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.
President: Frank Herman
#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 Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Ed McDonough
Fresno
BA
.349
Oscar Jones
Fresno
W
16
Gene Kratzberg
Stockton
Pct
.733; 11-4
President: Allan T. Baum
#Vallejo (24-33) moved to Watsonville July 6.
Player Statistics>
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Happy Smith
San Jose
BA
.323
Nelson Jones
Stockton
W
24
Tom Pierce
Fresno
Runs
87
Ashley Pope
Stockton
SO
235
Joe Wilhoit
Stockton
Hits
158
Nelson Jones
Stockton
Pct
.750; 24-8
Rinaldo Williams
Vallejo/Watson
HR
7
1914 California State League
President: Allan T. Baum
The league disbanded June 1.
Player Statistics>
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Tony Boeckel
Stockton
BA
.364
Horace Miller
Fresno
W
9
Tony Boeckel
Stockton
Runs
25
Walt Waldschmidt
Fresno
SO
75
Tony Boeckel
Stockton
Hits
51
Harry Stewart
San Jose
Pct
1.000; 8-0
Tom Pierce
Fresno
HR
2
1915 California State League
President: Louis W. Schroeder, Jr.
Berkeley (0-2) moved to San Francisco April 28.
The league disbanded May 30 due to heavy rains.
No player statistics available.
President: Orville McPherson
#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 Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Lou Martin
Bakersfield
BA
.389
George Caster
San Bernardino
W
12
Ned Porter
Bakersfield
Runs
63
George Caster
San Bernardino
SO
80
L.B. Tomlinson
Bakersfield
Hits
83
George Caster
San Bernardino
Pct
.706; 12-5
Ned Porter
Bakersfield
HR
15
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 InvadersOakland InvadersOakland 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 LeaguePresident: Frank Herman
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | 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:... |
##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.
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 :...
Oscar Jones
Oscar Lafayette Jones , was a former professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1903-1905 for the Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...
1913-1915
- Alameda, CA: AlamedaAlamedaAlameda 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: BerkeleyBerkeley-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 LeaguePresident: Allan T. Baum
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | 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... |
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:...
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...
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:...
1914 California State League
President: Allan T. Baum
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | 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 |
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....
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....
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....
Harry Stewart
Harry Stewart was an American comedian and singer, who often performed as Yogi Yorgesson, a comically exaggerated Swede....
1915 California State League
President: Louis W. Schroeder, Jr.
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | 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
- Pomona, CA: Pomona Arabs
- San Bernardino, CA: San Bernardino Padres
- San Diego, CA: San Diego Aces
1929
1929 California State LeaguePresident: Orville McPherson
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | 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.
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....
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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:...