The California League began life as a joint operation between Major League Baaeball and the Pacific Coast League to bring a lower classification of baseball to the Pacific Coast. When baseball reorganized after the 1962 season it was repositioned as a High Class A league.
Class C / 1941-1942, 1946-1962
High Class A / 1963-present
Current Teams
Bakersfield Blaze
High Desert (Adelanto) Mavericks
Inland Expire 66ers of San Bernadino
Lake Elsinore Storm
Lancaster JetHawks
Modesto Nuts
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
San Jose Giants
Stockton Ports
Visalia Rawhide
Teams (in alphabetical order)
Anaheim Aces, 1941
Bakersfield Badgers, 1941-1942
Bakersfield Bears, 1957-1967
Bakersfield Blaze, 1996-present
Bakersfield Boosters, 1956
Bakersfield Dodgers, 1968-1975, 1984-1995
Bakersfield Indians, 1946-1955
Bakersfield Mariners, 1982-1983
Bakersfield Outlaws, 1978-1979
Channel Cities Oilers, 1954-1955
Central Valley (Visalia) Rockies, 1993-1994
Fresno Cardinals, 1941-1942, 1946-1956
Fresno Giants, 1958-1987
Fresno Sun Sox, 1957
Fresno Suns, 1988
High Desert (Adelanto) Mavericks, 1991-present
Inland Expire 66ers of San Bernadino, 2003-present
Lake Elsinore Storm, 1994-present
Lancaster JetHawks, 1996-present
Las Vegas Wranglers, 1958
Lodi Crushers, 1966-1969, 1984
Lodi Dodgers, 1976-1983
Lodi Lions, 1973
Lodi Orions, 1972
Lodi Orioles, 1974-1975
Lodi Padres, 1970-1971
Merced Bears, 1941
Modesto A’s, 1975-2004
Modesto Colts, 1962-1964
Modesto Nuts, 2005-present
Modesto Reds, 1946-1961, 1966-1974
Mudville (Stockton) Nine, 2000-2001
Palm Springs Angels, 1986-1993
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, 1993-present
Redwood Pioneers, 1980-1985
Reno Padres, 1982-1987
Reno Silver Sox, 1955-1981, 1988-1992
Riverside Pilots, 1993-1995
Riverside Red Wave, 1988-1990
Riverside Reds, 1941
Salinas Angels, 1976-1980
Salinas Indians, 1965
Salinas Mets, 1963-1964
Salinas Packers, 1954-1958, 1973-1975
Salinas Spurs, 1982-1987, 1989-1992
San Bernadino Spirit, 1987-1995
San Bernadino Stampede, 1996-2002
San Bernadino Stars, 1941
San Jose Bees, 1962-1976, 1983-1987
San Jose Expos, 1982
San Jose Giants, 1988-present
San Jose JoSox, 1956-1957
San Jose Missions, 1979-1981
San Jose Owls, 1942
San Jose Pirates, 1958
San Jose Red Sox, 1947-1955
Santa Barbara Dodgers, 1946-1953, 1964-1967
Santa Barbara Rancheros, 1962-1963
Santa Barbara Saints, 1941-1942
Santa Clara Padres, 1979
Stockton Fliers, 1941
Stockton Mariners, 1978
Stockton Mudville Nine, 1984
Stockton Ports, 1946-1972, 1979-1983, 1985-1999, 2002-present
Ventura Braves, 1950-1952
Ventura Oilers, 1953
Ventura Yankees, 1947-1949
Ventura County Gulls, 1986
Visalia Athletics, 1960-1961
Visalia Cubs, 1946-1952, 1954-1956
Visalia Mets, 1968-1975
Visalia Oaks, 1977-1992, 1995-2008
Visalia Rawhide, 2009-present
Visalia Redlegs, 1957-1959
Visalia Stars, 1953
Visalia White Sox, 1962