Salinas Packers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California brunswick pirates Petaluma was among the smallest

Petaluma was among the smallest markets ever to attempt professional baseball in the Bay Area's orbit

operating through 1966

San Jose papers in 1904 called the team the Prune Eaters and the Prune Pickers almost interchangeably

the Oscar Tuero and then Otto Rettig threw no-hitters for the Cupids

in Eastern Kentucky

Salinas Packers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California brunswick pirates Petaluma was among the smallestThe Salinas Packers, based in Salinas, California, joined the California League in 1954, bringing professional baseball to the self proclaimed Salad Bowl of the World. The name honored the produce packing industry that defined the Salinas Valley, where the lettuce sheds and vegetable packers employed much of the town. The Packers ran through 1958, affiliated first with the Pittsburgh Pirates and then the Milwaukee Braves, and reached the top quickly: