San Joaquin Valley League

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The San Joaquin Valley League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1910 through 1911. The league operated primarily in the San Joaquin Valley in California. The league disbanded on July 18, 1911. The Bakersfield Drillers and Tulare Merchants won league championships.

San Joaquin Valley League
ClassificationClass D (1910)
Independent (1911)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1910
CeasedJuly 18, 1911
PresidentNewton Young (1910–1911)
No. of teams7
CountryUnited States of America
Most titles1
Bakersfield Drillers (1910)
Tulare Merchants (1911)
Related
competitions
Southern California League

Cities represented

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Standings & statistics

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1910 San Joaquin Valley League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Bakersfield Drillers 21 10 .667 - Brick Devereaux
Visalia Pirates 13 17 .433 7.5 Lou Maire
Tulare Merchants 13 15 .464 NA Gene Nast / Willis Kelley
Coalinga Savages 9 14 .391 NA Zed Phelps / Ed Householder

Tulare disbanded August 8; Coalinga disbanded August 18.
The league officially disbanded September 12.[1]

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Red Kuhn Tulare BA .375 Willard Meikle Bakersfield W 11
Ned Smith Visalia Runs 18 Willard Meikle Bakersfield SO 101
Brick Devereaux Bakersfield Hits 34 Willard Meikle Bakersfield PCT .733; 11–4
Red Kuhn Tulare HR 2
Roy Kuhn Coalinga HR 2
Slim Bath Tulare HR 2

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1911 San Joaquin Valley League

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Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Tulare Merchants 9 4 .692 - Otto Dye / Johnny Eagle
Coalinga Tigers 8 6 .571 1.5 Clyde Williams
Lemoore Cubs 7 6 .538 2.0 Oscar Jones
Hanford Braves 6 7 .462 3.0 Sidney Jehl
Visalia Colts 5 8 .385 4.0 Artie Smith / Lou Maire
Porterville Orange Pickers 4 8 .333 4.5 Harry Simpson

Tulare and Porterville disbanded July 11.
The league officially disbanded July 18.[1]

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Tom Fitzsimmons Porterfield BA .457 Oscar Jones Lemoore W 7
Billy Hamilton Hanford Runs 12 Curley Ray Coalinga W 7
Sidney Jehl Stockton Hits 21 Curley Ray Coalinga SO 98
George Porterfiel Coalinga HR 2 Lefty Tripplett Hanford PCT .800 4–1

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.