Bloomfield Fire Department
Area: Sonoma (Bloomfield)
Year: circa 1951

Description: Picture was taken at park in Occidental

Back row (left to right): Darryl Madsen, Joe Piazza, Francis "Shorty" Lovey

Front row (left to right): Ray Romelli, Andy Bordessa, Alfred Soldati, Ray Camozzi

Missing: Joe Tremari, Carroll Kirkland, Albert Kirkland

Title: Hirsch and Price Bookings by Al Erle shows traditional Sunday afternoon game played in Cloverdale
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 1940

Cotati town team
Area: Sonoma (Cotati)
Year: 1920

Left to right: Charles Nelson (constable); George Frengle; unidentified; Rotmiller; Norton Keyt; John Houlihan; Lowell Braden; Henry E. Felight; Jasper Christensen; Walt Christensen

Contributor: Sonoma County Library

Duncan Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1910

Back row (left to right): Ray Roix, Homer Morell, Ed Dedy; George Lambert; Bill Morell; unidentified; Alfonso Francheschi; unidentified

Front row (left to right): Eddie La Franchi; Otto La Franchi; Henry La Franchi; John La Franchi; Bill Roix; George Moore; Jim De Carly; John Berry; Willie La Franchi.

Forestville Tigers
Area: Sonoma (Forestville)
Year: 1894

Back row (left to right): A.V. Anderson (1b), Charles Rickett (cf), Ira Fallon (lf), Harmon Covey (rf), Henry Thomas (3b)

Front row (left to right): Charles Oliver (2b), Walt Rickett (c), Tom Silk (mgr.), Mark Rickett (p), J.E. "Bert" Jewett (ss), Pronto (dog mascot)

Geyserville Ballpark
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Description: Team played on a skin diamond and hill was cut out to create enough room for left field. A picket fence marked edge of right field. The ballpark was demolished years ago to accommodate a residential subdivision.

Among those players pictured on the field are: John Whitten (c), Don Fredson (p),  Byron Lampson (3b),  Gene Domenichelli (ss),
Les Meyer (2b),  Bob Meyer (cf)

Left fielder and right fielder are not shown. 

Gold Ridge
Area: Sonoma (Gold Ridge)
Year: 1908

Among those pictured: Albert Duer, Burt Davis, Charley Stone, Antoine Felciano, Cap Daners, Joe Berry, Jack Denero

Goldstein Brothers
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1896

Back row (left to right): Dutch Huebner; Pike Passalacqua; Bill Neely; Frank Early

Middle row (left to right): Ted Lynch; Louis Foppiano; John Miller

Front row (left to right): Louis Belnail; Monk Teauffer; Louis Baccigalupi

Santa Rosa town team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1895

Guerneville town team
Area: Sonoma (Guerneville)
Year: 1893

Description: Picture was taken in front of IOOF Building on former Railroad Avenue (now Main Street). Building was destroyed in fire in October 1963.

Back row (left to right): Willard Cole, Jim Pells, Charlie Poole (mgr), Jeff Smith, Bob Garner

Front row (left to right): Ben Klink, William Cole, Jack Brown, Will Bagley

Lying down: Frank Wescott, Steve Klink

Dog: Ripley

Healdsburg
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 2009

Healdsburg IOOF (International Order of Odd Fellows)
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1933

Among those pictured: Jack Brown; Lane Wilson; Andy Coon; Herb Genelly; Bun Belden; Jack Starret; Johnny Ferenz; Henry Moretti; Charles Dougherty; Bert Klein.

Title: Baseball Great Melchoir's Career is Traced by Bill Soberanes (Petaluma Argus-Courier)
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1967

Santa Rosa College
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1903

Description: Includes six views of a football scrimmage, a baseball team, group portrait of female students, bank classroom and a baseball pitcher.

Contributor: Sonoma County Historical Society

Penngrove Tigers
Area: Sonoma (Penngrove)
Year: 1905

Description: Team was sponsored by E.P. Co. (Evart Produce).

Among the pictured: Dutch Evart (p), Ayers (lf), Wilson (c), Fuller (1b), Flohr (rf), B. Evart (coach), Glynn (2b), Hademann (3b), Ed Evart (cf), Scale Evart (ss)

Contributor: Sonoma County Museum

Petaluma Alerts
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1905

Title: Mickey Shader
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1967
Team: Petaluma Camm & Hedges Co.

Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: circa 1900

Description: Records show that team played from 1891 to 1910 

Petaluma Oldtimers
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1960

Title: The Grand Old Game in Petaluma since 1884
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1884
Team: Petaluma Eagles

Description: Excerpt from Petaluma Argus Courier newspaper: August 30, 2006. (Section B)

Title: The Grand Old Game in Petaluma since 1884
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1884-2006
Team: YMI, Knights of Pythias, Eagles, Merchants, Leghorns.

