WV” day at Crosley Field
and though the identity lasted just one season
a team named for its manager playing out the string in a borrowed city
where Hall of Famer Billy Williams began his professional career in 1956 at age 18
the Prune Pickers immediately became one of the circuit's steadiest clubs
Watsonville Hayseeds Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Color:Dark Chocolate WV” day at Crosley FieldThe Watsonville Hayseeds, based in Watsonville, California, played the 1899 season in the California League, giving the Pajaro Valley farm town a professional nine with a name that leaned all the way into its identity. Hayseed was the era's universal slang for a country boy, and Watsonville, surrounded by apple orchards, sugar beet fields, and berry farms, wore it proudly against the big city clubs of San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento.