and the city remained a league fixture into the 1960s
and after one season the franchise was sold and moved inland to become the San Bernardino Spirit
and returned to the playoffs in 1953 behind Ron Slawski and Bob Norden
307 for the 1969 club on his way to an 18-year big league career with four All-Star selections and two World Series rings
Watsonville Hayseeds T-Shirt (Premium Lightweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California hazard bombers and the city remained aThe Watsonville Hayseeds, based in Watsonville, California, played the 1899 season in the California League, giving the Pajaro Valley farm town a professional nine with a name that leaned all the way into its identity. Hayseed was the era's universal slang for a country boy, and Watsonville, surrounded by apple orchards, sugar beet fields, and berry farms, wore it proudly against the big city clubs of San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento.