California State League
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There were at least three class D California State Leagues in operation at some point in minor league baseball history. Two lasted just a single season (1910 and 1929) and the other lasted a whole three seasons 1913 through 1915.

The 1910 version was actually class B until June 6, when it became class D. Sacramento and San Francisco dropped out May 31, and Oakland moved to Merced on June 7, which might explain the drop in classification. Then Fresno disbanded June 24, causing the league to cease operations the same day.

The league made it through the 1913 season then disbanded June 1, 1914. When it was re-tried in 1915, the league disbanded May 30, due to heavy rains, with the teams having played only 5 to 7 games.

The 1929 version, which was based in Southern California unlike the previous two versions, lasted until June 17, with teams having played about 50 games.

1910

  • Fresno, CA: Fresno Tigers
  • Oakland, CA: Oakland Invaders
    Oakland Invaders
    Oakland Invaders was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League from 1983 through 1985.-In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles:...

    • Merced, CA: Merced Fig Growers
  • Sacramento, CA: Sacramento Baby Senators
  • San Francisco, CA: San Francisco Baby Seals
  • San Jose, CA: San Jose Prune Pickers
  • Stockton, CA: Stockton Millers

1910

1910 California State League

President: Frank Herman
Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers
Stockton Millers 33 19 .635 0 Jimmy McCall
Fresno Tigers ### 32 21 .604 1.5 Ed McDonough
Ed McDonough
Edward Sebastian "Ed" McDonough was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Notre Dame, and played his first major league game on August 3, 1909 with the Philadelphia Phillies.- Biography :...

 
Oakland
Oakland Invaders
Oakland Invaders was a professional American football team that played in the United States Football League from 1983 through 1985.-In reaction to the Raiders relocating to Los Angeles:...

 / Merced  ##
25 25 .500 7 Cy Mooreing
San Jose Prune Pickers 22 30 .423 11 Willis Browne
Sacramento Baby Senators # 16 23 .410 NA Charles Doyle
Charles Doyle
Charles Doyle may refer to:* Charles Hastings Doyle , British soldier and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick* Charles Altamont Doyle , artist...

San Francisco Baby Seals # 14 24 .368 NA Tommy Sheehan
Tommy Sheehan
Thomas H. Sheehan was a third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1900-1908.-External links:...

#San Francisco and Sacramento disbanded May 31.
##Oakland (24-19) moved to Merced June 7.
###Fresno disbanded June 24 and the league ceased operations the same day.
The league was a class B until June 6, when it became a class D league.

Player Statistics>
Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ed McDonough
Ed McDonough
Edward Sebastian "Ed" McDonough was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Notre Dame, and played his first major league game on August 3, 1909 with the Philadelphia Phillies.- Biography :...

Fresno BA .349 Oscar Jones
Oscar Jones
Oscar Lafayette Jones , was a former professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1903-1905 for the Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...

Fresno W 16
Gene Kratzberg Stockton Pct .733; 11-4

1913-1915

  • Alameda, CA: Alameda
    Alameda
    Alameda is a Spanish word that means "A place full of poplars", and may refer to:-Colleges and universities:* College of Alameda, a two-year community college located in Alameda, California, in the United States-Music:...

     1915
  • Berkeley, CA: Berkeley
    Berkeley
    -United Kingdom:* Berkeley, Gloucestershire** Berkeley Castle**Berkeley * Berkeley Square, London* Berkeley Square, Bristol-United States of America:*Berkeley, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area...

     1915
  • Fresno, CA: Fresno Packers 1913; Fresno Tigers 1914
  • Modesto, CA: Modesto Reds 1914-1915
  • Oakland, CA: Oakland Commuters 1915
  • San Francisco, CA: San Francisco 1915
  • San Jose, CA: San Jose Bears 1913-1915
  • Stockton, CA: Stockton Producers 1913; Stockton Millers 1914-1915
  • Vallejo, CA: Vallejo Marines 1913
  • Watsonville, CA: Watsonville Pippins 1913

1913-1915

1913 California State League

President: Allan T. Baum
Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers
Stockton Producers 79 44 .642 0 Blaine Thomas
Blaine Thomas
Blaine M. "Baldy" Thomas was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Thomas batted and threw right-handed...

Fresno Packers 73 50 .593 6 George Wheeler
George Wheeler
Captain George Montague Wheeler was a pioneering explorer and cartographer, leader of the Wheeler Survey, one of the major surveys of the western United States in the late nineteenth century...

 
Vallejo / Watsonville # 52 71 .423 27 Bill Devereaux
San Jose Bears 42 81 .341 37 Judge Nagle
Judge Nagle
Walter Harold Nagle [Lucky] was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 0", 176 lb., Nagle batted and threw right-handed...

#Vallejo (24-33) moved to Watsonville July 6.

Player Statistics>
Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Happy Smith
Happy Smith
Henry Joseph Smith , was a Major League Baseball outfielder.Smith was born in Coquille, Oregon. He played one season for the Brooklyn Superbas in . He died in San Jose, California.-External links:...

San Jose BA .323 Nelson Jones Stockton W 24
Tom Pierce Fresno Runs 87 Ashley Pope Stockton SO 235
Joe Wilhoit
Joe Wilhoit
Joseph William Wilhoit was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a right fielder from through for the Boston Braves , Pittsburgh Pirates , New York Giants , and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6'2", 175 lb., Wilhoit batted left-handed and threw right-handed...

Stockton Hits 158 Nelson Jones Stockton Pct .750; 24-8
Rinaldo Williams
Rinaldo Williams
Rinaldo Louis Williams played third base for four games in Major League Baseball in 1914, for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League.-Sources:...

