Finding Aid to the Dick Dobbins Collection on the Pacific Coast League, 1866-1999, bulk 1902-1999
MS 4031
Finding aid prepared by Wendy Welker and Tanya Hollis
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
415-357-1848
reference@calhist.org
URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
December 2008
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Dick Dobbins collection on the Pacific Coast League
Dates: 1866-1999,
Date (bulk): bulk 1902-1999
Collection Numbers: MS 4031, MSP 4031
Creator:
Dobbins, Dick, 1934-1999
Physical Description:
Extent: 52 boxes, 34 volumes, 18 albums, 6 oversize boxes
(64 linear feet)
Repository:
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105
415-357-1848
reference@calhist.org
URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: The Dick Dobbins collection includes materials pertaining mainly to the Pacific Coast League (PCL), and the teams that comprise
the league. The bulk of the material was collected by others and purchased by Dobbins, and dates from 1902 to 1957; materials
that were collected or created by Dobbins date from 1946 through 1998. Included in the collection are records of the Pacific
Coast League's head office and official publications, printed materials relating to the PCL, both the teams and individual
players, including: programs, scorecards, yearbooks, articles, final statistics, records, player sketches, blue books, and
baseball cards; and photographs of teams, players, PCL staff, and stadiums. Teams with the largest amount of materials are
the Oakland Oaks, the San Francisco Seals, and the Los Angeles Angels. Also included are typescripts for Dobbins' works on
the Pacific Coast League,
Nuggets on the Diamond and
The Grand Minor League, and audio recordings of interviews Dobbins conducted with players and PCL staff. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks
and newspaper clippings on the league as a whole and for specific teams, and a small amount of material related to Major League
Baseball.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Technical Requirements
Use of the audiotapes may require the creation of listening copies for some recordings.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director
of the Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco,
CA 94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of Dick Dobbins: Baseball Historian, Memorabilia Expert, Fan Extraordinaire, 1902-1999,
MS 4031, California Historical Society.
Publication Note
Some of the materials in the collection have been published in the following books:
Dobbins, Dick.
The Grand Minor League: An Oral History of the Old Pacific
Coast League
. Emeryville, CA: Woodford Press, 1999.
Dobbins, Dick, and Jon Twichell.
Nuggets on the Diamond: Professional Baseball
in the Bay Area from the Gold Rush to the Present
. San Francisco: Woodford
Press, 1994.
Separated Material
Photographs and albums of trading cards in this collection are shelved as MSP 4031.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Dobbins, Dick, 1934-1999--Archives.
Pacific Coast League--History.
Pacific Coast League--Pictorial works.
San Francisco Seals (Baseball team)--Pictorial works.
Oakland Oaks (Baseball team)--Pictorial Works.
Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team)--Pictorial Works.
Baseball-- California--History.
Baseball--California--Pictorial works.
Baseball--California--San Francisco.
Baseball--California--Oakland.
Baseball players-- United States--Interviews.
Baseball players-- United States--Pictorial works.
Baseball players--California--History.
Baseball players--California--Pictorial works.
Baseball players--California--San Francisco.
Baseball players--California--Oakland.
Photographic prints.
Photograph albums.
Baseball cards.
Ephemera.
Audiocassettes.
Oral histories.
Scrapbooks.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Judith P. Dobbins and family, December 1999.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Wendy Welker and Tanya Hollis, with the assistance of Doug McWilliams, Matthew Kroot, and John C. Lamberson,
1999-2006.
Funding for processing this collection was provided by Mrs. Judith Dobbins.
Biography of Dick Dobbins
Dick Dobbins, a resident of Berkeley, California, began collecting baseball cards in 1946, the beginning of a life-long passion
for the Pacific Coast League (PCL). After many years of collecting cards, photographs, and other PCL-related memorabilia,
Dobbins eventually developed a business dealing in baseball memorabilia during the late 1960s. Later, he organized the first
Northern California sports memorabilia show, which focused as much on the PCL as it did on Major League Baseball. He authored
many articles on such topics as collecting memorabilia, the history of baseball in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the PCL.
He was a consultant to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the San Francisco Examiner, and the San Francisco Giants. In 1994
he co-authored (with Jon Twichell) a definitive history of baseball in the San Francisco Bay Area,
Nuggets on the Diamond. He subsequently authored
The Grand Minor League: an Oral History of the Old Pacific Coast League, which was published posthumously in 1999.
History of the Pacific Coast League
The Pacific Coast League (PCL) was founded in 1903, and consisted of four franchises from the California League - Oakland,
Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles - and two new franchises in Portland and Seattle. For the next 54 years, the PCL
was the dominant baseball presence on the West Coast, eventually adding franchises in Hollywood and San Diego. For much of
that time, the PCL had no contractual affiliation with the rest of professional baseball, and was often referred to as the
"Third Major League." While major league teams from the American and National Leagues routinely negotiated with PCL teams
for the rights to individual players, the PCL was not part of the major/minor league system. The PCL's talent pool was extraordinary,
as evidenced by the number of National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees beginning their careers in the PCL, including Joe DiMaggio,
Ted Williams, Tony Lazzeri, "Lefty" Gomez, the Waner brothers, Ernie Lombardi, and Harry Heilman.
