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 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.

Cities Represented[]

1910[]

Teams and Statistics[]

1910[]

1910 California State League
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Stockton Millers 33 19 .635 0
Fresno Tigers ### 32 21 .604 1.5 Ed McDonough
Oakland / Merced ## 25 25 .500 7
San Jose Prune Pickers 22 30 .423 11
Sacramento Baby Senators # 16 23 .410 NA
San Francisco Baby Seals # 14 24 .368 NA Tommy Sheehan

#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
Stockton Pct .733; 11–4

Cities Represented[]

1913–1915[]

  • Alameda, CA: Alameda 1915
  • Berkeley, CA: Berkeley 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

Teams and Statistics[]

1913–1915[]

1913 California State League
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Stockton Producers 79 44 .642 0 Blaine Thomas
Fresno Packers 73 50 .593 6 George Wheeler
Vallejo / Watsonville # 52 71 .423 27
San Jose Bears 42 81 .341 37 Judge Nagle

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

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Happy Smith San Jose BA .323 Stockton W 24
Tom Pierce Fresno Runs 87 Stockton SO 235
Joe Wilhoit Stockton Hits 158 Stockton Pct .750; 24–8
Rinaldo Williams Vallejo/Watson HR 7

1914 California State League
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Fresno Tigers 20 15 .571 0 George Wheeler
San Jose Bears 20 16 .556 .5
Stockton Millers 17 19 .472 3.5
Modesto Reds 14 21 .400 6 Jim Byrnes

The league disbanded June 1.

Player Statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Tony Boeckel Stockton BA .364 Fresno W 9
Tony Boeckel Stockton Runs 25 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:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
Modesto Reds 6 1 .857 0
San Jose Bears 4 1 .800 1
Oakland Commuters 2 3 .400 3
Alameda 2 3 .400 3 Billy Hammond
Stockton Millers 2 4 .333 3.5
Berkeley / San Francisco # 1 5 .167 4.5 /


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

Cities Represented[]

1929[]

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

Teams and Statistics[]

1929[]

1929 California State League
President:

Team Standings W L PCT GB Managers
San Diego Aces 34 25 .576 0 Sam Agnew
Bakersfield Bees 32 28 .533 2.5 Louis Guisto / Ned Porter
32 29 .525 3 Rube Ellis
Santa Ana / Pomona / Coronado # 22 38 .367 12.5 / Pinch Thomas


#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
Bakersfield Hits 83 George Caster San Bernardino Pct .706; 12–5
Ned Porter Bakersfield HR 15

Sources[]

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.

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