Their name reflected the region’s coal mining industry
KY that played in the Blue Grass League
Mathews went on to hit 512 career home runs and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978
The Sherman-Denison Twins were a minor league baseball team that played in various leagues during the 1940s and 1950s
The franchise played one final season as the Americus Rebels in 1951 before relocating to Thomasville
Hammond Berries Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana Size:M Their name reflected the region’sThe Hammond Berries, based in Hammond, Louisiana, were the most successful franchise in the Evangeline League's post war era, winning the championship in 1947, 1949, and 1951. The team took its name from the strawberry farming that defined the region: Hammond sat at the center of Louisiana's strawberry belt, and the club played home games at Berry Stadium on the campus of what is now Southeastern Louisiana University. The Berries started slowly,