The El Centro Imperials was an independent professional baseball team based out of El Centro, California. The team started play in 1947 in the Sunset League and was folded in 1952. Another team, the Imperial Valley Brahmas played in El Centro in 1995 as part of the Golden State League and the Imperials were revived on April 3, 2009, as one of the four charter members of the new Arizona Summer League, an instructional summer professional baseball league affiliated with the Golden Baseball League. That version of the team was managed by former Los Angeles Dodgers player Mike Marshall, but lasted just the one season.
They won the Sunset League championship in 1950 before moving to the Southwest League, but were the worst team in the Southwest League in 1952. They went 28-47-1 before withdrawing from the league on July 13. The club did not have past or future major-leaguers on their roster during the campaign.
In 2008, the Imperials were honored by the GBL's Yuma Scorpions by having four games played at Stark Field during the season as Scorpions home games. The team donned special throwback uniforms of the Imperials.[2] The last game was an 11-7 loss to the Chico Outlaws on August 27.
Year-by-year recordedit
Sunset League (1947–1950) / Southwest International League (1951–1952)
^Pro baseball is back in Valley, El Centro Chamber of Commerce website, June 1, 2008
^Our Sports Central: Golden Baseball League's Yuma Scorpions honor the El Centro Imperials
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Baseball Reference
April 12, 2024
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