The History of the California League
California League Team Photos
This is an ongoing project of trying to find a team photo from every team and every season of the California League. Some of these photos have come from my personal collection such as team photo giveaways and pictures from programs and yearbooks, while others have come from newspaper clippings, historical societies, current California League Team's files, and internet searches.
The galleries are organized by city:
Anaheim - Bakersfield - Channel Cities - Fresno - High Desert - Inland Empire
Lake Elsinore - Lancaster - Lodi - Merced - Modesto - Palm Springs
Rancho Cucamonga - Redwood - Reno - Riverside - Salinas - San Bernardino
San Jose - Santa Barbara - Santa Clara - Stockton (Mudville) - Ventura
Anaheim
Anaheim Aces (1941)
Bakersfield
Bakersfield Badgers (1941-1942), Bakersfield Indians (1946-1955),
Bakersfield Boosters (1956), Bakersfield Bears (1957-1967),
Bakersfield Dodgers (1968-1975), Bakersfield Outlaws (1978-1979),
Bakersfield Mariners (1982-1983), Bakersfield Dodgers (1984-1994), and Bakersfield Blaze (1995-Present)
California League All-Star Teams
The first California League All-Star game was held in 1941 where the team with the best first half record played against the All-Stars of the remaining teams. This format was used again from 1960 to 1962. The North vs. South format was used from 1946 to 1949, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1984 to 1995, and again in 1998 (1998 the divisions were called Freeway and Valley instead of North and South). The current format for the All-Star game is the California League vs the Carolina League, which began in 1996 and has been held every year except for 1998. The site for the game alternates between the two Leagues each season. There was no All-Star Game for the California League in 1942, 1950 to 1953, 1956 to 1958, or 1963 to 1983
Channel Cities Oilers
Channel Cities Oilers (1954-1955)
Fresno
Fresno Cardinals (1941-1942, 1946-1956), Fresno Sun Sox (1957), Fresno Giants (1958-1987), and Fresno Suns (1988)
High Desert
High Desert Maverics (1991-Present)
Inland Empire (San Bernardino)
San Bernardino Stars (1941), San Bernardino Spirit (1987-1995), San Bernardino Stampede (1996-2002), Inland Empire 66ers (2003-Present)
Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsoinore Storm (1994-Present)
Lancaster
Lancaster JetHawks (1996-Present)
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Wranglers (1958)
Lodi
Lodi Crushers (1966-1969), Lodi Padres (1970-1971), Lodi Orions (1972), Lodi Lions (1973), Lodi Orioles (1974-1975), Lodi Dodgers (1976-1983), and Lodi Crushers (1984)
Merced
Merced Bears (1941)
Modesto
Modesto Reds (1946-1961), Modesto Colts (1962-1964), Modesto Reds (1966-1974), Modesto A's (1975-2004), and Modesto Nuts (2005-Present)
Palm Springs
Palm Springs Angels (1986-1993)
Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (1993-Present)
Redwood
Redwood Pioneers (1980-1985)
Reno
Reno Silver Sox (1955-1964, 1966-1981), Reno Padres (1982-1987), and Reno Silver Sox (1988-1992)
Riverside
Riverside Red (1941), Riverside Red Wave (1988-1990), and Riverside Pilots (1993-1995)
Salinas
Salinas Packers (1954-1958), Salinas Mets (1963-1964), Salinas Indians (1965), Salinas Packers (1973-1975), Salinas Angels (1976-1980), and Salinas Spurs (1982-1987, 1989-1992)
San Jose
San Jose Owls (1942), San Jose Red Sox (1946-1955), San Jose JoSox (1956-1957), San Jose Pirates (1958), San Jose Bees (1962-1976), San Jose Missions (1979-1981), San Jose Expos (1982), San Jose Bees (1983-1987), San Jose Giants (1988-Present)
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Saints (1941-1942), Santa Barbara Dodgers (1946-1953), Santa Barbara Rancheros (1962-1963), and Santa Barbara Dodgers (1964-1967)
Santa Clara
Santa Clara Padres (1979)
Stockton (Mudville)
Stockton Fliers (1941), Stockton Ports (1946-1972), Stockton Mariners (1978), Stockton Ports (1979-1999), Mudville Nine (2000-2001), and Stockton Ports (2002-Present)
Ventura
Ventura Yankees (1947-949), Ventura County Braves (1950-1952), Ventura Oilers (1953), and Ventura County Gulls (1986)
Visalia (Central Valley)
Visalia Cubs (1946-1952), Visalia Stars (1953), Visalia Cubs (1954-1956), Visalia Redlegs (1957-1959), Visalia A's (1960-1961), Visalia White Sox (1962), Visalia Mets (1968-1975), Visalia Oaks (1977-1992), Central Valley Rockies (1993-1994), Visalia Oaks (1995-2008), and Visalia Rawhide (2009-Present)
