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	Sacramento Solons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first version of the Sacramento Solons (also known as the Sacts) was a charter member of the PCL in 1903, along with the Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Oakland Oaks, San Francisco Seals, and Seattle Indians.
		Although the Solons finished second in the inaugural year, attendance was not good and the team moved to Tacoma for the 1904 season, renamed the Tacoma Tigers.
		The third version of the Sacramento Solons began during the AAA realignment in 1969 as the Eugene Emeralds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacramento_Solons (762 words)

	Sacramento, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County, California.
		Sacramento City and County (along with a portion of adjacent Placer County) are served by a customer-owned electric utility, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
		Sacramento is also the northern terminus of the Amtrak San Joaquins route which provide direct multiple-frequency passenger rail service to California's Central Valley as far as Bakersfield; Thruway Motorcoach connections are available from the trains at Bakersfield to Southern California and Southern Nevada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacramento,_California (4508 words)

	Sacramento River Cats - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The team, formerly known as the Vancouver Canadians, was purchased by a group led by Art Savage and moved to Sacramento for the 2000 season.
		Sacramento has led all of minor league baseball in attendance during each of its seasons at Raley Field.
		The PCL franchise in Sacramento for many years was the Sacramento Solons, a charter member of the PCL which was founded in 1903.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sacramento_River_Cats (206 words)

	sacbee: Our Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Solons lost to San Diego in the playoffs, and Sacramento owners howled that the rules should be changed to give the pennant to the team that won the most games in the regular season, regardless of who won the play-offs.
		In Sacramento, police were investigating an abortion ring, local truckers were adjusting to the 35 mph speed limit and 11,663 people -- equivalent to about 7 percent of the city's population -- were cramming into Edmonds Field.
		Freitas -- the Solons' star pitcher, who would pitch in five of the seven final games of the season and who over his career would be the winningest left-handed pitcher in minor-league history -- came on in relief in the ninth inning of the first game and saved it.
	www.sacbee.com /static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/century_special/solons.html (736 words)

	Sacramento, California
		Sacramento became a port (79 nautical miles northeast of San Francisco) when a schooner loaded with iron and steel arrived at the wharf in downtown Sacramento.
		Its rival, the Sacramento Union (www.sacunion.com} started publishing six years earlier in 1851, and before it closed its doors in 1994 it was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi.
		Sacramento has a reputation as a center for Dixieland jazz, due to the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee which is held every Memorial Day weekend.
	creekin.net /c7427-n208-sacramento-california.html (2418 words)

	Pacific Coast League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Of the cities represented in the PCL in its heyday, only Salt Lake City, Portland and Sacramento remain, and even these are represented by different franchises than those that had originally called these cities home.
		The league is divided into two conferences, the American Conference and Pacific Conference; after a realignment for 2005 necessitated by the move of the Edmonton Trappers to Round Rock, Texas, each is divided into a Northern Division and a Southern Division.
		Sacramento Solons (1903, 1905, 1909-1914) moved to Tacoma 1904, returned 1905, moved to Fresno 1906, returned 1907 but played in California League 1907-1908, moved to San Francisco 1914, team also known as Sacramento Sacts
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Coast_League (1121 words)

	The Solons' Ball Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the winter of 1938, a storm damaged the entrance and roof of the grandstand and it had to be rebuilt for the 1939 season.
		A fire almost totally destroyed the park on July 11, 1948, and the Solons were forced to play the rest of the season on the road.
		On January 4, 1961, the Solons were sold and moved to Hawaii, and Edmonds Field was demolished in May of 1964.
	www.cybcity.com /solons/field (279 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Sacramento (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sacramento has the distinction of being one of few American cities successfully sued by former employees of its police department for the practice of reverse discrimination.
		Sacramento ranks higher than the U.S. average in overall crime, and is rated as the 90th most dangerous of 322 cities rated on 6 major crimes.
		Sacramento strives to distinguish itself from neighboring cities like Yuba City/Marysvillw and Fresno, which are consistently ranked at or near the top of least-livable cities in the United States.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/sacramento (4183 words)

	VZ Local - Sacramento, California City Guide
		With its new status and strategic location, Sacramento quickly prospered and became the western end of the Pony Express, and later the First Transcontinental Railroad (which began construction in Sacramento in 1863 and was financed by "The Big Four" - Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker, Collis P. Huntington, and Leland Stanford).
		Sacramento is also home to Sacramento State University, (officially, California State University at Sacramento, or CSUS), founded as Sacramento State College in 1947.
		Sacramento is also home to Fuller Theological Seminary's Sacramento campus, which is located across the street from CSUS at Fremont Presbyterian Church.
	www.vzlocal.com /Sacramento-CA.html (3295 words)

