Replica Baseball Shirt of Hollywood Stars - Minor League Team - New/w/o Tags

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Replica Baseball Shirt of Hollywood Stars - Minor League Team - New/w/o Tags.
The
Hollywood Stars
were a
Minor League Baseball
team that played in the
Pacific Coast League
during the early and mid-20th century. They were the arch-rivals of the other Los Angeles-based PCL team, the
Los Angeles Angels
.
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes
Open (1952–1957)
Triple-A (1946–1951)
Double-A (1926–1935, 1938–1945)
League
Pacific Coast League (1926–1935, 1938–1957)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Brooklyn Dodgers
(1949–1950)
Chicago White Sox
(1947–1948)
Pittsburgh Pirates
(1945–1946, 1951-1952, 1954-1957
New York Giants
(1941)
Minor league titles
League titles
1929, 1930, 1949
Team data
Previous names
Hollywood Stars (1926–1935, 1938–1957)
Previous parks
Gilmore Field
(1939–1957)
Wrigley Field
(1926–1935, 1938)
Pioneers in broadcasting, the Hollywood Stars televised a home game in 1939 as an experiment, and became the first team to regularly broadcast home games in the late 1940s.
In the summer of 1951, Gail Patrick hosted
Home Plate
, a post-game interview show at Gilmore Field that immediately followed
KTTV
broadcasts of the Hollywood Stars home games. Patrick was assisted by sportswriter Braven Dyer.
The Twinks began the custom of dragging the infield during the fifth inning, creating an artificial break in the action hoping fans would run to the concessions stands.
The Stars adopted the use of
batting helmets
in 1949, at the mandate of
Branch Rickey
, who wanted to popularize the product as a safety precaution and a personal business venture.
Notable players:
Notable players for the Hollywood Stars include pitcher
Rinaldo Ardizoia
who, at the time of his death on July 19, 2015, was the oldest living former member of the
New York Yankees
. He moved to Los Angeles with the Mission Reds, and eventually joined the Hollywood Stars' starting rotation before being drafted by the Yankees in 1940. His large store of memorabilia included a
rabbit's foot
given to him by
Gail Patrick
.
A great many future Major League Baseball standouts played for the Hollywood Stars, among them
Gus Bell
,
Bobby Bragan
,
Bobby Doerr
,
Gene Freese
,
Babe Herman
,
Dale Long
,
Bill Mazeroski
,
Bob Meusel
,
Lefty O'Doul
,
Mel Queen
,
Dick Stuart
,
Lee Walls
and
Gus Zernial
. The team's managers included Bragan,
Jimmy Dykes
,
Fred Haney
and
Charlie Root
.