Vallejo YMI
Area: Solano (Vallejo)
Year: 1919-20

Description: Vallejo Times Herald (October 1959)

See caption below picture for details.

Boonville town team
Area: Mendocino (Boonville)
Year: 1916

Back row (left to right): Max Rawles (rf), Earnest Rawles (lf), Garth Rawles (ss), Fred Rawles (mgr.), Phocian McGimsey (cf), Roy Clay (1b) 

Front row (left to right):Irvin "Dutch" Windom (3b), Elwood Clay (c), Vernon Rawles (p), Jim Hutsell (2b)

Contributor: Mendocino County Historical Museum

San Ardo town team
Area: Monterey (San Ardo)
Year: 1911

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Callahan town team
Area: Siskiyou (Callahan)
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Ray Baker, Dick Hayden, Mike Blake, Silas Kasdoff

Middle row (left to right): Henry Farrington, Austin Hayden, Theodore Rheens, "Indian Scotty" (Monroe George)

Front row (left to right): Belvey Crocker, Art Sullivan, Charlie Jacobs, "Cap" Farrington, Nerva Hayden

Caspar town team
Area: Mendocino (Caspar)
Year: circa 1914

Clio town team
Area: Plumas (Clio)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Clio baseball team in front of Western Pacific Hotel

Crescent Mills  town team
Area: Plumas (Crescent Mills)
Year: circa 1910

Duncan Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1910

Back row (left to right): Ray Roix, Homer Morell, Ed Dedy; George Lambert; Bill Morell; unidentified; Alfonso Francheschi; unidentified

Front row (left to right): Eddie La Franchi; Otto La Franchi; Henry La Franchi; John La Franchi; Bill Roix; George Moore; Jim De Carly; John Berry; Willie La Franchi.

American Rubber Company
Area: Alameda (Emeryville)
Year: 1911

Description: See article above for details

Elk Pirates
Area: Mendocino
Year: 1914 (July 4)

Description: Elk Pirates won the league championship and celebrated at Point Arena field on Fourth of July in 1914.

Back row (left to right): Arthur Slotte, Mike McMaster, Dutch Windorn, Vic Davis, Colie Buchanan. 

Front row (left to right): Anderson, Andy Cooney, Andy Stople, Brandy, Donald Buchanan, Harry Hunce

Mascot: La Verne Scott

Fat and Lean Baseball Teams
Area: Siskiyou (Yreka)
Year: 1912

Description: See caption below pictures for details.

Folsom town team
Area: Sacramento (Folsom)
Year: 1909

Description: "The team relaxed after the game at Latrells Saloon for a cold beer. While Dad had his beer, Mom and I "relaxed" in the car. Women and kids didn't go into saloons." 

–  Russell Menke

Among those pictured: George Menke (back row, fifth from left), Charlie Biggs (front row, third from left), Kippi (town dentist, back row), Lauridson (catcher in front row)

Graeagle Oaks
Area: Plumas (Graeagle)
Year: circa 1919

Back row (left to right): 3rd from left is Gene Kersten

Grass Valley Californians
Area: Placer-Nevada (Grass Valley)
Year: 1915

Back row (left to right): Leonard Prisk,  Bill Mitchell, Cliff Carveth, Rudy Popp, Chester Prisk

Front row (left to right | Staggered): John Ledwich, Tom Nankervis, Leon Hooper, Llewellyn Hooper, Speed Glendon, Carl Hooper, Vic Twitchell

Greenville town team
Area: Plumas (Greenville)
Year: circa 1910

Largo town team
Area: Mendocino (Largo)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Picture was taken at railroad station about 6 miles south of Ukiah

McCloud Store and Office teams
Area: Siskiyou (McCloud)
Year: 1913

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Mendocino town team
Area: Mendocino
Year: circa 1900

Mike's Cafe
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1914 (Dec. 6)

Description: See caption for more info*

Bertillion Hatters
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1915 (March 28)

Description: Team won the Oakland Merchants' Mid-Winter League in 1915.

see caption under photo montage for details

Modern Woodmen of America
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1914

Back row (left to right): Moke Myers, Johnny Tonkin, George DeWitt, Lefty Maas, Eddie Nelson, Bus Robbins

Front row (left to right): Bill Osgood, Frank Foss, Frank Bethel, Red Lydiatt

Montgomery Creek town team
Area: Shasta (Montgomery Creek)
Year: 1913

Among those pictured: Acie Chase, Herb Chase, Jessie Thorpe, McKinley Hudson

Contributor: Shasta Historical Society

Redding Tigers
Area: Shasta (Redding)
Year: circa 1915

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Petaluma Chamber of Commerce
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: circa 1900

Description: Records show that team played from 1891 to 1910 

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.