	When It Rains, It Pours Baseballs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sacramento County guarantees two-thirds of the $40 million debt - roughly $26.6 million - for construction of a baseball stadium while West Sacramento would guarantee the balance of $14 million.
		The Mayor of Sacramento's office being completely taken off guard by the fast tracking on the part of the JPA has apparently decided to fast track their own efforts regarding the 100 acres in Natomas.
		With the rampant growth taking place in both Sacramento and Yolo Counties, as their respective suburban sprawl closes the urban gaps which have traditionally separated them, perhaps it is time to begin thinking about a regional sports commission.
	www.natomasjournal.com /raining-baseballs.html (1062 words)

	Oakland Oaks' of 1948 Pennant Victory
		OAKLAND, Sept. 27.--The Sacramento Solons helped the Oaks win their first Pacific Coast League pennant in 21 years by losing all three of the weekend games here.
		Sacramento rookie pitchers, Tom Rose and Glenn Lierman, lost the nightcap although they gave up but 10 hits between them while the Solons had 15 safe blows.
		The Solons' one run came in the fifth when Ratto singled, stole second and crossed the plate on errors by Ernie Lombardi and Cookie Lavagetto.
	members.aol.com /mgrno1/pennant4.html (338 words)

	sacbee:Our Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Hiram Johnson, Sacramento's most famous politician, dies in Washington, D.C. The news is overshadowed by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
		The Sacramento City Council establishes the Sacramento Redevelopment Agency, which targets the red-light district near the Capitol for renovation.
		Sacramento's first TV station, the now-defunct KCCC, goes on the air by broadcasting the World Series.
	www.sacbee.com /static/archive/news/projects/people_of_century/century_special/timeline2.html (1336 words)

	Sacramento Solons - BR Bullpen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In 1936 the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League changed their name to the Sacramento Solons.
		Tony Freitas pitched for the Solons 1937-1950 with a break for the war, after having pitched for the Sacramento Senators 1929-1932.
		Hughes was a football field on the campus of Sacramento City College, and in 1974 the leftfield dimension was a mere 232 ft. with a 40 ft high screen.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Sacramento_Solons (260 words)

	Playing Hardball in California Markets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sacramento, which had only attracted 113,000 total fans for its 1957 home games, was in early 1958 thinking of moving the team to Tucson for the 1959 season.
		The Solons= attempt to continue their existence was dealt another blow on 25 August 1957 when the Braves announced they would be buying the PCL team in Vancouver and would not be renewing their contract with the Solons.
		The Sacramento Bee, 5 August 1960, 13 and 14 September 1960.
	www.citlink.net /~tdavis0340/baseball.htm (5267 words)

	Raley Field - Sacramento River Cats
		The city of Sacramento had hosted the Solons of the Pacific Coast League beginning with the league’s inception in 1903, and the team was a local staple for all but seven years up until 1960 when they moved to Hawaii.
		The Solons played their games at Edmonds Field, which was torn down in 1964, and the River Cats have plenty of memorabilia and information from the Solons era located in their team store.
		The Sacramento Solons were members of the Pacific Coast League in 1903, 1905, 1909-1914, 1918-1960, and 1974-1976
	www.baseballpilgrimages.com /AAA/sacramento.html (1236 words)

	Joe Stanka - BR Bullpen
		The Cubs, not too impressed with that record for some reason, sold him to the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League.
		He struggled his first year in the PCL, going 5-14 with a 4.31 ERA, then 10-14, 3.51 in 1957 (when Sacramento was just 63-105 and provided the worst offense in the PCL) and 10-14, 3.65 in 1958.
		Sacramento sold him to the Chicago White Sox late in the 1959 season.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Joe_Stanka (775 words)

	Communities and Locales in Sacramento Valley
		Migrating through Rochester, Cincinnati and Kansas City, the Sacramento Kings arrived in town in 1985 and have brought championship basketball to loyal royal fans.
		The 2003 Pacific Coast League Champion Sacramento Rivercats, with three players named to the All-PCL team and Rookie of the Year, have a record-setting loyal fan base.
		The Rivercats arrived in Sacramento in 1999 and immediately started setting minor league attendance records in a city that had not had a professional baseball team since the Sacramento Solons departed 24 years before.
	www.sacramentovalley.com /doc.asp?id=307 (184 words)

	blogoSFERICS: Lockjaw (6 September 2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Sacramento Kings have a perfectly good arena out in the boonies where there’s plenty of space for parking and easy access to Interstates 5 and 80—and as far as I know the arena capacity is still adequate and the building isn’t falling down.
		Finally a group headed by a Sacramento developer bought the Kansas City Kings, and a building they owned that had been originally approved for a warehouse was quickly adapted to serve as an arena for professional basketball.
		Sacramento does finally have a AAA minor-league baseball team again, the River Cats—but their home is Raley Field, across the river in West Sacramento.
	www.mcgeheezone.com /blogoSFERICS/index.php/sferics/comments/4287 (853 words)

