Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

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Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Location:	Rancho Cucamonga, California
Established:	1966
MLB Affiliation:	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2001-present)
League:	California League
Level:	High A
Ballpark:	The Epicenter
Championships:	1 (1994)
Division Titles:	1
Wild Card:	0

The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are the High A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the California League. The team was the High A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers until 1986 when it relocated to San Bernardino and became a Toronto Blue Jays affiliate. In 1988 they became a Seattle Mariners farm club and in 1993 they changed affiliations to the San Diego Padres, a relationship that lasted until the end of the 2000 season.

1 Franchise History
2 Major League affiliations
3 Franchise Names
4 Alumni
5 Notable Red Sox Who Played Here
6 2007 Quakes Prospects
7 External Links
8 See Also

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Franchise History

The Quakes franchise has been in existence since 1966, when it played in Lodi, California. The team moved to San Bernardino in 1986 and became the Spirit; Ken Griffey, Jr. was among the players that came through Fiscalini Field on their way to the big leagues. In 1993, the Quakes moved to their current location. The Quakes won the California League championship in 1994.

The Quakes play home games at The Epicenter; opened in 1992. The park seats 6,200 fans.The mascot of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes is Tremor, the "Rallysaurus".

Television actor Mark Harmon (St. Elsewhere, Navy NCIS) was one of the team's owners until he sold his interest in the team to local businessman, Scott Ostlund.

Joe Castellano was the team's first play-by-play announcer; he later moved on to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, and now works for XM Satellite Radio on the MLB Home Plate channel.

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