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Baseball in Ventura County
Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2007
主題History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)History / United States / State & Local / GeneralSports & Recreation / Baseball / History
ISBN07385473959780738547398
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gL8nb9lVIIoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Baseball on the West Coast dates back to 1847, when the New York Volunteer Regiment stationed in Santa Barbara batted around a cowhide-covered ball with a stick made from a mesquite branch. By 1873, "Venturans" were playing baseball at Seaside Park. The first local player to reach the major leagues was Charley Hall, who pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in 1906, followed by Fred Snodgrass, who brought along his New York Giants and the Chicago White Sox to Ventura County in 1913. The county has produced a major-league Most Valuable Player in Terry Pendleton, who won the honor in 1991 as the leader of the Atlanta Braves, and a No. 1 overall draft pick in Delmon Young, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2003. The county has also served as the home for minor-league teams affiliated with the Yankees, Braves, and Blue Jays.