San Jose Bees 1980s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Paris Bourbonites played on a field between

played on a field between College Avenue and the Clovis Highway and were considered one of the most outstanding Black baseball teams in Texas

The Seminole Oilers

take their name from the oil drilling boom that was active in the region during the early 1900s

The team was not very successful and moved to Lynn

The franchise opened under the Dons name in 1947

San Jose Bees 1980s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Paris Bourbonites played on a field betweenThe San Jose Bees, based in San Jose, California, played in the California League from 1962 through 1976 and again from 1983 through 1987, two eras that could hardly have less in common. The first Bees arrived as a Los Angeles Angels affiliate and won the pennant in their debut 1962 season, then took another title in 1967. The Angels years gave way to Kansas City Royals and Cleveland affiliations, and the most famous alumnus of the era is Hall of