Fort Wayne Kekiongas - Indiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt 4th Forty air-conditioned lanes gave North

Forty air-conditioned lanes gave North Jersey families a year-round escape

a mid-century gathering place rooted in the 1940s and 1950s dining scene

Bold white sans-serif text reads "I like eating my family and my friends

Circular red-orange portrait in a cartoon caricature style depicts Chet Ripley's grinning face

Fort Wayne Kekiongas - Indiana - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt 4th Forty air-conditioned lanes gave NorthFort Wayne's Kekiongas, established in 1866, hold a singular place in baseball history. On May 4, 1871, they played in the very first professional league game ever recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Some teams win championships, but the Kekiongas claimed something rarer, the first pitch of professional baseball itself. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed navy arched