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 (1948),

Pittsburg Diamonds The Pittsburg Diamonds were an independent professional baseball team based in Pittsburg, California. Originally named the Pittsburg Mettle, the club changed their name to the Diamonds in 2015. History The Pittsburg Mettle began play as a me ...

(1949),

Redding Browns The Redding Browns were a minor league baseball team that operated from 1948 to 1951 as part of the Class-D Far West League. They were based in Redding, California. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns of the American League and won th ...

(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 The Marysville Braves were a minor league baseball team in the Class D Far West League in 1948 and 1949. They were an affiliate of the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massac ...

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, Oroville Red Sox,

, Santa Rosa Pirates and

Willows Cardinals The Willows Cardinals were a minor league baseball team based in Willows, California. From 1948 to 1950, the Cardinals played as exclusively as members of the Class D level Far West League as a St. Louis Cardinals minor league affiliate. Willo ...

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

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affiliate; the Santa Rosa Pirates, a

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affiliate and the Willows Cardinals were a

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affiliate. The league held four–team playoffs from 1948 to 1950 and a two–team final in 1951. League championships were won by the Santa Rosa Pirates (1948),

(1949),

(1950), and Klamath Falls Gems (1951). The Far West League permanently folded following the conclusion of the 1951 season.

Cities represented

Chico, CA Chico ( ; Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, reflecting an increase from 86,187 ...

Chico Red Sox Chico () means ''small'', ''boy'' or ''child'' in the Spanish language. It is also the nickname for Francisco in the Portuguese language (). Chico may refer to: Places *Chico, California, a city * Chico, Montana, an unincorporated community * Ch ...

(1949) *

Eugene, OR Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...

– Eugene Larks (1950–1951) *

Klamath Falls, OR Klamath Falls ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Klamath County, Oregon, United States. The city was originally called ''Linkville'' when George Nurse founded the town in 1867. It was named after the Link River, on whose falls the city wa ...

– Klamath Falls Gems (1948–1951) * Marysville, CA –

(1948–1949); Marysville Peaches (1950) *

Medford, OR Medford is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oregon, in the United States. As of the 2020 United States Census on April 1, 2020, the city had a total population of 85,824 and a metropolitan area population of 223,259, making the M ...

–

(1948–1949); Medford Rogues (1950–1951) * Oroville, CA – Oroville Red Sox (1948) * Pittsburg, CA –

(1948, 1949–1951) *

Redding, CA Redding is the economic and cultural capital of the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California and the county seat of Shasta County. Redding lies along the Sacramento River, north of Sacramento, and south of California's northern borde ...

–

(1948–1951) *

Reno, NV Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...

–

Reno Silver Sox The Reno Silver Sox were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1947 to 1992. The team name is derived from the nickname of Nevada, the "Silver State". There was another baseball team known as the Reno Silver Sox who played i ...

(1950–1951) * Roseville, CA – Roseville Diamonds (1948) *

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 Pirates (1948); Santa Rosa Cats (1949) *

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 Chiefs (1949) * Willows, CA –

(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