The 1952 Pirates produced two notable statistical performances and one famous roster entry
Eddie Lopat pitched over 250 major league games after leaving the Tigers
holding down the circuit's biggest market during its turn-of-the-century revival
then to the Cleveland Indians in 1956
a Class D circuit comparable to today’s Rookie League
Santa Barbara Saints Crewneck Sweatshirt - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - California topeka owls The 1952 Pirates produced twoThe Santa Barbara Saints, based in Santa Barbara, California, were a charter member of the California League, founded in 1941 as a Class C circuit, and were the league's first playoff champions. The Saints name was chosen in a popular contest that drew more than 200 different entries, announced on April 1, 1941, just weeks before the league's first pitch. The Saints were a Brooklyn Dodgers farm club, and Brooklyn took the operation seriously; when the