As the population on the West Coast grew and transportation over longer distances became less time-consuming and expensive,
there was a push to move Major League Baseball west. In 1958, the Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the New York
Giants to San Francisco, ending the unopposed popularity of the three most affluent PCL teams, as well as the independent
status of the PCL. Shortly after the arrival of Major League Baseball to California, the PCL was incorporated into Major
League Baseball's national farm club system. The PCL still operates as of 2009 as a AAA minor league, the most advanced classification
below Major League Baseball.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The Dick Dobbins collection includes materials pertaining mainly to the Pacific Coast League (PCL), and the teams that comprise
the league. The bulk of the material was collected by others and purchased by Dobbins, and dates from 1902 to 1957; materials
that were collected or created by Dobbins date from 1946 through 1998. Included in the collection are records of the Pacific
Coast League's head office and official publications, printed materials relating to the PCL, both the teams and individual
players, including: programs, scorecards, yearbooks, articles, final statistics, records, player sketches, blue books, and
baseball cards; and photographs of teams, players, PCL staff, and stadiums. Teams with the largest amount of materials are
the Oakland Oaks, the San Francisco Seals, and the Los Angeles Angels. Also included are typescripts for Dobbins' works on
the Pacific Coast League,
Nuggets on the Diamond and
The Grand Minor League, and audio recordings of interviews Dobbins conducted with players and PCL staff. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks
and newspaper clippings on the league as a whole and for specific teams, and a small amount of material related to Major League
Baseball.
Arrangement
Arranged mainly as received, organized by document type, in four series: Series 1: Pacific Coast League Records; Series 2:
Printed Materials, Scrapbooks, and Clippings; Series 3: Dick Dobbins Personal Papers, Research Materials, Writings and Collections;
Series 4: Photographs and Albums. Many documents were removed by Dick Dobbins and never refiled; Doug McWilliams, a colleague
of Dobbins, assisted with the refiling of the documents in their original order.
Series 1:
Pacific Coast League Records,
1903-1995
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-18
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Comprised of documents pertaining to the Pacific Coast League (PCL) as an organization.
Subseries 1.1:
Board of Directors Minutes,
1923-1967
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-4
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes original typed transcripts and some photocopies for individual regular and special meetings, plus bound cumulative
minutes.
Subseries 1.2:
Presidents' Papers,
1915-1972
Physical Description:
Boxes 5-6
Arrangement
Arranged by name, in order of service.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence between the PCL front office, PCL teams, Major League Baseball teams, and organized baseball's front
office and pertain to player transactions; team interactions; territory rights; baseball, league and team policy; scouting;
finances; and a wide range of other topics, and legal documents pertaining to an anti-trust lawsuit brought against Major
League Baseball by the PCL.
Box 5, Folder 19
William H. McCarthy,
circa 1920-1924
Box 5, Folder 20-22
Harry A. Williams,
1925-1931
Box 5, Folder 24-28
Clarence H. Rowland,
1944-1954
Box 5, Folder 29-35
Leslie O'Connor,
1943-1960
Box 6, Folder 37-41
William B. McKechnie, Jr.,
1968-1972
Box 6, Folder 42-46
Concerning PCL v. Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc., and San Diego Padres,
circa 1961-1970
Subseries 1.3:
Records and Final Statistics,
1903-1995
Physical Description:
Box 7, folders 47-58; Box 8, folders 59-75
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series also contains official league records, including the PCL Blue Books, rosters, and final statistics.
Box 7, Folder 47-58
Records,
1903-1969,
1991,
1995
Box 8, Folder 62
Miscellaneous roster lists,
1937-1951, undated
Box 8, Folder 63-73
"Final Stats" (scattered years),
1958-1987
Box 8, Folder 74-75
Miscellaneous statistics,
1903-1968
Subseries 1.4:
Player Sketches,
1948-1957
Physical Description:
Boxes 9-10
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains brief biographies and lifetime statistics of players, compiled by the PCL.
Subseries 1.5:
Player Guides,
1960-1976
Physical Description:
Boxes 11-17; Box 18, folders 113-114
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains player statistics compiled for press, radio, and television by PCL statistician William J. Weiss.
Subseries 1.6:
Pacific Coast League Baseball News,
1946-1951
Physical Description:
Box 18, folders 115-120
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Publication issued monthly (then semi-monthly) for PCL fans.
Box 18, Folder 115-120
Volume 1-Volume 5, Numbers 1-3,
1946 May-1951 May
Subseries 1.7:
Printed Materials,
1915-1955, undated
Physical Description:
Box 18, folders 121-123; OV Box 1, folder 1
Arrangement
Further subdivided into publications and ephemera.
Scope and Content Note
Contains miscellaneous printed matter on the PCL, and baseball in general, including a few booklets, yearbooks, and an article.
Also contains ephemera, including a complimentary pass to the 1915 PCL season, and Southern Pacific Railroad breakfast and
dinner menus for the PCL.
Box 18, Folder 121
How to Play Baseball the Professional Way,
1940
Box 18, Folder 122
John B. Old's Coast League Annual,
1947-1948
Box 18, Folder 123
Miscellaneous PCL ephemera,
1915-1955
OV Box 1, Folder 1
Miscellaneous PCL ephemera - oversize,
1945-1951, undated
Series 2:
Printed Materials, Scrapbooks, and Clippings,
1866,
1901-1998
Physical Description:
Boxes 19-36
Arrangement
Divided into four subseries: 2.1: Schedules, Programs, and Score Books; 2.2: PCL Team Publications and Ephemera; 2.3: Scrapbooks;
and 2.4: Newspaper and Magazine Clippings.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of printed material pertaining to teams and players within the PCL, including schedules, scorebooks and ephemera;
some team files may include manuscript material. Also contains scrapbooks of clippings about the PCL and specific franchises,
and newspaper and magazine clippings on players, teams, and the league as whole.
Subseries 2.1:
Schedules, Programs and Score Books,
1902-1981
Physical Description:
Boxes 19-29
Arrangement
Further arranged into 2.1.1: Schedules and 2.1.2: Programs and Scorebooks, then arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains schedules, programs and scorebooks for games.
