Palermo Orphans
Area: Butte (Palermo)
Year: 1933
Descripton: Please note Veedol Motor Oil sign on wall.
See next image for Veedol Ad information from the 18th Annual Nealon Benefit Games.
Back row (left to right): Hal Chase, Floyd Onyett, unidentified, V. Hodges, E. Carr (mgr.), E. Anderson, B. Dewey, C. Henry,
Front row (left to right): W. Meader, C. Corbin, L. Ham, H. Gilbert, Bill Wilson
Title: Red Bluff Stags Play Chico In Home Exhibition Tilt Here, Under Lights At 8 o'Clock
Area: Tehama (Red Bluff)
Year: 1952
Team: Red Bluff Stags, Chico Colts
Title: Santa Abies Were Famed Team In Oroville
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1887 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
122 Years of Chico Baseball (left)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico
Gridley Normans
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: circa 1900
Description: Sponsor George H. Norman owned a drug store in downtown area.
Back row (left to right): Harry Young (ss), Ed Wells (p), John Shaeffer (mgr.), and Eugene Young (3b)
Middle row (left to right): Humble (1b), Hank Mills (lf), Ed Sooy (rf)
Front row (left to right): Sewell Young (lf), Lee Winters (2b), and Mike Jarvis (rf)
Contributor: Gridley Museum
Oroville Post 95
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1965
Back row (left to right): Coach Joe Hottinger, *Gary Nolan, Scott Tandy, Don Anderson, Corey Wright, Butch Yaws, unidentified
Front row (left to right): Bob Hottinger, John Hottinger, unidentified, Gary Stafford, Don Blake, Mike Koski, Ed Barnes, Clint McCormic
Played in Major Leagues:
*Pitcher in major leagues: Cincinnati Reds (1967-73; 1975-77), California Angels (1977)
Contributor Butte County Historical Society
Honcut town team
Area: Butte (Honcut)
Year: circa 1900
Description: Vintage photo shows uniform with collared shirts, string closures on on shirt, padded pants, along with small gloves worn on the belt, box type caps and catcher's mask worn in this era. Also notable are bats forming letter H for Honcut.
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
Oroville Ophir
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1895
Back row (left to right): Charlie Higgins, George Donnely, Walter "Dick" Voorheis, McQuerie, George "Pat" Parker
Middle row (left to right): Jim "Soapy" Parker, Walter "Lord" Travers (mgr.), Gilbert Gillispee
Front row (left to right): Bob Hall, Floyd "Squinty" Smith (mascot), W.L. "Buck" Downer
122 Years of Chico Baseball (right)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico
Gridley town team
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: circa 1900
Back row (left to right): unidentified, Frank Todd, John Shaffer, Claude Lilly, Bill Cruse, unidentified
Middle row (left to right): unidentified, Gene Young, Hank Mills, Lou Young
Front row (left to right): Ed Mills, unidentified, Ed Ramsdell
Contributor: Gridley Museum
Honcut town team
Area: Butte (Honcut)
Year: circa 1900
Contributor Butte County Historical Society
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
122 Years of Chico Baseball (full)
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1997
Team: Chico
Oroville Ophir
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1895
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Back row (left to right): Charlie Higgins, George Donnely, Walter "Dick" Vocrheis, McQuerie, George "Pat" Parker, Jim "Soapy" Parker, Gilbert Gillispee
Front row (left to right): Bob Hall, W.L. "Buck" Downer
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
Gridley town team
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: 1907 (June 22)
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
Oroville town team
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1902
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Oroville Olives vs. Brook Realties
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (April 6)
Description: First Trolley League game between Oroville Olives and Brooke Realties.
Title: We Win
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
Oroville town team
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1904
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Title: Why Wouldn't A Team Get By With Such A Directorate As Oroville's?
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Gridley Pelicans
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: 1945
Action shots in game played at Gridley ball park between Pelicans and visiting team.