Description: Baseball history in Petaluma since 1884 to 2006

Bodega town team
Area: Sonoma (Bodega)
Year: circa 1947

Top left (left to right): Manny Piazza, Patty Piazza, Andy Bordessa.

Top center (left to right): Patty Piazza, unidentified, unidentified, Manny Piazza.

Top right: Isadore Mazzoni at bat.
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Middle (left to right): Manny Piazza, Patty Piazza, Andy Bordessa.
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Bottom pictures left to right:

Jim Baroni (solo)
Patty Piazza, Andy Bordessa, Isadore Mazzoni.
Isadore Mazzoni, John Mantua, Andy Bordessa, Manny Piazza.
Manny Piazza at bat

Sakura Japanese Team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: 1939

Description: Group portrait of visiting team from Sakura, Japan

Back row (left to right): Toshi Shimizu, unidentified, John Matsumoto, Mr. Iwazo Hamamoto (mgr-coach), George Matsumoto, Dr. George Hiura, Kanemi Ono

Front row (left to right): Ed Kawaoka, Toshi Yamamoto, Charles Yamamoto, Hank Yamamoto, Tom Shimazu, Al Kato, unidentified, unidentified

Salvation Army
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1912

Santa Rosa Rosebuds
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: circa 1940

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Pirates Win Sixth Straight
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1940
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Pittsburg Diamonds

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: 1899

Among those pictured: Seldon Benepe; Louie Howell.

Sonoma Cubs
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1905

Description: Players wear white caps with the letter "P" in a diamond on the sleeves and "Cubs" showing in center of their jerseys.

Two Rock Station: U.S. Army
Area: Sonoma (Two Rock)
Year: 1954

Description: B.A.A.F. Bay Area Armed Forces
National League Champs

Ref: Military station is now operated by U.S. Coast Guard.

Valley Ford town team
Area: Sonoma (Valley Ford)
Year: 1934

Description: Ref. article: Soberanes: Valley Ford Champions

Team won Coast Chamber of Commerce League championship in 1934 (see article)

This photo is hanging on the wall inside Dinucci’s Restaurant.

Back row (left to right): Eddie Poncia (p), Vic Audio (p, of), Chub Blank (ss), Ray Clark (3b), Fred Caselli (1b), Bud Cornett (lf), Tom Kirkland (c), Walter Lloyd (scorekeeper)

Front row (left to right): Art Iverson (cf), Willie Gonnella (2b), Leo Pozzi (c, of), John Pozzi (mgr), Tom Kane (umpire)

Title: Kruk Hurls, Hits Cats to 5-4 Victory Over Willows
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1949

The Wanderers | Represa All-Stars
Area: Sacramento (Folsom)
Year: 1934

Description: Game played at Folsom prison between host Represa All-Stars and The Wanderers from Sonoma County.

Santa Rosa Prunepickers
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1912

Back row (left to right): 3rd from left is Gene Kersten

Kenwood town team
Area: Sonoma (Kenwood)
Year: 1930

Petaluma Spartans
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1940

Occidental Post 651
Area: Sonoma (Occidental)
Year: 1947

Description: Town's semi-pro team  was sponsored by local American Legion Post 651. Nicknamed  "The Fighting Irish" (more Italians than Irish), the team finished in 4th place in the Sonoma County League, which also included Healdsburg Prune Packers, Geyserville Oaks, Sebastopol Merchants, Crown Machine Works (Santa Rosa),  V.F.W. post (Santa Rosa) and Petaluma Leghorns. 

Picture was taken at old grammar school playground-baseball field which had an all-dirt diamond with right field running uphill, providing possible home field advantage!

See pitched roof of old school house in upper right hand corner.

Back row (left to right): Humbert Panizzera (ump), Dan V. Gonnella (ump), Bruno Mazzotti, Dana Gonnella, Dario Montafi, Charlie Kelly, Ned Fiori, Ben Gonnella (sponsor), Joe Gonnella (sponsor)

Front row (left to right): Joe Lunardi, Lewis Pelliti, Alvin Panelli, Chester Marra, Lou Gonnella (player mgr), Joe Danizzera, George Fiori (sponsor)

Back of each player's uniform had name of local merchant sponsor.

