1974 California League season

1974 California League season California League Baseball April 16 – September 2 140 8 Regular season Fresno Giants Gary Alexander, Fresno Giants Playoffs Fresno Giants San Jose Bees List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1973 California League season 1973 1975 California League season 1975 The 1974 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 16 and September 2. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the California League championship round. The Fresno Giants won the California League championship, as they defeated the San Jose Bees in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Lodi Lions are renamed to the Lodi Orioles. The club remained affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles. Teams 1974 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Bakersfield Dodgers Bakersfield, California Los Angeles Dodgers Sam Lynn Ballpark Fresno Giants Fresno, California San Francisco Giants John Euless Park Lodi Orioles Lodi, California Baltimore Orioles Lawrence Park Modesto Reds Modesto, California St. Louis Cardinals Del Webb Field Reno Silver Sox Reno, Nevada Cleveland Indians Moana Stadium Salinas Packers Salinas, California California Angels Salinas Municipal Stadium San Jose Bees San Jose, California Kansas City Royals San Jose Municipal Stadium Visalia Mets Visalia, California New York Mets Recreation Park Map of teams left 10px California League Teams 475 450 350 25 100 California 500 California 35.40 -119.02 Black pog.svg 80 right Bakersfield #ffe California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 right Fresno #ffe California 38.14 -121.27 Black pog.svg 80 right Lodi #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Modesto #ffe California 39.49 -119.80 Black pog.svg 80 top Reno #ffe California 36.70 -121.65 Black pog.svg 80 left Salinas #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe Regular season Summary The Fresno Giants finished with the best record in the league for the first time since 1964. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Fresno Giants 85 55 85 55 – San Jose Bees 81 59 81 59 4 Salinas Packers 78 62 78 62 7 Modesto Reds 68 72 68 72 17 Bakersfield Dodgers 65 75 65 75 20 Lodi Orioles 61 79 61 79 24 Reno Silver Sox 61 79 61 79 24 Visalia Mets 61 79 61 79 24 League Leaders Batting leaders 1974 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG José Báez, Bakersfield Dodgers .330 H José Báez, Bakersfield Dodgers 167 R Craig Cacek, Visalia Mets 112 2B José Báez, Bakersfield Dodgers 34 3B Buck Darrow, Salinas Packers 14 HR Gary Alexander, Fresno Giants 27 RBI Jack Clark, Fresno Giants 117 SB Sheldon Mallory, San Jose Bees 72 Pitching leaders 1974 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 6, 2025 Stat Player Total W Bob Knepper, Fresno Giants 20 ERA Lynn McKinney, San Jose Bees 2.23 CG Bob Knepper, Fresno Giants Mike Parrott, Lodi Orioles 16 SHO William Rothan, Salinas Packers 4 SV Tim Burns, Salinas Packers Steven Eckert, Visalia Mets Steve Greenough, Fresno Giants 8 IP Bob Knepper, Fresno Giants 238.0 SO Bob Knepper, Fresno Giants 247 Playoffs The finals were extended from a best-of-three series to a best-of-five series. The Fresno Giants won their seventh California League championship, defeating the San Jose Bees in five games. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Fresno 3 2 San Jose 2 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Gary Alexander, Fresno Giants See also 1974 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1974 in sports in California Category:1974 in sports in Nevada