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The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3 in the first modern World Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3 in the first modern World Champions World Series: New York Giants over Philadelphia Athletics (4-1 Awards and honors MLB Statistical Champions World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers (4-3 Awards and honors MLB Statistical Champions World Series: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics (4-0 Awards and honors Chalmers Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Chicago Cubs (4-2 MLB Statistical Leaders Major Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson, Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees (4-0 Johnny Bench, MVP The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The California League is a Class A Advanced Minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Charles C Hughes Stadium, commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium, is a 23000 seat Stadium in Sacramento California. Edmonds Field was home of the Sacramento Solons, the Pacific Coast League AAA team until 1960 when they moved to Hawaii Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North They played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods (1903, 1905, 1909-1914, 1918-1960, 1974-1976). The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The current Sacramento River Cats began play in 2000. The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. Along with the Portland Beavers, who have a similar part-time heritage with the league, Sacramento is one of two charter cities with a team currently in the league, the other PCL cities having been taken over by major league baseball franchises. The Portland Beavers are a Minor league baseball team representing Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Coast League (PCL
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Nickname
The team derived its name from Sacramento's status as capital of California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Solon was an early Greek lawmaker and the term "solons" was often used by journalists as a synonym for "senators. Solon ( ancient Greek:, c 638 BC&ndash558 BC was an Athenian Statesman, Lawmaker and Lyric poet. " Solon Huntington was a prominent Sacramento businessman during the 19th century, though less famous than his brother (Collis Huntington) and son (Henry Huntington). Collis Potter Huntington ( April 16 or October 22 1821 – August 13 1900) was one of The Big Four of western railroading (along with Henry Edwards Huntington ( February 27 1850 &ndash May 23 1927) was a railroad Magnate The team was also known at times as the Sacramento Sacts, an abbreviation of the name of the city, and the Sacramento Senators.
Early years
The first version of the Sacramento Solons (also known as the Sacts) was a charter member of the PCL in 1903, along with the Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Indians. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. } The Los Angeles Angels were a Minor league baseball based in Los Angeles California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1957 The Portland Beavers are a Minor league baseball team representing Portland, Oregon in the Pacific Coast League (PCL The Oakland Oaks were a Minor league baseball team in Oakland California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955 after which the For the professional hockey team see San Francisco Seals (hockey. The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians and also known as the Seattle Angels, were a Minor league baseball team in Seattle Although the Solons finished second in the inaugural year, attendance was not good and the team moved to Tacoma for the 1904 season, renamed the Tacoma Tigers. The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor league baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL and are the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners The Tigers won the PCL pennant in 1904 and won the first half of the split 1905 season before falling off so dramatically in the second half that the team was returned to Sacramento to finish out the season, where it lost the postseason series to the Angels.
The Sacramento team moved to Fresno in 1906, renamed the Fresno Raisin Eaters, then returned to Sacramento in 1907, where it played in the California League for the next three seasons. The Fresno Raisin Eaters were a Minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1906 The Solons returned to the PCL in 1909, but were mired in the second division for the next few years. In 1914, attendance was so bad that the Solons moved to San Francisco in the middle of the season, finishing out the year as the San Francisco Missions. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The Mission Reds were a Minor league baseball team located in San Francisco California that played in the Pacific Coast League (PCL from 1926 through The team was sold to Salt Lake City businessman Bill "Hardpan" Lane after that season and moved there for the 1915 season, renamed the Salt Lake Bees. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The Salt Lake Bees are a Pacific Coast League (PCL Minor league baseball team based in Salt Lake City Utah.
Heyday
When Portland dropped out of the league after the 1917 season, a new Sacramento franchise was admitted to the PCL in 1918. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers For most of its existence, the Sacramento team finished in the second division, but there were a few bright spots. Originally known as the Senators, the team was purchased by Branch Rickey in 1935 and renamed the Sacramento Solons. Wesley Branch Rickey ( December 15 1881 &ndash December 9 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known The Solons finished first in 1937 but lost the postseason series to the San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres were a Minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1936 through 1968 In 1942 the Solons won their first -- and only -- Pacific Coast League pennant.
These were the glory years of the Pacific Coast League, during which it was unrivaled for the attention of West Coast baseball fans. The Pacific Coast League (PCL is a Minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. The Solons drew reasonably well when featured opponents included teams from Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Francisco, and Oakland. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U But after 1957, when the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved to California, the aforementioned teams had removed to Spokane, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Vancouver respectively. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Moreover, the relative proximity of the San Francisco Giants also took its toll on attendance. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. After the 1960 season, the team was sold and moved to Honolulu and renamed the Hawaii Islanders for 1961. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The Hawaii Islanders were a AAA minor league baseball team based in Honolulu Hawaii, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1961 through 1987 The francise still exists as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a Minor league baseball team in Colorado Springs Colorado.
Minor League Return
The third version of the Sacramento Solons began during the AAA realignment in 1969 as the Eugene Emeralds. The Eugene Emeralds (nicknamed the Ems) are a Minor league baseball team in Eugene Oregon, United States. After the 1973 season, it was determined that Eugene was too small to support PCL baseball, and the team was moved to Sacramento for the 1974 season, taking the name of its predecessor teams, the Sacramento Solons. The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, The Solons' old stadium, Edmonds Field, had long since been demolished. The only available facility was 23,500-seat Hughes Stadium, a football facility, the dimensions of which made the stadium a hitters' paradise. Charles C Hughes Stadium, commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium, is a 23000 seat Stadium in Sacramento California. Left field, in particular, was less than the regulation minimum 250 feet from home plate. Despite the long-ball barrage, attendance was poor during the three seasons of the team's existence. The Solons' owners "leased" the team to San Jose for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, when the team was known as the San Jose Missions, in hopes of obtaining a new baseball-only facility. The San Jose Missions were a Minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1977 and 1978 After two seasons of dismal attendance in San Jose, the team was sold and moved to Ogden, Utah for the 1979 season. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States.
The Pacific Coast League returned to the capital city in 2000 when a group of area businessmen lead by majority owner Art Savage purchased the Vancouver Canadians of the PCL and moved the team to Sacramento. Foregoing the traditional name of Sacramento baseball teams, the owners named the team the Sacramento River Cats. The Sacramento River Cats are a Minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. Unlike their predecessors, who were often troubled at the box office, the River Cats have led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance during each of its seasons in Sacramento.
Affiliations
The Solons were affiliated with the following major league teams:
| Year | Affiliation(s) |
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| 1936-44 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1950-51 | Chicago White Sox |
| 1959-60 | Milwaukee Braves |
| 1974-75 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 1976 | Texas Rangers |
References
- O'Neal, Bill. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Pacific Coast League 1903-1988. Eakin Press, Austin TX, 1990. ISBN 0-89015-776-6.
- Snelling, Dennis. The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903-1957 McFarland & Company, Inc. , Jefferson, NC, 1995. ISBN 0-7864-0045-5.
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