Bank of America
Area: Sonoma
Year: circa 1930

Among those pictured: Wilburn, Dick Cadd, Malone, Charles McCutchan, Leo Demostene, Evertt Iversen, Waldo Iversen, August Wagele, Howard Pohley, Fred Comstock, Ned Auraclow, Pat Dennis, Jr, Ernie Demostene, Frank Sillano, Ed Luce, Tom Stevens, Milt Holmes, Arvid Johnson, Glen McClish, Hal Conant, Frank Stevenson, Art Mc Caffrey, Clyde Laughlin, Ted Garrett, Doug Holmes, Red Sharp, Charlie King, Norman Richards

Contributor: Sonoma County Library (pic#108)

Caliente Mineral Water
Area: Sonoma (Agua Caliente)
Year: circa 1910

Prune Packers
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1923

Back row (left to right): Al Bidwell, Bob Weston, Bob Vellou, L.J. Hall, Quim Seawell

Middle row (left to right): Harlan Remmel, Frank Meisner, Pep McDonald, Jim Shinn, Pop Artlett, Gus Smith, Ben Begier

Front row (left to right): Red Corrick, Zad Vare, Chick Autrey, Husk Contade

Healdsburg American Legion
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: Unknown

Title: SR Elks Open Vs. San Mateo
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1957

Title: Merchants Will Meet Newmans Here Today
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1938

Title: Baseball Club Is Organized
Area: Sonoma (Vineburg)
Year: 1927 (March 5)

Bank of America
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1931

Back row (left to right): Wilburn; Dick Cadd; Malone; Charles McCutchan; Lea Demostene; Everett Iverson; Waldo Iverson; August Wagele (Mgr.)

Front row (left to right): Howard Pohley; Fred Comstock; Nick Aurandau; Pat Dennes, Jr; Eric Demostene; Frank Sullivan

Contributor: Sonoma County Library (#109)

Cloverdale Historical Society (Baseball At City Park)
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 1946-59

Description: See photo above for details.

Cotati Fire Department
Area: Sonoma (Cotati)
Year: circa 1940

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Duncan Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1912

Among those pictured: Willard Kimball; Joseph De Carly; Silvio De Carly; Henry Lambert; James De Carly; Frank Ward; John Cini.

Wanderers | Represa
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1934

Description: Prison team was called Represa All-Stars.

Geyserville Oaks
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Back row (left to right): Bob Meyer (of), Ray Brandt (lb), John Whitten (c), unidentified, Sam Sinclair (p), Les Meyer (2b)

Front row (left to right): Byron Lampson (3b), Nick Scatena (mgr, of), unidentified, Eugene Domenichelli (ss), Ray Remmel (bat boy), Amenico Pelanconi (of)

Guerneville town team
Area: Sonoma (Guerneville)
Year range: 1915-1920

Back row (left to right): Willard Cole, John Shoemaker, Ben Wescott, Vern Clark, Jack Starett, Bert Klein

Front row (left to right): Ralph Belden, Roy Smith, William Cole, Beanie Wells

Sunday morning baseball with the Knights of Pythias vs. Foresters
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1891
Team: Pythias team, Foresters team

Prune Packers
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1951

Back row (left to right): Dan Modena, Ed Seghesio, Morris Ruby, John McCollon, Dick Amen, Dolph Camilli

Middle row (left to right): Clarence Ruonavaara, Bill Guibilo, Elmo Barbieri, Bob Lebsack, Simms, Lee Walker

Front row (left to right): John McClelland, Keith Walker, Gus Suhr, Dick Camilli

Bat boys: Jack Scardina and Tom Passalacqua

Title: Baseball Great Melchoir's Career is Traced by Bill Soberanes (Petaluma Argus-Courier)
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1967

Occidental
Area: Sonoma (Occidental)
Year: 2010

Description: Visiting teams changed clothes in the Hotel and used shower facilities after the game before dining.

Petaluma Alerts
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1913

Petaluma Camm & Hedges team
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Bob Ayers, Ike McGovern, Bill Dunning (mgr), Mickey Shader, Ed Evart

Middle row (left to right): Fitz Boysen, Ernie Ayers, Scale Evart, Robert Robertson

Front row (left to right): Andy Mastrup

Grand Old Game in Petaluma
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1894
Team: Petaluma Eagles

Description: Ref. article: Grand old game in Petaluma since 1884

See caption below picture for details.

Petaluma Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: circa 1940

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Russell’s Auto Stage
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1920

Description: Forestville team takes classy auto stage to game in neighboring Guerneville

Santa Rosa College
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1903

Back row (left to right): Bruce Pamlir, Russell Smith (2b), Bob Levy (ss), Bert Williams (rf), Ron Moodey

Middle row (left to right): Malcuny Yorker (cf), Claude Sanborn (p), Loughery (lf)

Bottom row (left to right): Jess Might (c), William (ss).

Santa Rosa town team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1905

Description: It appears that team was sponsored by local merchants as various businesses, such as Colgan Bros. and J.P. Furniture.

Left to right: Claud Sanborn; Boots Scarlett; Harold Laughery; Leroy Ripley; Joe Schmidt; Walter Coffey; Harry McNamara; Earl Weir; Jack Towey.

Santa Rosa Pirates
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1940

Left to right: Ralph DeMarco, Vern Law, Jimmy Dykes

Santa Rosa Rosebuds
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: circa 1940

Back row (left to right): far left is Serb DeVoto, 2nd from left is John Matulich

Front row (left to right): far right is Orb Fortier

E.C. Kraft & Company
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: circa 1940

Description: Picture was taken at Doyle Park

Back row (left to right): Norm Maroni, Lynn Graham, Mel Ristau, Robert Frickland, Geroge Buzzini, "Dutch" Bonfigil

Front row (left to right): George Maroni Jr., Serb Devoto, Art Iverson, Louis Barbieri (mgr.), Richard Hurley, Mike Barbieri

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Ten adult men and two boys in baseball uniforms standing in front of a small stadium.

Sonoma Baseball Teams
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1906-1933

Among those pictured above: Fred Huebner, Ronie Passalaqua, Will Neely, Ted Lynch, Louis Foppiano, John Miller, Lewis Belvail, M. Tauffer, Louis Baccigaluppi, Harry Early, Casey Feldmeyer, Jimmie Hall, George Remmel, Joe Bidwell, Harvey Frost, Cad Ellis, Bill Nappman, Wilfred M. Minn, Roland Mc Cord, Ernest Walker, Bill Price.

Soberanes: Valley Ford Champions
Area: Sonoma (Valley Ford)
Year: 1934

Title: Merchants Victors in Season Opener: Edge Powerful Hamilton Field Nine 11-10 in Uproarious Finish at Doyle Diamond
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1940
Team: Santa Rosa Merchants

Doyle Park
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1949

Vineburg Cubs
Area: Sonoma (Vineburg)
Year: 1929

Back row (left to right): Ernie Bosch (2b), Italo Ciampi (ss), Eggs Johnson (p), John Volpi (1b), Ken Roeder (p), Gordon Elerick (rf)

Middle row (left to right): Art Rudy (c), Lee Clerici (cf), Ray Tynan (mgr.), Frank Keyes (p), Henry Baleros (lf)

Front row (left to right): Frank Miliani (scorekeeper), Lou Martini (mascot)

Title: Elks, Rosebuds Open '57 Series
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1957

Description: See article above for details.

Title: Healdsburg Nine Noses Out Sausalito
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1938
Team: Healdsburg I.O.O.F. | Sausalito Nine

Caliente Mineral Water
Area: Sonoma (Agua Caliente)
Year: circa 1880

Description: Main entrance to Agua Caliente Springs

Contributor: Sonoma Valley Historical Society/Depot Park Museum.

Feel the heat of Agua Caliente’s mineral waters

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Ladies do aqua aerobics in the 90-degree indoor pool at the Sonoma Aquatic Center. (John Burgess / Press Democrat)

By SUZIE RODRIGUEZ / Sonoma Valley Correspondent

On a recent weekday morning, a dozen Valley residents gathered in the 90°F thermal mineral waters of the Sonoma Aquatic Club for an hour-long aqua aerobics class.

Outside, in the 82-degree waters of the Olympic-sized pool, lap swimmers moved rhythmically back and forth in lanes.

And in the 102-degree waters of the large outdoor covered Jacuzzi, a client from the adjoining Caliente Springs Physical Therapy center ran through a series of gentle exercises under the supervision of a physical therapist.

The three pools shared by the aquatic club and the physical therapy center are part of a tradition that dates back for countless centuries: hanging out in the thermal mineral waters of Agua Caliente.

Evidence suggests that long before Europeans set foot in the Valley of the Moon, Native Americans from around Northern California used these waters. The springs were believed to hold curative powers, and members of distant tribes traveled days to bathe in them.

“The Native American name for the waters was wukilawa,” said ecological historian Arthur Dawson. “That means ‘hot water.’ Then the Spaniards came along and named the waters agua caliente, which means the same thing.”

In 1890, General Mariano Vallejo’s grandson Guadalupe wrote about going to Agua Caliente as a child on “wash-day expeditions.” With carts hitched to oxen and lunch stored in big baskets, a caravan of mothers, children, washerwomen and horses left Sonoma with dirty laundry before sunrise and headed to the springs.

Vallejo described the water as sulphurous. The washerwomen “put home-made soap on the clothes, dipped them in the spring and rubbed them on the smooth rocks. … Then they spread them out to dry on the tops of low bushes.”

Other nearby underground hot springs included Agua Rica (later Boyes Hot Springs) and Elden Springs (later Fetters Hot Springs). For decades, beginning in the late 19th century, they attracted tourists and became popular resort destinations. The 1930s Depression brought an end to the glory years of “The Springs,” and gradually the resorts closed.

But Agua Caliente managed to survive by bottling and selling its waters for drinking purposes. Touted as a “remedy for rheumatism, kidney, liver & stomach troubles,” the bottled water was marketed until 1942.

