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

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

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 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

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