Pacific Coast League

The Pacific Coast League was one of the three strongest minor leagues for over a century. The league played as an independent league in 1903 before joining the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues in 1904 and for a half-century had strongholds in Los Angeles, CA (the Angels and the Hollywood Stars), San Francisco, CA (the Seals and Missions), Oakland, CA (the Oaks), Seattle, WA (the Rainiers), and San Diego, CA (the Padres) - all five cities were eventually lost to big-league expansion; the only traditional cities to have maintained a foothold in the PCL were the Portland Beavers and Sacramento (formerly home to the Solons, now home to the River Cats).

The PCL has generally received much more publicity than the International League and American Association - until the 1950s, it was home to the best baseball on the west coast and it also featured bigger cities than the other top-tier minors. As a result, some have proclaimed it the top minor league, especially in its pre-1958 "heyday." A brief study of the rosters of the PCL, AA and IL for these years would seem to indicate that the talent level was probably pretty equivalent. In 1943 the league opened the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame at Wrigley Field; it would go dormant in the 1950s but was revitalized in 2003.

The PCL was the only minor league ever to be given the classification of "Open" - an experiment conducted from 1952-1957 to have a tier nominally above AAA. The PCL had hoped to become a third major league. This plan was abandoned when major league owners discovered the riches on the west coast. Television and transcontinental flight were twin contributing factors, with TV sending live images of MLB games into the West and air travel making West Coast MLB teams feasible. This was the period when Steve Bilko won three straight MVP Awards and home run titles. The PCL of that time had very few prospects, mostly consisting of over-the-hill ex-major-leaguers like Max West, Eddie Basinski and Elmer Singleton.

The PCL was a class AAA minor league from 1958 until its dissolution following the cancelled 2020 season. After one season, the Triple-A West was re-rebranded as the Pacific Coast League in 2022, reviving the league - again in AAA.

Current Teams, Managers, and Affiliations

East Division				West Division
Team	Manager	Affiliation		Team	Manager	Affiliation
Albuquerque Isotopes	Pedro Lopez	Colorado Rockies		Las Vegas Aviators	Fran Riordan	Oakland Athletics
El Paso Chihuahuas	Pete Zamora	San Diego Padres		Reno Aces	Blake Lalli	Arizona Diamondbacks
Oklahoma City Baseball Club	Travis Barbary	Los Angeles Dodgers		Sacramento River Cats	Dave Brundage	San Francisco Giants
Round Rock Express	Doug Davis	Texas Rangers		Salt Lake Bees	Keith Johnson	Los Angeles Angels
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Mickey Storey	Houston Astros		Tacoma Rainiers	John Russell	Seattle Mariners

