Beckley Bengals T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Color:Pebble Brown Later that summer

Later that summer

The Augusta Kennebecs played from 1895-97 and were members of the New England League and later the Maine State League

finishing last in the six-team league both years

The Harlan Smokies were a minor league baseball team from Harlan County

as the sport flourished across small towns during the first half of the 20th century

Beckley Bengals T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Color:Pebble Brown Later that summerThe Beckley Bengals were a minor league baseball team from Beckley, WV, that played in the Mountain State League in 1937 and 1938, winning the league title both years. As a Detroit Tigers affiliate, they produced notable alumni like nine time all star and 1940 MVP Frank McCormick and pitcher Lee Grissom. The Bengals were part of a wave of small town teams in the first half of the 19th cenutry as baseball became Americas pastime. Retro Baseball Revival