In 1950, Anthony Valietti purchased Agua Caliente Springs and renamed it Valietti’s Hot Springs. Wanda Bottom and Dominick Sposeto purchased the land in 2000, demolished the old pools and buildings, and put in the modern Olympic pool, indoor pool and covered outdoor spa. All pools are filled from the underground thermal mineral waters of Agua Caliente.

The facilities now are leased to Caliente Springs Physical Therapy and Sonoma Aquatic Club, owned by Jane Hansen. Everybody “from babies to people in their 90s use the pools for recreation, lap swimming, lessons, water yoga and much more,” she said. “Water polo is played in the outdoor pool, and Sonoma Valley High School’s swim team practices here.”

Club facilities include a workout room with cardio machines, free weights and a universal weight machine. Classes that range from Masters swimming to an arthritis class are free to members.

The outdoor pool is surrounded by lawn and chaises. “In summer,” Hansen said, “families come out in early afternoons. We’ll take down a line so there’s more room for people to hang out in the pool, while lap swimmers continue doing their thing.”

Caliente Springs Physical Therapy uses the waters in the age-old curative sense, treating pre- and post-operative patients as well as those with neuromuscular diagnoses, sports injuries and other problems.

“Sometimes after surgery, people have pain or trouble walking or standing,” said owner Michael Kelly, a registered physical therapist.

“Water is good for weight bearing exercise because it eliminates gravity as a component. People can work in water for an hour, when on land they would be exhausted or in pain after 15 minutes.”

The pressure of the water against skin also helps reduce swelling, and the Jacuzzi’s warm thermal water “is good for chronic conditions like arthritis,” said Kelly. “It increases the blood supply to injured areas, and relaxes muscles.”

Kelly recalls seeing a photograph of Agua Caliente that dated back to the late 1800s.

“There was a sort of low boardwalk surrounding a pool of surface thermal water,” he said. “All sorts of people, Native Americans and others, were sitting on the boardwalk with their feet in the water. They looked happy.”

The same thing could be said for Agua Caliente swimmers and therapy clients today.

Bloomfield Fire Department
Area: Sonoma (Bloomfield)
Year: 1952

Description: As town team finished its last season in 1955, many of the players joined the Tomales Druids team in following year.

Left to right: Joe Tremari, Al Soldati

Kenwood Termites
Area: Sonoma (Kenwood)
Year: 1950 (July 23)

Folsom prison team
Area: Sonoma (Folsom)
Year: 1913

Cloverdale American Legion
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 1948

Cotati Fire Department
Area: Sonoma (Cotati)
Year: 1955

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Duncans Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1915

Among those pictured: James De Carly; Henry Lambert; Willard Kimball; Mr. Flood; Joseph De Carly; Vincent Granucci; Silvio De Carly.

Geyserville Oaks
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Back row (left to right): John Whitten (c), L.C. Smith (c), Bob Domenichelli (p), Nello Balochi (lf), Les Meyer (2b), Ernie Domenichelli (p)

Front row (left to right): Roger "Bud" Rose (p), Howard Haye (of), Elroy Peacock (of), Gene Domenichelli (ss), Nick Scatena (son), Dave Scatena (mgr), Byron Lampson (3b), Bob Meyer (cf)

Missing from picture: Don "Buckshot" Fredson (p)

Guerneville town team
Area: Sonoma (Guerneville)
Year: 1927

Among those pictured: Frank Monticelli; Bert Klein; Glenn Laughlin; Ralph Belden; Jack Starrett; Bert Laws; Jack Brown; Frank Gori; Ron Starrett; Bid Green; Bun Belden

Title: Two baseball teams and the Healdsburg band in front of the Bank of Healdsburg
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1903
Team: Healdsburg

Title: Willits Tops Healdsburg Odd Fellows
Area: Mendocino, Sonoma
Year: circa 1940
Team: Healdsburg Odd Fellows (Sonoma), Willits town team (Mendocino)

Title: Willits Tops Healdsburg Odd Fellows
Area: Mendocino, Sonoma
Year: circa 1948
Team: Healdsburg Odd Fellows (Sonoma), Willits town team (Mendocino)

Occidental
Area: Sonoma (Occidental)
Year: 2010

Description: Visiting teams changed clothes in the Hotel and used shower facilities after the game before dining.

Petaluma Alerts
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1907

Title: Walter 'The Great' and Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: circa 1940
Team: Petaluma Leghorns

Santa Rosa College Team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa College)
Year: 1905

Left to right:Shows: Rickard (lf), Fitzgerald (cf), Conger (extra), Austin (rf), O.E. Robinson (mgr), Schmidt (1b), Pezzolo (2b), Ayers (ss), Green (3b), Farrell (c), Frost (p)

Santa Rosa town team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: circa 1909

Description: Ref. Article: From Sonoma County Historical Society: Banquet Speaker Thompson - Author asks audience to help him find real Ripley

Shows: Robert Ripley: 3rd from left.

