San Jose Bees 1980s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Paris Bourbonites The Stars operated as an

The Stars operated as an independent club without a major league parent

The Reidsville Luckies took their name from Lucky Strike cigarettes

take their name from the oil drilling boom that was active in the region during the early 1900s

The franchise opened under the Dons name in 1947

Redlegs (1955-56)

San Jose Bees 1980s Style Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Paris Bourbonites The Stars operated as anThe 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