San Joaquin Valley League
The Californian San Joaquin Valley League lasted two seasons. Class D in 1910 and as an independent in 1911.Opening play in 1910 with four teams, it expanded to six squads the next year, then folded July 18, 1911.
Cities Represented[edit]
- Bakersfield, CA: Bakersfield Drillers 1910
- Coalinga, CA: Coalinga Savages 1910; Coalinga Tigers 1911
- Hanford, CA: Hanford Braves 1911
- Lemoore, CA: Lemoore Cubs 1911
- Porterville, CA: Porterville Orange Pickers 1911
- Tulare, CA: Tulare Merchants 1910-1911
- Visalia, CA: Visalia Pirates 1910; Visalia Colts 1911
Teams and Statistics[edit]
1910-1911[edit]
1910 San Joaquin Valley League
President: Newton Young
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bakersfield Drillers | 21 | 10 | .667 | - | Brick Devereaux |
Visalia Pirates | 13 | 17 | .433 | 7.5 | Lou Maire |
Tulare Merchants # | 13 | 15 | .464 | NA | Gene Nast/Willis Kelley |
Coalinga Savages ## | 9 | 14 | .391 | NA | Zed Phelps/Ed Householder |
# Tulare disbanded August 8.
## Coalinga disbanded August 18.
The league officially disbanded September 12.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red Kuhn | Tulare | BA | .375 | Willard Meikle | Bakersfield | W | 11 | |
Ned Smith | Visalia | Runs | 18 | Willard Meikle | Bakersfield | SO | 101 | |
Brick Devereaux | Bakersfield | Hits | 34 | Willard Meikle | Bakersfield | PCT | .733; 11-4 | |
Red Kuhn | Tulare | HR | 2 | |||||
Roy Kuhn | Coalinga | HR | 2 | |||||
Slim Bath | Tulare | HR | 2 |
1911 San Joaquin Valley League
President: Newton Young
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tulare Merchants # | 9 | 4 | .692 | - | Otto Dye/Johnny Eagle |
Coalinga Tigers | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | Clyde Williams |
Lemoore Cubs | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | Oscar Jones |
Hanford Braves | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | Sidney Jehl |
Visalia Colts | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4 | Artie Smith/Lou Maire |
Porterville Orange Pickers # | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.5 | Harry Simpson |
# Tulare and Porterville disbanded July 11.
The league officially disbanded July 18.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tom Fitzsimmons | Porterfield | BA | .457 | Oscar Jones | Lemoore | W | 7 | |
Billy Hamilton | Hanford | Runs | 12 | Curley Ray | Coalinga | W | 7 | |
Sidney Jehl | Stockton | Hits | 21 | Curley Ray | Coalinga | SO | 98 | |
George Porterfield | Coalinga | HR | 2 | Lefty Tripplett | Hanford | PCT | .800 4-1 |
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
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