See caption below picture for details*

Title: Merchants Wallop Army Team, 9 to 0
Area: Sonoma, San Mateo
Year: 1940
Team: Santa Rosa Merchants, AAF Radio Squadron (Daly City)

Santa Rosa Elks
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1962

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Title: Drop final game 14-4 to Red Sox at Doyle Park
Area: Sonoma, Butte, San Francisco
Year: 1952
Team: Santa Rosa Rosebuds, Oroville Red Sox, Medford Dodgers, San Francisco Police

Title: Oroville Star Tops Batters in Far West
- Pager Pitches Local Nine to Far West League Victory
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Title: The 'town teams' of Santa Rosa's baseball past
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1993

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: circa 1915

Description: Ten players in baseball uniforms, nickers with long stockings. Two men in suits and a young boy (mascot) seated on ground. 

Left to right: Jerry Coleman, Crab Spencer, Bart Burke, Chet Barker, Lefty Howege, Tam Smith, Manager Waterbury, Mascot Sheeney (seated), Roughneck Sweeney, Toots Campi, Walt Daly, Wimians, Al Moroni.

Soberanes: Valley Ford Champions (cont.)
Area: Sonoma (Valley Ford)
Year: 1934

Title: Eagle Nine Ready for Busy Season
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1910 (Jan. 23)

Sonoma Merchants
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1914 (Feb. 14)

Caliente Mineral Water
Area: Sonoma (Agua Caliente)
Year: circa 1890

Description: A summer day on the dance floor.

Contributor: Sonoma Valley Historical Society/Depot Park Museum.

Prune Packers
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1958

Back row (left to right): Kine, Lloyd Thornburgh, Norm Cook, Charles Timberlake, "Monk" Puccioni, Ed Millerstrom

Front row (left to right): Elmo Barbieri (mgr.), Frank Passalacqua, "Bone" Farley, John Williams, Sam Pullaro, Lane Foster

Batboy: Steve Barbieri

Title: Cotati tops San Anselmo
Area: Marin, Sonoma
Year: 1955
Team: San Anselmo Merchants, Cotati Merchants, Muir Woods VFW

Geyserville Oaks
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Back row (left to right): Nick Scatena (of), Bob Meyer, Don Fredson (p), Floyd Beffa (c), Fred Wasson (of), Les Meyer (of), Frank Benti (mgr)

Front row (left to right): Byron Lampson (3b), Gene Domenichelli (ss), Harold Peters (1b), Ray Remmel (lf)

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1906

Among those pictured: George Remmel; Casey Feldmeyer; R. B. McCord; O'Brien (back row); Quim Seawell; Robinson; Buck Hughes (front row); Mitchell, manager (in hat behind back row center); Ward Madeira, mascot.

Healdsburg IOOF
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1947

Description: See caption below picture for details*

The Review: Prune Packer Baseball Players Reunited
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 2007
Team: Prune Packers

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Petaluma Alerts
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1904

Description: They are wearing shirts of Petaluma Alerts, Golden Eagle Mill and other businesses.

"The 1904 nine had to live down a reputation built by the 1903 team that was labeled 'a pack of hoodlums' after a bad weekend in Fresno.  A Fresno writer claimed two members of the team took money to throw a game and that some players 'smashed furniture and were drunk and disorderly in the streets.'  The game was cancelled to allow the offenders to leave as rapidly as possible."

Greatest Local Nine Ever?

At least one Petaluma resident, Willet Hopkins, claims that the men pictured here formed the best local baseball team ever to play in town.  He might get some agrument, but Hopkins claims without hesitation that the 1903 Petaluma Alerts pictured here were the all-time best.

Back row (left to right): unidentified, unidentified

Middle row (left to right): Clyde Beatty (captain), Bob Ayers, Buck Howard, Tom Caufield

Front row (left to right): William Kennealy, L.V. Waymire, Bill Dunning (mgr), Bill Evart, Toots Balderson

Title: This Close Play
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1950
Team: Petaluma Leghorns, Petaluma Cubs

Petaluma Eagles
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1950

Back row (left to right): Roger Dempsey, Lee Torliatt, unidentified, Ron Lucchesi, unidentified, Dick Treadwell, Benny Walker, Walt Miller, Moch Lucchesi (mgr)

Middle row (left to right): Hank Soldati, Nardi Woodson, Jack Cameron, unidentified, Hank Simoni, Allan Gilmore

Front row (left to right): Norm Harris, Jack Segerman, Brad Evart, Ron Crandall, Darrell Gilmore, Harvey Jerome, unidentified

