Raleigh Capitals Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Assembled in the USA the Great Depression

the Great Depression

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The name fit the city's working identity: Hannibal was a Mississippi River port where mule-drawn wagons and teams were a visible part of commerce well into the early twentieth century

all of whom made significant marks in baseball history

The team’s name pays tribute to the city’s historic connection to the Ohio River

Raleigh Capitals Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - North Carolina Assembled in the USA the Great DepressionOn April 22, 1959, a nineteen year old infielder making his professional debut went 1 for 4 with a run scoring single for the Raleigh Capitals. His name was barely known to sportswriters at the time, who occasionally got it wrong in print, but Carl Yastrzemski would go on to a 23 year Hall of Fame career with the Boston Red Sox, winning the Triple Crown in 1967. Yastrzemski hit . 377 for the Capitals in 1959, leading the Carolina League in hits,