List of California League champions
The California League of Minor League Baseball is one of three Class A-Advanced baseball leagues in the United States. The league was founded in 1941, but ceased operations from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. The circuit reorganized in 1946, and has been in continual operation since. A league champion is determined at the end of each season. Champions have been determined by postseason playoffs or being declared champion by the league office. Currently, the first-half winner in each division (North and South) receives a bye into the second round, or division series. Each division's second-half winner and wild card team, the team with the best winning percentage over the entire season to have not won either half of the season, face each other in a best-of-three series. The winner of this mini-series meets the division's first-half winner in a best-of-five series to determine division champions. Then, the North and South division winners play a best-of-five series to determine a league champion.[1]
League champions
- Score and finalist information is only presented when postseason play occurred. The lack of this information indicates a declared league champion.
Championship wins by team
Active California League teams appear in bold.
| Wins | Team | Championship years |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | San Jose Red Sox/Bees/Missions/Giants | 1949, 1953, 1962, 1967, 1979, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 |
| 11 | Stockton Ports | 1946, 1947, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2008 |
| 9 | Fresno Cardinals/Giants | 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1985, 1987 |
| 9 | Modesto Reds/A's/Nuts | 1950, 1954, 1959, 1966, 1972, 1982, 1984, 2004, 2017 |
| 6 | San Bernardino Stampede/Spirit/Inland Empire 66ers | 1995, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2013 |
| 4 | High Desert Mavericks | 1991, 1993, 1997, 2016 |
| 4 | Reno Silver Sox | 1960, 1961, 1975, 1976 |
| 3 | Santa Barbara Saints/Dodgers | 1941, 1948, 1951 |
| 3 | Lake Elsinore Storm | 1996, 2001, 2011 |
| 3 | Lodi Lions/Dodgers | 1977, 1981, 1973 |
| 3 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 1994, 2015, 2018 |
| 3 | Visalia Mets/Oaks/Rawhide | 1971, 1978, 2019 |
| 2 | Bakersfield Dodgers | 1970, 1989 |
| 2 | Lancaster JetHawks | 2012, 2014 |
| 1 | Redwood Pioneers | 1983 |
| 1 | Riverside Red Wave | 1988 |
| 1 | Salinas Packers | 1957 |
Notes
- a San Jose and Lake Elsinore were declared co-champions after playoffs were cancelled in the wake the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
References
- General
- "League Champions". California League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
- Specific
- ^ "Playoff Procedures". California League. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 26, 2016.