The Santa Barbara Saints, based in Santa Barbara, California, were a charter member of the Class C circuit founded in California in 1941, and were its first playoff champions. The Saints name was chosen in a popular contest that drew more than 200 different entries, announced on April 1, 1941, just weeks before the league's first pitch.
The Saints were a Brooklyn Dodgers farm club, and Brooklyn took the operation seriously; when the roster proved thin at catcher early on, Dodgers president Larry MacPhail personally wired catcher Stanley Wasiak to report to Santa Barbara from Georgia. Wasiak stuck around baseball for the next half century, becoming the winningest manager in minor league history. The investment paid off on the field: Santa Barbara finished second at 83-56 in the regular season, won the second half outright, then beat Bakersfield in the playoffs and defeated pennant-winning Fresno four games to one in the final round to claim the league's inaugural postseason championship.
The Saints returned in 1942 as one of only four teams to attempt the war-shortened season before the league suspended play entirely. When baseball resumed in 1946, Santa Barbara's club carried the Dodgers name outright, and the city remained a league fixture into the 1960s.
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.
