Castle Air Force Base Bombers
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1950

Description: Ref: Carnival of Champions: 15th Annual California Semi-pro Baseball Tournament Program: 1950

See caption below picture for details.

Title: Baseball here sunday afternoon
Area: Merced, Contra Costa
Year: 1948
Team: Los Banos Veterans, El Cerrito Merchants

Merced Pepsi's
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1951

Back row (left to right): Dave Contreras (mgr.), Mike Hernandez (inf), Art Gutienez (lnf), Dick Kaylor (c), E. B. Alcorn (of), Larry Kaylor (of), Chap Olivarez (p-of)

Front row (left to right): Reuben Padilla (p), Roy Leon (ss), C. Sanchez (cf), John Olivarez (of), Ray Septien (inf), J. Padilla (of)

Merced Bears
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1941

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Maybe He's Out For Strikeout Record
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1940

Rivals in State Baseball Championship Tangle
Area: Gustine Merchants: Merced | Associated Flying A's: Contra Costa (Avon)
Year: 1937
Team: Gustine Merchants | Associated Flying A's

Left action shot: Verne Halstead of the Gustine Merchants

Right action shot: Al McCoy of the Associated Flying A's

The former site of the baseball diamond is now Applegate Park Zoo.

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Cortez Wildcats
Area: Merced (Cortez)
Year: circa 1930

Description: In the early 1900s, Japanese immigrants began to settle in Merced County. Their American born children (also known as Nisei) took to the game of baseball. This Nisei baseball team was from the Cortez Colony and they played against other teams in the Valley.

Back row (left to right): Henry Kajioka, Yukihiro Yotsuya, George Kajioka, Eichi Sakaguchi, Kaoru Masuda, Keiji Date, Fred Miyamoto

Front row (left to right): Hilmar Blaine, Buichi Kajiwara, Shizuma Kuba, Nobuhiro Kajioka, Harry Morofuji

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Hilmar town team
Area: Merced (Hilmar)
Year: 1908

Back row (left to right): Carl Salmonson, unidentified, Carl Halverson, John Johnson, Wilfor Johnson, Hjalmar Johnson, Alex Johnson

Front row (left to right): Bill Salmonson, unidentified, Halverson

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Joe B's
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1952

Description: Picture was taken at Folsom Prison where the team lost game to prison nine by score of 3-0.

Back row (left to right): unidentified, Larry Fredrickson, Cliff Kelly, Jerry Lee, Harry Heil, Mike Evans, Bill Ganci

Front row (left to right): Jim LaCava, Richard Nunes, Al Banks, Jack Shipley, Johnnie Rocha

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Le Grand town team
Area: Merced (Le Grand)
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Floyd Pendergrass, Tom George, Mack McCandless, Harry 'Grover' Rheil, Joe Mitchell, Grant Hoover

Front row (left to right): Tip Wills, Lloyd Turner, Otto Grasmoen

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Merced Falls Lumberjacks
Area: Merced (Merced Falls)
Year: circa 1915

Description: Yosemite-Sugar Pine Lumber Company had a mill in Merced Falls from 1912 to 1942. The company had its own baseball team "The Lumberjacks"

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Merced Monarchs
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1963

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Merced Wardrobe
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: circa 1930

Description: Merced Wardrobe played its home games in the 1930's at Civic Ballpark, now the G Street parking for the Merced County Fairgrounds.

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Snelling Giants
Area: Merced (Snelling)
Year: 1888

Back row (left to right): Lee Stendiford, Charles Grubb, Don Richey, R. Moore, George Grubb, Adolf Bertandias

Middle row (left to right): unidentified manager, Bob Helm, Harry Pierce,

Front row (left to right): Henry Latour, Mascot, Tom Mack

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Livingston Peppers
Area: Merced (Livingston)
Year: 1929

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Dos Palos team
Area: Merced (Dos Palos)
Year: 1914

Left to right: Reuel Buerer (rf), Vernon Parrish (ss), Harold Makin (p), Grant Moore (lf), Avennil Johnson (2b), Pershing Steyer, Byron Harvey (c), Harold Parrish (cf), George Lambert (3b), Guy Baker (ss)

Merced Post 83
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1973

Los Banos
Area: Merced (Los Banos)
Year: 1908

Description: See caption above picture for details.

