Mount Airy, North Carolina, sits on one of the largest open-face granite deposits in the world, and its quarrying industry has supplied building stone across the eastern United States since the 1880s. The baseball team adopted the Graniteers name in 1934 as a direct reference to that industry, ran as the Mount Airy Reds from 1935 through 1937, then returned to Graniteers from 1938 through 1941. Gene Handley, playing for the 1936 Reds, batted .403 that season, second-highest average in the league. In 1940, the Graniteers had their best finish at 63-56, reaching the playoff semifinals before falling to the Bassett Furnituremakers.
The franchise competed across all eight seasons without winning a title or producing a famous alumni connection on the order of neighboring clubs, but the name itself does some of the work a larger history might provide: in a league saturated with textile and tobacco references, the Graniteers stand apart as one of the few clubs whose identity came from the ground under the town rather than its mills or warehouses.
The Bi-State League was a Class D circuit that ran from 1934 through 1942, fielding teams from the tobacco and textile country straddling the Virginia-North Carolina border. The league did not resume after World War II.
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 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.
Size Guide: Fit is true to size or a little snug. Considering ordering one size up if you are normally between sizes.
Brand: Bella Canvas | Product ID: 3001
- Made 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.
- The retail fit that is perfect for casual and semi-formal settings. The crew neckline adds a classic, neat style that's perfect for accessorizing.
- Bella+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.
- The tear-away label minimizes skin irritations.
- Fabric 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.
