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Baseball was big in
Marysville and Yuba City in the 1930's into the 1950s. Residents would flock to
watch the Marysville Giants at Bryant Field or the Bears at Gauche Park on C
Street in Yuba City. From the old Trolley League at the turn of the
century to the appearance of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at the old Municipal
Ballpark on Third Street to Jackie Robinson's coming to Bryant Field, baseball
was the entertainment of choice for area residents.
Today, Bryant Field has been rebuilt and back in the market for baseball. (Above shows the field under construction; to the left is the finished field at one of the first games)
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Baseball returned to Bryant Field as the Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox opened their season
on May 24, 2002. The team mascot -- a green, gold-footed gecko
with a baseball glove strapped to its tail -- was chosen to appeal to children
and families. You can find crowds at the Gold Sox games annually every
Thursday through Sunday evenings from the last weekend in May through the second
weekend in August.
By the mid-1950's,
crowds started to dwindle and by the
mid-1960's, Bryant Field was mostly
quiet. Bryant Field stadium was dismantled in 1973.