1984 Pacific Coast League season

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The 1984 Pacific Coast League season was the 82nd season in the league's history. It ended with the Edmonton Trappers winning their first league championship. The Trappers became the first club in PCL history to win a title with a losing record, and only the sixth in Triple-A history.

In Salt Lake City, UT, the Gulls were locked out of Derks Field as the year ended, and were forced to play all their postseason games in Edmonton, AB. After the season, the franchise moved to Calgary, AB.

In the championship series, rain forced the series to be shortened to a best-of-three format.

Final first-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Edmonton Trappers 35 35 .500 -- Moose Stubing California Angels
Salt Lake City Gulls 33 37 .471 2 Bobby Floyd Seattle Mariners
Vancouver Canadians 32 40 .444 4 Tony Muser Milwaukee Brewers
Portland Beavers 29 40 .420 Lee Elia Philadelphia Phillies
Tacoma Tigers 29 41 .414 6 Ed Nottle Oakland Athletics
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Las Vegas Stars 42 28 .600 -- Bob Cluck San Diego Padres
Hawaii Islanders 42 29 .592 ½ Tommy Sandt Pittsburgh Pirates
Tucson Toros 38 32 .543 4 Matt Galante Houston Astros
Phoenix Giants 37 35 .514 6 Jack Mull San Francisco Giants
Albuquerque Dukes 36 35 .507 Terry Collins Los Angeles Dodgers

Final second-half standings[edit]

Playoff teams in bold.

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Salt Lake City Gulls 41 29 .586 -- Bobby Floyd Seattle Mariners
Tacoma Tigers 40 30 .571 1 Ed Nottle Oakland Athletics
Vancouver Canadians 39 31 .557 2 Tony Muser Milwaukee Brewers
Edmonton Trappers 34 38 .472 8 Moose Stubing California Angels
Portland Beavers 33 38 .465 Lee Elia Philadelphia Phillies
W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Hawaii Islanders 45 24 .652 -- Tommy Sandt Pittsburgh Pirates
Phoenix Giants 32 39 .451 14 Jack Mull San Francisco Giants
Tucson Toros 31 39 .443 14½ Matt Galante Houston Astros
Las Vegas Stars 29 37 .439 14½ Bob Cluck San Diego Padres
Albuquerque Dukes 26 45 .366 20 Terry Collins Los Angeles Dodgers

Overall standings[edit]

W L Pct. GB Manager Affiliation
Hawaii Islanders 87 53 .621 -- Tommy Sandt Pittsburgh Pirates
Salt Lake City Gulls 74 66 .529 13 Bobby Floyd Seattle Mariners
Las Vegas Stars 71 65 .522 14 Bob Cluck San Diego Padres
Vancouver Canadians 71 71 .500 17 Tony Muser Milwaukee Brewers
Tucson Toros 69 71 .493 18 Matt Galante Houston Astros
Tacoma Tigers 69 71 .493 18 Ed Nottle Oakland Athletics
Edmonton Trappers 69 73 .486 19 Moose Stubing California Angels
Phoenix Giants 69 74 .483 19½ Jack Mull San Francisco Giants
Portland Beavers 62 78 .443 25 Lee Elia Philadelphia Phillies
Albuquerque Dukes 62 81 .434 26½ Terry Collins Los Angeles Dodgers

Playoffs[edit]

  First Round Championship Finals
                 
N1  Edmonton Trappers 3  
N2  Salt Lake City Gulls 2  
    N1  Edmonton Trappers 2
  S2  Hawaii Islanders 0
S1  Las Vegas Stars 0
S2  Hawaii Islanders 3  



First Round[edit]

Edmonton vs. Salt Lake City
Date Away Home
September 1 Salt Lake City 3 Edmonton 8
September 2 Salt Lake City 6 Edmonton 5
September 3 Salt Lake City 6 Edmonton 8
September 4 Salt Lake City 9 Edmonton 3
September 5 Salt Lake City 3 Edmonton 11
Edmonton wins series 3-2
Hawaii vs. Las Vegas
Date Away Home
September 1 Hawaii 8 Las Vegas 2
September 2 Hawaii 2 Las Vegas 0
September 3 Las Vegas 5 Hawaii 6
Hawaii wins series 3-0

Championship Finals[edit]

Hawaii vs. Edmonton
Date Away Home
September 8 Hawaii 4 Edmonton 8
September 9 Hawaii 6 Edmonton 9
Edmonton wins series 2-0


League Leaders[edit]

Batting[edit]

Pitching[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

References[edit]

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