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Thanks for posting. I am a baseball fan as well and do enjoy reading baseball history, and that is a cool cap.View attachment 176604 View attachment 176605 View attachment 176606 View attachment 176607 View attachment 176608 View attachment 176609 View attachment 176610 Ebbets Field Flannels Providence Grays cap.
I am a historian and former Living Historian and have worn many different types of hats for nay time periods in my life. I generally now wear wide brim hats in my life these days, but as a baseball fan, I had to have this hat!!
Among other historical projects, I currently manage all of the historical records for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, one of our projects is a major rebuild of a c. 1950s freeway in he city of Providence. In doing research on the abutting properties for this project I discovered Kinsley Park, a baseball field where Babe Ruth played, once stood where one of the exit ramps is located.
The minor league Providence Grays was the name of several minor league baseball teams between 1886 and 1949. These teams were unconnected to the Major League Baseball Providence Grays.
The first minor league Grays were members of the Eastern League in 1886, playing at the Messer Street Grounds. The team folded in June. In 1894, a team from Providence joined the Eastern League again, this time known as the Providence Clamdiggers. That team also lasted only one season.
The third Providence team was a bit more successful, joining the EL in 1899 as the Clamdiggers, then changing its name to the Grays soon thereafter. That team remained in operation through 1919, at which point the EL had become the International League. The team moved back to the new Eastern League in 1918. Babe Ruth played for this version of the Grays in 1914 now playing at Kinsley Park .
The Grays returned to the Eastern League again in 1926 as the Providence Rubes before changing back to "Grays" in 1927.. This team lasted until 1930. Finally, in 1946, the Providence Chiefs were formed as members of the New England League, who also changed their name to the "Grays" in 1948 before folding after the 1949 season.