2.1.2:
Programs and Score Books
Subseries 2.2:
Pacific Coast League Team Publications and Ephemera,
1866,
1903-1997
Physical Description:
Boxes 30-34; Oversize Box 1, folders 2-12; MSP OV Box 4, items 7-8
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by city and franchise. Cities/franchises with a large number of documents are further divided by type.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of manuscript and ephemeral materials associated with specific cities or PCL franchises, with a heavy emphasis on
cities/franchises through 1957. Oakland has the largest collection both in quantity and diversity. Also included with the
San Francisco Seals materials is a file on Francis "Lefty" O'Doul.
Box 30, Folder 224
Albuquerque Dukes,
1978, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 2
Albuquerque Dukes, Dodgers,
1970-1974,
1981, undated
Box 30, Folder 225
Arkansas Travelers,
1964, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 3
Arkansas Travelers - oversize,
1965
Box 30, Folder 226
Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers,
1952,
1958,
1963
Box 30, Folder 231-232
Hawaii Islanders,
1961-1976, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 4
Hawaii Islanders - oversize,
1961
Box 30, Folder 233-236
Hollywood Stars,
1930,
1945-1957, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 5
Hollywood Stars - oversize,
1957
Box 30, Folder 237
Indianapolis Indians,
1964, undated
Box 30, Folder 238-246
Los Angeles Angels,
1917-1918,
1934-1957, undated
Box 31, Folder 247-257
Oakland Oaks,
1866,
1909-1977,
1992, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 6
Oakland Oaks - oversize,
1926-1928,
1946-1950,
1992, undated
Box 31, Folder 258-260
Oakland Association,
1915-1948, undated
Box 32, Folder 261
Oklahoma City 89ers,
1963-1969
Box 32, Folder 262-264
Phoenix Giants,
1956-1981, undated
Box 32, Folder 265-269
Portland Beavers,
1927-1970, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 7
Portland Beavers - oversize,
1936,
1964-1974
Oversize MSP OV Box 4, Item 8
Portland Beavers, Poster:
Little Miss Sunbeam 1950 Presents 1950 PCL Schedule, [dated March 1951],
1950 or 1951
Box 32, Folder 270-273
Sacramento Solons, Cardinals,
1914,
1931-1974,
1997, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 8
Sacramento Solons - oversize,
1951
Box 32, Folder 274
Salt Lake City Bees,
1915,
1958-1971
Box 32, Folder 275
Salt Lake City Gulls,
undated
Box 32, Folder 276-281
San Diego Padres,
1939-1967,
1984-1995, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 9
San Diego Padres - oversize,
1955,
1961-1968
Box 33, Folder 282
San Francisco Mission Reds,
1930,
1936
Box 33, Folder 283-293
San Francisco Seals,
1903-1957,
1971, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 10
San Francisco Seals - oversize,
1946-1955, undated
MSP OV Box 4, Item 7
San Francisco Seals, poster: "Follow the San Francisco Seals," with portraits and schedule,
1940
Box 33, Folder 294
O'Doul, Francis ("Lefty"),
1939-1951,
1992,
1997, undated
Box 34, Folder 297-301
Seattle Rainiers,
1908-1909,
1934-1968, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 11
Seattle Rainiers - oversize,
1951, undated
Box 34, Folder 302-304
Spokane Indians,
1941,
1958-1970, undated
Box 34, Folder 305-308
Tacoma Giants,
1959-1965, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 12
Tacoma Cubs - oversize,
1970,
1980
Box 34, Folder 312
Tucson Toros,
1970-1971, undated
Box 34, Folder 313
Vancouver Mounties,
1956-1969, undated
Subseries 2.3:
Scrapbooks,
1912-1968
Physical Description:
Volumes 1-34
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically then chronologically, with PCL related scrapbooks first, then scrapbooks related to specific teams.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of scrapbooks, some created, most collected by Dick Dobbins, pertaining mainly to the PCL; some volumes focus on
specific teams, such as the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Oaks.
Volume 2
San Francisco Teams and Players,
1918-1933
Volume 3
PCL, with some boxing,
1925-1932
Volume 4
Baseball, compiled by Virginia H. Kincaid,
[1930]
Scope and Content Note
Contains autographs.
Volume 6
Baseball Scrap Book, PCL,
[1931]
Volume 9
Major and minor leagues,
1939
Volume 10
Major League Baseball,
1939
Volume 11
P.C.L. Baseball for 1941,
1941
Volume 20
Clippings and correspondence,
1950s
Box 1, Folder 17
Loose scrapbook pages,
circa 1932-1934
Box 1, Folder 14
Miscellaneous scrapbook pages,
undated
Subseries 2.4:
Newspaper and Magazine Clippings,
1901-1998
Physical Description:
Box 35
Arrangement
Further arranged into Players, A-Z, arranged alphabetically by player name, and Clippings, arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to individual players, teams, and the league as a whole. Includes the PCL section
of
The Sporting News and early issues of
The Bulletin.
OV Box (MS Folio) 2, Folder 1
1917-1918, 1951-1958, 1994-1996, undated
OV Box (MS Folio) 2, Folder 3
OV Box (MS Folio) 2, Folder 4
OV Box (MS Folio) 2, Folder 2
Box 3-4
The Sporting News,
1957-1974
Series 3:
Dick Dobbins Personal Papers, Research Materials, Writings and Collections,
1903-1999
Physical Description:
Boxes 36-45
Arrangement
Divided into five subseries: 3.1: Notebooks; 3.2: Articles and Publications; 3.3:
Nuggets on the Diamond and
The Grand Minor League; 3.4: Autographs and Player Portraits; 3.5: Miscellaneous Major League Baseball Manuscripts and Ephemera.
Scope and Content Note
Personal papers and writings of Dick Dobbins. Bulk consists of typecripts and research materials for his two books,
Nuggets on the Diamond and
Grand Minor League, and the audiocassette recordings of oral histories conducted by Dobbins with PCL players and staff. Also contains documents,
autographs, and other materials collected by Dobbins related to Major League Baseball.
