It seems some needy Indonesians will be wearing Philadelphia Phillies T-shirts in the months ahead.

After each World Series, Major League Baseball is left with merchandise that is unusable because it touts the losing team as world champions. (Like other sports organizations, the league produces apparel before the outcome of the championship games.)

To make sure the hats and other items don’t go to waste, Major League Baseball donates them to World Vision, an international antipoverty group in Federal Way, Wash.

On its Web site, World Vision says the discarded Phillies apparel will go to children and families in Indonesia who are recovering from the earthquake that hit in September.

The clothing is in addition to the 1,300 pieces of Los Angeles Angels’ and Los Angeles Dodgers’ apparel that World Vision received when those teams lost the American League and National League championship series, respectively.

The charity says in some cases the baseball donations are the first new article of clothing the recipients have ever owned.

So even if you’re not happy the New York Yankees won last night, there is some good news coming out of the series.