Colorado Springs Millionaires Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Colorado Color:Forest Green made his major league debut

made his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1937

A year later they changed to the Chicks

carried future Hall of Famer Felipe Alou on its roster

and reached the top quickly: Salinas won the California League championship in 1957

Colorado Springs Millionaires Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Colorado Color:Forest Green made his major league debutFew teams have carried a more honest nickname than the Colorado Springs Millionaires, named for the Cripple Creek gold fortunes that built Colorado Springs, Colorado, though the franchise itself was never on solid financial footing. The club joined the Western League in 1901 under Billy Hulen, who served as owner, manager, and starting shortstop all at once. Hulen threw left handed, and remains the last man to play shortstop regularly as a lefty in