Martinsville Manufacturers T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Virginia Color:Brown The franchise went 4-26 in

The franchise went 4-26 in 1957 and disbanded on May 23

Art Shamsky

The 1901 River Rats finished 51-61 under manager Billy Smith

finishing last in the six-team league both years

Martinsville Manufacturers T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Virginia Color:Brown The franchise went 4-26 inThe Martinsville Manufacturers took their name from the city's textile mills, which produced towels for much of the early twentieth century. The team joined the Class D Bi State League at its founding in 1934, a circuit built around mill towns along the North Carolina Virginia border. In that inaugural season, player manager Jimmy Sanders hit . 423, the highest batting average in all of minor league baseball that year, though Martinsville lost the