The San Joaquin Valley League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1910 through 1911. The league operated primarily in the San Joaquin Valley in California. The league disbanded on July 18, 1911. The Bakersfield Drillers and Tulare Merchants won league championships.
| Classification | Class D (1910) Independent (1911) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1910 |
| Ceased | July 18, 1911 |
| President | Newton Young (1910–1911) |
| No. of teams | 7 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 Bakersfield Drillers (1910) Tulare Merchants (1911) |
| Related competitions | Southern California League |
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
Standings & statistics
edit1910 San Joaquin Valley League
edit| 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.[1]
| 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
edit| 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 | 2.0 | Oscar Jones |
| Hanford Braves | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.0 | Sidney Jehl |
| Visalia Colts | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.0 | 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.[1]
| 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 Porterfiel | Coalinga | HR | 2 | Lefty Tripplett | Hanford | PCT | .800 4–1 |
References
edit- McCann, M. (n.d.). Minor League Baseball History. Retrieved April 27, 2007, from https://www.webcitation.org/5knFJjdCf?url=http://www.geocities.com/big_bunko/sanjoaquinvalley1011.htm
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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