League titles None Division Southern Division | Division titles None | |
Previous names Ventura County Gulls (1986)
Lodi Crushers (1984; 1966-1969)
Lodi Dodgers (1976-1983)
Lodi Orioles (1974-1975)
Lodi Lions (1973)
Lodi Orions (1972)
Lodi Padres (1970-1971) Previous parks Ventura College Ballpark (1986)
Lawrence Park (1966-1984) Previous Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays (1986) | ||
The Ventura County Gulls were a minor league baseball team in Ventura, California. They were a high-A class team that played in the California League, and were a farm team of the Toronto Blue Jays for the franchise’s only year as the Gulls. They played all of their home games at the baseball field at Ventura College. In spite of the fact that the Gulls’ roster featured 14 future major league baseball players in their lone year, Ventura County did not make the playoffs; instead, they lost a tiebreaker to the Visalia Oaks. Coupled with the poor attendance mark by the Gulls, this proved too much to bear for the struggling franchise. Prior to the 1987 season, the Ventura County Gulls were sold and moved to San Bernardino, California, where the franchise became the San Bernardino Spirit.