Subseries 3.1:
Notebooks,
1947-1957
Physical Description:
Box 36
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of notebooks containing research notes by Dobbins.
Box 36, Folder 357
Who Plays Where in the PCL of 1947; PCL 1948, 1949,
1947-1949
Box 36, Folder 358
PCL Baseball,
1950,
1952-1953
Box 36, Folder 359
PCL Players' Book 1954; PCL Book, 1955,
1954-1955
Subseries 3.2:
Articles and Publications,
1912-1998
Physical Description:
Box 36; OV Box 1, folder 15
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of articles and other published materials pertaining to baseball and players, and correspondence relating to Dobbins'
collecting of PCL memorabilia.
Box 36, Folder 361
Articles and player profiles by Dick Dobbins,
1973,
1987,
1998, undated
Scope and Content Note
An Intimate Luncheon with Joe DiMaggio;
Billy Raimondi: An Oakland Baseball Tradition;
Baseball By the Bay: A Look at the San Francisco Seals and the Oakland Oaks;
What is a Zeenut?;
Renaissance Baseball, Lefty & Casey Collide; Herm Pilette (Old Folks); Renaldo "Rugger" Ardizoia; Joe Bravia; Larry Jansen; Ferris Fain (Burrhead); Sam Chapman; Artie
Wilson; Don Klein
Box 36, Folder 362
Publications,
1912,
1985
Scope and Content Note
A History of Baseball in the San Francisco Bay Area: San Francisco Giants Official 1985 Yearbook; typescript reference on sandlot baseball from
San Francisco, A History of the Pacific Coast Metropolis, by John P. Young, 1912, p. 445
Box 36, Folder 363
Baseball Digest,
1947,
1958
Scope and Content Note
May 1947, Special PCL edition; April 1958, California edition.
Box 36, Folder 364
Dreyer's Weekly Averages,
1952
Scope and Content Note
Volume 1, Number 1, April 11 - May 9, 1952
Box 36, Folder 365
Publications,
1936,
[1957], undated
Scope and Content Note
Baseball is Not a Business - and Why, by Earle W. Moss, [1957];
The Fundamentals of How to Play Baseball, The National Baseball School, 1936;
Toast of the Town, Chapter 7 in:
Lefty O'Doul: The Legend that Baseball Nearly Forgot, by Richard Leutzinger [draft]
Box 36, Folder 366
Miscellaneous articles,
1915,
1991-1998, undated
Scope and Content Note
The California Winter League, by R. Scott Mackey;
Rube Levy: a San Francisco Shoe Cutter..., by Joel S. Franks;
The 1919 Pacific Coast League Fixing Scandal, by Dr. Al Figone;
Pitchers and Pitching, by Billy Evans
OV Box 1, Folder 15
Base Ball, 1845-1871, by Seymour R. Church (photocopy),
1902
Box 36, Folder 367
Miscellaneous clippings featuring Dick Dobbins,
1968,
1981, undated
Box 36, Folder 368-369
Correspondence, mainly pertaining to collecting PCL-related photographs and ephemera,
circa 1950-1977
Subseries 3.3:
Nuggets on the Diamond and
The Grand Minor League,
1903-1999
Physical Description:
Boxes 37-43
Arrangement
Subdivided into 3.3.1:
Nuggets on the Diamond; 3.3.2:
The Grand Minor League; and 3.3.3:
Oral Histories and Interviews.
Scope and Content Note
Includes typescripts for Dobbins' two books,
Nuggets on the Diamond and
The Grand Minor League. Also included here are research materials used by Dobbins, and the audiocassettes and transcripts of the oral histories
and interviews conducted by Dobbins with players, coaches and others in the sport, portions of which were published in
The Grand Minor League. Other audiocassette recordings include conferences and reunions of the PCL, and taped radio interviews and book promotions
with Dobbins.
3.3.1:
Nuggets on the Diamond,
1988-1999
Box 37, Folder 370-374
Corrected typescripts,
1993-1994, undated
Box 37, Folder 375
Correspondence,
1988-1998
3.3.2:
The Grand Minor League,
1903-1998
Box 38, Folder 377-380
Research materials: PCL Records,
1903-1956
Box 38, Folder 381-384
Corrected typescripts,
1998 August 8, undated
3.3.3:
Oral Histories and Interviews,
1978-1998
Box 39, Folder 385-391
Transcripts of oral histories and notes,
1935-1998
Box 40, Cassette 1
Adams, Red (at his home), (1 of 3), transcribed,
1997 September 23
Box 40, Cassette 2
Adams, Red (Betty), (2 of 3), transcribed,
1997 September 23
Box 40, Cassette 3
Adams, Red (by phone) (3 of 3), transcribed,
1997 October 12
Box 42, Cassette 94
Anderson, Sparky,
1997 November 23
Box 40, Cassette 4
Archie, George, transcribed,
1997 November 17
Box 41, Cassette 60
Ardizoia, Rugger,
1993 April 1
Box 40, Cassette 5
Ardizoia, Rugger (Hollywood 1938), transcribed,
1996 August 22
Box 40, Cassettes 6-7
Babich, Johnny (Oaks coach),
1997 Jan. 30
Box 40, Cassette 8
Barath, Steve,
1993 April 6
Box 40, Cassettes 4, 9
Basinski, Eddie (by phone), transcribed,
1997 November 13
Box 40, Cassette 10
Baxes, Jim,
1993 December 13
Box 41, Cassette 65
Beasley, Bud,
1993 September 9
Box 40, Cassettes 11-12
Bongiovanni, Nino,
1993 January 13
