Pacific Northwest League
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The first Pacific Northwest League, the first professional baseball league ever in the region, was founded in 1890 and lasted until folding in the second half of the 1892 season because of a nationwide economic depression (known as the "Panic of 1893"). The league was revived briefly in 1896, but only lasted until mid-June. The 1896 version was also known as the New Pacific League.
The third Pacific Northwest League began play in 1901 as a four-team league, and was a six-team Class B circuit in 1902 when the minors were first classified. The next season it expanded with teams in Los Angeles and San Francisco and was renamed the Pacific National League.
League Champions[edit]
- 1890 Spokane
- 1891 Portland
- 1892 Tacoma
- 1896 Portland
- 1898 Seattle
- 1901 Portland
- 1902 Butte
Cities Represented 1890-1892[edit]
- Portland, OR: Portland Gladiators 1890-1891; Portland Webfoots 1892
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Blues 1890-1892
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Bunchgrassers 1890-1892
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Daisies 1890-1892
Teams and Statistics 1890[edit]
1890 Pacific Northwest League
President: H. Bolster
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spokane Bunchgrassers | 61 | 34 | .642 | - | John Barnes |
Tacoma Daisies | 54 | 41 | .568 | 7 | William Lucas |
Seattle Blues | 48 | 46 | .511 | 12.5 | Elmer Rockwell |
Portland Gladiators | 25 | 67 | .272 | 34.5 | Richard Dwyer/Henry Harris/William Hassamaer |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piggy Ward | Spokane | BA | .368 | Jack Huston | Spokane | W | 28 | |
Piggy Ward | Spokane | Runs | 97 | Frank March | Tacoma | SO | 197 | |
Thomas Turner | Spokane | Hits | 123 | Kid Camp | Seattle | ERA | 1.08 | |
Thomas Turner | Spokane | HR | 12 | Jack Huston | Spokane | PCT | .777 28-8 | |
Al Mannassau | Tacoma | SB | 57 |
Teams and Statistics 1891[edit]
1891 Pacific Northwest League
President: W.B. Bushnell
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portland Gladiators | 58 | 40 | .592 | - | Bob Glenalvin |
Spokane Bunchgrassers | 57 | 43 | .570 | 2 | John Barnes |
Seattle Blues | 45 | 55 | .450 | 14 | Abner Powell |
Tacoma Daisies | 38 | 60 | .388 | 20 | Leech Maskrey |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Stenzel | Spokane | BA | .351 | Kid Camp | Seattle | W | 31 | |
Jake Stenzel | Spokane | Runs | 135 | George Borchers | Spokane | SO | 220 | |
Jake Stenzel | Spokane | Hits | 149 | John Huston | Spokane | PCT | .688 22-10 | |
Thomas Turner | Spokane | HR | 13 | |||||
Jake Stenzel | Spokane | SB | 68 |
Teams and Statistics 1892[edit]
1892 Pacific Northwest League
President: W.B. Bushnell
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tacoma Daisies | 41 | 32 | .562 | - | Bill Works |
Portland Webfeet | 41 | 34 | .547 | 1 | John Barnes |
Seattle Blues | 38 | 37 | .507 | 4 | Abner Powell / Gil Hatfield |
Spokane Bunchgrassers | 29 | 46 | .387 | 13 | Ollie Beard |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jake Stenzel | Portland | BA | .339 | Gus McGinnis | Seattle | W | 19 | |
Bill Goodenough | Tacoma | Runs | 77 | Gus McGinnis | Seattle | SO | 169 | |
Bill Works | Tacoma | Hits | 101 | Jack Leiper | Portland | Pct | .700: 14-6 | |
Ed Cartwright | Tacoma | HR | 7 |
Cities Represented 1896[edit]
- Portland, OR: Portland Gladiators 1896
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Rainmakers 1896
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Robbers/Colts 1896
- Victoria, BC: Victoria Chappies 1896
Teams and Statistics 1896[edit]
1896 Pacific Northwest League a/k/a/ New Pacific League
President: Mike J. Roach