Vallejo/Watson HR 7

1914 California State League

President: Allan T. Baum
Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers
Fresno Tigers 20 15 .571 0 George Wheeler
George Wheeler
Captain George Montague Wheeler was a pioneering explorer and cartographer, leader of the Wheeler Survey, one of the major surveys of the western United States in the late nineteenth century...

San Jose Bears 20 16 .556 .5 Mike Steffani 
Stockton Millers  17 19 .472 3.5 George Harper
Modesto Reds 14 21 .400 6 Jim Byrnes
The league disbanded June 1. Player Statistics>
Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Tony Boeckel
Tony Boeckel
Norman Doxie "Tony" Boeckel was a former Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves of the National League. He was born in Los Angeles, California....

Stockton BA .364 Horace Miller Fresno W 9
Tony Boeckel
Tony Boeckel
Norman Doxie "Tony" Boeckel was a former Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves of the National League. He was born in Los Angeles, California....

Stockton Runs 25 Walt Waldschmidt Fresno SO 75
Tony Boeckel
Tony Boeckel
Norman Doxie "Tony" Boeckel was a former Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Braves of the National League. He was born in Los Angeles, California....

Stockton Hits 51 Harry Stewart
Harry Stewart
Harry Stewart was an American comedian and singer, who often performed as Yogi Yorgesson, a comically exaggerated Swede....

San Jose Pct 1.000; 8-0
Tom Pierce Fresno HR 2

1915 California State League

President: Louis W. Schroeder, Jr.
Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers
Modesto Reds 6 1 .857 0 Jack Lesher
San Jose Bears 4 1 .800 1 Mike Steffani 
Oakland Commuters  2 3 .400 3 Walt McMemony
Alameda
Alameda
Alameda is a Spanish word that means "A place full of poplars", and may refer to:-Colleges and universities:* College of Alameda, a two-year community college located in Alameda, California, in the United States-Music:...

2 3 .400 3 Billy Hammond
Stockton Millers 2 4 .333 3.5 Buck Franks
Berkeley
Berkeley
-United Kingdom:* Berkeley, Gloucestershire** Berkeley Castle**Berkeley * Berkeley Square, London* Berkeley Square, Bristol-United States of America:*Berkeley, California, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area...

 / San Francisco #
1 5 .167 4.5 C.W. Brainard / Joe Solari

Berkeley (0-2) moved to San Francisco April 28.
The league disbanded May 30 due to heavy rains.
No player statistics available.

1929

  • Bakersfield, CA: Bakersfield Bees
  • Santa Ana, CA: Santa Ana Orange Countians
    • Pomona, CA: Pomona Arabs
      • Coronado, CA: Coronado Arabs
  • San Bernardino, CA: San Bernardino Padres
  • San Diego, CA: San Diego Aces

1929

1929 California State League

President: Orville McPherson
Team StandingsWLPCTGB Managers
San Diego Aces 34 25 .576 0 Sam Agnew
Sam Agnew
Samuel Lester Agnew was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1919, he played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . Agnew batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Farmington, Missouri.Agnew debuted with the St. Louis Browns on April 10,...

Bakersfield Bees 32 28 .533 2.5 Louis Guisto
Lou Guisto
Louis Joseph Guisto was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1923....

 / Ned Porter
Ned Porter
Ned Porter was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Brian Dillons and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s. Porter won one All-Ireland title, one Munster title and one National Hurling League title with Cork.-Teams:...

 
San Bernardino Padres  32 29 .525 3 Rube Ellis
Rube Ellis
George William "Rube" Ellis , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...

Santa Ana / Pomona / Coronado # 22 38 .367 12.5 Jess Orndorf / Pinch Thomas
Pinch Thomas
Chester David Thomas was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1912 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians . Listed at 5' 9.5", 173 lb., Thomas batted left-handed and threw right-handed...


#Santa Ana (4-20) moved to Pomona May 8, which played six games at San Bernardino.
Pomona (2-4) moved to Coronado County May 15, playing their games at the San Diego ball park.
The league disbanded June 17.

Player Statistics>
Player TeamStat TotPlayerTeamStatTot
Lou Martin
Lou Martin
Louis 'Lou' Martin Louis 'Lou' Martin Louis 'Lou' Martin (born 12 August 1949, Belfast, Northern Ireland is a piano and organ player, who is most famous for his work with the London-based band Killing Floor and fellow Irish musician Rory Gallagher....

Bakersfield BA .389 George Caster
George Caster
George Jasper Caster nicknamed "Ug," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , and Detroit Tigers . Born in Colton, California, Ug appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a record of 76-100 in 1377-2/3 innings pitched...

San Bernardino W 12
Ned Porter
Ned Porter
Ned Porter was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Brian Dillons and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s. Porter won one All-Ireland title, one Munster title and one National Hurling League title with Cork.-Teams:...

Bakersfield Runs 63 George Caster
George Caster
George Jasper Caster nicknamed "Ug," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , and Detroit Tigers . Born in Colton, California, Ug appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a record of 76-100 in 1377-2/3 innings pitched...

San Bernardino SO 80
L.B. Tomlinson Bakersfield Hits 83 George Caster
George Caster
George Jasper Caster nicknamed "Ug," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , and Detroit Tigers . Born in Colton, California, Ug appeared in 376 major league games and compiled a record of 76-100 in 1377-2/3 innings pitched...

San Bernardino Pct .706; 12-5
Ned Porter
Ned Porter
Ned Porter was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Brian Dillons and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s. Porter won one All-Ireland title, one Munster title and one National Hurling League title with Cork.-Teams:...

Bakersfield HR 15
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