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San Mateo Independents
Area: San Mateo
Year: 1958
Description: The San Mateo Independents were a high school baseball team that played in the San Mateo Recreation Summer League that was composed of players from Hilldale to Capuchino High School. There were six teams which played every Saturday at Fitzgerald Field throughout the Summer. The league was sponsored by city merchants and different clubs such as Elks, Rotary, Optimists, etc. It ran for quite a few years. Pete Coccocni played and later coached in it. A lot of good players from the peninsula played in it. In 1958, Independent team was loaded. Players the likes of Jim Fregosi, Tim Cullen, Joe Glenn, Gary Hughes, Wayne Mill, Joe DiBono and Pete Coccocni.
