San Bernardino Stampede Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:S San Jose's lineup that day

San Jose's lineup that day featured Hal Chase

Those squads were strong by any measure: the 1925 club went 98-70

who arrived as a 17-year-old pitcher in 1938 and blossomed into one of baseball’s greatest hitters

That one season was the whole story

What followed in 1954 was one of the finest seasons in minor league history: 105-42

San Bernardino Stampede Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California Size:S San Jose's lineup that dayThe San Bernardino Stampede, based in San Bernardino, California, played in the California League from 1996 through 2002, a rebrand that arrived together with a brand new ballpark nicknamed The Ranch. The Stampede name and the western theme fit the new stadium hand in glove, and the ballpark, later renamed San Manuel Stadium, still hosts California League baseball today. The Stampede era opened with a Hall of Famer at third base: 17 year old Adrin