San Jose Bees 1960s Style T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:M The Oilers name proved to

The Oilers name proved to be Ventura's last stand as a solo baseball market

in the late 1950s and early 60s there was another team from Clay City that played amateur or semi-pro ball in the Central Kentucky Baseball League

spent six seasons in the Class C Cotton States League from 1950 through 1955

who would go on to manage the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 2003

then the Uttmen in 1949

San Jose Bees 1960s Style T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:M The Oilers name proved toThe San Jose Bees, based in San Jose, California, played in the California League from 1962 through 1976 and again from 1983 through 1987, two eras that could hardly have less in common. The first Bees arrived as a Los Angeles Angels affiliate and won the pennant in their debut 1962 season, then took another title in 1967. The Angels years gave way to Kansas City Royals and Cleveland affiliations, and the most famous alumnus of the era is Hall of