The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League during several periods (1903, 1905, 1909-1914, 1918-1960, 1974-1976). The team was also known at certain times as the Sacramento Senators. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor baseball leagues are North American professional baseball leagues that compete at a level below that of Major League Baseball. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ...

The source of the team's distinctive name is not clear. Solon was an early Greek lawmaker. Solon Huntington was a prominent Sacramento businessman during the 19th century, though less famous than his brother (Collis Huntington) and son (Henry Huntington). Solon Solon (Greek: Σόλων, ca. ... Collis Potter Huntington (October 22, 1821 – August 13, 1900) was one of the Big Four of western railroading (along with Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and Charles Crocker) who built the Southern Pacific Railroad and other major interstate train lines. ... Henry Edwards Huntington (February 27, 1850 - May 23, 1927) was an American railroad pioneer and art collector. ...

Early Years

The first version of the Sacramento Solons was a charter member of the PCL in 1903, along with the Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Indians. Although the Solons finished second in the inaugural year, attendance was not good and the team moved to Tacoma for the 1904 season, renamed the Tacoma Tigers. The Tigers won the PCL pennant in 1904 and won the first half of the split 1905 season before falling off so dramatically in the second half that the team was returned to Sacramento to finish out the season, where it lost the postseason series to the Angels. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... For the American League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ... San Diego Padres National League AAA Portland Beavers AA Mobile BayBears A Lake Elsinore Storm Fort Wayne Wizards Eugene Emeralds R Peoria Padres The Portland Beavers are a minor league baseball team which, along with the Los Angeles Angels,, Oakland Oaks, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Indians, was... For the American Basketball Association team see: Oakland Oaks (ABA). ... For the professional hockey team see: San Francisco Seals (WHL). ... The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians, were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1906, and from 1919 though 1968. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background You may be looking for Takoma or Tacoma class frigate. ... The Tacoma Rainiers are a minor league baseball team which plays in the Pacific Coast League, and are the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. ...

The Sacramento team moved to Fresno in 1906, then played in the California League for the next three seasons. The Solons returned to the PCL in 1909, but were mired in the second division for the next few years. In 1914, attendance was so bad that the Solons moved to San Francisco in the middle of the season, finishing out the year as the San Francisco Missions. The team was sold to Salt Lake City businessman Bill "Hardpan" Lane after that season and moved there for the 1915 season, renamed the Salt Lake Bees. Fresno is the county seat of Fresno County, California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Mission Reds were a minor league baseball team located in San Francisco which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1926 through 1937. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ...

Heyday

When Portland dropped out of the league after the 1917 season, a new Sacramento franchise was admitted to the PCL in 1918. For most of its existence, the Sacramento team finished in the second division, but there were a few bright spots. The team was purchased by Branch Rickey in 1935 and renamed from the Sacramento Senators to the Sacramento Solons. The Solons finished first in 1937 but lost the postseason series to the San Diego Padres. In 1942 the Solons won their first -- and only -- Pacific Coast League pennant. Portland skyline. ... Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 - December 9, 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive who is best known for helping break baseballs color barrier and creating the framework to the modern minor league farm system. ... The San Diego Padres were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1936 through 1968. ...

These were the glory years of the Pacific Coast League, during which it was unrivalled for the attention of West Coast baseball fans. The Solons drew reasonably well as featured opponents included teams from Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Francisco, and Oakland. But after 1957, when the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants moved to California, the aforementioned teams had removed to Spokane, Salt Lake, Phoenix, and Vancouver respectively. Moreover, the relative proximity of the San Francisco Giants also took its toll on attendance. After the 1960 season, the team was sold and moved to Honolulu and renamed the Hawaii Islanders for 1961. The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland. ... Brooklyn Dodgers redirects here. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... City skyline and Riverfront Parks Clock Tower Spokane (pronounced spoh-KAN ) is the county seat of Spokane County in the State of Washington. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Phoenix (Oodham: Skikik) was incorporated as a city on February 5, 1881. ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... Honolulu as seen from the International Space Station Honolulu is the largest city and the capital of the U.S. state of Hawai‘i. ...

Minor League Return

The third version of the Sacramento Solons began during the AAA realignment in 1969 as the Eugene Emeralds. After the 1973 season, it was determined that Eugene was too small to support PCL baseball, and the team was moved to Sacramento for the 1974 season, taking the name of its predecessor teams, the Sacramento Solons. The Solons' old stadium, Edmonds Field, had long since been demolished. The only available facility was 23,500-seat Hughes Field, a football facility, the dimensions of which made the stadium a hitters' paradise. Attendance was poor during the three seasons of the team's existence. The Solons' owners "leased" the team to San Jose for the 1977 and 1978 seasons, when the team was known as the San Jose Missions, in hopes of obtaining a new baseball-only facility. After two seasons of dismal attendance in San Jose, the team was sold and moved to Ogden, Utah for the 1979 season. Eugene is the third largest city [1] and boasts the second largest metropolitan population [2] in the state of Oregon, and is also the county seat of Lane County, Oregon. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... The San Jose Missions were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1977 and 1978. ... Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown Ogden is a city located in Weber County, Utah. ...

The Pacific Coast League returned to the capital city in 2000 when a group of area businessmen lead by majority owner Art Savage purchased the Vancouver Canadians of the PCL and moved the team to Sacramento. Foregoing the traditional name of Sacramento baseball teams, the owners named the team the Sacramento River Cats. Unlike their predecessors, who were often troubled at the box office, the River Cats have led all of Minor League Baseball in attendance during each of its seasons in Sacramento. Categories: Stub | Minor league baseball teams | Sacramento sports ...

References

• O'Neal, Bill. The Pacific Coast League 1903-1988. Eakin Press, Austin TX, 1990. ISBN 0-89015-776-6.
• Snelling, Dennis. The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903-1957 McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, NC, 1995. ISBN 0-7864-0045-5.

External Links

• Sacramento Solons History