Shenandoah Tribe
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1913

Ruff’s Federals
Area: Contra Costa (Pinole)
Year: 1911

Description: From: Images of America: Pinole
Authors: George Vincent, Jeff Rubin, Joseph Mariotti, Pinole Historical Society, Arcadia Publishing

Portola town team
Area: Plumas (Portola)
Year: 1913

Salvation Army
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1912

San Francisco "All-Stars"
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1917
 
Back row (left to right): Dutch Rock, Anson Orr
 
Middle row (left to right): unidentified, Charlie “Spider” Baum, Culley, Cy Swain, Reardon, unidentified
 
Front row (left to right): Tom Tennant, Biff Schaller, Sam Bohne, Jack McCarthy, Murray, Ed Hallinan, Ping Bodie

Shreve & Co.
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Description: San Francisco Chronicle

Back row (left to right): Holden, Wilkinson.

Middle row (left to right): McFarland, Coldenwood, Brookover, mgr.; Garcia, Nagle.

Front row (left to right): Glaser, Harrison, Camozzi.

Title: Focal Point: Santa Cruz Mountains (Santa Cruz Sentinel - 12-27-09)
Area: Santa Cruz (Wright’s Station)
Year: 1914

Description: See caption below picture for details.

J.P Connors
Area: Contra Costa (Crockett)
Year: 1911

Twin Peaks Parlor No. 214, Native Sons of the Golden West (N.S.G.W.)
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1917

Daly City town team
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Daly City baseball team was skippered by Top of the Hill pub owner James Poket. The team was organized prior to 1910 and received new uniforms courtesy of John Daly with the city's logo in 1911, when the city was incorporated. No names of these individuals are known except perhaps, that James Poket stands in the middle with his team.

Back row (left to right): far right is Edmund Cavagnaro

Fresno Athletic Club
Area: Fresno (Fresno)
Year: 1919-21

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Source: “Through a Diamond” by Kerry Yo Nakagawa

Title: Kimball-Upsons Beat Kosts and Win Flag
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1917 (April 8)

Tulare Merchants
Area: Tulare (Tulare)
Year: 1913

Contributor: Tulare Historical Society

Weed town team
Area: Siskiyou (Weed)
Year: circa 1910

West Sacramento Cubs
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1910

Back row (left to right): 4th from left is Reese Peek

Middle row (left to right): 1st from left is Ray Peek

Front row (left to right): 2nd from left is Ernest Curry

Broderick
Area: Yolo (West Sacramento)
Year: 1910-11

Back row (left to right): Arthur Miller, Ed Shaw, Archie Lewis, Ray Peek, Ernest Curry

Front row (left to right): Eugene Percy, Ralph Steward, L. Harrison, Joseph Eagan, Reese Peek

Visitacion Valley team
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1910

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Back row (left to right): Harvey Parry (mgr.), Joseph Sechini, Philip Phyne, Walter Pettingil, Andrew Hotaling, Virginio Rossi, Milton Wilson, Fred Leopold and Coniah Bigelow, M. D., sponsor

Front row (left to right): 'Red' Wise, William Nutter, Joseph Wikse, Daniel Paulson, Fred Ebeling

Contributor: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Title: Faulty Playing Loses for Bears
Area: San Mateo
Year: circa 1910
Team: Burlingame Bears, Eureka Bears

Title: Jovians Win From S.P. Owls
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1912

Westwood town team
Area: Lassen (Westwood)
Year: 1916 (Aug. 1)

Santa Rosa Prunepickers
Area: Sonoma (Santa Rosa)
Year: 1912

Back row (left to right): 3rd from left is Gene Kersten

Newark town team
Area: Alameda (Newark)
Year: 1913

Descripton: Team was sponsored and owned by Henry A. Snow

Front row (left to right): 7th from left is Gene Kersten

Postcard for Macy Movers
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: Since 1915

Rooney-O'Neil
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1915 (March 15)

Back row (left to right): Jack O'Neil, Joe O'Neil, Ed Rooney, Paul Rooney, Pierce Rooney, Jim Rooney

Front row (left to right): Jim Coyle, Bill Haggland, William "Buck" O'Hare, Francis Rooney, In front of group is Phillip Bradford (team mascot).

Schlitz Beer
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1915

Description: Picture was taken at Recreation Park, located at 15th and Valencia Streets in San Francisco.

Crockett town team
Area: Contra Costa (Crockett)
Year: 1917-18

Ambrose Tailors
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1915

Description: Team won the 1915 Oakland Tribune - Maxwell tournament. See caption below picture for details.

Middletown Club
Area: Lake (Middletown)
Year: circa 1910

Contributor: Historic Courthouse Museum – Lakeport, Lake County

Caliente Mineral Water
Area: Sonoma (Agua Caliente)
Year: circa 1910

Loyal Order Of Moose
Area: Unknown
Year: circa 1910

Galt Loses Title To Northern Team
Area: Yuba (Marysville)
Year: 1911 (Nov. 5)
Teams: Marysville Giants | Galt Tigers

Description: See article above for details.