	First Pennant In 21 Years
		It is one of three separate stories the paper carried that day recounting the previous day's victory of the Oakland Oaks over the Sacramento Solons, clinching the 1948 Pacific Coast League pennant.
		In one of the tightest races in history, the Acorns defeated Sacramento, 10 to 8, before a full house at Emeryville yesterday to win the 1948 Coast League championship.
		The Solons scored in the first inning on singles by Lenny Ratto and Alex Kampouris and Joe Marty's fly to center.
	oaklandoaks.tripod.com /pennant2.html (922 words)

	Sacramento News and Review December 22, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Sacramento, it turns out, has a rich baseball history.
		"Solons pass law to dam river." A solon is a term for a legislator.
		So, they started becoming the Solons, from about--earliest record, I'd say, is about 1911 up to '35, they interchangeably said Solon and Senators.
	www.newsreview.com /issues/sacto/2005-12-22/fifteen.asp (735 words)

	Suggestion - Seattle Rainiers mortagesignup.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians, were a minor league ƄaseƄall team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1906, and from 1919 though 196Ց.
		Along with the Los Angeles Angels (PCL), Portland Beavers, Oakland Oaks (PCL), Sacramento Solons, and San Francisco Seals (PCL) the Rainiers were charter memƄers of the Pacific Coast League which was founded in 1903.
		Though the team finished second in 1906, the PCL contracted from six teams to four after the season (mainly due to the failures of the Sacramento franchise).
	seattle.rainiers.en.mortagesignup.info (595 words)

	1976 Sacramento Solons Game-Worn Complete Uniform, PCL League
		This unique uniform was worn by the Sacramento Solons in 1976.
		Yellow and navy blue piping outlines the entire jersey and a special Sacramento 1776-1976 commemorative patch resides on the right sleeve.
		The bright yellow shorts have navy blue piping and "Doyle" is written in the pants in blue felt tip.
	www.americanmemorabilia.com /Auction_Item.asp?auction_id=20306 (142 words)

	Sacramento City College Baseball
		While Major League Baseball may be somewhere in the city's future, a drive by Sacramento's construction industry, headed by 12 building-craft unions, is humming in concert toward completion of a $2 million community baseball stadium at Sacramento City College.
		On the construction site, one could stand in the shade provided by the imposing physique of big Bill Meehan, as he recounts how the craft unions, from bricklayers and ironworkers to electricians and plumbers, have put out free-of-charge sweat, muscle and know-how to build the "miniature, big league" ballpark on the SCC campus.
		Seating comes next, Weinstein said, noting the possibility that some local baseball history may be enshrined in the new park with the installation of light towers that once illuminated old Edmunds Field, the Broadway home of the revered Sacramento Solons.
	www.scc.losrios.edu /~physed/athletics/baseballunion.htm (633 words)

	Ernie Lombardi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		He returned to the Coast League in 1948, where he started the season with the Sacramento Solons.
		While playing for the Solons, he blasted a hanging curve ball thrown by Oaks' pitcher Lloyd Hittle that was still rising as it cleared the left field fence at Sacramento's Edmonds Field.
		Later in the same season, he hit the longest homerun in the history of the Emeryville park.
	oaklandoaks.tripod.com /lombardi.html (342 words)

	Sacramento Solons v Yankees 1951
		When the train pulled into Sacramento on Thursday, March 22 the New Yorkers were still smarting from three consecutive defeats, including two to the Stars.
		This was the first time a Yankee team had lost two in a row to a minor league team, indicating the high caliber of Pacific Coast League ball.
		According to Clarence Azevedo, Sacramento's mayor from 1956-1960 and a member of the Board of Directors of Solons, Inc., which owned the club in 1959-60, "Everyone was focused on DiMaggio."
	www.thepitchbook.com /id9.html (1344 words)

	Ballpark Digest -- Ballpark Visits -- Raley Field / Sacramento River Cats
		The city fielded several teams in the Pacific Coast League between 1903 and 1976 (as well as a low-level California State League team in 1910), with the longest lasting the Sacramento Solons (1936-1960).
		Despite the team's longish tenure, baseball was never big in Sacramento, and the city went for many years without affiliated baseball: too big for Class A ball and no facility suitable for Class AAA ball.
		Another museum on the Old Sacramento grounds worth visiting is the Discovery Museum History Center, detailing the history of Sacramento and its place in the development of California.
	www.ballparkwatch.com /visits/raley_field.htm (1983 words)

	Tom Glaviano: Hit 24 home runs in career: HistoricBaseball.com
		Tom Glaviano, an infielder who debuted with the Cardinals in 1949, died on Jan. 19, 2004 in Sacramento, Calif. He was 80.
		He committed errors on three consecutive plays in the ninth inning and allowed Brooklyn to put together a four-run rally for the win.
		According to his obituary, Glaviano also played for the Sacramento Solons in 1954 and 1955.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/g/glaviano_tom.html (160 words)

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