1949 California League season

1949 California League season California League Baseball April 22 – September 5 140 8 Regular season Bakersfield Indians Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians Playoffs San Jose Red Sox Ventura Yankees List of Carolina League seasons CALL 1948 California League season 1948 1950 California League season 1950 The 1949 California League was a Class C baseball season played between April 22 and September 5. Eight teams played a 140-game schedule, as the top four teams qualified for the playoffs. The San Jose Red Sox won the California League championship, defeating the Ventura Yankees in the final round of the playoffs. Team changes The Modesto Reds ended their affiliation with the St. Louis Browns and began a new affiliation with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Stockton Ports began an affiliation with the Chicago White Sox. Teams 1949 California League Team City MLB Affiliate Stadium Bakersfield Indians Bakersfield, California Cleveland Indians Sam Lynn Ballpark Fresno Cardinals Fresno, California St. Louis Cardinals Fresno State College Park Modesto Reds Modesto, California Pittsburgh Pirates Modesto Field San Jose Red Sox San Jose, California Boston Red Sox San Jose Municipal Stadium Santa Barbara Dodgers Santa Barbara, California Brooklyn Dodgers Laguna Park Stockton Ports Stockton, California Chicago White Sox Oak Park Field Ventura Yankees Ventura, California New York Yankees Babe Ruth Field Visalia Cubs Visalia, California Chicago Cubs Recreation Ballpark Map of teams left 10px California League Teams 475 450 400 25 100 California 450 California 35.40 -119.02 Black pog.svg 80 right Indians #ffe California 36.75 -119.77 Black pog.svg 80 right Cardinals #ffe California 37.66 -120.99 Black pog.svg 80 right Reds #ffe California 37.32 -121.86 Black pog.svg 80 left Red Sox #ffe California 34.42 -119.70 Black pog.svg 80 left Dodgers #ffe California 37.98 -121.29 Black pog.svg 80 left Ports #ffe California 34.28 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Yankees #ffe California 36.33 -119.30 Black pog.svg 80 right Cubs #ffe Regular season Summary The Bakersfield Indians finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time in team history. Standings CALL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 California League Team Win Loss % GB Bakersfield Indians 85 54 85 54 – Fresno Cardinals 83 57 83 57 2.5 Ventura Yankees 80 60 80 60 5.5 San Jose Red Sox 76 64 76 64 9.5 Santa Barbara Dodgers 75 65 75 65 10.5 Stockton Ports 64 76 64 76 21.5 Modesto Reds 54 85 54 85 31 Visalia Cubs 42 98 42 98 43.5 League Leaders Batting leaders 1949 CALL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 Stat Player Total AVG Max Macon, Modesto Reds .383 H Wimpy Quinn, Bakersfield Indians 196 R Jess Pike, Bakersfield Indians 167 2B Wimpy Quinn, Bakersfield Indians 39 3B Harry Clements, Stockton Ports Vincent Moreci, Fresno Cardinals 11 HR Jess Pike, Bakersfield Indians 37 RBI Jess Pike, Bakersfield Indians 156 SB Milt Joffe, Santa Barbara Dodgers 47 Pitching leaders 1949 CALL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 8, 2025 Stat Player Total W Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians 28 ERA Drex Waters, Santa Barbara Dodgers 2.54 CG Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians 29 SHO Fred Hahn, Fresno Cardinals Chet Kehn, Santa Barbara Dodgers 4 IP Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians 300.0 SO Armand Castro, Modesto Reds 237 Playoffs The San Jose Red Sox won their first California League championship, defeating the Ventura Yankees in five games. Playoff bracket Semi-finals Finals 1 Bakersfield 2 3 Ventura 3 2 Fresno 0 4 San Jose 3 3 Ventura 1 4 San Jose 4 Awards California League awards Award name Recipient Most Valuable Player Earl Escalante, Bakersfield Indians See also 1949 Major League Baseball season References External links Minor League Baseball official website California League season Category:1949 in sports in California