San Francisco Fire Department
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1910

Noe Valley Merchants
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Contributor: San Francisco Historical Center, San Francisco Public Library

Back row (left to right): Bill O'Brien (of), Ray Ryan (of), unidentified, Matt O'Donald (c), Count Velosi (of), Frank Brown.

Front row (left to right): Teddy McMahon (2b), Heinie Sands (p), unidentified, Roscoe Lane, Claude Boyd (1b)

Auditors
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1914 (Oct. 11)

Contributor: San Francisco Historical Center, San Francisco Public Library

Itchburg
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: circa 1910

Left to right: Cava, Cookey, Ryan

Mutual Biscuit Company
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: 1915

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Piccheti Brothers
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: 1910

Back row (left to right): A. J. O'Connor (mgr.), E. Gellamy (cf) A. Bertucci (1b), Dick Lemmon (1b), F Jacobs (p), C. Martinelli (c), Roy Bertucci (c),

Front row (left to right): Rudolph, P. Gaines (lf), Paul (3b-utl.), Toney Lamarra (ss), C. Hurt (business mgr.)

Missing: Lackey and Hargis

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Senators
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: circa 1910

Back row (left to right): R. H. Rose, C. Payne, Red Schultz, J. Stockton, H. Burty, H. Toney

Seated: Jos. F. Rose (mgr.)

Front row (left to right|kneeling staggered): E. Johnson, H. Senn, W. Adams, F. Rose

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

San Jose High School Faculty
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: 1914

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Arthur McAfee
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: circa 1910

Front row (left to right): 2nd from left is Reginald Dauner

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Tic Toc
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year range: 1890-1910

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Title: Did Jones and Kelly 'Hook' Joe Vitt?
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1918

Burlingame Bees
Area: San Mateo (Burlingame)
Year: 1912

Richmond Elks
Area: Contra Costa (Richmond)
Year range: 1915-1925

Columbia Park Boys Club
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1915

Le Grand town team
Area: Merced (Le Grand)
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Floyd Pendergrass, Tom George, Mack McCandless, Harry 'Grover' Rheil, Joe Mitchell, Grant Hoover

Front row (left to right): Tip Wills, Lloyd Turner, Otto Grasmoen

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Merced Falls Lumberjacks
Area: Merced (Merced Falls)
Year: circa 1915

Description: Yosemite-Sugar Pine Lumber Company had a mill in Merced Falls from 1912 to 1942. The company had its own baseball team "The Lumberjacks"

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Monday's Models
Area: Alameda (Alameda)
Year: 1911 (July 30)

Back row (left to right): Frank Gay (capt.-3b), Lee Ryan (ss), Bob Merriam (lf), J. Mackie (c), Ten Laird (1b), L. Burton (2b)

Front row (left to right): R. Bolt (cf), E. Gay (rf), Monday Bernstein (mgr.), Paul Mackie (c), George Spark (p)

Mascot: Johnny Larkin

Stachler Club
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1916 (March 12)

Left to right:  A. Lewis, F. Corria, C. Lewis, La Far

Title: Battery B to Form Ball Team
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1916 (March 12)

Maxwell Hardware Co.
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1916 (March 12)

Back row (Left to right): Martioni, Stewart, Kraft, Drolette

Middle row (left to right): Holstrom, Schimpff, Dodge Jones, Arlett, Klawtitter

Front row (left to right): Joe Devine (Herb Remmer (mgr.)

Title: Richmond Dedicates New Stand
Area: Contra Costa (Richmond)
Year: 1916 (March 26)

Description: Ball park was located at First and McDonald Streets.

Hippodrome Club
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1916 (May 7)

Left to right): Davis (p), Cooper (ss-capt.), Johnson (rf), Sperry (c), Taylor (utl.), Fillobraso (lf), H. Thompson (1b), Van (utl.), E. O'Malley (cf-mgr.), Caloneus (2b), McKim (3b)

Dos Palos team
Area: Merced (Dos Palos)
Year: 1914

Left to right: Reuel Buerer (rf), Vernon Parrish (ss), Harold Makin (p), Grant Moore (lf), Avennil Johnson (2b), Pershing Steyer, Byron Harvey (c), Harold Parrish (cf), George Lambert (3b), Guy Baker (ss)

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Seminole Club
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1914 (Sept. 6)
 
Description: The Seminole Club has a good man in George Fallehy, a veteran player on this team. Fallehy played the second bag last season for this club and established a record in both fielding and hitting. This season he is playing the center garden and is putting up a nice game.

Krieg & Halton
Area: Alameda (Alameda)
Year: 1911

Description: Owners of toggery provided players with team sweater for this picture.

