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

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. 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.

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. 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. In 1911, two teams moved and two folded before the league permanently folded on July 9, 1911. The league played a full schedule, but only the weekend games counted in the standings.

Cities represented

Alameda, CA Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for " tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda Island, but also spans Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, as ...

: Alameda Bracketts 1910; Alameda Alerts 1910–1911; Alameda Monday Models 1911 *

Berkeley, CA Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emeryv ...

: Berkley 1910; Berkeley Clarions 1911 * Elmhurst, CA: Elmhurst 1910; Elmhurst Carroll & Tilden 1911 * Fruitvale, CA: Fruitvale 1910; Fruitvale Travelers 1911 *

Hayward, CA Hayward () is a city located in Alameda County, California in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda Coun ...

: Hayward 1910; Hayward Cubs 1911 * Healdsburg, CA: Healdsburg Grapevines 1910 *

Napa, CA Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California. Located in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, the city had a population of 77,480 as of the end of 2021. Napa is a major to ...

: Napa 1910 *

Oakland, CA Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay ...

: Oakland Basches 1910; Oakland Emery Arms 1911 *

Petaluma, CA Petaluma (Miwok: ''Péta Lúuma'') is a city in Sonoma County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village nam ...

: Petaluma Incubators 1910 *

Richmond, CA Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a city council.

: Richmond Merchants 1910–1911 *

St. Helena, CA St. Helena ( ; Wappo language, Wappo: ''Anakotanoma'') is a city in Napa County, California, Napa County, in the Wine Country of California. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the ...

St. Helena 1910 * San Leandro, CA: San Leandro Grapevines 1910; San Leandro Cherry Pickers 1911 *

San Rafael, CA San Rafael ( ; Spanish for " St. Raphael", ) is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population ...

: San Rafael 1910 *

Santa Rosa, CA Santa Rosa (Spanish for " Saint Rose") is a city and the county seat of Sonoma County, in the North Bay region of the Bay Area in California. Its estimated 2019 population was 178,127. It is the largest city in California's Wine Country and ...

: Santa Rosa Prune Pickers 1910 *

Vallejo, CA Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the ...

: Vallejo 1910; Vallejo Pastimes 1911

Standings & statistics

1910 Central California League 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
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.

References

{{reflist Baseball leagues in California Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Sports leagues established in 1910 Sports leagues disestablished in 1911 1910 establishments in California 1911 disestablishments in California