{"product_id":"pauls-valley-raiders-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-oklahoma","title":"Pauls Valley Raiders T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Oklahoma","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pauls Valley Raiders, based in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, joined the Sooner State League in 1948 as an expansion team and played at Wacker Park. In their second season the Raiders captured the 1949 pennant with an 88-52 record and drew 61,085 fans, an average of 873 per game, before falling to the Lawton Giants in the championship finals 4 games to 1. The 1951 club posted a 90-50 record, 40 games above .500, yet finished fourth in a stacked league behind Ardmore (99-40), Shawnee (96-44), and McAlester (91-48). As a New York Giants affiliate in 1952, Pauls Valley reached the finals again, losing a hard-fought seven-game series to McAlester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe franchise faded quickly after that. Pauls Valley went 41-99 in 1954, finishing 51 games out of first, and folded at season's end alongside the Ada Herefords. Neither city returned to professional baseball. Wacker Park remains in use today as a public recreation area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sooner State League was a Class D circuit that operated from 1947 through 1957, fielding teams from across Oklahoma along with several northern Texas cities. In the years before television brought major league baseball into American homes, minor leagues like the Sooner State League were a central part of community life across small-town America. At the peak of the minor league era in the late 1940s, more than 50 leagues and nearly 500 clubs operated across the country, giving fans in hundreds of cities and towns their only connection to professional baseball.\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":48405538046174,"sku":"45508316820970069678","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ XS","offer_id":48405538078942,"sku":"31003430687593742631","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XS","offer_id":48405538111710,"sku":"26355134241902188650","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":48405538144478,"sku":"19148586330567226191","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ S","offer_id":48405538177246,"sku":"25573305228026769019","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ S","offer_id":48405538210014,"sku":"33873499545006917245","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":48405538242782,"sku":"12809394951769373643","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ M","offer_id":48405538275550,"sku":"15667226974408122333","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ M","offer_id":48405538308318,"sku":"32258493291222579502","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":48405538341086,"sku":"25251495810806618215","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ L","offer_id":48405538373854,"sku":"11107057058623514451","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ L","offer_id":48405538406622,"sku":"21112859763756807304","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":48405538439390,"sku":"27754218492427842524","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ XL","offer_id":48405538472158,"sku":"40864536349521355088","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ XL","offer_id":48405538504926,"sku":"12992545458312181658","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":48405538537694,"sku":"31189421612748356335","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ 2XL","offer_id":48405538570462,"sku":"14572749573385905290","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 2XL","offer_id":48405538603230,"sku":"28586681167344865500","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 3XL","offer_id":48405538635998,"sku":"19847933643201497499","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ 3XL","offer_id":48405538668766,"sku":"13597935687176975033","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 3XL","offer_id":48405538701534,"sku":"40296251397378450688","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 4XL","offer_id":48405538734302,"sku":"30325198095127322594","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Maroon \/ 4XL","offer_id":48405538767070,"sku":"27891346901639107570","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Brown \/ 4XL","offer_id":48405538799838,"sku":"83348601250875563967","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 5XL","offer_id":48405538832606,"sku":"17670691542776690253","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/1545\/2468\/files\/2101989323209773664_2048.jpg?v=1783038750","url":"https:\/\/retrobaseballrevival.com\/products\/pauls-valley-raiders-t-shirt-premium-lightweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-oklahoma","provider":"Retro Baseball Revival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}