Salem Fairies - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top Size:M Hammond's Berries took the field

Hammond's Berries took the field in 1946 as part of Louisiana's postwar minor league boom

Boise's Fruit Pickers took the diamond in 1904 as part of the Pacific National League

Pink pennant shape with a pointed bottom edge sits above large orange italic script text reading "Zim's" with a dark shadow effect

They carried a community's pride long before the major leagues looked westward

" each enclosed in individual square outlines resembling a lit marquee sign

Salem Fairies - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top Size:M Hammond's Berries took the fieldSalem's Fairies took the field in 1887 as part of the New England League, representing a Massachusetts city already steeped in centuries of history. Minor league baseball in that era bound small towns together in fierce regional pride. Teams like the Fairies gave Salem something beyond its colonial past to rally around, even if only for a brief season. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear.