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who became a Hall of Famer after a 25-year MLB career

who later starred in the Negro Leagues

The name returned for a second incarnation from 1973 through 1975 as a California Angels affiliate at Salinas Municipal Stadium

The Pretzels started in the Class D Wisconsin State League from 1905-09 (later called the Wisconsin-Illinois League)

joining seven other founding teams — including the Fort Wayne Railroaders and the Wheeling Stogies — when play began on April 30

Petaluma Pets Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California ventura oilers who became a Hall ofThe Petaluma Pets, based in Petaluma, California, played the 1903 season in the California State League, giving the famous poultry town north of San Francisco its moment in the professional game. The Pets name was classic small town wordplay of the period, a rhyming nickname of the sort that filled early minor league standings, and it belonged to a city then beginning its rise as the self proclaimed Egg Basket of the World. Petaluma was among the