J.E. Honert
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1915

Left to right: 3rd from left is Clarence Lee Burgess

Muroc town team
Area: Kern (Muroc)
Year: 1911

Description: The town of Muroc was established in 1910 on the edge of Rogers Lake bed. The town was removed in the early 50’s when the Air Force took control of the surrounding area and now is Edwards AFB.

Team traveled to Victorville and Bakersfield to play other teams.

Custom Brokers
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Description: C.D. Bunker & Co. was the sponsor for the Custom Brokers baseball team. C.D Bunker was a customs broker and a ship's agent.

Back row (left to right): Chas. Schmitz, A. Benham, P. Craige, Clem Perkins, A. Buja, C.C. Westover, R. Shields, W.M. Miller, H. Ferviera

Middle row (left to right): George Shepston, Joe Bley, Willie Bolger

Front row (left to right): Eddie Mulcahy

Commercial Club
Area: Fresno (Fresno)
Year: circa 1914

Fresno Cubs
Area: Fresno (Fresno)
Year: 1914

Red Star Jitney
Area: Stanislaus (Modesto)
Year: circa 1915

Back row (left to right): Howard Bartlett, Harold Freeman, Ray Peck, Leo Bennett, Al Davis, Hank Vierth, Fessler, Jim Crocco, Honeycutt

Front row (left to right): Gondring, Kip Bartlett, Red Kingree

Modesto Elks
Area: Stanislaus (Modesto)
Year: 1919 (May 11)

Galt Tigers
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1910

Description: Many of the players pictured above played on the 1911 team. Please refer to article  with box score of championship game played vs. Marysville Giants.

Jovians
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1914

Back row (left to right): Bob Lukins, Dick Deterding, Jack Fitzgerald, Mgr. Carl Lamus (mgr.), Frank Tobin, Tracy Hoag, Harry Koch

Middle row (left to right): Chris Mahoney, Jim Rooney, Joe Williams

Front row (left to right): Brick Eldred, Marco Zarick, Sammy Hern

Umpire Fred Lagomarsino in the right background

Talmage Tigers
Area: Mendocino (Talmage)
Year: 1915

Back row (left to right): 4th from left is Mike Ruby, 8th from left is Frank Caughey

Contributor: Mendocino County Historical Society

Scottish Colony team
Area: Mendocino (Redwood Valley)
Year: circa 1910

Contributor: Mendocino County Historical Society

San Jose Post 99
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: circa 1910

Burlingame town team
Area: San Mateo (Burlingame)
Year: 1912

Description: Picture was taken at ball park once located at Cypress Avenue and El Camino Real

Albion town team
Area: Mendocino (Albion)
Year: circa 1910

Back row (left to right): L. Ball, Bill Bailey, Harry Howland, Benton Eaton, Charles, Wallach, Bon Millhouse, John Burdette

Front row (left to right): Dave Crockett, Standish, Clair Sprague, Tommy Dunn, Roy Burch

Vallejo YMI
Area: Solano (Vallejo)
Year: 1919-20

Description: Vallejo Times Herald (October 1959)

Anderson town team
Area: Shasta (Anderson)
Year: circa 1915

Contributor: Shasta Historical Society

Caspar town team
Area: Mendocino (Caspar)
Year: 1915 (April 18)

Description: Game day in Caspar with locals playing town team from neighboring Greenwood.

J.P Connors
Area: Contra Costa (Crockett)
Year: 1910-1920

Standing (left to right): Ted Gerz, Walt Yatchmenoff, Happy Quill, Henry Kronback (mgr), Al Yatchmenoff, Chick Crowley, Francis George, Charles Reeve

Relaxing on ground: Leo Ongwarsk, Jack Gribbin

Mascots: John Owens, John Petrucci

Duncan Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1912

Among those pictured: Willard Kimball; Joseph De Carly; Silvio De Carly; Henry Lambert; James De Carly; Frank Ward; John Cini.

Etna Merchants
Area: Siskiyou (Etna)
Year: 1911

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Fat and Lean Baseball Teams
Area: Siskiyou (Yreka)
Year: 1912

Guerneville town team
Area: Sonoma (Guerneville)
Year range: 1915-1920

Back row (left to right): Willard Cole, John Shoemaker, Ben Wescott, Vern Clark, Jack Starett, Bert Klein

Front row (left to right): Ralph Belden, Roy Smith, William Cole, Beanie Wells

McCloud River Railroad Baseball Team
Area: Siskiyou (McCloud)
Year: 1914

Left to right: Autenreith (rf), Heaton (p), Sperry (p), Fuller (ss), Dadisman (cf), Willams (1b), Lutge (c), Demeres (utl), Wilder (2b), Gaunt (lf), Foster (3b)

Batboy: Elmer Kennedy

Mendocino Ballpark
Area: Mendocino
Year: circa 1910

Mike's Cafe
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1914 (Dec. 6)

Description: Images of America - Sacramento's Southside Park by William Burg

See caption below picture for details.

