won the National League Rookie of the Year award with San Francisco in 1957
" named by early French explorers for a tall red-painted cypress pole they found on the Mississippi riverbank
They also have reinforced seams for durability and are suitable for playing use
making it unclear if they were new franchises or rebranded versions of earlier ones
The franchise had played in the West Texas-New Mexico League from 1938 through 1942
Port Arthur Tarpons Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Texas Size:3XL won the National League RookieThe Port Arthur Tarpons, based in Port Arthur, Texas, were one of the Evangeline League's out of state franchises, representing the industrial port city on Sabine Lake near the Texas Gulf Coast. The tarpon is a large, hard fighting game fish found in Gulf of Mexico waters, giving the name a natural fit for a coastal Texas town. The Tarpons were competitive in their three season run, reaching the playoff semifinals in 1941 before falling to the