Rio Grande Rios - Utah - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt hamilton Rockford's Forest Citys stood among

Rockford's Forest Citys stood among the original founding members of professional baseball's first league

Minor league ball in that era was the lifeblood of communities too small for the big stage but too proud to sit out

Liability insurance alone could bankrupt a small nation

Distressed white blackletter text below reads "We Believe In Nussing

Rio Grande Rios - Utah - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt hamilton Rockford's Forest Citys stood amongRio Grande Rios baseball club took the diamond in Salt Lake City around 1900, competing in the Utah Idaho Intermountain League. Long before pro sports reached the mountain west, small town clubs like these were the whole show. Saturday crowds came for the game and stayed because the team was theirs. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Arched powder blue serif text reads "RIO