in 1931 and the Arizona-Mexico League in 1955, and ran, with gaps, through 1958, eventually reaching into Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and northern Mexico.\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\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize Guide: Fit is true to size or a little snug. Considering ordering one size up if you are normally between sizes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eBrand: Bella Canvas | Product ID: 3001\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMade 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe retail fit that is perfect for casual and semi-formal settings. The crew neckline adds a classic, neat style that's perfect for accessorizing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBella+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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe tear-away label minimizes skin irritations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eFabric 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    ","brand":"Retro Baseball Revival","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ XS","offer_id":49180830826718,"sku":"18656345127206092427","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ XS","offer_id":49180830859486,"sku":"18743072970460277671","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":49180830892254,"sku":"58252465316837045249","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ S","offer_id":49180830925022,"sku":"12973872285167410618","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":49180830957790,"sku":"49656722986103704454","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ M","offer_id":49180830990558,"sku":"54958535935004071723","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":49180831023326,"sku":"15564713322494088183","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ L","offer_id":49180831056094,"sku":"11939277451273214136","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":49180831088862,"sku":"33819448038636736876","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ XL","offer_id":49180831121630,"sku":"21677492695855488429","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":49180831154398,"sku":"33165819465678931662","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ 2XL","offer_id":49180831187166,"sku":"40613249392852071312","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 3XL","offer_id":49180831219934,"sku":"25671323133719160960","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ 3XL","offer_id":49180831252702,"sku":"31975457481088078744","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":49180831285470,"sku":"28549264675263925126","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Team Purple \/ 4XL","offer_id":49180831318238,"sku":"35939992860370591526","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 5XL","offer_id":49180831351006,"sku":"29197265918876288435","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/1545\/2468\/files\/11001294934013425252_2048.jpg?v=1791579770","url":"https:\/\/retrobaseballrevival.com\/products\/mesa-jewels-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-arizona","provider":"Retro Baseball Revival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}