League Champions

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Results	Manager
1903	Los Angeles Angels	Sacramento Senators	no series	Cap Dillon
1904	Tacoma Tigers	Los Angeles Angels	5-4-1	Charlie Graham
1905	Los Angeles Angels	Tacoma Tigers	5-1	Cap Dillon
1906	Portland Beavers	Seattle Siwashes	no series	Walt McCredie
1907	Los Angeles Angels	San Francisco Seals	no series	Cap Dillon
1908	Los Angeles Angels	Portland Beavers	no series	Cap Dillon
1909	San Francisco Seals	Portland Beavers	no series	Kid Mohler
1910	Portland Beavers	Oakland Oaks	no series	Walt McCredie
1911	Portland Beavers	Vernon Tigers	no series	Walt McCredie
1912	Oakland Oaks	Vernon Tigers	no series	Bud Sharpe
1913	Portland Beavers	Sacramento Sacts	no series	Walt McCredie
1914	Portland Beavers	Los Angeles Angels	no series	Walt McCredie
1915	San Francisco Seals	Salt Lake City Bees	no series	Harry Wolverton
1916	Los Angeles Angels	Vernon Tigers	no series	Frank Chance
1917	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	no series	Red Downs
1918	Los Angeles Angels	Vernon Tigers	5-21	Red Killefer
1919	Vernon Tigers	Los Angeles Angels	no series	Bill Essick
1920	Vernon Tigers	Seattle Rainiers	no series	Bill Essick
1921	Los Angeles Angels	Sacramento Senators	no series	Red Killefer
1922	San Francisco Seals	Vernon Tigers	no series	Dots Miller
1923	San Francisco Seals	Sacramento Senators	no series	Bert Ellison
1924	Seattle Indians	Los Angeles Angels	no series	Red Killefer
1925	San Francisco Seals	Salt Lake City Bees	no series	Bert Ellison
1926	Los Angeles Angels	Oakland Oaks	no series	Marty Krug
1927	Oakland Oaks	San Francisco Seals	no series	Del Howard
1928	San Francisco Seals	Sacramento Senators	no series	Nick Williams
1929	Hollywood Stars	Mission Reds	4-2	Ossie Vitt
1930	Hollywood Stars	Los Angeles Angels	4-1	Ossie Vitt
1931	San Francisco Seals	Hollywood Stars	4-0	Nick Williams
1932	Portland Beavers	Hollywood Stars	no series	Spencer Abbott
1933	Los Angeles Angels	Portland Beavers	no series	Jack Lelivelt
1934	Los Angeles Angels	Mission Reds	no series	Jack Lelivelt
1935	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	4-2	Lefty O'Doul
1936	Portland Beavers	Oakland Oaks	4-1	Bill Sweeney
1937	San Diego Padres	Portland Beavers	4-0	Frank Shellenback
1938	Sacramento Solons	San Francisco Seals	4-1	Bill Killefer
1939	Sacramento Solons	Los Angeles Angels	4-2	Benny Borgmann
1940	Seattle Rainiers	Los Angeles Angels	4-1	Jack Lelivelt
1941	Seattle Rainiers	Sacramento Solons	4-3	Bill Skiff
1942	Seattle Rainiers	Los Angeles Angels	4-2	Bill Skiff
1943	San Francisco Seals	Seattle Rainiers	4-2	Lefty O'Doul
1944	San Francisco Seals	Los Angeles Angels	4-3	Lefty O'Doul
1945	San Francisco Seals	Seattle Rainiers	4-2	Lefty O'Doul
1946	San Francisco Seals	Oakland Oaks	4-2	Lefty O'Doul
1947	Los Angeles Angels	Oakland Oaks	4-1	William Kelly
1948	Oakland Oaks	Seattle Rainiers	4-1	Casey Stengel
1949	Hollywood Stars	San Diego Padres	4-2	Fred Haney
1950	Oakland Oaks2	San Diego Padres	no series	Chuck Dressen
1951	Seattle Rainiers	Hollywood Stars	4-1	Rogers Hornsby
1952	Hollywood Stars2	Oakland Oaks	no series	Fred Haney
1953	Hollywood Stars2	Seattle Rainiers	no series	Bobby Bragan
1954	Oakland Oaks	San Francisco Seals	2-1	Chuck Dressen
1955	Seattle Rainiers	San Diego Padres	no series	Fred Hutchinson
1956	Los Angeles Angels	Seattle Rainiers	no series	Bob Scheffing
1957	San Francisco Seals	Vancouver Mounties	no series	Joe Gordon
1958	Phoenix Giants
1959	Salt Lake City Bees
1960	Spokane Indians
1961	Tacoma Giants
1962	San Diego Padres
1963	Oklahoma City 89ers	Spokane Indians	4-3
1964	San Diego Padres	Arkansas Travelers	4-3
1965	Oklahoma City 89ers	Portland Beavers	4-1
1966	Seattle Angels	Tulsa Oilers	4-3
1967	San Diego Padres	Spokane Indians	4-3
1968	Tulsa Oilers	Spokane Indians	4-1
1969	Tacoma Cubs	Eugene Emeralds	3-2
1970	Spokane Indians	Hawaii Islanders	4-0
1971	Salt Lake City Angels	Tacoma Cubs	3-1
1972	Albuquerque Dukes	Eugene Emeralds	3-1
1973	Spokane Indians	Tucson Toros	3-0
1974	Spokane Indians	Albuquerque Dukes	3-0
1975	Hawaii Islanders	Salt Lake City Gulls	4-2
1976	Hawaii Islanders	Salt Lake City Gulls	3-2
1977	Phoenix Giants	Hawaii Islanders	4-2
1978	Albuquerque Dukes/Tacoma Yankees3
1979	Salt Lake City Gulls	Hawaii Islanders	3-0
1980	Albuquerque Dukes	Hawaii Islanders	3-2
1981	Albuquerque Dukes	Tacoma Tigers	3-0
1982	Albuquerque Dukes	Spokane Indians	4-2
1983	Portland Beavers	Albuquerque Dukes	3-0
1984	Edmonton Trappers	Hawaii Islanders	2-0
1985	Vancouver Canadians	Phoenix Giants	3-0
1986	Las Vegas Stars	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
1987	Albuquerque Dukes	Calgary Cannons	3-1
1988	Las Vegas Stars	Vancouver Canadians	3-2
1989	Vancouver Canadians	Albuquerque Dukes	3-1
1990	Albuquerque Dukes	Edmonton Trappers	3-0	Kevin Kennedy
1991	Tucson Toros	Calgary Cannons	3-2	Bob Skinner
1992	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Vancouver Canadians	3-0	Charlie Manuel
1993	Tucson Toros	Portland Beavers	4-2	Rick Sweet
1994	Albuquerque Dukes	Vancouver Canadians	3-2	Rick Dempsey
1995	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Salt Lake City Buzz	3-2	Brad Mills
1996	Edmonton Trappers	Phoenix Firebirds	3-1	Gary Jones
1997	Edmonton Trappers	Phoenix Firebirds	3-1	Gary Jones
1998	New Orleans Zephyrs	Calgary Cannons	3-1	John Tamargo
1999	Vancouver Canadians	Oklahoma RedHawks	3-1	Mike Quade
2000	Memphis Redbirds	Salt Lake City Buzz	3-1	Gaylen Pitts
2001	New Orleans Zephyrs/Tacoma Rainiers4			Tony Pena/Dan Rohn
2002	Edmonton Trappers	Salt Lake Stingers	3-1	John Russell
2003	Sacramento River Cats	Nashville Sounds	3-0	Tony DeFrancesco
2004	Sacramento River Cats	Iowa Cubs	3-0	Tony DeFrancesco
2005	Nashville Sounds	Tacoma Rainiers	3-0	Frank Kremblas
2006	Tucson Sidewinders	Round Rock Express	3-0	Chip Hale
2007	Sacramento River Cats	New Orleans Zephyrs	3-0	Tony DeFrancesco
2008	Sacramento River Cats	Oklahoma RedHawks	3-1	Todd Steverson
2009	Memphis Redbirds	Sacramento River Cats	3-0	Chris Maloney
2010	Tacoma Rainiers	Memphis Redbirds	3-0	Jose Castro
2011	Omaha Storm Chasers	Sacramento River Cats	3-0	Mike Jirschele
2012	Reno Aces	Omaha Storm Chasers	3-1	Brett Butler
2013	Omaha Storm Chasers	Salt Lake Bees	3-1	Mike Jirschele
2014	Omaha Storm Chasers	Reno Aces	3-2	Brian Poldberg
2015	Fresno Grizzlies	Round Rock Express	3-2	Tony DeFrancesco
2016	El Paso Chihuahuas	Oklahoma City Dodgers	3-1	Rod Barajas
2017	Memphis Redbirds	El Paso Chihuahuas	3-2	Stubby Clapp
2018	Memphis Redbirds	Fresno Grizzlies	3-1	Stubby Clapp
2019	Sacramento River Cats	Round Rock Express	3-0	Dave Brundage
2020	Season Cancelled
2021	see Triple-A West
2022	Reno Aces	El Paso Chihuahuas	1-0	Gil Velazquez