Box 40, Cassette 13
Brewer, Jack,
1992 May 16
Box 41, Cassette 76
Broslio, Ernie,
1998 January 5
Box 40, Cassette 14
Cereghino, Ed (by phone),
1992 September 22
Box 40, Cassette 15
Chericoni, Lou (Bush Leagues, Oakland),
1991 March 13
Box 40, Cassette 20
Christianson, Toby,
1985 January
Box 40, Cassette 16
Christie, Claude (Seattle Rainiers 1951), transcribed,
1997 September 8
Box 40, Cassettes 17-18
Coscarart, Pete, transcribed,
1997 April 22, November 11
Box 40, Cassette 19
Criscola, Tony, transcribed,
1997 May 23
Box 40, Cassette 23
Crosetti, Frank,
1991 September 2
Box 40, Cassette 20
DeVivieros, Bernie,
1991 October 25
Box 40, Cassettes 21-22
Dempsey, Con,
1991 October 24
Box 40, Cassette 23
DiMaggio, Dominic,
1991 August 30
Box 40, Cassettes 24-25
Duezabou, Mel and Jackie,
1992 January 7
Box 40, Cassette 26
Erautt, Eddie (Vancouver 1954), transcribed,
1997 April 23
Box 40, Cassette 27
Fain, Ferris, transcribed,
1997 September 22
Box 40, Cassette 39
Ferrarese, Don,
1990 July 21
Box 40, Cassettes 28-29
Fleming, Bill, transcribed,
1997 July 7
Box 40, Cassette 30
Freese, George, transcribed,
1998 January 13
Box 40, Cassette 31
Freitas, Tony (interviewed by Zak Ford?),
1993 August
Box 40, Cassette 32
Gabrielson, Len (Lois), transcribed,
1997 October 23
Box 40, Cassette 33
Graham, Jack, transcribed,
1997 May 22
Box 40, Cassette 34
Gregory, Paul, transcribed,
1997 November 18
Box 40, Cassette 35
Grissom, Marv (1951 Seattle, 1948 Sacramento), transcribed,
1997 September 19
Box 40, Cassettes 36-39
Haas, Carl,
1990 September 20,
1991 March 26
Box 40, Cassette 40
Hafey, Tom (at D. McWilliams),
1992 October 18
Box 40, Cassette 8
Hafey, Will,
1993 April 6
Box 41, Cassette 41
Handley, Gene, transcribed,
1997 October 16
Box 41, Cassette 42
Harshman, Jack (by phone), transcribed,
1997 April 16
Box 41, Cassettes 43-44
Hayes, Damon,
1991 August 26
Box 41, Cassette 45
Hughes, Leo "Doc",
1991 December
Box 41, Cassette 46
Jacobs, Forrest "Spook" - La Sorda Fight, transcribed,
1997 March 30
Box 41, Cassette 47
Jansen, Larry, transcribed,
1991 July 19
Box 41, Cassette 71
Jensen, Bob (San Francisco Seals 1940s),
undated
Box 41, Cassette 48
Jensen, John "Swede", transcribed,
1997 June 19
Box 41, Cassette 49
Jolley, Smead (Alameda),
1990 November 15
Box 41, Cassette 50
Joost, Eddie (Manager San Francisco Seals),
1990 September 22
Box 41, Cassette 51
Kelly, Helen (wife of George Kelly),
1991 June 3
Box 41, Cassette 52
Kerr, Frank, transcribed,
1997 April 23
Box 41, Cassettes 53-54
Kerrigan, Bob (San Diego Padres), transcribed,
1997 April 23
Box 41, Cassette 55
Kintana, Leo,
1991 July 12
Box 41, Cassette 72
Kittle, Barbara,
1997 November 3
Box 41, Cassette 81
Lake, Eddie,
1993 April 12
Box 41, Cassette 56
Liska, Ad, transcribed,
1995 September 19
Box 41, Cassette 57
Loane, Bobby (L.A. Angels 1934), transcribed,
1997 April 9
Box 41, Cassette 58
Lodigiani, Dario,
1991 September 17
Box 41, Cassette 59
Lyons, Hershel (Sacto Solons 1942), transcribed,
1997 August 22
Box 41, Cassette 60
Mailho, Emil, transcribed,
1993 April 2
Box 41, Cassette 61
Mandish, George "Bee",
1997 September 9
Box 41, Cassette 62
McDermott, George,
1991 September 5
Box 41, Cassettes 63-64
McDonald, George, transcribed,
1997 April 22
Box 41, Cassette 65
Munoz, Tom,
1993 September 9
Box 41, Cassette 66
Neal, Lennie, transcribed,
1997 March 19
Box 41, Cassette 67
Peterson, Carl "Buddy", transcribed,
1997 September 22
Box 41, Cassette 68
Pillette, Duane, transcribed,
1997 November 4
Box 41, Cassette 69
Pintar, John (Sacramento Solons 1942-45), transcribed,
1997 September 16
Box 41, Cassette 13
Pocekey, Walt,
1992 May 16
Box 41, Cassettes 70-72
Raimondi, Bill and Fran,
1992 May 6
Box 42, Cassette 93
Renna, Bill (by phone), transcribed,
1997 November 5
Box 41, Cassettes 75-76
Restelli, Dino, transcribed,
1997 December 28-29
Box 41, Cassette 77
Rigney, Bill, transcribed,
1992 February 6
Box 41, Cassette 78
Ritchey, John and Lydia (first Black player in PCL, San Diego 1948), transcribed,
1997 April 21
Box 42, Cassette 87
Schroth, Bob (Recreation Park in San Francisco, "Old Reck"),
1991 January 13
Box 42, Cassette 79
Schuster, Marion (wife of Bill Schuster),
1997 November 3
Box 42, Cassette 80
Serrell, Barney (first Black player with San Francisco Seals early 1950s),
1995 December 2
Box 42, Cassette 81
Seward, Frank,
1993 March 17
Box 42, Cassette 82
Silvera, Charlie, transcribed,
1997 December 10
Box 42, Cassettes 83-84
Stevens, Chuck, transcribed,
1996 February 15
Box 42, Cassette 86
Stewart, Eddie (San Diego and Hollywood), transcribed,
1997 May 27
Box 42, Cassette 87
Suhr, Gus (San Francisco Seals 1930s),
1990 November 27
Box 42, Cassette 88
Usher, Bob, transcribed,
