{"product_id":"montgomery-billikens-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-alabama","title":"Montgomery Billikens T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Alabama","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Montgomery Billikens, based in Montgomery, Alabama, went 77-58 in the Southern Association in 1911 and finished second, a game and a half behind the New Orleans Pelicans. It was the best season Montgomery had in the Association's first decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name came from a fad rather than from anything local. The Billiken was a squat, pointed-headed good luck figure designed by a Kansas City art teacher named Florence Pretz, who patented it in 1908, and it set off a national craze that ran for the next several years. Ballclubs picked it up all over the country. The Fort Wayne Billikens played in the Central League in 1909 and 1910, the McLeansboro Billikens in the KITTY League in 1910, and the Bay City Billikens in the Southern Michigan League in 1911 and 1912. Montgomery carried the name through the 1914 season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontgomery changed identities almost every few years in this period. The city fielded the Black Sox in 1903, the Senators from 1904 through 1908, and the Climbers in 1909 and 1910 before the Billikens arrived. Later clubs went by the Lions, who won league titles in 1928 and 1929, the Capitals, and the Bombers. The Rebels name that record books often attach to the 1912 through 1914 teams does not show up in the Montgomery papers until 1939.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Southern Association ran from 1901 through 1961 and was the most stable minor league in the South, drawing its clubs from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas across six decades.\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":48595782729950,"sku":"27276237817332952808","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ XS","offer_id":48595782762718,"sku":"28391266824183461103","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XS","offer_id":48595782795486,"sku":"16705879298762763144","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":48595782828254,"sku":"25327002808051787307","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ S","offer_id":48595782861022,"sku":"57858849174434901439","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S","offer_id":48595782893790,"sku":"31764959154955783305","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":48595782926558,"sku":"33808703228449190657","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ M","offer_id":48595782959326,"sku":"62130924632817838419","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ M","offer_id":48595782992094,"sku":"19625153822716135743","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":48595783024862,"sku":"13204608938066861321","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ L","offer_id":48595783057630,"sku":"75048474777907907513","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L","offer_id":48595783090398,"sku":"13104741012128730374","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":48595783123166,"sku":"23329319835439842563","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ XL","offer_id":48595783155934,"sku":"30103213208818439934","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL","offer_id":48595783188702,"sku":"23722570839956276588","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":48595783221470,"sku":"27456959541178375661","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 2XL","offer_id":48595783254238,"sku":"21172180203088251511","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 2XL","offer_id":48595783287006,"sku":"13044318986161946094","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 3XL","offer_id":48595783319774,"sku":"51771784584665832619","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 3XL","offer_id":48595783352542,"sku":"29100936673164683927","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 3XL","offer_id":48595783385310,"sku":"14705666129474618957","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":48595783418078,"sku":"30084469160241545912","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 4XL","offer_id":48595783450846,"sku":"42671657476162721727","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 4XL","offer_id":48595783483614,"sku":"82446682353008285324","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 5XL","offer_id":48595783516382,"sku":"11510736133481777511","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy \/ 5XL","offer_id":48595783549150,"sku":"19235181370814504935","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/1545\/2468\/files\/3148016921701202636_2048.jpg?v=1786587147","url":"https:\/\/retrobaseballrevival.com\/products\/montgomery-billikens-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-alabama","provider":"Retro Baseball Revival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}