The California Fall League was a professional baseball league located in California that was affiliated with Major League Baseball. The league lasted one season, playing from September to November, 1999.
The California Fall League was the third in a series of attempts by Major League Baseball to establish a second winter league to supplement the Arizona Fall League. In this the California Fall League was preceded by Hawaii Winter Baseball (1994-1997) and Maryland Fall Baseball (1998) and succeeded by Hawaii Winter Baseball (2006-2008).[1] [2] The league played a 42-game schedule between September 23 and November 5[3] with games Tuesday through Sunday.[4] It averaged below 500 fans per game,[5] fewer than Maryland Fall Baseball had.[6]
| Team | Manager[7] | City | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Stealth | Lloyd McClendon | Lancaster, California | Lancaster Municipal Stadium | |
| Lake Elsinore Land Sharks | Garry Templeton | Lake Elsinore, California | Lake Elsinore Diamond | |
| Rancho Cucamonga Surfers | Bill Russell | Rancho Cucamonga, California | Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter | |
| San Bernardino Sand Dragons | Billy Gardner Jr. | San Bernardino, California | San Manuel Stadium |
The Lancaster Stealth were the league champions.[8]