Springfield Senators - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:S flanked by two small muted

flanked by two small muted sage-green pine trees

the team tied local pride to the national pastime

Golden-yellow arched text reads "EST

" Block text at the bottom reads "FORT PIERCE

flanked by red stars

Springfield Senators - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:S flanked by two small mutedSpringfield's Senators took the diamond in 1889 as part of the Central Interstate League, bringing organized baseball to downstate Illinois. Before the major leagues dominated the national conversation, clubs like these were the sporting soul of their cities. Springfield, IL lived and breathed that team, and for a brief era, minor league ball was all that mattered. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of