|
The Sacramento River Cats are a minor league baseball team based in West Sacramento, California. The team plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and is the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants. Through the 2014 season, they were the top affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. Since moving to California in 2000, the River Cats have played at Raley Field in West Sacramento. The team began play in British Columbia in 1978 as the Vancouver Canadians, and played their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium through the 1999 season, their first with Oakland since 1978. Following that 1999 season, in which the Canadians won the Triple-A World Series, the team was purchased by a group led by Art Savage and moved south to West Sacramento and became the River Cats for the 2000 season. Savage was the majority owner of the team until his death at age 58 in November 2009. His widow, Susan Savage, became majority owner upon her husband's death.〔("River Cats owner dies suddenly at home." ) Sacramento River Cats. Retrieved on 21 November 2009.〕 Sacramento led the minor leagues in attendance during each of its first eight seasons at Raley Field. The team averaged 10,003 per game during the 2007 regular season, for a season total of 710,235.〔("River Cats Top PCL, Minor Leagues in Attendance." ) Sacramento River Cats. Retrieved on 13 September 2007.〕 In 2012, Forbes listed the River Cats as the most valuable minor league franchise.〔("How Billionaires Like Warren Buffett Profit From Minor League Baseball Ownership " ) Forbes. Retrieved on 6 June 2012.〕 The PCL franchise in Sacramento for many years was the Solons, a charter member of the PCL which was founded in 1903. Three different versions of the Solons represented California's capital city in 1903, 1905, from 1909 through 1914, from 1918 through 1960, and from 1974 through 1976. Sacramento is the only charter city that presently hosts a PCL team. ==Attendance== Since the arrival of the River Cats at Raley Field, they have led all the minors in attendance during each of its first eight seasons.〔(''Baseball Pilgrimages'' ).〕 In 2007, the team drew 710,235 fans in 71 home games.〔(''The Sacramento Bee'' ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sacramento River Cats」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|