1998 January 15
Box 42, Cassette 89
Vanni, Edo (by phone), transcribed,
1997 November 18
Box 42, Cassette 90
Vezilich, Lon, transcribed,
1997 June 25
Box 42, Cassettes 91-93
Watkins, Bud, transcribed,
1997 September 23, undated
Box 42, Cassette 94
Werle, Bill, transcribed,
1997 December 10
Box 42, Cassette 95
Westlake, Jim, transcribed,
Box 42, Cassettes 96-97
Whalt, Bernie, transcribed,
1997 September 22
1996 July 17
Box 42, Cassette 98
Williams, Ted,
1998 January 15
Box 42, Cassette 99
Wilson, Artie,
1991 April 19
Box 40, Cassette 15
Woodling, Gene (San Francisco Seals 1946),
1991 August 28
Box 40, Cassette 14
Woodshow, Phil,
1992 October 2
Box 42, Cassette 16
Wright, Al (PCL infielder),
1998 January 14
Pacific Coast League Staff
Box 42, Cassettes 100-101
Andersen, John "Dutch" (bat boy Recreation Park),
1993 November 15
Box 42, Cassettes 102-103
Arieta, Bobby (Oakland Oaks bat boy 1933-1941),
1992 April 16
Box 42, Cassettes 104-106
Carlucci, Cece, (PCL Umpire, 1950s), partially transcribed,
1997 April 24, July 21
Box 42, Cassette 103
Chinn, Pete (Oakland Oaks trainer, 1940s),
1992 April
Box 42, Cassette 107
Grant, George (Hollywood Stars bat boy 1942-1948), transcribed,
1997 April 9
Box 42, Cassette 108
Johnson, Martin (Vancouver Mounties ball boy 1950s-1960s), transcribed,
1997 September 3
Box 42, Cassettes 109-110
Klein, Don (KSFO Radio Broadcaster for San Francisco Seals),
1992 February 5
Box 42, Cassette 111
Lassen, Leo (Broadcast of Seattle Rainiers vs. L.A. Angels),
undated
Box 42, Cassette 112
Laws, Bill (KLX radio broadcaster for San Francisco Seals, and son of Oakland Oaks owner Brick Laws), transcribed,
1997 December 4
Box 42, Cassette 113 [verify]
Box 42, Cassette 114
Miller, Kay (wife of Damon Miller, owner San Francisco Seals in 1950s "The Little Corporation"),
1992
Box 42, Cassette 115
Robson, Jim (Mounties radio announcer),
1998 March
Box 42, Cassette 116
Rode, Don (San Francisco Seals bat boy in late 40s-early 50s),
1998 January 14
Box 42, Cassette 117
Silva, Niggy (baseball oldtimer in Bay Area; may not have played in PCL),
1981 August 30
Box 42, Cassettes 118-119
Stevens, Bob (
San Francisco Chronicle beat writer covering San Francisco Seals),
1992 March 3
Box 43, Cassettes 120-121
Symonds, Chuck (Oakland Oaks bat boy 1945-1953),
1993 May 23, November 14
Box 43, Cassette 122
Wallgren, Charlie (Bay Area baseball scout 1920s-1950s),
1990 November 30
Box 43, Cassettes 123-128
Weiss, Bill (PCL statistician for 50 years, discussing black ballplayers, scouting and PCL history),
1991 April 3-1992 November 5
PCL Reunions and Conferences
Box 43, Cassette 129
Major League Baseball Players Association: Salute to the PCL by F. Zupo, B. Murphy,
1996 February
Box 43, Cassette 130
Major League Baseball Players Association: Salute to the PCL by B. Murphy, D. Lodigiani, transcribed,
1997 March 1
Box 43, Cassette 131
PCL Reunion, Oakland Museum: D. Beverage, P. Zingg,
1993 March 30
Box 43, Cassette 132
Northern California PCL Historical Society, Oakland, California, transcribed,
1996 August 3
Scope and Content Note
Sacramento panel: D. Beverage, B. Watkins, D. Restelli; San Francisco panel: Beverage, Dempsey, Powell, Fain; Oaks panel:
Dobbins, Lodigiani, Ferrarese, Murphy, Symonds
Box 43, Cassette 133
Northern California PCL Historical Society, Oakland, California, transcribed,
1996 August 3
Scope and Content Note
Sacramento Panel: Beverage, B. Watkins, Restelli
Box 43, Cassette 134
PCL Historical Society, Oakland, California, transcribed,
1997 August 16
Scope and Content Note
Christie, Beasley, B. Stevens, D. Klein
Box 43, Cassette 135
PCL Historical Society, Oakland, California,
1998 August 22
Scope and Content Note
Lodigianni, Murphy, Raimondi
Box 43, Cassette 136
PCL Reunion, Portland, Oregon, transcribed,
1995 August
Box 43, Cassette 137
PCL Historical Society [poor quality],
1991 April-May
Box 43, Cassette 138
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Los Angeles, and Carson, California,
1993 May 15
Scope and Content Note
Bill McCawley, Jack Graham
Box 43, Cassette 139
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Carson, California, transcribed,
1995 May 13
Box 43, Cassettes 140-141
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Carson, California, transcribed,
1996 May 18
Scope and Content Note
Cassette 140: Stevens, Rosenbaugh, Basinski, Carlucci panel; Cassette 141: 1956 Angels panel
Box 43, Cassette 142
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Carson, California, transcribed,
1997 May 16
Scope and Content Note
Charles "Tootie" Richardson, Chuck Stevens, Irv Kaze
Box 43, Cassette 143
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Carson, California,
1998 March 28