Petaluma Alerts
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1913

Petaluma Camm & Hedges team
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Bob Ayers, Ike McGovern, Bill Dunning (mgr), Mickey Shader, Ed Evart

Middle row (left to right): Fitz Boysen, Ernie Ayers, Scale Evart, Robert Robertson

Front row (left to right): Andy Mastrup

Redding Tigers
Area: Shasta (Redding)
Year: 1915

Back row (left to right): Jack Gardner, mgr., Geo Diestlehorst, Dutch Wining, Jim Holt, unidentified.

Front row (left to right): Russ Thompson, Mel Gammons, Gerald Vettles, unidentified.

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Ten adult men and two boys in baseball uniforms standing in front of a small stadium.

Shreve & Co.
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Weed town team
Area: Siskiyou (Weed)
Year: 1912

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Galt Loses Title To Northern Team
Area: Yuba (Marysville)
Year: 1911 (Nov. 5)
Teams: Marysville Giants | Galt Tigers

Description: See article above for details.

A & K Leaders
Area: Lassen (Susanville)
Year: circa 1910

Description: An early day baseball team. All boys except Mr. McGregor, a local teacher and our coach.

Middle row far left is Meed Arnold
 

Willows Giants
Area: Glenn (Willows)
Year: 1917

Tulare Merchants
Area: Tulare (Tulare)
Year: 1913

Contributor: Tulare Historical Society

Noe Valley Merchants
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Contributor: San Francisco Historical Center, San Francisco Public Library

Custom Brokers
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Description: C.D. Bunker & Co. was the sponsor for the Custom Brokers baseball team. C.D Bunker was a customs broker and a ship's agent.

Back row (left to right): Chas. Schmitz, A. Benham, P. Craige, Clem Perkins, A. Buja, C.C. Westover, R. Shields, W.M. Miller, H. Ferviera

Middle row (left to right): George Shepston, Joe Bley, Willie Bolger

Front row (left to right): Eddie Mulcahy

Portola town team
Area: Plumas (Portola)
Year: 1913

Description: Action shots from good old days at local ball field.

Title: Rooneys, Outplayed, Attack Umpire
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1915 (March 15)

Daly City town team
Area: San Mateo (Daly City)
Year: circa 1915

Left to right: Duke (first name), unidentified (tall hat), Jim Jones (unknown San Francisco team)

Visitacion Valley team
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1915

Contributor: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Southern Pacific Club
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1914

Source: Images of Rail Sacramento's Southern Pacific Shops by Arcadia Publishing

Bryant Field
Area: Yuba (Marysville)
Year: 1914

New Almaden
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year: 1919

Description: The New Almaden baseball team originally used the names "cinnabars" but had dropped it by 1919, when this photo was taken.

Back row (left to right): Arthur Moreno, Albert Pascore, Jeff Tatham, Al Rodriguez, Chris Estrada

Front row (left to right): R. Torres, Cruz Mercado, Jim Prout, A. Lopez

Contributor: History San Jose and New Almaden Historical Society Library of Historical Photographs

Unknown San Jose team
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year range: 1910-1920

Back row (left tor right): J. Jury, Fred Goodrich (3b), Joe Delmas (of), John Gilbert (of), Ray Johnson

Middle row (left to right): H. Hostetter, Al Hubbard (of), Joe McDonald (p), Jas. Kent (c), Lou Greeninger (2b), Bill Lippset (1b), Ed Barnes

Front row (left to right): Val Humburg (mascot), George Owens (mgr.), Jack Dermondy (ss)

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Columbia Park Boys Club
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1915

San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco Fire Department
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1910 (Nov. 14)

Monday's Models
Area: Alameda (Alameda)
Year: 1911 (July 30)

Colusa town team
Area: Colusa (Colusa)
Year 1914 (May 24)
 
Back row (left to right): Calvin (p), Hamilton (3b), Smith (1b), H. Killilay (p), Johnson (lf), McHale (cf-mgr.-capt.)

Front row (left to right): Byler (c), Bankhead (utl.), Zarrick (2b), Mahoney (p-rf), Cheney (mascot), Childs (ss)

Amateur Baseball Boxscores
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1915

Dos Palos team
Area: Merced (Dos Palos)
Year: 1914

Description: Many of the players are pictured at banquet held in local restaurant.

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Title: Krieg & Halton Team Challenges Tribunes
Area: Alameda (Alameda)
Year: 1911 (Dec. 19)

Title: Kimball-Upsons Played Fine Ball; Game Today Is Off
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1917 (March 8)

Unknown Fresno team
Area: Fresno (Fresno)
Year: circa 1910

Brooke Realties
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1910

Graham Foundry Company
Area: Alameda (Newark)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Graham Foundry Company that made Wedgewood Stoves even had a baseball field for its employees.

