Lake Charles Creoles - Louisiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top Color:Black A distressed black and white

A distressed black and white illustration depicts Paul Crewe in jersey number 22 with "MEAN MACHINE" across the chest

Small Texas towns like Georgetown lived and died by their local nines

Clark Reedy's baseball card belongs in a protective sleeve right next to his protective bubble

Famous for its hospitality

White 1950s-style illustration of a grandmother figure wearing glasses

Lake Charles Creoles - Louisiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Tank Top Color:Black A distressed black and whiteLake Charles was a Louisiana lumber and rice port in 1906 when the Creoles became the city's first professional baseball team. They entered the Class C South Texas League as the circuit's only out of state franchise, playing home games at Athletic Field and finishing dead last at 30 94 under a rotation of three managers (Denny Lyons, Ed Switzer, and Dick Latham). The South Texas League folded after that 1906 season, and the Creoles moved on to the