Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Size:S Tan text reading "BEER" and

Tan text reading "BEER" and "BIÈRE" flanks a copper maple leaf at the bottom

Vintage hand-drawn illustration of a winking Santa Claus face with rosy cheeks

Some franchises are forgotten by the record books but never by the towns that loved them

Blue block text reads "BASEBALL CLUB" above red text reading "Newburgh

Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt Size:S Tan text reading "BEER" andBy 1896, Leadville was already past its silver rush peak, but the high altitude mining town still had enough fight in it to field a ball club. The Angels played a short summer season in the independent Colorado State League, going 5 3 under manager Harry Grier and finishing second in a six team field that ran from May 2 to July 15. Their rivals that year included the Aspen Miners, the Pueblo Rovers, and the Denver Gulfs (small towns with big league