San Jose Bees 1960s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Biddeford Orphans earning a win in his

earning a win in his first game

it was one of California's great watermelon shipping centers

and the Sherburne River Rats

The Dubuque Packers

before that team's poor attendance prompted owner Carlos Moore to relocate the club on June 27

San Jose Bees 1960s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Biddeford Orphans earning a win in hisThe 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