Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt cleveland Some teams vanish from the

Some teams vanish from the record books but never from the soil they played on

Baseball was the common language of Iowa river towns in that era

Summer evenings belonged to baseball

Console art inspired by Knight Rider

Rockford Forest Citys - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt cleveland Some teams vanish from theRockford's Forest Citys stood among the original founding members of professional baseball's first league, the National Association, in 1871. Playing out of northern Illinois, they represented a small city competing against the great urban clubs of the era. Some teams are remembered for championships, but the Forest Citys are remembered for being there at the very beginning. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League