Scope and Content Note
Doug McWilliams interview, salute to PCL
Box 43, Cassette 144
PCL Historical Society Reunion, Carson, California, transcribed,
1998 March 30
Scope and Content Note
Panel: McWilliams, Ponce, Perez
Box 43, Cassette 145
San Francisco Seals Reunion,
1992 October 30
Scope and Content Note
Restelli, Klein, Lodigiani hosted by Don Solem
Box 43, Cassette 146
Society of American Baseball Research (SABR),
1996 October
Box 43, Cassette 147
SABR meeting at San Francisco State University,
1997 May 7
Scope and Content Note
Panel on Jackie Robinson 50th Anniversary of his start in MLB
Radio Interviews with Dick Dobbins: Book Promotions and About PCL
Box 43, Cassette 148
Book promotion: Cammy's Corner,
1994
Box 43, Cassette 149
Book promotion: David Fisher Sports Commentary on
Nuggets on the Diamond,
1994 June 10
Box 43, Cassette 150
Book promotion: H. Caen, J. Spalding,
1994
Box 43, Cassette 151
Book promotion: KSFO, Dan Sorkin; side 2: Fog City Radio, Ben Fong-Torres,
1994 May 2, July 30
Box 43, Cassette 152
KCBS, Steve Baker,
1994 September 23
Box 43, Cassette 154
KNBR, Sports Show, Greg Jordan, Marv Porter, Dick Dobbins; side 2, KGO,
1978 January 3, 1979 January 22
Box 43, Cassette 156
KNBR, Ralph Barbieri, KGO, Duane Garrett,
1994 August 25, September 15
Box 43, Cassette 157
KPFA, baseball reading,
1995 April 12
Box 43, Cassette 158
KSFO, "Sports Talk," Ron Barr with Dwight Chapin, Michael O'Flynn, and Dick Dobbins,
1984 July 4
Box 43, Cassettes 159-160
KSFO,
Evening Sports Magazine,
Collectors,
1986 November 19
Subseries 3.4:
Autographs and Player Portraits,
1911-1988
Physical Description:
Boxes 44-45; OV Box 1, folders 13 and 16; OV Box 2, folder 7
Arrangement
Further subdivided into Autographs and Player Portraits.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of a collection of player portraits, many clipped from newspapers and magazines by Dobbins, with the intention of
having players autograph them. Also included are portraits of players painted by artist Carl Aldana, including a portrait
of Dick Dobbins and Doug McWilliams with Lefty O'Doul, and various cartoons and drawings of players from both the PCL and
Major League.
Box 44, Folder 392-395
Player autograph collection,
1911-1988, undated
OV Box 1, Folder 16
Autographed newspaper clippings,
1925-1938,
1950,
1977, undated
Box 45, Folder 396
Player portraits by Carl Aldana,
undated
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 7
Painting of Lefty O'Doul, Dick Dobbins, and Doug McWilliams by Carl Aldana,
2004 June 19
MSP OV Box 1, Folder 13
Player cartoons and drawings,
1936,
1997, undated
Subseries 3.5:
Miscellaneous Major League Baseball Manuscripts and Ephemera,
1908-1997
Physical Description:
Box 45
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes small collections of material such as correspondence between the New York Giants and San Francisco mayor George Christopher
about moving the Giants to San Francisco; and PCL scouting reports of Joe Devine, scout for the New York Yankees.
Box 45, Folder 397-399
Joe Devine Correspondence and Scouting Reports,
1933-1941
Box 45, Folder 400
Jose Perez Correspondence and contracts,
1947-1953
Box 45, Folder 404
Major League Baseball clippings,
1909-1983, undated
Box 45, Folder 405
Non- and pre-PCL ephemera and miscellany,
1908-1968, undated
Box 45, Folder 401
Correspondence pertaining to Giants' move to San Francisco,
1957-1958
Box 45, Folder 402
Walter Mails, Publicity Director correspondence,
1957-1958, undated
Box 45, Folder 403
Rosters, Ephemera,
1957-1969,
1997, undated
Series 4:
Photographs and Trading Cards,
1866-1987
Physical Description:
MSP Boxes 1-17; Albums 1-18; MSP OV Boxes 1-5
Arrangement
Further divided into two subseries: 2.1: Photographs; and 2.2: PCL Trading Card and Photograph Albums.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs, images, and trading cards pertaining to the PCL collected by Dick Dobbins. Includes a small amount of
material on pre-PCL, non-PCL, and Major League baseball.
Subseries 4.1:
Photographs,
1866-1987
Physical Description:
MSP Boxes 1-17; MSP OV Boxes 1-4
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by franchise city, with the following exceptions: photographs pertaining to the PCL in general, Major
League Baseball, other images related to baseball, but not directly related to the PCL, and unidentified photos. Players with
separate files are Francis "Lefty" O'Doul and the three DiMaggio brothers (Joseph, Dominic, and Vincent); their folders are
located with the San Francisco Seals materials.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs and other images of players, teams and team personnel, stadiums, and baseball events.
