Redding Browns
The Redding Browns were a minor league baseball team that operated from 1948–1951 as part of the Class-D Far West League. They were based in Redding, California. They were affiliated with the St. Louis Browns of the American League and won the league championship in 1950. Ray Perry led the league in home runs and RBI each year of its existence as well as managing the team and serving as team president.[1]
| Redding Browns 1948–1951 Redding, California | |
| Minor league affiliations | |
|---|---|
| Previous classes | Class D |
| League | Far West League |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Previous teams | St. Louis Browns |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles | 1950 |
| Team data | |
Previous parks | Tiger Field |
A book was written about the history of this team.
In 2010, the Chico Outlaws, one of just two professional baseball teams in the North State since the end of the Far West League, the other being the Chico Heat, hosted a Redding Browns night where the Outlaws were Redding Browns jerseys, with the first 500 fans at Nettleton Stadium receiving a free Redding Browns t-shirt.[2]