Springfield Senators - Illinois - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Women's T-ShirtSpringfield's Senators took the diamond in 1889 as part of the Central Interstate League, bringing organized baseball to downstate Illinois. Before the major leagues dominated the national conversation, clubs like these were the sporting soul of their cities. Springfield, IL lived and breathed that team, and for a brief era, minor league ball was all that mattered. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of