Tag: San Jose Municipal Stadium

1963 San Jose Bees baseball program from the California League

San Jose Bees (1962-1976)

California League (1962-1976) Born: 1962 Displaced: October 1976 – The Bees are displaced by the arrival of Class AAA baseball in San Jose First Game: April

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Santa Clara Padres California League Baseball

Santa Clara Padres

California League (1979) Born: 1979 – California League expansion franchise Moved: November 1979 (Redwood Pioneers) First Game: April 12, 1979 (L 5-3 against Lodi Dodgers) Last Game:

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1982 San Jose Expos baseball program from the California League

San Jose Expos

The San Jose Expos were a Class A farm club of the Montreal Expos for a single summer in 1982. Peter “Woody” Kern, a 34-year old nursing home operator from Ohio, paid $65,000 for the California League’s San Jose Missions club in late 1981, changing the name when the Expos agreed to a Player Development Contract that winter.

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San Jose Missions Minor League Baseball

San Jose Missions

Pacific Coast League (1977-1978) California League (1979-1981) Born: October 1976 – The Sacramento Solons relocate to San Jose, CA Affiliation Change: 1982 (San Jose Expos)

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