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Illustration of Duke Snider on the cover of a 1967 Albuquerque Dodgers baseball program from the Texas League

Albuquerque Dodgers

Though traditionally known as the “Dukes” throughout Albuquerque’s four-decade partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers between 1963 and 2000, Albuquerque’s minor league baseball club went through a fruitful 7-year stretch between 1965 and 1971 when it played directly under the Dodgers name. The Albuquerque Dodgers won three Texas League crowns in these years and produced a pipeline of future L.A. Dodgers standouts, including Ron Cey, Steve Garvey and Don Sutton.

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Daytona Beach Dodgers Florida State League

Daytona Beach Dodgers

Florida State League (1968-1973) Born: 1968 Folded: December 12, 1973 First Game: April 12, 1968 (L 6-4 vs. St. Petersburg Cardinals) Last Game: August 29, 1973 (W

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1964 Santa Barbara Dodgers baseball program from the California League

Santa Barbara Dodgers

The Class A Santa Barbara Dodgers (1964-1967) were the last pro baseball team to make their home in the coastal California city.  The franchise entered the California League in 1964 as a replacement for the short-lived Santa Barbara Rancheros (1962-1963), a former New York Mets farm club.

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