The California Fall League was a professional baseball league located in California that was affiliated with Major League Baseball. The league lasted one season, playing from September to November, 1999.
History The California Fall League was the third in a series of attempts by Major League Baseball to establish a second winter league to supplement the Arizona Fall League. In this the California Fall League was preceded by Hawaii Winter Baseball (1994-1997) and Maryland Fall Baseball (1998) and succeeded by Hawaii Winter Baseball (2006-2008). The league played a 42-game schedule between September 23 and November 5 with games Tuesday through Sunday. It averaged below 500 fans per game, fewer than Maryland Fall Baseball had.
Teams TeamManagerCityStadiumLancaster StealthLloyd McClendonLancaster, CaliforniaLancaster Municipal StadiumLake Elsinore Land SharksGarry TempletonLake Elsinore, CaliforniaLake Elsinore DiamondRancho Cucamonga SurfersBill RussellRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaRancho Cucamonga EpicenterSan Bernardino Sand DragonsBilly Gardner Jr.San Bernardino, CaliforniaSan Manuel Stadium
The Lancaster Stealth were the league champions.
See also Hawaii Winter Baseball Maryland Fall Baseball
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