April 15, 1999 Stockton, Ca - 50th Anniversary
The Stockton Ports are a minor-league team, a A-affiliate fo the Oakland Athletics, playing in the Low-A West league. The team name derives from the city's seaport. Home games are played at Banner Island Ballpark, which opened in 2005
The team, the Stockton Flyers was established in 1941 as members of the California League, winning the championship 11 times. Operations were suspended from 1943-1946, when they returned as the Stockton Ports
They have been associated with many teams over the years:
- Los Angeles Angels PCL - 1941
- independent - 1946
- Oakland Oaks PCL - 1947-48, 1955
- Chicago White Sox - 1949
- independent - 1950-51
- St Louis Browns - 1952
- Chicago Cubs - 1953-54
- Baltimore Orioles - 1956-57, 1959-71
- St Louis Cardinals - 1958
- California Angels - 1972
- Seattle Mariners - 1978 (Stockton Mariners)
- Milwaukee Brewers - 1979-2000 (Mudville Nines in 2000)
- Cincinnati Reds - 2001-02
- Texas Rangers - 2003-04
1941-2004 the team played at Billy Herbert Field
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