4.1.1:
Pacific Coast League
MSP Box 1, Folder 2
Owners/Executives,
1914,
1939,
1949,
1958, undated
MSP Box 1, Folder 3
Managers (Groups),
1967-1968
MSP Box 1, Folder 4
Umpires,
1938,
1954, undated
MSP Box 1, Folder 5
All-Star Teams and Old-Timer Teams,
circa 1930,
1937,
1942,
1947,
1976, undated
4.1.2:
Pacific Coast League Teams
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
circa 1972-1974
MSP Box 1, Folder 7
Dallas-Ft. Worth,
1963-1964
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
circa 1972-1974
MSP Box 1, Folder 13
Stadiums - Aloha, Rainbow stadiums,
1976,
1986
MSP Box 2, Folder 19
Stadiums - Gilmore Field,
circa 1976-1987
MSP Box 2, Folder 20
Miscellaneous,
1947,
1953, undated
MSP Box 2, Folder 21
Indianapolis,
circa 1960s-1970s
MSP Box 3, Folder 29
Stadiums - Wrigley Field,
1925-1949, undated
MSP OV Box 4, Item 10
Team photo,
circa 1919-1920
MSP Box 5, Folder 47
Stadiums - Oakland Oaks Ballpark,
circa 1912,
1927,
circa 1930s,
1943-1948, undated
MSP OV Box 4, Item 12
Stadiums - Oakland Oaks Ballpark - oversize,
circa 1942
MSP Box 5, Folder 48-49
Miscellaneous,
1892-1968, undated
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1-2
Oversize,
circa 1972-1977
MSP Box 8, Folder 75
Stadiums - Portland Municipal Stadium,
1945-1948,
1951,
1968, undated
MSP Box 8, Folder 76
Miscellaneous,
1949, undated
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
circa 1910-1915
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
1949,
circa 1972-1974
MSP Box 9, Folder 84
Sacramento - Stadiums - Edmunds Field, Hughes Stadium, Sacramento Stadium,
1949-1964,
1976, undated
MSP Box 9, Folder 85-87
1916-1926, circa 1958-1980s
MSP MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
circa 1972-1974
MSP Box 10, Folder 97
Stadiums - Lane Field,
1935-1937,
1956,
1958, undated
Oversize MSP OV Box 2, Folder 6
Oversize Box 10, Folder 98
Stadiums - Westgate Park,
1958, undated
MSP Box 10, Folder 99-100
MSP Box 11, Folder 101-106
MSP Box 11, Folder 107-111
MSP Box 12, Folder 112-113
MSP OV Box 4, Item 3
Opening day of baseball season, Seals vs. Oaks,
1912
MSP OV Box 4, Item 4a-4b
Jimmy O'Connell being presented with gold watch,
1922
MSP Box 12, Folder 114-121
MSP Box 13, Folder 123
DiMaggio, Joe,
1933-1937, undated
MSP OV Box 1, Folder 1
DiMaggio, Joe - oversize,
circa 1934-1935, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 124
DiMaggio, Dominic and Vince,
1937-1938, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 125-126
O'Doul, Frank ("Lefty"),
1926-1951, undated
MSP OV Box 1, Folder 1
O'Doul, Frank ("Lefty") - oversize,
1951, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 127
Ewing Field,
1914, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 129
Recreation Park,
1887-1927, undated
MSP OV Box 4, Item 5, Item 9
Recreation Park - oversize,
circa 1903-1920
MSP Box 13, Folder 130
Seals Stadium,
1945-1959, undated
MSP OV Box 4, Item 1a-1b, 2, 6
Seals Stadium - oversize,
circa 1942, circa 1953, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 132
Miscellaneous,
1954, undated
MSP Box 13, Folder 133
International Coast League,
1918
MSP Box 13, Folder 134-137
MSP Box 14, Folder 138-144
MSP Box 14, Folder 145
Stadiums - Sick's Stadium,
1941-1947, undated
MSP Box 15
Popcorn cards,
1955-1956,
1958-1962
MSP Box 16, Folder 147-149
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 1
Oversize,
circa 1972-1974
MSP Box 16, Folder 150-151
MSP Box 16, Folder 154-156
MSP Box 17, Folder 159-163
MSP Box 17, Folder 164
Unidentified players/teams,
undated
MSP Box 17, Folder 165
Unidentified stadiums,
undated
MSP Box 17, Folder 166
PCL, miscellaneous,
undated
4.4.3:
Pacific Coast League Players, Miscellaneous
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 3
Harry Krause Day; Chuck Dressen, Harry Davis, Red Adams, Billy Raimondi, George Kelly, Charlie Gassaway, and Cookie Lavagetto
in hotel lobby, Glendale, 1949; Charlie Root, Reed Hadley (Red Ryder), and Robert Blake (Little Beaver), 1940s,
1927,
1940s
MSP OV Box 3, Folder 4
Fausett, Robert "Buck",
undated
MSP Box 17, Folder 167
Pre-PCL,
1866,
1897,
1926, undated
MSP OV Box 2, Folder 5
Pre-PCL - San Francisco Baseball Club,
1875
MSP Box 17, Folder 168
Evansville,
circa 1970-1973
MSP Box 17, Folder 170
Portrait of Dick Dobbins in San Francisco Seals uniform,
undated
MSP Box 17, Folder 171
Major League Baseball,
1921,
1957,
1961,
1972-1973, undated
MSP Box 17, Folder 172
Ruth, George Herman ("Babe"),
undated
Subseries 4.2:
Trading Card and Photograph Albums,
1902-1961
Physical Description:
Albums 1-18; MSP OV Box 5
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Albums contain baseball trading cards and player and team photographs and other images compiled by Dick Dobbins. Includes
Zeenut, Obaks (Old English Backs), and other commercial brand baseball cards, circa 1911-1938.
Album 1
Trading cards, with some photos and drawings,
1902-1913
Scope and Content Note
Including: 1908, cards with drawings of PCL players; 1909-1910, Obaks (Old English Backs); 1910-1911, Bishops; 1911, Sporting
Life; 1911, Pacific Coast Biscuit; 1911-1913, Zeenut; 1912, Home Run Kisses; 1913, Oakland Club Issue
Album 2
Zeenut trading cards,
1913-1924
Album 3
Trading cards, 1924; Walter Mails Card Game 1924-1938; Zeenut,
1924-1938
MSP OV Box 5, Album 16
Oakland; Major League Baseball,
1930-1933
MSP OV Box 5, Album 17
Various PCL teams,
circa 1930-1933