Russell’s Auto Stage
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1920

Santa Rosa town team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1921

Among those pictured: Tommy Smith, John Maroni, Charly Doormen, Tom Shanahan, Ray Blakely, Mark Gionetti, George Maroni, Ralph Evans, Glen Pool, Oscar F. Mathews, Pete Maroni, Walter Schmidt

Santa Rosa Rosebuds
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1952

Back row (left to right): Wes Colgan, Nate Cacanti, Mead Nordyke, John Romero, Bob Stevens, Pat Rahming

Front row (left to right): Pete Maroni (mgr), Delmo Pulli, Roger Rahming, Ralph DeMarco, George Devoto

Title: Pirates Nab Far West Lead by Cliff Leabo
Area: Sonoma, Yuba, Glenn
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Willows Cardinals, Pittsburg Diamonds, Marysville Braves

Santa Rosa Merchants
Area: Sonoma (Occidental)
Year: circa 1947

"The Rosebuds had one of the better teams in Sonoma County from the 1920's on.  This edition probably played around the end of World War II.  "

Back row (left to right): Bill Claus (public relations), Pete Lencioni, John Smith, Frank Mott, Gordon Mann, John (Lefty) Wetch, Don Noriel, Denny Moore

Front row (left to right): Len Williams, Dick Read, Joe Dosal, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: 1915

Back row (left to right): Ray Kremer (p), Tammy Smith (lf), Artie Benham (p), Joe Thomas (mgr), Monet Phyle (1b), Tom Cunningham (c), Walter Cartwright (3b),

Front row (left to right): Joe Tobin(cf), Bert Delmas (ss), Toots Bankhead (rf), Tommie Scanlon (2b), Johnnie Wulfi (utl), Cheeney (mascot).

Title: A Glance at Yesteryears - Valley Ford's Baseball Stars
Area: Sonoma (Valley Ford)
Year: 1934
Team: Valley Ford

Description: Refer to picture of Valley Ford: 1934

Caliente Mineral Water Spring
Area: Sonoma (Agua Caliente)
Year: circa 1920

Description: Bathers frolicking in the waters of Agua Caliente Springs.

Contributor: Sonoma Valley Historical Society/Depot Park Museum.

Cloverdale American Legion
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 1952

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Title: Cloverdale American Legion By Marsh Slater
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 1953

Geyserville Oaks
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Back row (left to right): Bob Meyer, Ray Brandt, Don Fredson, Sam Sinclair, Les Meyer

Front row (left to right): Byron Lampson, Nick Scatena, Amenico Pelanconi, Gene Domenichelli, Ray Remmel, John Whitten, Dave Scatena (batboy)

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1910

Healdsburg IOOF
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1950

Description: First game under new lights.

Back row (left to right): Bill Wyatt, Dan Modena (mgr), Clarence Ruonavaara, Doug Badger, Morris Ruby, Bob Mascherini, Russ Coffman, Bob Luzzi

Front row (left to right): Frank Mott, Art Ruonavaara, Keith Walker, Tom Passalacqua (bat boy), Fred Figoni, Pete Shriver, Elmo Barbieri

The Review: Prune Packer Baseball Players Reunited p2.
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 2007
Team: Prune Packers

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Title: Stein Delivers Four-Hitter To Spark Napa Win
Area: Napa, Sonoma
Year: 1949
Team: Napa Pirates, Crown Machine Works (Santa Rosa)

Title: Pirates Win Out in Tenth
- New Pirate Pitcher Beats Willows 4-1
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Santa Rosa Merchants
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: circa 1950

Description: "When the E.C. Kraft and Moose Lodge teams merged in the late 1930's, they called themselves the Santa Rosa Merchants.  Later, the team changed its name to the Rosebuds."

Back row (left to right): Delmo Poli (3b, of), unidentified, John (Lefty) Wetch (1b), Norm Maroni (2b, mgr)

Middle row (left to right): Len Williams (2b), George (Serb) Devoto (c), Joe Dosal (player mgr), Johnny Romero (cf), Hal Eckhart (ss)

Front row (left to right): Pete Lencioni (c), Mel (Lefty) Ristau (p), unidentified, Denny Moore (player mgr), Gordon Mann (p)

Batboy: unidentified

Santa Rosa Rosebuds
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1952

Description:Santa Rosa: Rosebuds tied for 2nd place in Redwood Empire Baseball League, will be idle today.  The club has won 4 and lost 2 games. 

Back row (left to right): Norm Maroni, John Romero, Mel Ristani, Gene Roberts, Delmo Poli, Don Reed, John Fitzgerald

Front row (left to right): Ralph DeMarco, George DeVoto, Meade Nordyke, Hal Eckhardt, Sam Castro, Pete Maroni (mgr)

Check out Santa Rosa Rosebuds team Souvenir Program section or click here.

