long before the elbow surgery in 1974 that made his name synonymous with ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
led by Paul Richardville's league-leading 11 home runs and 111 RBI and pitcher Forest Smith's 23 wins and 2
and the Dudes era coincided with the league's most stable stretch before the Pacific Coast League swallowed the region's baseball market in 1903
That club produced one of the great forgotten offensive seasons in minor league history: 21-year-old Calvin Felix led the league in nearly every category in 1947
and Sacramento stood at the center of the West Coast game
Anaheim Aces Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:S long before the elbow surgeryThe Anaheim Aces, based in Anaheim, California, were a charter member of the California League when it was founded in 1941 as a Class C circuit, alongside teams in Bakersfield, Fresno, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Stockton. Playing at La Palma Park, the Aces finished fifth at 55 82 in the league's inaugural season. That one season was all Anaheim got. America's entry into World War II after Pearl Harbor gutted minor league