Back row (left to right): unidentified, Smith Acker, Max Kaehler, George Smith, Charley Smith, Duke Hargis

Middle row (left to right): Bob Cothran, Bob Wood, Pipe Wood, Bert Acker, Lester Thomas.

Front row (left to right): Lester White, Ardath Mead, and Walter Theircof

Contributor: Milliken Museum

Title: Merced Drubs Locals 7-0 in Opener
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Merced Legion

Title: VFW Baseball Game Sunday
Area: Merced, San Joaquin, Contra Costa
Year: 1948
Team: Los Banos Veterans, Pittsburg VFW, New Frog Inn (Stockton), Lodi Wine Guild, Camp Stoneman

Title: Los Banos Diamond stars register win over Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced
Year: 1948 (June 16)
Team: Los Banos VFW, Gustine Ducks

Merced Pepsi's
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1954

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Bears, Bombers Mix At 8.
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1950
Team: Merced Bears, Castle Bombers

Description: See article & box scores above for details.*

Title: Well Done
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1941

Title: Atwater Wallops Log Cabins, 12-5 Leads State Loop
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1946

Merced town team
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1905

Back row (left to right): J.J. Garibaldi (lf), Mickey Donavan (3b), Bill Grubbs (2b), Bug Hashlacher (mgr.), Bill Searing (cf), Frank Nash (rf), D.D. Dowst (p-rf)

Front row (left to right): Jim Williams (batboy), Teely Raymond (ss), Tom Harrell (c), Warren Hall (p), Jim Monahan (1b)

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Dos Palos team
Area: Merced (Dos Palos)
Year: 1914

Description: Many of the players are pictured at banquet held in local restaurant.

Title: Atwater Wallops Log Cabins, 12-5 Leads State Loop
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1946

Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1949

Description: The Packers helped place Atwater on the map during the 40's.  Shown here are team members of the 1949 season:

Back row (standing, left to right): Johnny Cavalli (3b), Harold Britton (c), Bing Miller (inf), unidentified, Ray Nordell (cf), Jack Hatchett (c), Johnny Pimental (mgr)

Front row (kneeling, left to right): George B. Mandish (of-mgr.), Vernon "Pinky" Bebernes (inf), Don Garman (p), Ted Dallas (p, of), Harvey Toso (inf), Harold Toso (inf),
Bob Dallas (inf)

Batboy: Darrell Harworth

Castle Air Force Base Bombers
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1954

Description: See caption below picture for names.

Title: Poor Officiating Defeats Ducks In Dos Palos Game
Area: Merced
Year: 1947 (June 19)
Team: Dos Palos, Gustine Ducks

Description: See article above for details.

Title: Gilroy Plays Here Sunday: 3-C League Meeting Held
Area: Merced (Los Banos), San Benito (Hollister), Santa Clara (Gilroy)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos, Hollister, San Juan, Gilroy

Livingston Merchants
Area: Merced (Livingston)
Year: 1954

Description: Three Mainstays.

Left to right: Bud Watkins (p), Bob Lillis (ss), Bob Roselli (c)

Title: The Alfalfa League Schedule for the Season of 1912
Area: Merced
Year: 1912
Team: Los Banos, Gustine

Description: See article above for details.

Title: Baseball Games for Saturday-Sunday
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Merced Legion

Merced Bears
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1941

Back row (left to right): Ray Fran, Manual Perry, Wilfred Leonard, Fred Cochrane, Wally Westlake, Tony Ferrera.

Middle row (left to right): Francis Kappleman, William Whaley, Charles Stroda, Chet Johnson, Bill Herbert, Darwin Hallberg.

Front row (left to right): John Jorgenson, Keith Frazier, Edward Wheeler, John Clancy, mgr.

Title: Pomona Tile Wins in Semipro Meet
Area: San Francisco, Merced
Year: 1952
Team: Pomona Tile (SF), Livingston Merchants

Title: Poor officiating defeats ducks in Dos Palos game
Area: Merced
Year: 1947 (June 19)
Team: Dos Palos, Gustine Ducks

Description: See article above for details.

