There were two incarnations of the team known as the Salinas Packers. The first existed from 1954 to 1958, and was affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

 in 1955 and the Milwaukee Braves from 1956 to 1958. The second incarnation existed from 1973 to 1975, and was affiliated with the California Angels. They played their home games at Municipal Stadium in the second incarnation. Both incarnations were located in Salinas, California

Salinas, California

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 and played in the California League

California League

The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...

.

In 1976, they were renamed the Salinas Angels

Salinas Angels

The Salinas Angels were a California League baseball team based in Salinas, California, USA that played from 1976 to 1980. They played their home games at Salinas Municipal Stadium....

. In 1957, they won the California League title. One of their players, John Balaz

John Balaz

John Lawrence Balaz was a professional baseball player. Balaz was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 10, 1974, with the California Angels...

, was named MVP in 1973.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1954	56-84	7th	John O'Neil / George Genovese George Genovese George Genovese is a former Washington Senators baseball player who played for them in 1952. He also played in the minor leagues for 15 seasons and managed at that level for over a decade....
1955	60-86	6th	Buck Elliott / Jack Paepke Jack Paepke Jack Paepke was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager as well as a player-manager. He later was a major league baseball coach and scout. He was born in Provo, Utah....
1956	53-87	7th	Eddie Lake Eddie Lake Eddie Lake, born March 18, 1916 in Antioch, California, died June 7, 1995 in Castro Valley, California, nicknamed "Sparky," was a Major League Baseball player and shortstop for 11 seasons with the St...
1957	68-67	4th	Leo Thomas Leo Thomas Leo Raymond Thomas was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox.-External links:...  / Bill Kreuger	League Champs
1958	53-85	8th	Victor Marasco / Al Forthmann
1973	77-63	1st (t)	Jim Saul Jim Saul James Allen Saul is a longtime American catcher, manager and coach in minor league baseball. The season marked Saul's 50th season in professional baseball, all but three of them at the minor-league level...
1974	78-62	3rd	Jim Saul Jim Saul James Allen Saul is a longtime American catcher, manager and coach in minor league baseball. The season marked Saul's 50th season in professional baseball, all but three of them at the minor-league level...
1975	67-73	5th (t)	Buck Rodgers Buck Rodgers Robert LeRoy "Buck" Rodgers is a former catcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he helmed three major league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers , Montreal Expos and California Angels , compiling a career won-lost mark of 784–773 .-Playing career:Rodgers attended Ohio Wesleyan...	none