Uniform & Team History
A charter member of the Negro National League in 1920, their star catcher, Bruce Petway, in 1910 was said to have twice thrown out Detroit Tigers great Ty Cobb trying to steal second base in an exhibition game.
Oldtime Game History
Introduced to the Oldtime Baseball Game in 2009, it was first worn by Mike Gedman of the University of Massachusetts. Gedman’s father, Rich Gedman, played for the Boston Red Sox and was their catcher in the 1986 World Series.
Also worn by:
Sam Shaughnessy, Boston College (’10-11); Tommy Haugh, Bentley University (alum) (’12-’13); Dan Graham, Central Connecticut State (’14); Christian Rosati, UMass/Amherst (’16-17).