Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney Distressed white arched text reads

Distressed white arched text reads "TOWNIES" above curved text reading "WATERTOWN

Butler's Bucks took the field in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League starting in 1905

A muted green Rod of Asclepius illustration sits centered

and a tense wide-eyed stare

Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney Distressed white arched text readsWaterbury's Pirates brought Double A baseball to Connecticut in 1970, giving the brass city a direct pipeline to Pittsburgh's farm system. Eastern League ball thrived there for years, turning a working class town into a proving ground for future major leaguers. Some towns remember their minor league clubs the way others remember churches. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: