Central California League

The Central California League was a minor league baseball league that played in the 1910 and 1911 seasons. The Class D level league franchises were based exclusively in California. The league had a multitude of franchise relocations, before it permanently folded during the 1911 season. The 1910 Alameda Alerts and 1911 San Leandro Cherry Pickers captured league championships.

Central California League
ClassificationClass D (1910–1911)
SportMinor League Baseball
Inaugural season1910
CeasedJuly 9, 1911
PresidentE.H. Raymond (1910)
D.C. Anderson (1910–1911)
E.T. Shortall (1910–1911)
No. of teams15
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Alameda Alerts (1910)
San Leandro Cherry Pickers (1911)
Related
competitions		Southern California Trolley League

History

The league franchises were unstable during two seasons of play. The league began play on April 17, 1910 and played through November 6, 1910.[1] Of the eight original teams that started 1910 league play, seven of the eight teams moved during the season, with three teams moving twice or more, while three teams disbanded. In all, 15 different sites were used in the 1910 season, with two cities hosting two different Central California League teams.[2][3] In 1911, two teams moved and two folded before the league permanently folded on July 9, 1911.[4] The league played a full schedule, but only the weekend games counted in the standings.[3]

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

1910 Central California League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Richmond Merchants1810.643–John Luce[6]
Healdsburg Grapevines /
San Leandro Grapevines		1711.6071.0Pop Wieland
St. Helena
Fruitvale / Alameda Alerts		1913.5941.0Nathan Coombs
Santa Rosa Prune Pickers /
Alameda Bracketts /
Oakland Basches / Berkeley		1415.4834.5William Bailey / Tom Walton
Petaluma Incubators /
Elmhurst		818.3089.0Dennis Healy / W.D. Thomas
San Rafael / Hayward /
Fruitvale		717.2929.0George Englefield /
William Hull / C. Heyer
Vallejo42.667NACharles McCauley
Napa34.429NAEarl Raymond

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 Hayward June 12, then to Fruitvale July 10. The franchise disbanded October 9.
Playoff: Alameda Alerts 2 games, Richmond 0.

1911 Central California League
schedule

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
San Leandro Cherry Pickers103.769–Pop Wieland [7]
Alameda Alerts85.6152.0Tom Walton[8]
Vallejo Pastimes85.6152.0Dave Orr[9]
Richmond Merchants86.5712.5John Luce[10]
Berkeley Clarions56.4554.0Jim Kane[11]
Elmhurst Carroll Tildens /
Oakland Emery Arms		47.3645.0George Worthington[12]
Hayward Cubs49.3086.0Len Schroeder[13]
Fruitvale Travelers /
Alameda Monday Models		410.2866.5NA

Fruitvale (1–7) moved to Alameda May 28; Elmhurst moved to Oakland June 4, disbanded June 18; Berkeley disbanded June 23
The league disbanded July 9.

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References
  1. "1910 Central California League (CCL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  2. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Lloyd Johnson & Miles Wolff, editors (Third ed.). Baseball America. 2007. ISBN 978-1932391176.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. "Central California League (D) Encyclopedia and History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. "1911 Central California League (CCL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  5. "1910 Heraldsburg/San Leandro Grapevines Statistics".
  6. "1910 Richmond Merchants minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  7. "1911 San Leandro Cherry Pickers minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  8. "1911 Alameda Alerts minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  9. "1911 Vallejo Pastimes minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  10. "1911 Richmond Merchants minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  11. "1911 Berkeley Clarions minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  12. "1911 Elmhurst Carroll & Tilden/Oakland Emery Arms minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  13. "1911 Hayward Cubs minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
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