Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt rayne " pointing forward

" pointing forward

with a large bear looming behind him

hitting the town

bringing Class D minor league baseball to a southwest Missouri mining town

Some clubs lasted decades

Leadville Angels - Colorado - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-Shirt rayne " pointing forwardBy 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