- Salinas Spurs
The Salinas Spurs were a
California League team that played from1982 to1987 and again from1989 to1992 . Located inSalinas, California , they were affiliated with theChicago Cubs from 1982 to1983 , theSeattle Mariners from1984 to 1987, and in 1989 they had a partial working agreement with theSan Francisco Giants . That season, they had seven Japanese players play for them.They did not play as the Salinas Spurs in
1988 , because they moved toRiverside, California to become the Riverside Red Wave. Baseball returned to Salinas after theFresno Suns moved their for the 1989 season and became the Spurs.Notable alumni
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Andy Allanson
*Dave Burba
*Todd Cruz
*Leon Durham
*Tim Fortugno
*Billy Hatcher
*Steve Howe
*Darrin Jackson
*Jeff Nelson
*Angel Salazar
*Mac Suzuki
*Roy Thomas
*Gary Varsho
*Omar Vizquel Year-by-Year Record
(from [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Salinas_Spurs Baseball Reference Bullpen] )
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