Jeanerette Blues Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana Williamson Red Birds a 19-year-old shortstop named Red

a 19-year-old shortstop named Red Schoendienst joined the Cardinals after the KITTY League folded mid-season

Tommy Helms

based in Waco

They began as the Portageville Pirates in Missouri before moving to Owensboro mid-1936 and adopting the Oilers name in 1937

Jeanerette Blues Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana Williamson Red Birds a 19-year-old shortstop named RedThe Jeanerette Blues, based in Jeanerette, Louisiana, represented a small sugar cane town in Iberia Parish and were among the early stars of the Evangeline League. Jeanerette's connection to the circuit goes back to 1934: when fire destroyed the Lake Charles grandstand that first season and forced that franchise to relocate mid year, Jeanerette stepped in as the host. A permanent Blues franchise then operated from 1935 through 1939. Their best season