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San Francisco Pirates
The San Francisco Pirates were a minor league baseball team based in San Francisco, California. In 1903, the San Francisco Pirates played a partial season as charter members of the Class A (baseball), Class A level Pacific National League, before folding during the season. The Pirates hosted home games at National Park. History San Francisco first hosted minor league baseball in 1878, when the San Francisco Athletics began play as members of the Pacific League. In 1903, the San Francisco "Pirates" team became charter members of the eight–team Class A (baseball), Class A level Pacific National League. Class A was the highest level of minor leagues in the era. Beginning the season, the Pacific Northwest League had changed its name to become the Pacific National League. This was a result of the California League expanding north into Seattle and Portland and changing its name to become the Pacific Coast League. As a result, the Pacific Northwest League placed franchises in Los Angele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class A (baseball)
Class A, also known as Single-A and sometimes as Low-A, is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball (MLB), organized into three leagues: the California League, Carolina League, and Florida State League. History Class A was originally the highest level of Minor League Baseball, beginning with the earliest classifications, established circa 1890. Teams within leagues at this level had their players' contracts protected and the players were subject to reserve clauses. When the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues – the formal name of Minor League Baseball – was founded in 1901, Class A remained the highest level, restricted to leagues with cities that had an aggregate population of over a million people. Entering the 1902 season, the only Class A leagues were the Eastern League and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
