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The Atlanta Apollos began as the Atlanta Chiefs and played in the National Professional Soccer League in 1967. When that league merged with the Untied Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League, the Chiefs followed. The team was sold in 1973 and...

The Vulcans played in the Continental Football League, a tier below the NFL and AFL, for part of the 1967 season. Akron was excited to have a pro-football team, but the fun only lasted 4 games before the team ran out of money and...

Defend Milwaukee's diamond and the galaxy in this unique and popular Milwaukee baseball Trooper mashup T-shirt.

Dmitri Young played for four seasons with Cincinnati, 1998 through 2001. He hit above .300 in each season with the club, finishing second in the league in doubles in 1998, and smashing 21 home runs in 2001. During those years, he played mostly in...

Cincinnati native Byron Larkin played football and basketball at Moeller High School then continued on to play basketball from 1984–85 and 1987–88 at XU. He won three Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournaments and was MVP of all three, plus was a part of X's first-ever...

Marty Brennaman and Joe "The Ol' Left-Hander" Nuxhall began calling Cincinnati Reds baseball on the radio in 1974. The duo spent 33 seasons together in the broadcast booth. *Product is officially licensed by Marty Brennaman

Tom Hume pitched for the Reds from 1977 to 1985. He became one of baseball's top relief pitchers halfway through the 1979 season, recording 15 saves with an ERA of 2.76. The following season he appeared in 62 games, recording 25 saves with an...

One of the greatest catchers of all time, Johnny Bench was an offensive and defensive powerhouse for the Reds from 1967 until 1983. He was an integral part of the Big Red Machine World Series teams. His number, 5, was retired by the team...

The rosters of Negro league teams were not only filled with African American ballplayers but Latin Americans as well. Those baseball players were known as "beisbolistas" in their native tongue. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum OS7017

José de la Caridad Méndez was a Cuban manager and right-handed pitcher in the Negro leagues, he was known as the Black Diamond or Diamonte Negro and was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.  He was elected...

The Negro leagues were professional baseball leagues comprising teams predominantly made up of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the...

The Negro Southern League was the only major black league in operation in 1932. The league began its seasons with only five teams: Chicago American Giants, Cleveland Cubs, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABCs and Louisville White Sox. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League...

The Negro American League was formed on May 9, 1937 and brought together the best teams from the West and South. The NAL began its inaugural season with just seven teams: Kansas City Monarchs, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati Tigers, Memphis Red Rox, Detroit Stars,...

The Washington Black Senators were a baseball team that played in the (second) Negro National League in 1938. The team was established when the Washington Elite Giants moved up the road to Baltimore.  *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum

The Detroit Wolves were a Negro league team and members of the East-West circuit that played in 1932. The league only lasted a few months, but Detroit was clearly the top team, posting the best record. Their home field was Hamtramck Stadium. *Design is officially...

The East–West League was a Negro baseball league organized by Cum Posey in 1932. The league did not last the full season and folded in June of that year. It did, though,  feature one of the strongest teams in the history of Negro league baseball, the Detroit...

The Negro National League (NNL) was established in 1920 and was one of several Negro circuits established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. It dissolved in 1931. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum  

The Negro American League was one of several circuits that operated during the time organized American baseball was segregated. The league was established in 1937 and disbanded after the 1962 season. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum

The Eastern Colored League (ECL), officially The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Clubs, was one of the several Negro leagues which operated during the time organized baseball was segregated. Teams included the Baltimore Black Sox, Brooklyn Royal Giants, Newark Stars, and Homestead Grays among others.  *Design is officially...

The East–West All-Star Game was an annual game for Negro league baseball players and held toward the end of the season. The game was created by Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. In 1933, he decided to match the big league All-Star Game with Negro league version. Newspaper balloting was set...

The Jacksonville Red Caps were a Negro league baseball team based primarily in Jacksonville, Florida. They played the Negro American League from 1938 until 1942. *Design is officially licensed from the Negro League Baseball Museum