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
Gridley Pelicans
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: circa 1945
Description: Ben Doering (pictured) is recognized for having built the playing field. In background are old grandstands and bleachers along with attached building used primarily for vending.
Orovilletown team
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1906
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Title: Some Dope On Baseball In Valley
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Chico Post 17
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1983
Title: Marysville Admitted Into Sacramento Valley Baseball League
Area: Butte (Chico) | Marysville
Year: 1925
Teams: Chico | Marysville
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1908
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Gridley Pelicans
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: circa 1945
Back row (left to right): Dean Hogeboom, Ben Doering, Buzz MacFarlane, Coach Ray Roberts
Middle row (left to right): Marvin Cassady, George Doering, unidentified, George Peekema, Bill McMurtry
Front row (left to right): Bob Bassett, unidentified, Walter Little, Lou Morton, John Adams
Contributor: Gridley Museum
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1937
Back Row (left to right): Kenneth Palmer, Bill Pillsbury, Allen Rice, Wade Tarter, Dutch Hubbard, George Wilson, Larry Gillick
Front Row (left to right): Dave Sigel, Tony Separovich, Ernie Burber, Harry Carmack, Dan Boone, Tim McCarthy, Blondie Barnes, Henry Sigel (batboy).
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1912
Left to right: Whiz "PaPa" Walsh, Zelma Walsh, Muzzy Williams, Bessie Williams
Gridley Pelicans
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: circa 1945
Left to right: Bob Basset, Walt Little and Dean Hogeboom
Contributor: Gridley Museum
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: circa 1940
Back row (left to right): Dutch Hubbard, Joe Corbelli, Dave Sigel, Steve Le Gault, Leo Kintana, Callahuran, Larry Gillick
Front row (left to right): Johnny Meade, Ernie Barber, Dan Boone, Tony Separovich, Allen Rice, Les Dalrymple
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Title: Typical Sunday Afternoon Crowd At Olive Park
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: circa 1940
Top row (left to right): Bob Weldin (of), "Smilin Bill" Roberts (1b), Dave Sigel (coach), Tony Separovich (p)
Middle row (left to right): Marv Dietrich (3b), Bill Jolley (of), Ward Stringfellow (p), Jim McNamara (ss)
Bottom row (left to right): Augie Amereno (of), Vere Butler (2b), Ned Sheehan (of), unidentified, unidentified
Gridley Baseball Field
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: 2017
Description: Above photo of Gridley Municipal baseball field now named "Veiera Park". Ball park was built around 1896 when the new cannery Hunt Brothers first started the cannery picnic. They would have barbecues, baseball games, horseshoe matches, concerts, circus acts and dancing. Baseball has continued since that time with the original bleachers and backstop still in placed as well as the concrete dugouts. Diamond was modified to accommodate Little League baseball being played today and the grass is greener than in the good old days.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1946
Back row (left to right): Larry Gillick (mgr.), Lyle Olson, Bill Rahuts, Bush Dalrymple, Doug Sale, Dave Siegel, Chuck Bedlaida, Bud Hanna, Jack Bochen, unidentified, unidentified.
Middle row (left to right): Charlie Monteanelli, Les Dalrymple, Wedall Stringfellow, Tony Separovich, Ken Fitzgerald, Ward Stringfellow, Mike Fraska, unidentified.
Front row (left to right/Bat Boys): Bobby Jones “Pinky” Herold, Kep, unidentified, unidentified, Clay Dalrymple
Title: Batter Bites, Lucas Stops Deck's Delivery
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Gridley Baseball Field
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: 2017
Description: Above photo of Gridley Municipal baseball field now named "Veiera Park". Ball park was built around 1896 when the new cannery Hunt Brothers first started the cannery picnic. They would have barbecues, baseball games, horseshoe matches, concerts, circus acts and dancing. Baseball has continued since that time with the original bleachers and backstop still in placed as well as the concrete dugouts. Diamond was modified to accommodate Little League baseball being played today and the grass is greener than in the good old days.
