They lost to Mayfield 4-2 in the series
When the KITTY League folded
the Prune Pickers immediately became one of the circuit's steadiest clubs
leading to bans for several of its players
a team named for its manager playing out the string in a borrowed city
Watsonville Hayseeds Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Color:Dark Chocolate They lost to Mayfield 4-2The 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.