Santa Cruz Magazine Cover
Area: Santa Cruz
Year: 1991
Team: Soquel

Description: Diamond Days: Santa Cruz Magazine Issue 1991 by Geoffrey Dunn

122 Years of Chico Baseball (left)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico

Daly City Fog
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: circa 1990

Laytonville Oldtimers
Area: Mendocino (Laytonville)
Year: 1993

Description: See article above for details*

Santa Cruz Magazine page 17
Area: Santa Cruz
Year: 1991

Madera Merchants
Area: Madera (Madera)
Year: 1972

Back row (left to right): Danny Tiller, Vonell Chambers, Mike Ketcher, Ray Wright, Ron Graham

Front row (left to right): Eddie Chapa, John Chapa, Danny Arter, Ray Johns, Steve Potter, Oscar Olguin

122 Years of Chico Baseball (right)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico

Daly City Fog
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: circa 1994

1994

Baseball was another big drawing card in the early days, with teams coming from the valley towns and logging operations. Most chose colorful names, such as the "Never Sweats" captained by George Chappell, a team that beat the "Earthwipers" of Brad Morrell's mill in 1888.

Recreation often had more than one purpose. It was also a pleasant means of raising money for town improvements. One example was the Pro Bono Publico Club headed by Isiah Hartman, which gave a comedy performance in 1893 to raise money for new wooden sidewalks and other improvements. That club was a forerunner to the Boulder Creek Improvement Association, which carried on the good work for many years.

122 Years of Chico Baseball (full)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico

Santa Cruz  Magazine page 18
Area: Santa Cruz
Year: 1991

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

Santa Cruz Magazine Cover
Area: Santa Cruz (Soquel)
Year: 1991
Team: Soquel

Description: Diamond Days: Santa Cruz Magazine
Issue 1991

Daly City Fog
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: circa 1994

Title: East Side Tree loses a tough doubleheader to Daly City
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: 1994 (July 24)

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

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

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

Palo Alto Oaks
Area: Santa Clara (Palo Alto)
Year: 1992

Title: Now... About Our Olives! By Doris Gilbert page 1
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1994

Title: Now... About Our Olives! By Doris Gilbert page 2
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1994

Title: Now... About Our Olives! By Doris Gilbert page 3
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1994

Title: Now... About Our Olives! By Doris Gilbert page 4
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1994

Title: Veterans Home Baseball Grandstand (p. 1 of 3)
Area: Napa (Yountville)
Year: 1997
Team: Veterans Home

Title: Veterans Home Baseball Grandstand (p. 2 of 3)
Area: Napa (Yountville)
Year: 1997
Team: Veterans Home

Title: Borman Field
Area: Napa (Yountville)
Year: 1997
Team: Veterans Home

Title: Crabs: Boys of summer will be remembered
Area: Humboldt (Eureka/Arcata)
Year: 1995
Team: Humboldt Crabs

Description: See article and records above for details*

Title: 50 Great Years
Area: Humboldt (Eureka/Arcata)
Year: 1995
Team: Humboldt Crabs

Description: Read article below picture for more info*

Left to right: Founder Lou Bonomini, Ned Barsuglia, Don Terbush.