Far West League
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The Far West League was a "Class C" league in Minor League Baseball
that had eight teams and operated from 1948-1951.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
that had eight teams and operated from 1948-1951.
Cities represented
- Eugene, OR – Eugene Larks (1950-1951)
- Klamath Falls, OR – Klamath Falls GemsKlamath Falls GemsThe Klamath Falls Gems were a Minor League Baseball team in the Far West League. They were located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and were the Class D affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They played at Gem Stadium.-Year-by-year record:-External links:...
(1948-1951) - Marysville, CA – Marysville Braves (1948-1949); Marysville Peaches (1950); Yuba City, CA Yuba City Golden Sox (1951)
- Medford, OR – Medford NuggetsMedford NuggetsThe Medford Nuggets were a professional Minor league baseball team based in Melford, Oregon, and formed part of the Far West League from 1948 through 1949. The team played their home games at Miles Field in Melford. They were a short-season single-A affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948 but...
(1948-1949); Medford RoguesMedford RoguesThe Medford Rogues were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the Class-C Far West League from 1950 to 1951...
(1950-1951) - Oroville, CA – Oroville Red Sox (1948); Chico, CA Chico Red Sox (1949)
- Pittsburg, CA – Pittsburg Diamonds (1948, 1949-1951)
- Redding, CA – Redding Browns (1948-1951)
- Reno, NV – Reno Silver SoxReno Silver Sox (minor league team)The Reno Silver Sox were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1947 to 1992. The team name is derived from the nickname of Nevada, the "Silver State". There was another baseball team known as the Reno Silver Sox who played in the Golden Baseball League...
(1950-1951) moved from Sunset LeagueSunset LeagueThe Sunset League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1947 through 1950. For the 1951 season, the league merged with the Arizona-Texas League to form the Southwest International League.- Former :...
(1947-1949) - Roseville, CA – Roseville Diamonds (1948)
- Santa Rosa, CA – Santa Rosa Pirates (1948); Santa Rosa Cats (1949)
- Vallejo, CA – Vallejo Chiefs (1949)
- Willows, CA – Willows Cardinals (1948-1950)