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portland Gladiators | 19 | 9 | .679 | - | Bob Glenalvin |
Tacoma Robbers/Colts | 16 | 17 | .485 | 5.5 | Charles Strobel |
Victoria Chappies | 13 | 16 | .448 | 6.5 | August Klopf/George Derby |
Seattle Rainmakers | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8 | Count Campau |
The league disbanded June 15.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Glenalvin | Portland | BA | .448 | Ike Butler | Seattle | W | 9 | |
Count Campau | Seattle | Runs | 55 | George Derby | Victoria | SO | 64 | |
John Morrissey | Tacoma | Hits | 57 | George Borchers | Portland | Pct | .875: 7-1 | |
F.A. Whaling | Victoria | Hits | 57 | |||||
Count Campau | Seattle | HR | 13 | |||||
Billy Smith | Tacoma | SB | 20 |
Cities Represented 1898[edit]
- Portland, OR: Portland Webfoots 1898
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Clamdiggers 1898
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Siwashes 1898
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Owls 1898
Teams and Statistics 1898[edit]
1898 Pacific Northwest League
President:
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle Clamdiggers | 32 | 14 | .696 | - | Dan Dugdale |
Portland Webfoots | 23 | 24 | .489 | 9.5 | George Borchers/Jack Page |
Spokane Siwashes | 19 | 26 | .422 | 12.5 | E.H. Hutchinson/Billy Connors (minors) |
Tacoma Owls | 19 | 27 | .413 | 13 | Bill Works |
Cities Represented 1901-1902[edit]
- Butte, MT: Butte Miners 1902
- Helena, MT: Helena Senators 1902
- Portland, OR: Portland Webfoots 1901-1902
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Clamdiggers 1901-1902
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Blue Stockings 1901; Spokane Smoke Eaters 1902
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Tigers 1901-1902
Teams and Statistics 1901-1902[edit]
1901 Pacific Northwest League - schedule
President: William Henry Lucas
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Portland Webfoots | 73 | 35 | .675 | - | John J. Grim |
Tacoma Tigers | 57 | 51 | .530 | 16 | John McCloskey |
Seattle Clamdiggers | 45 | 63 | .417 | 28 | Dan Dugdale |
Spokane Blue Stockings | 41 | 67 | .379 | 32 | Thomas Turner / Joe Marshall / Maloney |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles McIntyre | Tacoma | BA | .341 | Clyde Engle | Portland | W | 28 | |
Joe McCarthy | Tacoma | Runs | 98 | Bill Salisbury | Portland | W | 28 | |
Charles McIntyre | Tacoma | Hits | 149 | Jim St. Vrain | Tacoma | SO | 299 | |
Joe Marshall | Spokane | HR | 15 | Clyde Engle | Portland | Pct | .718; 28-11 | |
Joe Tinker | Portland | SB | 37 | Joe McCarthy | Tacoma | SB | 37 |
1902 Pacific Northwest League - schedule
President: William Henry Lucas
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butte Miners | 73 | 47 | .608 | - | John McCloskey |
Seattle Clamdiggers | 70 | 50 | .583 | 3 | Dan Dugdale |
Helena Senators | 65 | 54 | .546 | 7.5 | John Flannery |
Portland Webfoots | 58 | 62 | .483 | 15 | Sam Vigneux |
Tacoma Tigers | 48 | 72 | .400 | 25 | Jay Andrews |
Spokane Smoke Eaters | 46 | 75 | .380 | 27.5 | John J. Grim |
Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
---|---|---|---|
Piggy Ward | Butte | BA | .332 |
Bill Kane | Butte | Runs | 102 |
Piggy Ward | Butte | Hits | 157 |
Joe Marshall | Butte | HR | 6 |
Piggy Ward | Butte | SB | 51 |
Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]
- Clark Griffith, 1892 Tacoma Daisies
- Joe Tinker, 1901 Portland Webfoots
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
Further Reading[edit]
- Jim Price: "A tale of four cities", in Mark Armour, ed.: Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, 2006, pp. 4-11.
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