Book: Mexican American Baseball in the San Fernando Valley
Author: Richard A. Santillan, Victoria C. Norton, Christopher Docter, Monica Ortez, and Richard Arroyo
ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-3452-1
U-$0.20-B-0.0048712312-BE-41
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Chapter 1: The City of San Fernando
Answer Key
1. The families emigrated because they were fleeing the revolution in Mexico.
2. The families moved from Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
3. True, Japanese and European immigrants also settled in the city during this time.
4. The first organized baseball team established in San Fernando was in the 1890s.
5. The San Fernando Merchants and Missions were the names of the semiprofessional teams created after World War 1.
6. The Seattle Rainiers, Pacific Coast League, held spring training at the San Fernando Park .
7. In San Fernando, baseball was used as a vehicle for to bring families and neighboring communities together.
8. Playing softball enabled women in San Fernando to help them cross strict cultural boundaries and travel outside of their homes.
9. The photo was taken in 1909.
10. The San Fernando Grammar School opened in 1909.
11. The game on page 11 was being played in front of the San Fernando Fruit Growers Association.
12. Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks was located between Chatsworth and Wolfskill Streets.
13. The San Fernando Nursery Company sponsored the 1915 team on the top photograph on page 12.
14. The local business community sponsored the 1920 San Fernando Merchant team.
15. Chapo Vidal managed and coached several Pacoima and San Fernando teams in the 1930s and 1940s.
16. Salvador Arteaga is the name of the player that immigrated to Arizona from Mexico in the early 1900s, traveling on the backs of mules.
17. Jacinto Arteaga drove a team of mules hauling wood to an Arizona town.
18. St. Ferdinand Church is the first Catholic Church in the San Fernando Valley.
19. Santa Rosa Church was established in 1925.
20. St. Ferdinand Church had English masses.
21. Santa Rosa Church had Spanish masses.
22. The California Fruit Growers Exchange is a Sunkist company.
23. Paul Cruz became a personal pitching trainer for Don Drysdale.
24. The 1932 Sunkist Lemon packing house team was sponsored by the San Fernando Athletic Association.
25. The San Fernando Canning Company is the old location site of St. Ferdinand School.
26. Dan Velasco retired as the chief of police and was once the manager of the San Fernando Market.
27. Jack and the Beanstalk was filmed on the Miranda property.
28. The Miranda Adobe house is located at the parking lot of Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
29. George Vico played for the Detroit Tigers.
30. Yes, there was a Japanese-American community in San Fernando in the 1940s.
31. The San Fernando Aces played their games in Manzanar.
32. The San Fernando Missions were once known as the San Fernando Merchants.
33. Seattle Rainiers and Oakland Oaks in the 1940s conducted spring training at the San Fernando Park.
34. True, many African American families that moved to the San Fernando Valley were relegated to Pacoima because of housing restrictions for people of color before the 1960s.
Author: Richard A. Santillan, Victoria C. Norton, Christopher Docter, Monica Ortez, and Richard Arroyo
ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-3452-1
U-$0.20-B-0.0048712312-BE-41
Go to Directory of Books
Go to Questions
Chapter 1: The City of San Fernando
Answer Key
1. The families emigrated because they were fleeing the revolution in Mexico.
2. The families moved from Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
3. True, Japanese and European immigrants also settled in the city during this time.
4. The first organized baseball team established in San Fernando was in the 1890s.
5. The San Fernando Merchants and Missions were the names of the semiprofessional teams created after World War 1.
6. The Seattle Rainiers, Pacific Coast League, held spring training at the San Fernando Park .
7. In San Fernando, baseball was used as a vehicle for to bring families and neighboring communities together.
8. Playing softball enabled women in San Fernando to help them cross strict cultural boundaries and travel outside of their homes.
9. The photo was taken in 1909.
10. The San Fernando Grammar School opened in 1909.
11. The game on page 11 was being played in front of the San Fernando Fruit Growers Association.
12. Southern Pacific Railroad Tracks was located between Chatsworth and Wolfskill Streets.
13. The San Fernando Nursery Company sponsored the 1915 team on the top photograph on page 12.
14. The local business community sponsored the 1920 San Fernando Merchant team.
15. Chapo Vidal managed and coached several Pacoima and San Fernando teams in the 1930s and 1940s.
16. Salvador Arteaga is the name of the player that immigrated to Arizona from Mexico in the early 1900s, traveling on the backs of mules.
17. Jacinto Arteaga drove a team of mules hauling wood to an Arizona town.
18. St. Ferdinand Church is the first Catholic Church in the San Fernando Valley.
19. Santa Rosa Church was established in 1925.
20. St. Ferdinand Church had English masses.
21. Santa Rosa Church had Spanish masses.
22. The California Fruit Growers Exchange is a Sunkist company.
23. Paul Cruz became a personal pitching trainer for Don Drysdale.
24. The 1932 Sunkist Lemon packing house team was sponsored by the San Fernando Athletic Association.
25. The San Fernando Canning Company is the old location site of St. Ferdinand School.
26. Dan Velasco retired as the chief of police and was once the manager of the San Fernando Market.
27. Jack and the Beanstalk was filmed on the Miranda property.
28. The Miranda Adobe house is located at the parking lot of Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
29. George Vico played for the Detroit Tigers.
30. Yes, there was a Japanese-American community in San Fernando in the 1940s.
31. The San Fernando Aces played their games in Manzanar.
32. The San Fernando Missions were once known as the San Fernando Merchants.
33. Seattle Rainiers and Oakland Oaks in the 1940s conducted spring training at the San Fernando Park.
34. True, many African American families that moved to the San Fernando Valley were relegated to Pacoima because of housing restrictions for people of color before the 1960s.
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