100 years of baseball in Sonoma County

Nothing says summer like America's favorite pastime. Click through our gallery featuring 100 years of baseball in Sonoma County.|
JANET BALICKI WEBER
FOR THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Nothing says summer more than enjoying a baseball game on a warm summer day in Sonoma County.

Americans have been playing a version of the game since around 1839 when Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing the game in Cooperstown, New York.

Photographic evidence of baseball teams in Sonoma County can be found from the late 1800s on with recreational and semi-pro teams sprinkled throughout history.

Click through our gallery of 100 years of baseball in Sonoma County from the 1870s to 1970s.

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