The Vernon Tigers were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1909 through 1925. Vernon, California was and is a small town in Los Angeles County. The Tigers, together with the Sacramento Solons, joined the PCL as new teams in 1909 as the league expanded from four teams to six. The Tigers effectively were a second team in Los Angeles, rivals of the existing Los Angeles Angels. Why Vernon, a small town? Simply because Vernon was one of only two cities in Los Angeles County that was “wet” (i.e., where the sale and consumption of alcohol was legal)! All other incorporated cities within the county were "dry" by statute, and alcohol was illegal in the unincorporated areas of the county as well. A Class A California League game in San Jose, California (1994) Minor leagues are baseball leagues which are at a lower pay level and generally play in smaller cities and towns than Major League Baseball. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... Vernon is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ... The Sacramento Solons were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League in 1903, 1905, from 1909 through 1914, from 1918 through 1960, and from 1974 through 1976. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... For the American League franchise see: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. ...

Vernon used its "wet" distinction to its advantage. The largest enterprise in the town at the time was Doyle's bar, advertised as the "longest bar in the world" with 37 bartenders. Doyle was also a sports promoter, building an arena where world championship boxing matches were held. Tigers owner Peter Maier built Maier Park, home field of the Tigers, next to Doyle's bar, which had its own entrance to the park.

In 1913 and 1914, the Tigers played in the oceanside community of Venice, and were known as the Venice Tigers during those seasons. Not coincidentally, Venice was the only other "wet" city in Los Angeles County! The team did not draw well in Venice, and the Tigers moved back to Vernon in 1915. Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. ...

In the war-shortened 1918 season, the Tigers finished in first place and arguably won the PCL pennant in 1918, although they were defeated by the Angels in the postseason series. In early 1919, Maier sold a controlling interest in the Tigers to movie actor Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, a superstar in the silent film era. In perhaps a harbinger of things to come many years later, when the team became known as the Hollywood Stars, Hollywood began taking a collective notice of the team as a result of Arbuckle's ownership. And, the season concluded with the Tigers defeating the rival Angels in the last series of the season, winning the pennant by 1½ games. Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (March 24, 1887–June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian who gained the nickname Fatty (a name that he hated, and only used professionally) from his portly frame and who is best known for his involvement in the Fatty Arbuckle scandal. Born in the small... The Hollywood Stars were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League during the early and mid 20th century. ... For other uses, see Hollywood (disambiguation) Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the City of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that runs from about Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to...

The year 1919 was that of the "Black Sox" scandal. As with the tainted World Series of that year, rumors were about that opposing players had been bribed to "throw" games against the Tigers. PCL President William McCarthy expelled Tiger first baseman Babe Borton and several other players under suspicion of involvement. ...

The Tigers seemed unfazed by the scandal, as they finished first for the third year in a row, winning the 1920 pennant by 5½ games over the Seattle Indians. However, that was the beginning of end for this team. The Eighteenth Amendment had been ratified, criminalizing the sale and consumption of alcohol everywhere in the U.S., including Vernon. It took effect in 1920. The small propulation of Vernon became a liability, as few Angelenos were willing to travel the distance to watch a game in a "dry" town. Amendment XVIII (the Eighteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution, along with the passage of the Volstead Act (which defined intoxicating liquors), established Prohibition. ...

Moreover, principal owner Arbuckle found ownership of the team more work than he had bargained for, and sold his interest in the team later in 1920. As a result, the Hollywood crowd lost interest in the Tigers. As attendance waned, the caliber of play did also, and the team struggled in its final years. After the 1925 season, the team was sold to San Francisco interests and moved to that city to begin play in 1926 as the Mission Reds. This article is about the city in California. ... The Mission Reds were a minor league baseball team located in San Francisco which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1926 through 1937. ...

In an interesting turn of events, after twelve unspectacular seasons in San Francisco, the team moved back to Los Angeles for the 1938 season, were renamed the Hollywood Stars, and established a bitter rivalry with the Angels that lasted until the arrival of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1958. The Hollywood Stars were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League during the early and mid 20th century. ... Los Angeles Dodgers National League AAA Las Vegas 51s AA Jacksonville Suns A Columbus Catfish Vero Beach Dodgers R Ogden Raptors Gulf Coast Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers redirects here. ...