Merced town team
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1917

Back row (left to right): Goodwin, Gillespie, N. Cullen, Killaly, Figerord

Front row (left to right): Prilish, Gardner, C. Power, B. Ruchell, Murser

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1950

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Gilroy Club to Play Here Sunday
Area: Merced, Santa Clara
Year: 1927
Team: Gilroy, Los Banos Dairy Maids

Los Banos Dairy Maids
Area: Merced (Los Banos)
Year: 1920

Left to right: Murphy (mgr), Mattuecci, Prien, Dudley, Tony Toscano, Trent, Adamina, Ernie Toscano, Dednone, BB Dan Galatro

Contributor: Milliken Museum

Merced Hot Stove League Committee
Area: Merced
Year: 1950
Team: Hot Stovers

Left to right (Staggered): Bernie deVivieros and Joe Gordon (scouts for Detroit Tigers), Bobby Dallas (player for Merced team), Tony Robello (scout for St. Louis Cardinals), Ferris Fain (first baseman for Chicago White Sox), Howard Cullen (head of Merced Hot Stove League Committee), Jo Jo White (scout for Cleveland Indians), Charlie Dressen (manager of Oakland Oaks).

Title: Legion Club Overwhelms Gilroy
Area: Merced, Santa Clara
Year: 1935 (April 4)
Team: Gustine American Legion Club, Gilroy

Merced Bears
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1941

Left to right: Wally Westlake, Sam Fenech, Tony Ferana

Title: Legion Club Overwhelms Gilroy
Area: Merced, Santa Clara
Year: 1935 (April 4)
Team: Gustine American Legion Club, Gilroy

Title: Will Organize Baseball League Next Wednesday
Area: Merced
Year: 1926
Team: Los Banos

Merced Bears All-Stars
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1941

Description: (left to right): Billy Herbert, Wally Westlake, Tony Ferrera.

Before the Storm
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1950
Team: Merced Bears vs Atwater Packers

Description: See caption below picture for details*

The Alfalfa League Schedule for the Season of 1912
Area: Merced
Year: 1912
Team: Los Banos, Gustine

Description: See article above for details*

Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: circa 1950

Description: See caption below picture for details

Title: Baseball Season Will Open Sunday: Merced Legion to be First Opposition Here
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Legion Sluggers

Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1945

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Title: Bears, Jefferson Clash Tomorrow
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1950

Description: See article & box scores above for details..

Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1951

Description: See caption below picture for details

Title: Dairy Maids Batting Average
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids

Title: Bears, Bombers Mix At 8.
Area: Merced
Year: 1950
Team: Merced Bears, Castle Bombers

Description: See article & box scores above for details.*

Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1945

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Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1951

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Further info.

Ref: 1952 17th Annual NBC Program*
1951 California Championship Atwater Packers.

*Pictures in NBC Annual Books appear one year after championships

Title: Monterey All-Post Club Play Sunday
Area: Merced, Monterey
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Presidio, Dos Palos

Merced Bears
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1950

Back row (left to right): Pete Beiden (mgr.), Ralph Kling, Troy Rider, Don Barnett, Franny Oneto, Ted Dallas, Frv Austin, Herb Wisdom (park mgr.)

Front row (left to right): Paul Dennis, Don Curlee, Joe Borges, Johnny Morse, Bobby Dallas, Frank Ball.

Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1945

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Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1953

Description: See caption below picture for details

Title: Dairy Maids Finally Win a Ball Game Score 7-5
Area: Merced, Monterey
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Presidio of Monterey

Title: Gilroy Plays Here Sunday: 3-C League Meeting Held
Area: Merced (Los Banos), San Benito (Hollister), Santa Clara (Gilroy)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos, Hollister, San Juan, Gilroy

Merced Bears
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1950

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1945

Top (left to right): Clarence Ramey, Bob Cash, Dan Galatro, "Frisky" Machado.

Middle (left to right): Frank Oliveira, Frank Simas, Carl Jacobson, Billy Woods.

Bottom (left to right): Edwin Peterson, Ed Ledford, Chester Bonta, Richard Nagle.

