Sunset League
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The Sunset League was a minor league baseball
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...

 league that operated from 1947
1947 in sports
-American football:* Chicago Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 to win the NFL championship.-Association football:England* First Division – Liverpool win the 1946-47 title.* FA Cup – Charlton Athletic beat Burnley 1-0 after extra time...

 through 1950
1950 in sports
-American football:* NFL Championship – Cleveland Browns win 30–28 over the Los Angeles Rams* Oklahoma Sooners – college football champions.* Coaches Poll established to rank top 20 American college football teams-Association football:...

. For the 1951 season, the league merged with the Arizona-Texas League
Arizona-Texas League
The Arizona-Texas League was a low-level circuit in American minor league baseball that existed from 1928-32, 1937-41, 1947-50 and 1952-54. The Arizona-Texas loop merged with the Sunset League to form the Southwest International League in 1951...

 to form the Southwest International League
Southwest International League
The Southwest International League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1951 through 1952. The league was formed through the merger of the Sunset League and Arizona-Texas League in 1951.- Former :...

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Former

The following teams were members of the Sunset League (in alphabetical order):
  • Anaheim Valencias - 1947-48
  • El Centro Imperials
    El Centro Imperials
    The El Centro Imperials are an inactive independent professional baseball team based out of El Centro, California. Founded in 1947 and revived on April 3, 2009, the Imperials were introduced as one of the four charter members of the new Arizona Summer League, an instructional summer professional...

     - 1947-50 (moved to Southwest International League, 1951)
  • Las Vegas Wranglers
    Las Vegas Wranglers (baseball)
    The Las Vegas Wranglers were a minor league baseball team that played in various leagues in the 1940s and 1950s. They were Las Vegas' first professional team in any sport.-The first year:...

     - 1947-50 (moved to Southwest International League, 1951-52)
  • Mexicali Aguilas - 1948-49; 1950 (moved to Southwest International League, 1951-52, and Arizona-Texas League, 1953-54)
  • Ontario Orioles - 1947
  • Porterville Packers - 1949-50
  • Reno Silver Sox
    Reno 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...

     - 1947-49 (moved to Far West League
    Far West League
    The Far West League was a "Class C" league in Minor League Baseball that had eight teams and operated from 1948-1951.-Cities represented:*Eugene, OR – Eugene Larks *Klamath Falls, OR – Klamath Falls Gems...

    , 1950-51)
  • Riverside Dons - 1947; 1949
  • Riverside Rubes - 1948; 1950
  • Salinas Colts
    Salinas Colts
    The Salinas Colts were a Sunset League baseball team based in Salinas, California, USA that existed for part of the 1949 season. Managed by Bruce Ogrodowski, they moved to Tijuana on August 5, becoming the Potros de Tijuana. Prior to the move, they had an average attendance of 600.They were...

     - 1949
  • San Bernardino Pioneers - 1949-50
  • San Bernardino Valencias - 1948
  • Tijuana Potros
    Tijuana Potros
    The Tijuana Cimarrones are an inactive professional independent baseball franchise based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. They were originally a minor league baseball team in Liga Mexicana de Béisbol , but joined the Golden Baseball League as an expansion team in 2009...

     - 1949-50 (moved to Southwest International League, 1951-52)
  • Yuma Panthers
    Yuma Panthers
    The Yuma Panthers were a Sunset League and Southwest International League baseball team based in Yuma, Arizona, USA. Frank Gabler and Ed Mayer played for them....

     later Yuma Indians (baseball)- 1950 (moved to Southwest International League, 1951-52)
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