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| | Stockton Ports Baseball - Minor League affiliate of the Oakland A's |
 | | Although baseball has been played in Stockton for over 100 years, the Stockton Ports didn't come into play until 1941 as the Ports were one of the founding members of the California League. |
 | | Ports players to win the MVP include: 1947 Edward Samcoff, 1954 Robert Thorpe, 1955 Elijah (Pumpsie) Green, 1965 Michael Epstein, 1969 Junior Kennedy, 1980 Jaime Cocanower, 1984 Glenn Braggs, 1989 John Jaha and 1990 Frank Bolick. |
 | | Stockton has had a player lead the league in batting four times (1960 Charles Hinton -.369, 1965 Michael Epstein -.338, 1967 Philip Mastagni -.308 and 1983 David Klipstein -.341). |
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