The Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino
are a minor league baseball team in San Bernardino, California, United States. They are the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and play in the California League. The 66ers play home games at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.
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Franchise history
The 66ers began when the
Salinas Spurs
moved to San Bernardino and bought the name of the
San Bernardino Spirit
from the
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes who had just left town. The team was bought by Elmore Sports Group soon afterwards. The team originally played at
Fiscalini Field until 1996 when the team moved to San Bernardino Stadium, nicknamed "The Ranch" in concert with the team's new name, the
San Bernardino Stampede
. Later, the stadium was re-christened
Arrowhead Credit Union Park. The team name was later changed to the team's current name, the
Inland Empire 66ers, taken from the historic
U. S. Route 66 that ran through San Bernardino. It is not clear exactly when the words "of San Bernardino" were added to the club's official name, or whether the change is for reasons related to the addition of "of Anaheim" to the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim team name.
In September 2006, the 66ers announced that it was renewing its affiliation with the
Los Angeles Dodgers beginning in the 2007 season.
The team was once unique for having a
National Public Radio affiliate,
KVCR-FM, as the station that broadcast its games on radio. However, in 2008 the team changed its station to commercial talk station
KCAA.
Year-by-year record
- San Bernardino Spirit (1993–1995)
- San Bernardino Stampede (1996–2002)
- Inland Empire 66ers (2003–present)
Year
| Record
| Finish
| Manager
| Playoffs
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1993
| 62–74
| 7th
| Greg Mahlberg
| —
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1994
| 48–88
| 9th
| Greg Mahlberg
| —
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1995
| 84–54
| 1st
| Ron Roenicke
| League Champions
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1996
| 70–70
| 7th
| Del Crandall
| —
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1997
| 68–72
| 7th
| Del Crandall / Dino Ebel
| Lost League Finals
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1998
| 55–85
| 9th
| Mickey Hatcher / Joe Vavra / Tim Wallach
| —
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1999
| 80–61
| 2nd
| Rick Burleson
| League Champions
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2000
| 77–63
| 4th
| Dino Ebel
| League Champions
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2001
| 76–64
| 3rd
| Daren Brown
| Lost in 1st round
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2002
| 77–63
| 3rd
| Daren Brown
| Lost in 2nd round
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2003
| 78–62
| 2nd
| Steve Roadcap
| League Champions
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2004
| 77–63
| 3rd
| Daren Brown
| Lost in 2nd round
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2005
| 58–82
| 9th
| Daren Brown
| —
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2006
| 72–68
| 5th
| Gary Thurman
| League Champions
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2007
| 72–67
| 3rd
| Dave Collins
| Lost in 1st round
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2008
| 68–73
| 3rd
| John Valentin
| Lost in 1st round
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Roster
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Players
| Coaches
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Pitchers
- 26 Alberto Bastardo
- 50 Victor Garate
- 9 Javy Guerra
- 40 Steven Johnson (baseball)
- 38 Joe Jones (baseball)
- 34 Paul Koss
- 54 David Pfeiffer
- 22 Jordan Pratt
- 59 Matthew Sartor
- 46 Timothy Sexton
- 45 Luis Vasquez
- 15 Josh Wall
- 61 Chris Withrow
† disabled list
‡ temporary inactive list
updated September 1, 2008
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| Catchers
- 51 Alex Garabedian
- 30 Fuminasa Ishibashi †
- 62 Esteban Lopez (baseball)
Infielders
- 30 Justin Fuller †
- 7 Austin Gallagher
- 16 Elian Herrera
- 3 Christian Lara (baseball)
- 27 Andrew Locke
- 6 Jaime Pedroza
Outfielders
- 11 Matt Berezay
- 8 Thomas Giles
- 5 Bridger Hunt
- 21 Trayvon Robinson
- 35 Scott Van Slyke
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| Manager
Coaches
- 49 Charlie Hough (pitching)
- 36 Henry Cruz (hitting)
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Notable players
- Adrián Beltré
- Ken Griffey, Jr. (played 58 games with San Bernardino Spirit)
- Mike Hampton
- Félix Hernández
- Paul Konerko
- Mac Suzuki