Tonopah Mollycoddlers - Nevada - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt
PRINTED IN & SHIPPED FROM USA
Our long sleeve T-shirts feature heavyweight 100% cotton with a solid, structured feel that’s built for warmth, comfort, and long-lasting wear.
Tonopah was a high-desert silver-mining boomtown in 1907, the kind of place where a strike could make a man rich overnight and a saloon brawl could turn deadly just as fast. The Mollycoddlers (turn-of-the-century slang for someone considered overly soft or pampered, almost certainly chosen as a tongue-in-cheek jab at rival mining towns) took the field as a charter member of the four-team Nevada State League, alongside Carson City, Goldfield, and Reno. Under board director Thomas Kendall (the local mine owner and town founder) the club finished 3-6 in a heavily shortened campaign. The Nevada State League folded after that single 1907 season, and Tonopah never again hosted affiliated pro baseball.
Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear.
The Details:
Red and white two-color print on deep maroon, built around an illustration of a smiling, clean-cut player in a ballcap, his bat cocked and ready, framed inside a five-pointed-star badge with stars dotted along both sides. The full inscription reads "TONOPAH, NEVADA," "Mollycoddlers," "NEVADA STATE LEAGUE," and "1907," with the team name in a sweeping red script and the year in heavy serif type. The print carries a clean vintage finish.
Fit & Fabric:
- Style: Classic Unisex Long Sleeve. Ribbed cuffs and taped neck/shoulders for durability.
- Material: 100% Heavyweight Cotton. (Heathers are a durable cotton/poly blend).
- Fit: Classic fit. Roomy and comfortable.
- Origin: Printed and shipped from the USA.