Got another team for y'all. Hopefully I can get some more uploads out, I've got a lot of the designs done and waiting for write ups.
Team #5: Cincinnati Monarchs
Founded: 1880
Nicknames: “The Big Blue and Gold”
Rivals: Washington Eagles, St. Louis Olympians, Louisville Stallions
ULBML Teams: Columbus Capitals, Dayton Royals, Huntington Rivermen
The Monarchs were founded in 1880 as the Hamilton Athletic Club, who’d later on become one of the founding members of the original USBL. Since then the Big Blue and Gold have gone on to win 22 Southern League pennants and 3 Super Series titles. The “Big Blue and Gold” name stuck on when the team won 3 Southern League pennants in 4 years and secured the top 2 best records of all time, for the time. They never won the Super Series and only made it once though, which was the trend for Cincinnati baseball until the 80’s. In recent years the team has done well, with a Super Series appearance in ‘09 and a couple Southern League pennants around that time too.
Their identity has been fairly consistent over the years. The most recent update has the C logo on the front of the uniform at home and the M logo on the front on the road. The yellow alternate was an early 2000’s addition that added a script to a Monarchs’ uniform for the first time since the 70’s. The “Ball in Crown” logo has been around in some form for a while, it was the primary for some time too, up until Cincy followed the trends and switched to the cap logo as the primary.
C&C Appreciated!