primarily in the Three-I League
the Oilworkers went 71-65 under manager John Grim
then to the Cleveland Indians in 1956
a Class D circuit comparable to today’s Rookie League
who managed four MLB teams and helped shape the early “Big Red Machine” Reds
Santa Barbara Saints Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California topeka owls primarily in the Three-I LeagueThe Santa Barbara Saints, based in Santa Barbara, California, were a charter member of the California League, founded in 1941 as a Class C circuit, and were the league's first playoff champions. The Saints name was chosen in a popular contest that drew more than 200 different entries, announced on April 1, 1941, just weeks before the league's first pitch. The Saints were a Brooklyn Dodgers farm club, and Brooklyn took the operation seriously; when the