Sacramento, CA
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- Founded: 1849
- County: Sacramento
- Population: 454,300 (2004 est.)
- Universities: California State University, Sacramento
- Other Current Pro Sports: Sacramento Kings - NBA; Sacramento Monarchs - WNBA
Sacramento has been the state capital of California since January 1, 1855. The city is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River, 90 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA.
[edit] Births & Deaths
[edit] Teams that have played here
- Sacramento Altas, California League (1887, 1889)
- Sacramento Senators, California League (1891, 1893, 1901, 1908-1909)
- Sacramento Brewers, California League (1899-1900)
- Sacramento Gilt Edges, California League (1902)
- Sacramento Senators, Pacific Coast League (1903, 1918-1935)
- Sacramento Cordovas, California League (1907)
- Sacramento Sacts, Pacific Coast League (1909-1914)
- Sacramento Baby Senators, California State League (1910)
- Sacramento Solons, Pacific Coast League (1936-1960, 1974-1976)
- Sacramento Steelheads, Western Baseball League (1999)
- Sacramento River Cats, Pacific Coast League (2000-present)
[edit] Further Reading
- Alan O'Connor: Gold on the Diamond:Sacramento's Great Baseball Players 1886 to 1976, Big Tomato Press, Sacramento, CA 2008 (ISBN 978-0-9791233-0-6)
