Sunset League
Minor league baseball circuit that operated in North America, 1947–50 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the athletic conference in California, see Sunset League (California).
The Sunset League was a minor league baseball circuit that operated from 1947 through 1950.
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Classification | Class C (1947–1950) |
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Sport | Minor League Baseball |
First season | 1947 |
Ceased | 1950 |
Replaced by | Southwest International League |
President | W.R. Bill Schroeder (1947) Les Powers (1948–1950) |
No. of teams | 13 |
Country | Mexico United States of America |
Most titles | 1 Anaheim Valencias (1947) Reno Silver Sox (1948) Las Vegas Wranglers (1949) El Centro Imperials (1950) |
Related competitions | Arizona–Texas League |
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The Sunset League was a Class C level league, with franchises based in the United States and Mexico. The league expanded from six to eight teams from 1949 to 1950. There was a previous league called the "Sunset League" that briefly played in Texas in the 1902 season.
For the 1951 season, the circuit merged with the Arizona–Texas League to form the Southwest International League.