Pittsburg Diamonds

• Location: Pittsburg, CA
• League: Far West League 1948-1951; Pacific Association 2015-2018
• Affiliation: New York Giants 1948
• Ballpark: Michael V. Valle Stadium

Team History

The Pittsburg Diamonds of the 1940s and 1950s were a professional baseball team that played in Pittsburg, CA and were managed by Vince DiMaggio, the eldest of the legendary DiMaggio brothers. They were a minor league baseball affiliate of the New York Giants and played in the Class-D Far West League. DiMaggio led the Diamonds to a league championship in 1949 with an 84-43 record.

The more recent Pittsburg Diamonds were a team in the independent Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs owned by Khurram Shah. Several Major League players have played for the Diamonds over the years: Wayne Franklin, Aaron Miles, Robert Ellis, Tony Torcato, Gus Suhr, Jose Canseco and Tony Phillips.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Notes
1948	38-71 overall	8th	Gus Suhr / Arnold Rose / Bill Shewey		Pittsburg (31-48) moved to Roseville on July 30
1949	84-43	1st	Vince DiMaggio	League Champs
1950	67-73	5th	Vince DiMaggio
1951	29-18	--	Vince DiMaggio		Team disbanded on June 14
2015	38-39	3rd	Aaron Miles
2016	36-42	3rd	Aaron Miles
2017	36-42	2nd (t)	Aaron Miles
2018	36-44	4th	Aaron Miles	Lost in 1st round