1969 California League season

1969 California League season California League Baseball April 18 – September 3 140 8 Regular season Stockton Ports Junior Kennedy, Stockton Ports Playoffs Stockton Ports Visalia Mets List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1968 California League season 1968 1970 California League season 1970 The 1969 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 18 and September 3. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualified for the California League championship round. The Stockton Ports won the California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Mets in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Lodi Crushers ended their affiliation with the Chicago Cubs and began a new affiliation with the Oakland Athletics. Teams 1969 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 Crushers Lodi, California Oakland Athletics Lawrence Park Modesto Reds Modesto, California St. Louis Cardinals Del Webb Field Reno Silver Sox Reno, Nevada Cleveland Indians Moana Stadium San Jose Bees San Jose, California California Angels San Jose Municipal Stadium Stockton Ports Stockton, California Baltimore Orioles Billy Hebert Field 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 left 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 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left San Jose #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Stockton #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Visalia #ffe Regular season Summary The Stockton Ports finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1965. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed November 4, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Stockton Ports 81 59 81 59 – Visalia Mets 80 60 80 60 1 Fresno Giants 72 68 72 68 9 Reno Silver Sox 72 68 72 68 9 San Jose Bees 68 72 68 72 13 Bakersfield Dodgers 67 73 67 73 14 Modesto Reds 63 77 63 77 18 Lodi Crushers 57 83 57 83 24 League Leaders Batting leaders 1969 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 4, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Mike Carruthers, Reno Silver Sox .353 H Carlos Castanon, Fresno Giants 162 R Edward Southard, Reno Silver Sox 93 2B Ron Shelton, Stockton Ports 29 3B Ronald Pietila, Reno Silver Sox 10 HR Ernest Davis, Modesto Reds 27 RBI Paul Alderete, San Jose Bees 93 SB Albert Holland, San Jose Bees 32 Pitching leaders 1969 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed November 4, 2025 Stat Player Total W Bill Kirkpatrick, Stockton Ports 16 ERA Bill Kirkpatrick, Stockton Ports 1.96 CG Bill Kirkpatrick, Stockton Ports 14 SHO Bill Kirkpatrick, Stockton Ports 7 SV Terry Wilshusen, Stockton Ports 21 IP Bill Kirkpatrick, Stockton Ports 211.0 SO Ronald Zuber, Reno Silver Sox 230 Playoffs The Stockton Ports won their fifth California League championship, defeating the Visalia Mets in three games. Playoff bracket Finals 1 Stockton 2 2 Visalia 1 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Junior Kennedy, Stockton Ports See also 1969 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1969 in sports in California Category:1969 in sports in Nevada