Fort Wayne Kekiongas - Indiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt rr_track_peewee Salinas Packers took the field

Salinas Packers took the field in 1954

Freeport's Pretzels took the diamond in 1905 as part of the Class B Wisconsin State League

they gave immigrant mining families something beyond the next shift to rally around

matching white text reads "DRUM SET

Vintage hand-drawn illustration of Santa Claus seated on a chimney

Fort Wayne Kekiongas - Indiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt rr_track_peewee Salinas Packers took the fieldFort Wayne's Kekiongas, established in 1866, hold a singular place in baseball history. On May 4, 1871, they played in the very first professional league game ever recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some teams win championships, but the Kekiongas claimed something rarer, the first pitch of professional baseball itself. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed navy arched