California State League


There were at least three class D California State Leagues that operated at different points in minor league baseball history. Two of these leagues existed for only a single season, in 1910 and 1929, while another operated for three seasons from 1913 to 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

1910 California State League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Stockton Millers3319.635–Jimmy McCall
Fresno Tigers3221.6041½Ed McDonough
Oakland Invaders /
Merced Fig Growers		2525.5007Cy Mooreing
San Jose Prune Pickers2230.42311Willis Browne
Sacramento Baby Senators1623.410NACharles Doyle
San Francisco Baby Seals1424.368NATommy Sheehan
San Francisco and Sacramento disbanded May 31.
Oakland moved to Merced June 7.
Fresno disbanded June 24 and the league folded.
The league was a class B until June 6, when it became a class D league.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Ed McDonoughFresnoBA.349Oscar JonesFresnoW16
Gene KratzbergStocktonPct.733; 11–4-----

1913 to 1915

1913 California State League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Stockton Producers7944.642–Blaine Thomas
Fresno Packers7350.5936George Wheeler
Vallejo / Watsonville5271.42327Brick Devereaux
San Jose Bears4281.34137Judge Nagle
Vallejo moved to Watsonville July 6.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Happy SmithSan JoseBA.323Nelson JonesStocktonW24
Tom PierceFresnoRuns87Ashley PopeStocktonSO235
Joe WilhoitStocktonHits158Nelson JonesStocktonPct.750; 24–8
Rinaldo WilliamsVallejo/WatsonHR7-----

1914 California State League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Fresno Tigers2015.571–George Wheeler
San Jose Bears2016.556½Mike Steffani
Stockton Millers1719.4723½George Harper
Modesto Reds1421.4006Jim Byrnes
The league disbanded June 1.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Tony BoeckelStocktonBA.364Horace MillerFresnoW9
Tony BoeckelStocktonRuns25Walt WaldschmidtFresnoSO75
Tony BoeckelStocktonHits51Harry StewartSan JosePct1.000; 8–0
Tom PierceFresnoHR2-----

1915 California State League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
Modesto Reds61.857–Jack Lesher
San Jose Bears41.8001Mike Steffani
Oakland Commuters23.4003Walt McMemony
Alameda23.4003Billy Hammond
Stockton Millers24.3333½Buck Francks
Berkeley / San Francisco15.1674½C.W. Brainard / Joe Solari
Berkeley moved to San Francisco April 28.
The league disbanded May 30 due to heavy rains.
No player statistics available.

1929

1929 California State League

Team StandingsWLPCTGBManagers
San Diego Aces3425.576–Sam Agnew
Bakersfield Bees3228.5332½Louis Guisto / Ned Porter
San Bernardino Padres3229.5253Rube Ellis
Santa Ana / Pomona / Coronado2238.36712½Jess Orndorf / Pinch Thomas
Santa Ana moved to Pomona May 8, which played six games at San Bernardino.
Pomona moved to Coronado County May 15, playing their games at the San Diego ball park.
The league disbanded June 17.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Lou MartinBakersfieldBA.389George CasterSan BernardinoW12
Ned PorterBakersfieldRuns63George CasterSan BernardinoSO80
L.B. TomlinsonBakersfieldHits83George CasterSan BernardinoPct.706; 12–5
Ned PorterBakersfieldHR15----