Santa Cruz Sand Crabs Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Color:Sand and short-lived clubs like the

and short-lived clubs like the Stars were part of the game's fabric

the Plowboys won league championships in 1916

269 in 68 games at Albany and was promoted to Lynchburg the following spring

and one season in the outlaw league proved to be the extent of it

Ada has not hosted professional baseball since

Santa Cruz Sand Crabs Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Color:Sand and short-lived clubs like theThe Santa Cruz Sand Crabs, based in Santa Cruz, California, brought professional baseball to the beach, competing in the California League circuits of 1899 (as the Beachcombers) and 1908 09 (as the Sand Crabs), with ballgrounds sitting near the waterfront where coastal winds off Monterey Bay played havoc with fly balls. Both names were pure Santa Cruz, evoking the boardwalk and bathhouse seaside culture that was already drawing tourists to the city by