The Ventura Oilers were a California League baseball team based in Ventura, California , USA that played from 1947 to 1953. They were affiliated with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1953, the Boston Braves from 1950 to 1952 and the New York Yankees from 1947 to 1949 and played their home games at Babe Ruth Field .
5-683: Notable players for the Ventura Oilers include Dick Adams , Dario Lodigiani and Dave Melton . Lodigiani also managed the team. Bat Boys for the team included Robert and Frank Buck. Notable major league players that played for the Ventura Braves included Gene Lillard , Bob Roselli and Bobby Sturgeon . Lillard and Sturgeon also managed the Ventura team. The team became the Channel Cities Oilers in 1954 and then
10-608: A baseball family, Adams was the older brother of second baseman Bobby Adams and uncle of outfielder Mike Adams . He started his professional career in 1939 with the Cincinnati Reds affiliate Ogden Reds of the Pioneer League , spending three seasons in the minor leagues seasons before enlisting in the US Army Air Force in 1941. Discharged from the service at the end of 1945, he played and managed
15-818: The Reno Silver Sox in 1955. This article about a baseball team in California is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dick Adams (baseball) Richard Leroy Adams (April 8, 1920 – September 14, 2016) was a former American first baseman in Major League Baseball , playing briefly for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1947 season. Born in Tuolumne County, California , he batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Coming from
20-795: The Santa Ana, California Army Air Base team, for which Joe DiMaggio played. In 1946, Adams hit .330 with 155 RBI for the Wenatchee Chiefs of the Western International League , and was drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics. He remained with the Athletics for the 1947 season, appearing in 37 games. Adams posted a .202 average (18-for-89) with two home runs and 11 RBI, including nine runs , two doubles , and three triples . His first hit in
25-580: The majors was a home run; Adams still has the ball from that game. Following his Major League career, Adams returned to the minors, initially with the 1948 Hollywood Stars and continued playing until 1953 finishing with the Class C Ventura Oilers of the California League . Adams was a professional musician and led his own group during the off season of baseball. Adams died in September 2016 at
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