Atwater Plumbers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1953

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Merced Drubs Locals 7-0 in Opener
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Merced Legion

Title: Los Banos Gets Into Three C League
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos, Hollister Club

Before the Storm
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1950
Team: Merced Bears vs Atwater Packers

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Title: Ducks at Merced Sunday
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947 (July 17)

Atwater Merceds
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1953

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Gilroy Plays Here Sunday: 3-C League Meeting Held
Area: Merced (Los Banos), San Benito (Hollister), Santa Clara (Gilroy)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos, Hollister, San Juan, Gilroy

Title: Baseball and Beach Attraction For Ducks At Santa Cruz Sunday
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947

Watsonville Outlaws vs. Rodeo Buffets
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1955

Atwater Packers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1954

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Baseball Games for Saturday-Sunday
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Merced Legion

Title: DeGregrori Faces Harvard Hurler At Dos Palos Sunday
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947

Title: Gulan, Ereno Lead Outlaws To Revenge Win Over Brewers
Area: Merced (Atwater)
Year: 1955 (May 26)

Title: Los Banos Gets Into Three C League
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos, Hollister Club

Title: Duck Diamond Stars Register Third League Win
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947
Team: Gustine Ducks | Livingston Merchants

Rivals in State Baseball Championship Tangle
Area: Gustine Merchants: Merced | Associated Flying A's: Contra Costa (Avon)
Year: 1937

Left action shot: Verne Halstead of the Gustine Merchants

Right action shot: Al McCoy of the Associated Flying A's

Title: Soldiers Win From Locals 4-3
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Los Banos Dairy Maids, Presidio (Monterey)

Title: Ducks Look Good In Exhibition At San Luis Obispo
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947
Team: Gustine Ducks | San Luis Obispo Blues

Title: Shorty Toscano Getting Publicity
Area: Merced
Year: 1927
Team: Mission Bells, Los Banos

Title: Ducks Register Landslide Win Over Merced Cats
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947
Team: Gustine Ducks | Merced Cats

Los Banos
Area: Merced (Los Banos)
Year: 1939

Description: An “action” shot taken at town’s baseball park with apparent focus on a play in the outfield.

Title: Ten Gustine Players Hit Over .300 Mark During League Campaign
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947

Title: Baseball Here Sunday Afternoon
Area: Merced, Contra Costa
Year: 1948
Team: Los Banos Veterans, El Cerrito Merchants

Title: Ducks To Open County League Play Here Sunday
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947

Title: Veterans Close Season With Win Over Pittsburg by Robert Hickey
Area: Merced, Contra Costa
Year: 1948
Team: Los Banos Veterans, Pittsburg CIO

Title: Duck Baseball Team Will Play Two Games In Southern California
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947

Title: VFW Baseball Game Sunday
Area: Merced, San Joaquin, Contra Costa
Year: 1948
Team: Los Banos Veterans, Pittsburg VFW, New Frog Inn (Stockton), Lodi Wine Guild, Camp Stoneman

Title: Ducks Win First Game Of Tournament Play
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947
Team: Gustine Ducks | Livingston Merchants

Title: Los Banos Diamond Stars Register Win Over Gustine Ducks
Area: Merced
Year: 1948 (June 16)
Team: Los Banos VFW, Gustine Ducks

Title: Gustine Ducks Win Sunday Exhibition Tilt
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1947
Team: Gustine Ducks | Santa Cruz Merchants

Title: Gustine's Ducks Come Out On Top In Hitting Spree
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1948
Team: Gustine Ducks | Tuolumne Loggers

Title: Gags Woods Top Duck Batter For 1948 Season
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1948

Title: Ducks Go On Hitting Spree Beat Sonora 11-7
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1948
Team: Gustine Ducks | Sonora

Title: Ducks Open 1948 Season At Merced Sunday Afternoon
Area: Merced (Gustine)
Year: 1948

Title: Hatzell Radio, Painters Gain Tourney Wins
Area: Contra Costa (El Cerrito), Merced, Alameda
Year: 1959
Team: Hatzell Radio, Merced Pepsi-Cola, Oakland California Towel, Richmond Stars, VFW Eagles, San Leandro Merchants, Central

*See article above for details.