Charleston Charlies MiLB Vintage Foam Trucker Ballcap Duke Eventually the team became controlled

Eventually the team became controlled by the great Black baseball pioneer Rube Foster and evolved into the Chicago American Giants

who was the first African-American player to hit a home run in the American League in 1947

and the team was co-owned by Eddie Gottlieb

resulting in no logo appearing on his cap

just like they made ‘em back in the day

Charleston Charlies MiLB Vintage Foam Trucker Ballcap Duke Eventually the team became controlledHistory: Charleston was the top affiliate of the Cleveland Indians in 1983. Charlies' second baseman Jack Perconte led the International League in batting average, hitting . 346. Perconte went on to a major league career with four teams, and authored two books. His uncle, Frank Perconte was a soldier in World War II and a main character in the film "Band Of Brothers".