Cairo Egyptians - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt winsted Before the major leagues monopolized

Before the major leagues monopolized the national pastime

Calling a roller rink in Buffalo a "refined atmosphere" took the same delusional confidence as putting angel wings on two people one pothole away from a compound fracture

Opening during the 1950s bowling boom

" "NEW ORLEANS" and "LOUISIANA

Arched distressed white text reads "PANA COAL MINERS" above a circular gray emblem of a coal miner in a hard hat gripping a yellow baseball bat

Cairo Egyptians - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt winsted Before the major leagues monopolizedCairo's Egyptians took the diamond in 1897 as part of the Central League, bringing Class C baseball to the southern tip of Illinois. Nestled where the Ohio meets the Mississippi, Cairo was a river town that punched above its weight. Minor league ball gave that small community something to rally around when the century was still young. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: