California State League (Independent) Encyclopedia and History

League History

Year	Tm
1904	Lodi, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton

League History in Other Classifications

Year		Tm
1929	D	Bakersfield Bees, San Bernardino Padres, San Diego Aces, Santa Ana/Pomona/Coronado Orange Countians/Arabs
1928	D
1915	D	Alameda, Berkeley/San Francisco, Modesto Reds, Oakland Commuters, San Jose Bears, Stockton Millers
1914	D	Fresno Tigers, Modesto Reds, San Jose Bears, Stockton Millers
1913	D	Fresno Packers, San Jose Bears, Stockton Producers, Vallejo Marines/Watsonville Pippins
1912	D
1910	D	Fresno Tigers, Oakland Invaders/Merced Fig Growers, Sacramento Baby Senators, San Francisco Baby Seals, San Jose Prune Pickers, Stockton Millers
1906	N/A	Alameda, Oakland Commuters, Presidio Soldiers, Sacramento Cordovas, San Jose Prune Pickers, Stockton Millers
1905	N/A	Fresno, Lodi, Presidio, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton
1903	N/A	Oakland Heeseman, Oakland Reliance, Petaluma, San Francisco, San Jose, Stockton
1888	N/A	Oakland Clevelands, Oakland Tribunes, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Francisco Emersons, Santa Cruz
1886	N/A	Oakland Greenhood & Morans, San Francisco Californias, San Francisco Damianas, San Francisco Knickerbockers, Stockton
1885	N/A	Oakland, Sacramento Union, San Francisco, San Francisco Occidental, San Jose Athletics
1883	N/A	Marysville, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco Woonsocket

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