The Far West League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1948 to 1951. The Far West League was a Class D level league, with franchises based in

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and

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. The

Santa Rosa Pirates The Santa Rosa Pirates were a minor league baseball team, located in Santa Rosa, California from 1948–1949. The team was originally an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1948, winning the Far West League title. In 1949 the team was without ...

(1948), Pittsburg Diamonds (1949), Redding Browns (1950) and Klamath Falls Gems (1951) won league championships.

History

The Far West League had eight teams in each of its first three seasons, before reducing to six teams in its final season of 1951. The league began play in 1948 with the Klamath Falls Gems, Marysville Braves, Medford Nuggets,

Oroville Red Sox The Oroville Red Sox were a minor league baseball team that operated in 1948 as part of the Class-D Far West League. They were based in Oroville, California and played at Mitchell Field as an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The team was managed ...

, Pittsburg Diamonds, Redding Browns,

and Willows Cardinals as the charter members. In 1948, the Klamath Falls Gems were a

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affiliate; the Marysville Braves a Boston Braves affiliate; the Medford Nuggets, a

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affiliate; the Oroville Red Sox, a

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affiliate; the Redding Browns, a St. Louis Browns affiliate; the Santa Rosa Pirates, a

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affiliate and the Willows Cardinals were a St. Louis Cardinals affiliate. The league held four–team playoffs from 1948 to 1950 and a two–team final in 1951. League championships were won by the

(1948), Pittsburg Diamonds (1949), Redding Browns (1950), and Klamath Falls Gems (1951). The Far West League permanently folded following the conclusion of the 1951 season.

Cities represented

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- Chico Red Sox (1949) * Eugene, OR –

Eugene Larks The Eugene Larks were a class-D minor league baseball, club based in Eugene, Oregon. The team played in Far West League and was an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1951. The team was preceded in Eugene by the 1904 Eugene Blues, who played ...

(1950–1951) * Klamath Falls, OR – Klamath Falls Gems (1948–1951) *

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– Marysville Braves (1948–1949);

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(1950) * Medford, OR – Medford Nuggets (1948–1949); Medford Rogues (1950–1951) * Oroville, CA –

(1948) *

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– Pittsburg Diamonds (1948, 1949–1951) * Redding, CA – Redding Browns (1948–1951) * Reno, NV – Reno Silver Sox (1950–1951) *

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–

Roseville Diamonds The Roseville Diamonds were a short lived minor league baseball team based in Roseville, California, For a portion of the 1948 season, the Diamonds played the ending portion of the season as members of the Class D level Far West League, after t ...

(1948) * Santa Rosa, CA –

(1948);

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(1949) *

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–

Vallejo Chiefs The Vallejo Chiefs were a short lived minor league baseball team based in Vallejo, California in the 1949 season. Hosting home games at A.F. of L. Park, the Chiefs played exclusively as members of the Class D level Far West League, before foldin ...

(1949) *

Willows, CA Willows is a city and the county seat of Glenn County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California. The city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department ...

– Willows Cardinals (1948–1950)

Standings & statistics

1948 Far West League
schedule
Pittsburg (31–48) moved to Roseville July 30
Playoffs: Klamath Falls 3 games, Oroville 1; Santa Rosa 3 games, Medford 1
Finals: Santa Rosa 4 games, Klamath Falls 3. 1949 Far West League Vallejo disbanded July 31; Santa Rosa disbanded August 4.
Playoffs: Pittsburg 3 games, Willows 2; Redding 3 games, Klamath Falls 2
Finals: Pittsburg 4 games, Redding 3. 1950 Far West League
schedule
Playoffs: Klamath Falls 3 games, Reno 2; Redding 3 games, Medford 0
Finals: Redding 3 games, Klamath Falls 1. 1951 Far West League
schedule
br
revised schedule after Pittsburg disbanded
Pittsburg disbanded June 14
Playoff Final: Klamath Falls 3 games, Redding 0

References

External links

{{Professional Baseball Defunct minor baseball leagues in the United States Baseball leagues in California Baseball in Nevada Baseball leagues in Oregon Sports leagues established in 1948 Sports leagues disestablished in 1951