Decatur Commies T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Size:5XL The team drew some of

The team drew some of the league's strongest attendance figures during their run

Casually elegant with an excellent quality print

During the 1914 season

in the middle of the Tobs' Carolina League years

that played during the 1930s and 40s

Decatur Commies T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Size:5XL The team drew some ofThe Decatur Commodores, nicknamed the Commies, were a long running minor league baseball team from Decatur that played from 1900 1974, primarily in the Three I League, and won league titles in 1928, 1952, 1953, and 1957. In the 1920s, they shared Staley Field with the Decatur Staleys football team, which later became the Chicago Bears. Despite the unusual nickname, Commies referred to Commodore Stephen Decatur, the citys namesake, and notable alumni