Title: Billy Meader Crosses Home Plate
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1946
Back row (left to right): Bush Dalrymple, Lyle Olson, unidentified, Ben Farmer, Dave Sigel, Wendell Stringfellow, Al Topaz, Bud Hanna
Middle row (left to right): Allan Rice, Dan Boone, Tony Separovich, Skip Schwellenbach, Hank Sigel, Mike Traska, Larry Gillick
Front row (left to right): unidentified, Clayton Dalrymple, Pinky Keep, unidentified
Gridley Baseball Field
Area: Butte (Gridley)
Year: 2017
Description: Above photo of Gridley Municipal baseball field now named "Veiera Park". Ball park was built around 1896 when the new cannery Hunt Brothers first started the cannery picnic. They would have barbecues, baseball games, horseshoe matches, concerts, circus acts and dancing. Baseball has continued since that time with the original bleachers and backstop still in placed as well as the concrete dugouts. Diamond was modified to accommodate Little League baseball being played today and the grass is greener than in the good old days.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1947
Back row (left to right): Vere Butler, Del Bandy, Dick Butcher, Les Dalrymple, Jim McNamara, Gil Grover, Ken Fitzgerald
Middle row (left to right): Roger Irvine, Marv Detrick, Dale Larrabee, Doug Sale, Lowell Wilson, Franklin Merlo, Bill Jolley
Front row (left to right): Dave Sigel (coach), Bud Hanna (mgr.), Jack Mason (bat boy), Don Raine, Charles Montanelli (equipment mgr.)
Missing from picture: Arnold Banta, Tom Torchia, batboys Willie Turner, Ronnie Kelly
Title: Sharkey Reminisces On Growth Of Oroville
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: Oroville Mercury Register article, September 1, 1951. Featured item: Oroville Olives win in 1913
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1947
Description: Colts player Bud Hanna sliding home.
Oroville Olives vs. Brook Realties
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (April 6)
Description: First Trolley League game between Oroville Olives and Brooke Realties.
Title: Colt Directors Dinner Line-Up
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1950
Title: We Win
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Title: Colt Directors Told League May Admit Sacramento Team
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1950
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Description: Tempers flare with disputed call at the plate.
See caption below picture for details.
Title: Why Wouldn't A Team Get By With Such A Directorate As Oroville's?
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Description: B.J. Rice coming to home plate after hitting a round tripper.
Title: Some Dope On Baseball In Valley
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Description: Colts player Les Dalrymple sliding into 3rd base.
Title: Sharkey, Past Master At Art, Pilots Olives To Top
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Description: Les Dalrymple heading to home plate.
Title: History Is Made By Trolley League
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913 (October 25)
Description: Excerpt from Baseball Supplement - Oroville Mercury (Sunday, October 25, 1913) Volume XLVI, Number 239
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: Trolley League Champions
Left to right: Dean Dilley (batboy), George Sparks (utl.-p), Lou Guisto (1b), Walter J. Sharkey (mgr.), Oscar "Och" Lohman (ss), Bob White (lf), Bill Meader (2b), H. "Ginger Lucas (c), Blaine "Pa" Durbin (p-of), Howard "Silent" Wasley (rf), Clarence Scruggs (3b), unidentified (captain), Arthur Benjamin (lf), Randall "Buddy" Egan (mascot in front)
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Description: Bud Hanna taking over reins as player-manager of Colts from Larry Gillick.
Title: Olive Slugger Scoring on Homer
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Chico Colts
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1950
Back row (left to right): 2nd from left is Bud Hanna (mgr.),
Middle row (left to right): all unidentified
Front row (left to right): Dave Siegel (1b), unidentified, Jim McNamara (ss), Les Dalrymple (c), Harl Maggert (of), unidentified, unidentified
Front row (sitting on grass/left to right): 2nd from left is Clay Dalrymple (batboy)
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Description: See caption below picture for details.
