Santa Barbara Dodgers
| Santa Barbara Dodgers | |
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| League | California League |
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| League titles | 3 (1941, 1948, 1951) |
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| Colors | Dodger blue White |
Previous parks | Laguna Park |
The Santa Barbara Dodgers was the main nickname of
minor league baseball teams in the Class A California League based in the Pacific Ocean coastal resort city of Santa Barbara, California
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History
The Santa Barbara Dodgers were an affiliate of the
Santa Barbara Rancheros. The Dodgers' home stadium was Laguna Ball Park.[1]
The Santa Barbara Dodgers were plagued by low crowd attendances, averaging only 225 spectators per game.[2] At the end of the 1967 season, the Santa Barbara Dodgers franchise was transferred east to Bakersfield, California.[1] The Laguna Park stadium was demolished in 1970, and replaced by a parking lot,[2] and no professional minor league baseball team has been based in Santa Barbara since.[1]
Notable alumni
Baseball Hall of Fame alumni
- Sparky Anderson (1953) inducted 2000
- Don Sutton (1965) inducted 1998
- Dick Williams (1947) inducted 2008
Notable alumni
- Jack Billingham (1964) MLB All-Star
- Paul Blair (1962) 2 x MLB All-Star; 8 x Gold Glove
- Rocky Bridges (1947-1948) MLB All-Star
- Willie Crawford (1964)
- Bruce Edwards (1941) 2 x MLB All-Star
- Alan Foster (1965)
- Jim Gentile (1952) 6 x MLB All-Star
- Hal Gregg (1941) MLB All-Star
- Von Joshua (1967)
- Irv Noren (1946) MLB All-Star
- Wes Parker (1963)
- Larry Sherry (1953) 1959 World Series Most Valuable Player
References
- ^ a b c Crossley, Andy. "1964-1967 Santa Barbara Dodgers". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ a b Brantingham, Barney. "The Short, Happy Life of Laguna Ball Park". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
External links
- Professional Baseball in Santa Barbara
- Minor league ball in Santa Barbara
- Baseball Reference.com: Baseball in Santa Barbara
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