His name was barely known to sportswriters at the time
until a fire destroyed that franchise's stadium and forced them out of the league after 1950
a former Cincinnati Reds infielder who joined Gainesville in 1947 and remained for four seasons
The team played only one season and unfortunately the KITTY League folded during the middle of that season
he led the Red Sox staff in wins the following season
Alameda Encinals T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California T-shirts His name was barely knownThe Alameda Encinals, based in the island city of Alameda, California, played the 1908 season in the outlaw California League, succeeding the Alameda Grays as the city's entry in the circuit. The name is one of the era's hidden gems: encinal is Spanish for a grove of coast live oaks, the trees that covered the island before development, and the name survives all over Alameda today in its Encinal district, Encinal Avenue, and Encinal High School.