Brockton Shoemakers - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt amusement park attend a rally

attend a rally

Maine's port city supported local clubs long before the majors cast their shadow

Along the Mississippi River bluffs

Stacked green text below reads "BASEBALL CLUB

the National Association

Brockton Shoemakers - Massachusetts - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt amusement park attend a rallyBrockton's Shoemakers took the field in 1914 as part of the Colonial League's Class C circuit. Named for the Massachusetts city's thriving boot and shoe factories, the team carried an industrial identity onto the diamond. Small town baseball gave working communities a source of local pride during an era when the game still belonged to places like Brockton. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of