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: 1920

Petaluma Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1950

Left to right: Frenchy Mazza, Red Adams, unidentified, Mario Luchessi

Santa Rosa town team
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1923

Title: Russian River Merchants In Tie For League Lead
Area: Sonoma (Russian River)
Year: 1949

Description: Guerneville baseball team en route to Sunday game

Title: Geyserville Oaks 1946 Season Record
Area: Sonoma (Geyserville)
Year: 1946

Description: Reference Geyserville Oaks 1946 Team Picture

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1910

Description: Picture was taken at ballpark north of Matheson Street.

Among those pictured: Robert Cook (manager in hat); Garcia; Rebie; Haymes; McCord (back row); Mitchell; Meisner; Block; McDonough.

Title: Two Ball Games At Imola Today
Area: Napa, Sonoma
Year: 1949
Team: Napa Pirates, Crown Machine Works (Santa Rosa)

Title: The Gatecrasher by Bill Claus
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa), Yuba
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Marysville Braves

Cloverdale old ball field
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 2012

Petaluma Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1950

Description: Long-time manager of Leghorns Moch Lucchesi and Jack Gleeson, visiting San Francisco team manager conference before game at McNear Park.

Title: Sonoma Meets Boy's Club AA Here Sunday
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1935 (June 14)

Title: Elks, Rosebuds Open '57 Series
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1957

Description: See article above for details.

Dinucci’s Italian Restaurant
Area: Sonoma (Valley Ford)
Year: circa 1908 and 2005

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1911

Petaluma Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1950

Description: Ref. article: Argus-Courier: This Close Play

Picture was taken at McNear Park.

See caption below picture for details*

Title: "Grooner" to watch pirates play Redding here tonight
Area: Shasta (Redding), Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Redding Browns

Sonoma Merchants
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1936

Back row (left to right): Nick Lotta, Chris Ganos, John Merlo, Andy Barrachi, Fred Frediger, Jim Weyl, Roz Hotz, Lou Pellandini, Don Smallen.

Front row (left to right): Lou Palluci (coach), Ray Tynan (mgr.), Ray Barrachi, Lou Minelli, Lee Clerici.

Cloverdale old ball field
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 2012

Title: The 'town teams' of Santa Rosa's baseball past
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1993
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Santa Rosa Rosebuds

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1911

Petaluma Leghorns
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1972

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Title: Sensational Rookie Inks Pirate Contract
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Title: Baseball Re-organized by Sonoma Valley A.C.
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1940
Team: Sonoma A.C.

Cloverdale old ball field
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 2012

Sonoma Valley Merchants
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1954 (May 14)

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1923

Title: La Thorpe Strikes Out 18 as Pirates Triumph 3-0: Young Santa Rosa Pitcher Hurls Dazzling Game
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Medford Dodgers, Santa Rosa Elks, Healdsburg American Legion

Cloverdale old ball field
Area: Sonoma (Cloverdale)
Year: 2012

Title: Pirates Win Sixth Straight
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1940
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Pittsburg Diamonds

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1923

Back row (left to right): Albert Bidwell; Bob Weston; Bob Vellou; L. J. Hall; Quim V. Seawell

Middle row (left to right): Harlow Kemmel; Frank Meisner; Pep McDonald; Jim Shinn; Pop Arlett; Gus Smith; Ben Begier

Front row (left to right): Red Corrick; Chuck Autrey; Hush Cortade;

Title: Bing Crosby Comes Here to See Pirates Wednesday
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Sonoma Valley Merchants
Area: Sonoma (Sonoma)
Year: 1954

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1924

Title: Ralph De Marco and Babe Ruth
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Description: Further details in picture.

Title: Sonoma Valley Merchants Win Opener: Locals Look Sharp as Don Parsons' Booming Bat Leads Defeat of Oaklanders
Area: Sonoma (Sonoma)
Year: 1954

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1925

Among those pictured: Villow; Bidwell; McNulty; Watson; Corrick; Dan Alley; Remmel Arlett; Shinn; Hitchcock; Georgie Autrey.

Pinky's Pizza on South Boulevard in Petaluma

Title: Meet Pirates
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1948
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates

Title: Valley Merchants Play S.F. Teams
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1955
Team: Sonoma Merchants, San Francisco Moose

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1925

Title: Mario (Moch) Lucchesi, "Mr. Baseball," 56, Dies
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1964
Team: Petaluma Merchants

Description: More about Moch Lucchesi in our Baseball History section.

Title: The 'town teams' of Santa Rosa's baseball past
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1993
Team: Santa Rosa Pirates, Santa Rosa Rosebuds

Sonoma Merchants page 1
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1985

Healdsburg town team and Santa Rosa
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg, Santa Rosa)
Year: 1930

Sonoma Merchants page 2
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1985

Sonoma Merchants page 3
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1985

Title: The 'town teams' of Santa Rosa's baseball past
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1993