Hopkinsville Hoppers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Huntington Bees and rebranded as the Jewels

and rebranded as the Jewels in 1943 after a naming contest referencing Huntington’s nickname as the “jewel city of the Ohio Valley

becoming the Henderson Hens since McLeansboro did not allow Sunday baseball

taking the 1905 title in a thirteen-game series against Paducah

Notable alumni included Don Larsen

while all seams are stitched

Hopkinsville Hoppers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams Huntington Bees and rebranded as the JewelsThe Hopkinsville Hoppers, often called Hoptown, were one of the most stable franchises in KITTY League history, fielding teams in every version of the league from 1904 to 1954. Originally the Browns in 1904, they soon adopted the Hoppers name and played mostly as an independent club, with brief affiliations to the Cubs and Athletics in the 1940s50s. The team won three KITTY League pennants (1911, 1938, 1948) and captured its only playoff title in