Folsom prison team
Area: Sonoma (Folsom)
Year: 1913

Duncans Mills town team
Area: Sonoma (Duncan Mills)
Year: 1915

Among those pictured: James De Carly; Henry Lambert; Willard Kimball; Mr. Flood; Joseph De Carly; Vincent Granucci; Silvio De Carly.

Willows Giants
Area: Glenn (Willows)
Year: 1918

Title: The Alfalfa League Schedule for the Season of 1912
Area: Merced
Year: 1912
Team: Los Banos, Gustine

Description: See article above for details.

McCloud White Sox
Area: Siskiyou (McCloud)
Year: 1914

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Mendocino town team
Area: Mendocino
Year: circa 1910

The Royals
Area: Siskiyou (Mount Shasta)
Year: circa 1915

Contributor: Shasta Historical Society

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Full Panoramic

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: circa 1915

Description: Ten players in baseball uniforms, nickers with long stockings. Two men in suits and a young boy (mascot) seated on ground. 

Left to right: Jerry Coleman, Crab Spencer, Bart Burke, Chet Barker, Lefty Howege, Tam Smith, Manager Waterbury, Mascot Sheeney (seated), Roughneck Sweeney, Toots Campi, Walt Daly, Wimians, Al Moroni.

Shreve & Co.
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911

Back row (left to right): Holden, Wilkinson.

Middle row (left to right): McFarland, Coldenwood, Brookover (mgr.) Garcia, Nagle.

Front row (left to right): Glaser, Harrison, Camozzi.

Sisson town team
Area: Siskiyou (Sisson)
Year: 1911

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Veterans Home
Area: Napa (Yountville)
Year: 1918

Description: Pete Lande, Julius Massoni, unidentified youngster in front

Brooke Realties
Area: Sacramento
Year: circa 1910

All players unidentified except Muzzy Williams sitting in front row at far right.

Historical Notes on Brooke Realties

1913
Frank Bacon, John Johnson (to leave for Spokane), Joe Keegan, Lloyd Snook, Tiny Reitmeyer-c (had been with Sacramento PCL until about Aug. 20), Dutch Reuther (w/ Sac & LA), Fulton-ss, Hausman under contract to Portland, George Wetzel, Benjamin, Fraser-rf, Chief Mails(LH), John Fitzgerald, Grohosky, Elwood Santos, J. Williams, Julius Pappa, Burke, Michael Pappa, Fred Pearl,
 
1914
Brooke Realty
(North Sacramento) - Mgr. Frank Bacon

John Johnston-p, Charlie Hust-c, Joe Williams-1b, Frank Bacon-2b, George Wetzel-3b, Oscar Lohman-ss, Billy “Pep” Hamilton- (released to Woodland on June 5), Eddie Carrigan-cf, Rob Nixon-lf, Ed Killilay (brother of Harry and Jack[Oakland coaster], John L. “Pat” Fulton (had tryout with Portland), Brick Eldred, Baltz, O’Brien-2b, Willingham, Harry “Tess” Koch, Culverson-c, Tobin-c,

Part way through the 1914 season they changed their name to North Sacramento because they were being sponsored by the North Sacramento Co.

Title: Eagle Nine Ready for Busy Season
Area: Sonoma (Petaluma)
Year: 1910 (Jan. 23)

Ambrose Tailors
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1915

Hayward town team
Area: Alameda (Hayward)
Year: circa 1910

Contributor: Hayward Historical Society

Sonoma Merchants
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1914 (Feb. 14)

Title: Rooney & O'Neil Win Two Close Games
Area: Sacramento
Year:1915 (March 15)

Crolona
Area: Contra Costa (Crockett)
Year: 1912

Back row (left to right): Manuel Fortado, Albert Quill, Jimmy Shea, Dan Denehy, Nick Jacobs, John Casey, John Connors

Front row (left to right): Al. Sargent, Tom Connors, Kitty Joe Soares, Pete Kelleher, Paul Peralta, Chick Crowley

Visitacion Valley team
Area: San Francisco
Year: circa 1915

Contributor: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library

Weed town team
Area: Siskiyou (Weed)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Fans leaving Weed ball park after town team suffered defeat by McCloud Loggers.

