Lincoln Ducklings - Nebraska - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie statesboro " a hammer silhouette

" a hammer silhouette

Bold red serif numerals "76" appear top left

bringing minor league baseball to a small New Mexico desert town with an outsized reputation

representing a proud Rhode Island port city during baseball's raw

Brief seasons still left a lasting mark on Manitowoc

Lincoln Ducklings - Nebraska - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Hoodie statesboro " a hammer silhouetteLincoln, Nebraska was a fast growing prairie capital in 1906, and the city's Class A Western League club spent that one season carrying an unusual name. The team was christened the Ducklings after manager Ducky Holmes, a former big leaguer who had spent a decade in the National League before taking over in Lincoln. They finished second to a runaway Des Moines club, with first baseman Jack Thomas hitting . 293 across 144 games. The Ducklings name was