Lodi Dodgers

[7] The new Lodi and Reno franchises joined the returning Bakersfield Bears (Philadelphia Phillies) affiliate), Fresno Giants (San Francisco Giants), Modesto Reds (Kansas City Athletics), San Jose Bees (California Angels), Santa Barbara Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Stockton Ports (Baltimore Orioles) teams joined in beginning league play on April 19, 1966.

[1] Lodi ended their first California League season 28.5 games behind the first place Modesto Reds in the overall final standings.

[24][25] Upon Henderson's promotion to the major leagues on June 24, 1979, Marshall immediately installed him as the leadoff hitter for Oakland.

[27] Lodi finished in last place in the eight-team Class A level league's final regular season standings.

While finishing in last place in the eight-team league Lodi ended the season 24.0 games behind the Stockton Ports in the overall standings.

[30] Hendrick won World Series titles while playing with the Oakland Athletics in 1972 and St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and ended his major league career with 1,111 total RBI.

[35] The Lodi Padres ended the California League regular season finishing 18.0 games behind the first place Modesto Reds in the final overall standings.

[1] Lodi's Johnny Grubb was named as the California League Rookie of the Year, playing his first professional season at ager 22.

He had trouble throwing the ball back to the pitcher and insisted to the Padres that he no longer wanted to play at catcher.

Following Lodi's season, Ivie was promoted by the San Diego Padres and made his major league debut in September 1971.

[41][42] In December 1971, Nagayoshi Nakamura, the owner of the Lotte Orions of Nippon Professional Baseball, purchased the Lodi franchise.

[45] Continuing as a Baltimore Orioles affiliate, the Lions ended the regular season with a record of 77–63 to finish in a first-place tie, playing under retuning manager Jimmie Schaffer.

In the playoff final, Lodi won the 1973 California League championship as the Lions defeated Bakersfield 2 games to 0.

[1] In leading Lodi to the championship, Jimmie Schaffer was named as the California State League Manager of the Year.

New manager Bobby Malkmus led Lodi, who ended the season 15.0 games behind the first place Reno Silver Sox in the Class A level league's final overall standings.

[56] No California League playoff was held as Reno won both halves of the split season schedule to win the championship.

[57] After leaving Lodi, Malkmus began a lengthy scouting tenure for the Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres that continued through the mid-2000s.

[62] Playing the season under manager Jimmy Williams, Lodi finished 27.0 games behind the first place Salinas Angels in the overall standings.

[66][1] Lodi Dodger Rudy Law won the 1977 California League batting championship, hitting .386 for the season.

His Lodi teammate Kelly Snider led the California League with both 36 home runs and 139 RBI.

[69] The Dodgers ended the 1978 season with an 85–55 record, which was second best in the league and Lodi won the North Division title, finishing 22.0 games ahead of the second place Stockton Mariners.

[6] The Lodi Dodgers fell to sixth place in the 1979 California League overall standings and qualified for the playoffs.

[77] Valenzuela would become the 1981 Rookie of the Year and win the Cy Young Award, making six All-Star teams while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

[79] The Lodi Dodgers finished as the eighth-place team in the eight-team Class A level 1980 California League with two notable player performances.

[84] He established a professional baseball single-season steals record at the time, surpassing the previous minor league mark of 116 set by Allan Lewis in 1966.

[1] Lodi won the league title on a walk-off home run by Stu Pederson in game five of the series.

[94] The Lodi Dodgers ended the 1982 season with a record of 58–82, finishing in ninth place overall, playing under new manager Rick Ollar.

Ollar had been drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of Oklahoma State University and had a short minor league career.

[101] Lodi did not qualify for the playoffs won by the Modesto A's over the Bakersfield Dodgers, who were managed by Don LeJohn.

[5][104][105] Today, both Rancho Cucamonga and the Inland Empire 66ers, based in San Bernardino continue play as members of the Class A level California League.