The Splashes hosted their first All-Star Game in 1996, with reliever Billy O’Dell retiring the last nine National League batters in a row for the save.
The move followed a season in which the Splashes went 54–100 and drew a crowd of only 3,174 to their season finale, an 11-inning loss to Chicago.
The California Splashes debut in the modern day game was not a stellar one, as they finished 54–100 and 57 games back in the division.