Marion Oilworkers T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Ohio

Marion Oilworkers T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - OhioThe Marion Oilworkers, based in Marion, Ohio, take their name from the oil drilling boom that was active in the region during the early 1900s. The club was a charter member of the Class B Central League, joining seven other founding teams including the Fort Wayne Railroaders and the Wheeling Stogies when play began on April 30, 1903, with home games at Webb Park. Marion had fielded a minor league team once before this, the short lived Glass Blowers,

The Marion Oilworkers, based in Marion, Ohio, take their name from the oil drilling boom that was active in the region during the early 1900s. The club was a charter member of the Class B Central League, joining seven other founding teams — including the Fort Wayne Railroaders and the Wheeling Stogies — when play began on April 30, 1903, with home games at Webb Park. Marion had fielded a minor league team once before this, the short-lived Glass Blowers, who played a partial season in the Interstate League in 1900 before that league folded.

In their first season, the Oilworkers went 71-65 under manager John Grim, good for third place in the eight-team league, 17 games behind the first-place Fort Wayne Railroaders. The Central League held no postseason at the time, so the regular-season standings stood as final.

1904 got stranger. Partway through the season, the franchise relocated to Peoria, Illinois, playing for a stretch as the Peoria Distillers before moving back to Marion and closing out the year as the Oilworkers once more. Between the two stops, the team went a combined 61-75, finishing sixth, 25.5 games behind Fort Wayne. That same season included a notable comeback: pitcher/infielder Jim Hackett, who had lost his eyesight to a poison ivy-related infection that hospitalized him for over two months, returned to the mound and threw a two-hit, 3-0 shutout over the Fort Wayne Railroaders.

Marion did not field a team in the 1905 Central League — the league replaced the franchise with the Springfield Babes. The Central League itself was a Class B circuit that ran, often sporadically, from 1903 into the 1930s (with a later 1948–51 revival), fielding teams mostly from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Retro Baseball Revival celebrates historic baseball teams with unique apparel, honoring their legacy and bringing history to one-of-a-kind clothing with our old school retro baseball tees from defunct Minor League Baseball teams. All of our high quality apparel is designed, printed, and shipped within the USA. This collection features 100% original designs based on the history and nicknames of historic minor league teams.

Our premium lightweight shirts are the hugely popular Bella+Canvas brand 3001 tees. They are much lighter and thinner feeling than a traditional heavyweight tee. They also are more form fitting and feel more snug. These are generally 90% to 100% cotton, although please note that heather colors in this item are 52% cotton.

Size Guide: Fit is true to size or a little snug. Considering ordering one size up if you are normally between sizes.

Brand: Bella Canvas | Product ID: 3001

• Made with 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, a lightweight fabric (4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)) that is easy to layer, breathable. Perfect for active and leisure wear.
• The retail fit that is perfect for casual and semi-formal settings. The crew neckline adds a classic, neat style that's perfect for accessorizing.
• Bella+Canvas manufactures all its products in the US and internationally in humane, no-sweat-shop, sustainable way and is part of the Fair Labor Association as well as Platinum WRAP certified.
• The tear-away label minimizes skin irritations.
• Fabric blends: Ash and Heather Prism colors - 99% cotton, 1% polyester; Heather and Solid Blend colors - 52% cotton, 48% polyester; Athletic Heather and Black Heather - 90% cotton, 10% polyester.