A Century Of Sports in Santa Clara County - 1900 thru 1999

SPORTS BOOK SALE 
Prefect Gifts for Sports Fans 

A CENTURY OF SPORTS, 
In Santa Clara County, 1900 to 1999 
Santa Clara County has a rich history of athletic achievements by local universities (Stanford,
Santa Clara, San Jose State), professional teams, community colleges, high schools and many
internationally known amateur athletes in swimming, skating, track and field, soccer and other
sports. This 170-page, 8 1/2 by 11 inch book (ISBN 0-89745-979-2) contains a lengthy text with
170 photos. Written by a retired San Jose Mercury News reporter with 45 years experience
watching players and teams in the area, the hard cover book published in 2000 describes the
achievements of nearly 3,900 athletes who played in or came from the county in the 20th Century.
Avalilable in hard cover only. $25.00 (includes sales tax/postage) 

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE STARS, Volume II, 
Ninety Who Made It in The Majors, 1903 to 1957 
This 152-page 8 1/2 by 11 inch book (ISBN 0-89745-983-0) published in 1997 offers biographies
of 90 Coast League players with complete year-by-year PCL statistics. More than 150 photos
show each player in a big league uniform and two-thirds in a second picture in PCL attire. Players
include Earl Averill, Dave Bancroft, Hal Chase, Mickey Cochrane, Dom and Vince DiMaggio,
Luke Easter, Lefty Gomez, Harry Heilmann, Jackie Jensen, Billy Martin, Minnie Minoso, Paul
Waner and Ted Williams plus 75 other stars. $14.00 Available in soft cover only.(includes sales
tax/postage) 

ALWAYS ON SUNDAY 
The California Baseball League, 1886 to 1915 
My 1992 history of the first professional league in the West (ISBN 0-89745-156-2) is 8 1/2 by 11
inches and has 176 pages with 101 photographs. It tells the story of the California League and the
1,400 men who played for teams in 16 cities from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It describes how
the league gave birth to the Pacific Coast League in 1903 and provides 130 team rosters, identifies
236 players who went to the majors and gives standings, batting and pitching leaders and other
statistics never before published. Available in soft cover only. $14.00 (incluides sales tax/postage) 

Send check or money order to John E. Spalding, 1409 Beringer Court, San Jose, CA 95125-5993