The Muskogee Oilers, based in Muskogee, Oklahoma, played a single season in the Class C Western League in 1933, after the Wichita Oilers were evicted from their home park in Kansas and relocated mid-season to Muskogee. The club's most notable figure was player-manager Rube Marquard, then 46 years old and already a Hall of Fame pitcher, who took the mound for the Oilers during their brief run. Future major league All-Stars Mort Cooper and Kirby Higbe also appeared on the 1933 roster. Muskogee had hosted professional baseball under several other names stretching back to 1905, with Hall of Famers including Bill Dickey and Bobby Wallace appearing for Muskogee teams across that span.
In the years before television brought major league baseball into American homes, minor leagues were a central part of community life across small-town America. At the peak of the minor league era, more than 50 leagues and nearly 500 clubs operated nationwide, giving fans in hundreds of cities their only connection to professional baseball. The Western League was a mid-level circuit that ran from 1885 through 1958 in various forms, fielding teams across the central United States from the Dakotas and Nebraska down through Kansas, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
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.