Unknown San Jose team
Area: Santa Clara (San Jose)
Year range: 1915-1925

Description: Picture was taken at Sodality Park

Contributor: History San Jose (museum)

Merced town team
Area: Merced (Merced)
Year: 1917

Back row (left to right): Goodwin, Gillespie, N. Cullen, Killaly, Figerord

Front row (left to right): Prilish, Gardner, C. Power, B. Ruchell, Murser

Contributor: Merced County Historical Society/Courthouse Museum

Fortuna town team
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: circa 1910

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

M.J. Weber
Area: Humboldt (Rohnerville)
Year: circa 1910

Description: The baseball team included Franklin E. Rohner, seated at left, the youngest son of the pioneer Rohner family. J.J. Weber, the team's sponsor, was a member of another prominent local family. There was a Weber's Saloon in Rohnerville, and Martin N. Weber had been one of Henry's Rohner's partners in the Springville Mill. Young Franklin Rohner also played second cornet in the town band.

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

San Francisco Fire Department
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911 (Nov. 1)

Description: See caption below for details.

Title: Snook Pitches Great Game in Winter Baseball Series
Area: Sacramento
Year: 1917 (March 8)

Title: Old times at the New Pisa
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1919
Team: New Pisa Restaurant

Graham Foundry Company
Area: Alameda (Newark)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Graham Foundry Company that made Wedgewood Stoves even had a baseball field for its employees.

Sunset Club
Area: Contra Costa (Pittsburg)
Year: 1910-1911

Harrington Field
Area: Colusa (Colusa)
Year: circa 1915

Description: Ballpark was built in late 1800s and razed in 1935. It was located near current site of county fairgrounds where games were played following demolition.

Title: Old times at the New Pisa
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1919
Team: New Pisa Restaurant

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Close-up view of players (left side)

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

Sebastopol town team
Area: Sonoma (Sebastopol)
Year: 1915

Back row (left to right): Ray Kremer (p), Tammy Smith (lf), Artie Benham (p), Joe Thomas (mgr), Monet Phyle (1b), Tom Cunningham (c), Walter Cartwright (3b),

Front row (left to right): Joe Tobin(cf), Bert Delmas (ss), Toots Bankhead (rf), Tommie Scanlon (2b), Johnnie Wulfi (utl), Cheeney (mascot).

Visitacion Valley team
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1919

Back row (left to right): A. Russell, W. Anderson, D. Woods, W. Daly, A. Kohtz, M. Lister

Front row (left to right): A. Ghilloso, H. Eberung, I. Stagnaro, J. Daly, M. Brady, R. Wilson (mascot)

Weed town team
Area: Siskiyou (Weed)
Year: 1916

Description: See caption below picture for details*

Crolona
Area: Contra Costa (Crockett)
Year: 1915

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

San Francisco Police Department and San Francisco Fire Department
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1910 (Nov. 14)

Ambrose Tailors & Santa Cruz town team
Area: Alameda (Oakland)
Year: 1916 (May 16)

Description: Walter Walker (above) and Red Powers. Walker is doing the twirling for the Santa Cruz baseball team. He is pitching a good article of ball and management thinks so much of his batting that he is used in the clean-up position. Red Powers is holding down short for the Tailors and is also managing the club. He is also one of the greatest one-inning pitchers in the bushes. Last Sunday he pitched the Tailors out of a tight hole, going to the mound in the ninth inning and then retired to short for the tenth frame.

Single Lantern Club
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: circa 1910

Description: Among those pictured are Fortuna town team players wearing baseball uniforms at the Single Lantern Club's masquerade ball.

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Title: Annual Tangle Between the Old Rivals Stirs Up Interest Among Fans
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1911 (Nov. 1)

Sire's Majestic Merchants
Area: Contra Costa (Pittsburg)
Year: 1912

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1910

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Close-up view of players (center side)

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

The Alfalfa League Schedule for the Season of 1912
Area: Merced
Year: 1912
Team: Los Banos, Gustine

Description: See article above 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

Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department (Single Ladies) team
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1911 (May 1)

Description: The FVFD's Single Ladies' Ball team was a good-natured spoof of Fortuna's real Single Ladies' baseball team, which played against the Married Ladies in 1910 and 1911. The FVFD team, according to the Humboldt Beacon, "turned out to be young men dressed to represent young ladies of the town. [Guy] Brown's attempts to play ball, while handicapped with a hobble skirt, were more than laughable. The whole five innings were a scream." (Courtesy of FVFD.)

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Felton ball park
Area: Santa Cruz (Felton)
Year: circa 1910

Emmington's Togs
Area: Contra Costa (Pittsburg)
Year: 1916

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma
Year: 1910

Description: Picture was taken at ballpark north of Matheson Street.

Among those pictured: Robert Cook (manager in hat); Garcia; Rebie; Haymes; McCord (back row); Mitchell; Meisner; Block; McDonough.

