Notes of Interest
- Due to a lack of lights at Ventura College’s baseball stadium, the Gulls were one of the few minor league teams (if not, the only team) in the nation to have every home game played in the afternoon. This major restriction put Ventura County last in the California League in attendance (with 38,818) and was the main reason why the Gulls stayed in Ventura for only one year.
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