California Winter League is a former baseball Winter League. It was the first integrated league in the 20th century as players from Major League Baseball and Negro League Baseball played each other in training games. The league was in existence from the turn of the 20th century to 1947.
Read more about California Winter League: Events Leading To Formation, Integration (1910), Notable Players, Demise, All-time Leaders, Notes and References
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