Title: Merchantmen Come Through; Win First Game at New Park
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1913
Team: Pinole baseball team
Description: Merchants Win Fernandez Opener: This article from the Pinole Weekly Times glorified the Pinole Merchants, who won the first game played at Fernandez Park, 14-10, over Crockett on July 14, 1941. Pinole's Al Dias and Crockett's Bill Moses were locked in a pitchers' duel into the fifth inning, each allowing only one hit. But Pinole scored 10 runs in the eighth inning to sew up the victory.
Title: One Of These Will Be Eliminated From Tourney Today
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1940
Pinole Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1945
Description: Manager Harry Skow (in suit) brought the Merchants to San Quentin Prison on October 28, 1945.
Back row (left to right): B. Cook, Robbie, Alabama, Harry Skow (manager), Joe Costa, Louie Leveroni, F. Hart.
Front row (left to right): Louis Francis, Jimmy Bradley, Doyle Taylor, Aldo Banducci, Carl Monzo, Al Hinkley.
Pinole Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1945
Description:
Top of dugout: Tommy Prather
In dugout: Manager Harry Skow.
Might have been taken at Oaks Park during the Oakland Tribune Tournament.
Back row (left to right): Unidentified, Unidentified, Eddie Lewis, Louis Francis, Al Hinkley.
Middle row (left to right): Doyle Taylor, Unidentified, Joe Costa, Unidentified
Front row (left to right): Unidentified, Unidentified, Mike Lewis
Pinole Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1946
Description: See caption below picture for details*
Pinole Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1967
Description:
Ben Haley (1b)
Runner is an inmate at the California Men's Colony (correctional facility) in San Luis Obispo, CA
*Picture can also be seen in our Good old sandlot days video.
Pinole Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1968
Among those pictured: Tommy (p,of), Ben Haley (ss, 1b), Ron Marder (3b), Sam Thomas (mgr), Ken Marder (cf)