Title: Bud Hanna's Pinch Hit Double in Ninth Inning Gives Colts 5-4 Vicotry
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1951
Title: Hanna Succeeds Gillick;
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1951
Mitchell Field
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1940
Team: Oroville Red Sox
Title: Sacramento Baseball Figures Attend Colts Dinner
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1952
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1940
Left to right: Bob Strang (3b), Bob Dudley (SS), Bob McKillop (2b), Bob Powers (1b)
Title: All-Star Ball Teams Chosen
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1952
Title: Red Bluff Stags Play Chico In Home Exhibition Tilt Here, Under Lights At 8 o'Clock
Area: Tehama (Red Bluff)
Year: 1952
Team: Red Bluff Stags, Chico Colts
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1948
Back row (left to right): Harry Gilbert, Paul Christensen, Chet Gibson, Jack Andrews, Bob Strang, Bob McKillop, Bob Powers, Bob Dudley, Oliver Ledford
Front row (left to right): Val Quintana, Joe Felipe, unidentified, Fred Fehr, Kins Damon (batboy), "Red" Butterfield, unidentified
Chico All-Stars
Area: Butte (Chico)
Year: 1955
Description: See caption below picture for names and details*
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1941
Back row (left to right): Harry Gilbert, Russ Deforest, Joe Felipe, Bill James, Jack Andrews, Cliff Anderson, Bob Strang, Val Quintana
Front row (left to right): Gerald Openshaw, Fred Fehr, G. Blanchard (batboy), Tom Glaviano, Bart Smythe, Oliver Ledford.
Oroville Olives (Source 2 w/ caption)
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1941
Back row (left to right): Harry Gilbert, Russ Deforest, Joe Felipe, Bill James, Jack Andrews, Cliff Anderson, Bob Strang, Val Quintana
Front row (left to right): Gerald Openshaw, Fred Fehr, G. Blanchard (batboy), Tom Glaviano, Bart Smythe, Oliver Ledford.
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1950
Back row (left to right): Val Quintana, Oliver Ledford, Bob Strang, Carroll Canfield, Bill Johnson, Jack Andrews, Don VanBoskirk, Don Seybold, Jim Cluff, Jerry Comer, Al Walsh Jr., John Johnson, Harry Gilbert, Al Walsh Sr.
Front row (left to right): Paul Christensen, George Scott, Jim Deyo, Ray Sisler, Floyd Scott, "Red" Butterfield.
Title: Olives Cap Season With 9-5 Victory
- Olives Blast Woodland Oaks
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1951
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See article above for details.
Title: Olives Come Through With 7-6 Playoff Triumph
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1951
Team: Oroville Olives
Description: See article above for details.
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1951
Back row (left to right): unidentified, unidentified, Bobby Strang, Bill Sanford, Larry Gillick, Johnny Johnson, unidentified.
Front row (left to right): Jim Cluff, Don Ray, Joe High, Sus Gomez, unidentified, Elba Stafford, unidentified
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1959
Back row (left to right): Gene Mitzel (mgr.), Joe Jones, Dave Hughes, Bob Zollner, Jack Marcus, unidentified, Hal Dugger, Daryl Talken, Ken Arnold
Front row (left to right): unidentified, unidentified, Jack Burns, Dean Andoe, Jim Knerr, Gary Potes, Wiley Overley, Mick Phillips
Batboy: Phil Jones (left), Doug Jones (right)
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1962
Back row (left to right): Joe Jones, Jim Knerr, Gary Aldrich, Daryl Talken, Harold Dugger, Tommy Brown, Dave Hughes.
Front row (left to right): Jack Delbar, Gary Engelken, Gary Potes, Jack Burns, Wiley Overly, Mick Philips
Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: circa 1965
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: Oroville Celebrates Win Over Chico 100 Years Ago
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 2012