Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt ridgeville corners Distressed white script text reads

Distressed white script text reads "Dogs" at the top

A cartoon brown sloth with a white face hangs from a green-leafed branch with both hands

clubs like the Wasps were laying the sport's foundation in the Bay Area

Opening in the 1970s

Some alleys just hosted games

Hartford Dark Blues - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt ridgeville corners Distressed white script text readsHartford's Dark Blues took the field in 1876 as charter members of the National League, making Connecticut home to professional baseball from the very start. Playing in Hartford during the league's founding season carried a weight few cities could claim. Before the sport belonged to New York and Chicago, it belonged to towns like this. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: