Central California League

The Central California League was a short-lived class D experiment that ran in just 1910 and 1911 as an 8-team league. Of the 8 teams that started 1910, 7 moved during the year, 3 of them twice or more, and 3 disbanded. In all, 15 different sites were used in 1910, with 2 having 2 different teams come through. 1911 was much more stable as only 2 teams moved and 2 folded. The league finally folded on July 9, 1911. The interesting part of the league was that it played a full schedule, but only the weekend games counted.

Cities Represented

• Alameda, CA: Alameda Bracketts 1910; Alameda Alerts 1910-1911; Alameda Models 1911
• Berkeley, CA: Berkeley 1910; Berkeley Clarions 1911
• Elmhurst, CA: Elmhurst 1910; Elmhurst Carroll & Tilden 1911
• Fruitvale, CA: Fruitvale 1910; Fruitvale 1910; Fruitvale Travelers 1911
• Hayward, CA: Hayward 1910; Hayward Cubs 1911
• Healdsburg, CA: Healdsburg Grapevines 1910
• Napa, CA: Napa 1910
• Oakland, CA: Oakland Basches 1910; Oakland Emery Arms 1911
• Petaluma, CA: Petaluma Incubators 1910
• Richmond, CA: Richmond Merchants 1910-1911
• St. Helena, CA St. Helena 1910
• San Leandro, CA: San Leandro 1910; San Leandro Cherry Pickers 1911
• San Rafael, CA: San Rafael 1910
• Santa Rosa, CA: Santa Rosa Prune Pickers 1910
• Vallejo, CA: Vallejo 1910; Vallejo Pastimes 1911

Teams and Statistics

1910-1911

1910 Central California League
Presidents: D.C. Anderson / E.H. Raymond / E.T. Shortall

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Richmond Merchants	18	10	.643	0	NA
Healdsburg / San Leandro #	17	11	.607	1	Pop Wieland
St. Helena / Fruitvale / Alameda ##	19	13	.594	1	Nathan Coombs
Santa Rosa / Alameda / Oakland / Berkeley ###	14	15	.483	4.5	William Bailey / Tom Walton
Petaluma / Elmhurst #####	8	18	.308	9	Dennis Healy / W.D. Thomas
San Rafael / Hayward / Fruitvale ######	7	17	.292	9	Englefield / Hull / Heyer
Vallejo ####	4	2	.667	NA	Charles McCauley
Napa ####	3	4	.429	NA	Earl Raymond

Playoff: Alameda Alerts 2 games, Richmond 0.
The league played a full schedule but only the weekend games counted.
# Healdsburg moved to San Leandro April 24.
## St. Helena moved to Fruitvale April 24, then to Alameda July 10.
### Santa Rosa moved to Alameda May 5, then to Oakland July 10, then to Berkeley July 31.
#### Valleyjo and Napa disbanded May 29.
##### Petaluma moved to Elmhurst June 5.
###### San Rafael moved to Hayword June 12, then to Fruitvale July 10. The franchise disbanded October 9.
No Individual Statistics Available.

1911 Central California League - schedule
Presidents: D.C. Anderson / E.T. Shortall

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
San Leandro Cherry Pickers	10	3	.769	0	NA
Alameda Alerts	8	5	.615	2	NA
Vallejo Pastimes	8	5	.615	2	NA
Richmond Merchants	8	6	.571	2.5	NA
Berkeley Clarions ###	5	6	.455	4	NA
Elmhurst / Oakland ##	4	7	.364	5	NA
Haywood Cubs	4	9	.308	6	NA
Fruitvale / Alameda #	4	10	.286	6.5	NA

No Playoffs
No individual statistics available
# Fruitvale (1-7) moved to Alameda May 28
## Elmhurst moved to Oakland June 4, then disbanded June 18
### Berkeley disbanded June 23
The league disbanded July 9.

Source

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.