Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney Butler's Bucks took the field

Butler's Bucks took the field in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League starting in 1905

A golden-yellow ship's wheel with eight pointed spokes surrounds a white circle containing vertical retro-styled text reading "PILOTS

Bold white sans-serif text below reads "Tonight Is Your Night

Distressed white arched text reads "TOWNIES" above curved text reading "WATERTOWN

Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex T-Shirt punxsutawney Butler's Bucks took the fieldWaterbury's Pirates brought Double A baseball to Connecticut in 1970, giving the brass city a direct pipeline to Pittsburgh's farm system. Eastern League ball thrived there for years, turning a working class town into a proving ground for future major leaguers. Some towns remember their minor league clubs the way others remember churches. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: