Santa Barbara Dodgers

Santa Barbara Dodgers
Santa Barbara Dodgers
1941–1967; (1941–1942, 1946–1953, 1962–1967); Santa Barbara, California ;
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class A (1963–1967); Class C (1941–1942, 1946–1953, 1962);
League	California League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Los Angeles Dodgers (1963–1967); New York Mets (1962); Brooklyn Dodgers (1941–1942, 1946–1953);
Minor league titles
League titles	3 (1941, 1948, 1951)
Team data
Previous names	Santa Barbara Dodgers (1964–1967); Santa Barbara Rancheros (1962–1963); Santa Barbara Dodgers (1946–1953); Santa Barbara Saints (1941–1942);
Colors	Dodger blue; White
Previous parks	Laguna Park

The Santa Barbara Dodgers was the main nickname of minor league baseball teams in the Class A California League based in the Pacific Ocean coastal resort city of Santa Barbara, California.

History

The Santa Barbara Dodgers were an affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers (in Brooklyn, New York) of the National League and later their successors, the Los Angeles Dodgers (after 1955) from 1941 to 1953 and 1964 to1967. They won the league championships in 1941, 1948 and 1951. The Dodgers entered the California League in 1964 to replace the previous Santa Barbara Rancheros. The Dodgers' home stadium was Laguna Ball Park.^[1]

The Santa Barbara Dodgers were plagued by low crowd attendances, averaging only 225 spectators per game.^[2] At the end of the 1967 season, the Santa Barbara Dodgers franchise was transferred east to Bakersfield, California.^[1] The Laguna Park stadium was demolished in 1970, and replaced by a parking lot,^[2] and no professional minor league baseball team has been based in Santa Barbara since.^[1]

Notable alumni

Baseball Hall of Fame alumni

Sparky Anderson (1953) inducted 2000
Don Sutton (1965) inducted 1998
Dick Williams (1947) inducted 2008

Notable alumni

Jack Billingham (1964) MLB All-Star
Paul Blair (1962) 2 x MLB All-Star; 8 x Gold Glove
Rocky Bridges (1947-1948) MLB All-Star
Willie Crawford (1964)
Bruce Edwards (1941) 2 x MLB All-Star
Alan Foster (1965)
Jim Gentile (1952) 6 x MLB All-Star
Hal Gregg (1941) MLB All-Star
Von Joshua (1967)
Irv Noren (1946) MLB All-Star
Wes Parker (1963)
Larry Sherry (1953) 1959 World Series Most Valuable Player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Crossley, Andy. "1964-1967 Santa Barbara Dodgers". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b Brantingham, Barney. "The Short, Happy Life of Laguna Ball Park". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

External links

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[Crossley-1] Crossley, Andy. "1964-1967 Santa Barbara Dodgers". Fun While It Lasted. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

[Brantingham-2] Brantingham, Barney. "The Short, Happy Life of Laguna Ball Park". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2014.

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