The Sacramento River Cats are a minor league baseball team based in Sacramento, California. The team plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and is the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics.

The River Cats play in Raley Field, located in West Sacramento. The team began play in 1978 as the Vancouver Canadians, and played their home games at Nat Bailey Stadium until the 1999 season. Following that season, the team was purchased by a group led by Art Savage and moved to Sacramento for the 2000 season.

Sacramento has led all of minor league baseball in attendance during each of its first seven seasons at Raley Field.

The PCL franchise in Sacramento for many years was the Sacramento Solons, a charter member of the PCL which was founded in 1903. Three different versions of the Solons represented California's capital city in 1903, 1905, from 1909 through 1914, from 1918 through 1960, and from 1974 through 1976.

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2007-08-26 15:18:44   Anyone have recommendations for cheap places to park near Raley Field? —JimEvans

2008-04-02 18:15:41   If you don't mind walking a block or two, there is usually street parking near the Crocker Art Musuem. It's just a quick walk across the Tower Bridge to the field. —WILLIAMJTRINKLE