they were part of a rich baseball tradition in the Ohio River Valley
carried one of baseball's great occupational names through the 1899 California League and the outlaw California State League of 1903 through 1909
the Aces finished fifth at 55-82 in the league's inaugural season
but a fitting coda for Ventura
the franchise relocated to Peoria
Watsonville Hayseeds Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:4XL they were part of aThe 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.