{"product_id":"salt-lake-city-skyscrapers-t-shirt-heavyweight-vintage-defunct-baseball-teams-utah","title":"Salt Lake City Skyscrapers T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Utah","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Salt Lake City Skyscrapers, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, played four seasons as charter members of the Class D Union Association from 1911 through 1914. The name was a piece of civic bragging: Salt Lake was putting up its first tall commercial buildings in those years, and the club named itself after the skyline rather than after an animal, an industry or a parent team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best season was the first. The 1911 Skyscrapers went 85-58 under manager Cliff Blankenship and finished second, eight and a half games behind a Great Falls club that won 90. Blankenship would manage Missoula to the league title the following year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the Union Association was strange even by Class D standards. In 1914 the rest of the league disbanded during the season, leaving Salt Lake City and Ogden as the only clubs still operating. Rather than quit, the two teams played sixteen games against each other to finish out their schedules. Ogden was awarded the championship, and the league never came back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA common shorthand treats the Skyscrapers as an earlier name for the Salt Lake City Bees, but the two were separate operations. The Skyscrapers folded with their league after 1914. The Bees arrived in 1915 when a Utah businessman named Bill Lane bought an existing West Coast franchise and moved it to Salt Lake City, which is a purchase and a relocation rather than a renaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of the Skyscrapers survive in the Utah State History collections, including shots of the grandstand on April 23, 1911 and a team portrait from April 1912, with the crowd in suits and ties.\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 standard tees are classic, heavyweight t-shirts that are durable and thick. They are looser fitting and run true to size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize Guide: True to size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"listMCE\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eBrand: Gildan | Product ID: 5000\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMade with medium fabric (5.3 oz\/yd² (180 g\/m²)) consisting of 100% cotton for year-round comfort that is sustainable and highly durable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe classic fit of this shirt ensures a comfy, relaxed wear while the crew neckline adds that neat, timeless look that can blend into any occasion, casual or semi-formal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe tear-away label means a scratch-free experience with no irritation or discomfort whatsoever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMade using 100% US cotton that is ethically grown and harvested. Gildan is also a proud member of the US Cotton Trust Protocol ensuring ethical and sustainable means of production. 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