Quincy town team
Area: Plumas (Quincy)
Year: 1914-15

Description:  Identification of players by H.E. Watson (1971)
Played Susanville in Westwood: 1914-1915

Left to right: John Spooner, Herbert "Tiny" Watson, Lee Lavison, Clarence (Swance) Brown, Hank Lysle Dedmon, Manager Holly Thomas, Plumas Morton, Frank Dedmon, Harry Wormely, Neal Erwin, Scotty Scoir, Bat boy Winifred Braden (Bill)

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Close-up view of players (right side)

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

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

County Hospital team
Area: Calaveras (San Andreas)
Year: 1914

Contributor: Calaveras Historical Society

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Emmington's Togs
Area: Contra Costa (Pittsburg)
Year: 1919

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1911

Rio Vista town team
Area: Solano (Rio Vista)
Year: circa 1910

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Full angled panoramic

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

Quincy town team
Area: Plumas (Quincy)
Year: 1914

Left to right: Nagesr (p), Manford (3b), Schomaker (of), Bradley (c), K. Maley (p), McLeon (of), Amaral (mgr.), H. Hall (1b), F. Hall (of), Roundtree (2b), Porter (of), Messick (ss)

Fortuna vs. Scotia
Area: Humboldt (Fortuna)
Year: 1910

Description: The Humboldt County baseball league included teams from Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, and Scotia. A 1910 article in the Humboldt Beacon reported that a Fortuna vs. Scotia game in Fortuna would be "called early so that the Scotia team can take the evening train from home" and so that "the game may be over before sun gets far enough in the west to hamper the fielders in their work."

Contributor: Fortuna Depot Museum

Modesto Reds
Area: Stanislaus (Modesto)
Year: circa 1910

Contributor: McHenry Museum - Modesto

Emmington's Togs
Area: Contra Costa (Pittsburg)
Year: 1919

Healdsburg town team
Area: Sonoma (Healdsburg)
Year: 1911

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1912

Left to right: Whiz "PaPa" Walsh, Zelma Walsh, Muzzy Williams, Bessie Williams

Rio Vista town team
Area: Solano (Rio Vista)
Year: circa 1910

San Quentin
Area: Marin (San Quentin)
Year: 1915

Description: Right section of panoramic

Inmates are wearing hand-me-down uniforms donated by San Francisco Seals and Los Angeles Angels.

Yreka town team
Area: Siskiyou (Yreka)
Year: 1913

Description: Spalding Trophy won by Yreka Team: 1913

Back row (left to right): Houghton (p), Schluer (rf), Hicks (lf)

Front row (left to right): Kracke (c), Crawford (cf), Rooney (ss), Keegan (p), Maher (1b), Callahan (2b), Foster (3b)

Ferndale town team in practice game
Area: Humboldt (Ferndale)
Year: 1911

Contributor: Ferndale Museum

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913

Title: Exploring Rio Vista's Past With Phil Pezzaglia p1.
Area: Solano (Rio Vista)
Year: 1919
Team: Rio Vista

Ivanhoe Hotel
Area: Humboldt (Ferndale)
Year: 1912

Description: The Ivanhoe hotel took that name in 1909, and the newspaper began using the name for town baseball team right away. Hotel is still operating (2015)

Back row (left to right): 2nd from left is Joe Oeschger*, 3rd from left is Penny Robarts, 5th from left is Charles Grinsell

Front row (left to right): 3rd from left is Ray Goble

*Joe Oeschger from Ferndale pitched for the Boston Braves in the longest game to that time – 25 innings and held the Brooklyn Dodgers scoreless for the last 21 innings.

Contributor: Ferndale Museum

Title: Typical Sunday Afternoon Crowd At Olive Park
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Exploring Rio Vista's Past With Phil Pezzaglia p2.
Area: Solano (Rio Vista)
Year: 1919
Team: Rio Vista

Ivanhoe Hotel
Area: Humboldt (Ferndale)
Year: 1912

Description: The Ivanhoe hotel took that name in 1909, and the newspaper began using the name for town baseball team right away. Hotel is still operating (2015)

Contributor: Ferndale Museum

Title: Batter Bites, Lucas Stops Deck's Delivery
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Exploring Rio Vista's Past With Phil Pezzaglia p3.
Area: Solano (Rio Vista)
Year: 1919
Team: Rio Vista

Title: Billy Meader Crosses Home Plate
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Belmont School team
Area: San Mateo (Belmont)
Year: 1910

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

Belmont School team
Area: San Mateo (Belmont)
Year: 1914

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Belmont School team Roster
Area: San Mateo (Belmont)
Year: 1914

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

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

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

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

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)

Title: Olive Slugger Scoring on Homer
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913
Team: Oroville Olives

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Spalding Bookings for Sunday: Sunday Games Booked By Ellery Arms
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1912 (May 18)

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913

Description: See caption below picture for details.

Title: Amateur BaseballSchedule
Area: San Francisco
Year: 1913 (June 22)

Oroville Olives
Area: Butte (Oroville)
Year: 1913

Description: See caption below picture for details.