¹ The season was suspended on July 14 due to wartime travel restrictions.

² The championship series were canceled for financial reasons.

³ The championship series canceled because of weather at semifinal series. The Albuquerque Dukes had won one semifinal series, but the other between the Tacoma Yankees and Portland Beavers was tied at two games apiece when heavy rain washed out the rest of the series. League president Roy Jackson, named the Albuquerque and Tacoma teams co-champions, as Tacoma had a better record.

⁴ All Minor League Baseball championships were canceled because of terrorist attacks on September 11; both the New Orleans Zephyrs and Tacoma Rainiers had already won their conference finals.

Award Winners

Year	Most Valuable Player, Position Team	Manager of the Year Team	Rookie of the Year Team	Pitcher of the Year Team
1927	Lefty O'Doul, OF San Francisco Seals
1932	Jigger Statz, OF Los Angeles Angels
1933	Bobo Newsom, P Los Angeles Angels
1934	Frank Demaree, OF Los Angeles Angels
1935	Joe DiMaggio, OF San Francisco Seals
1936	Willie Ludolph, P Oakland Oaks
1937	Art Garibaldi, 3B Sacramento Solons
1938	Fred Hutchinson, P Seattle Rainiers
1939	Dom DiMaggio, OF San Francisco Seals
1940	George Archie, 1B Seattle Rainiers
1941	Yank Terry, P San Diego Padres
1942	Ray Mueller, C Sacramento Solons
1943	Andy Pafko, OF Los Angeles Angels
1944	Les Scarsella, OF Oakland Oaks
1945	Bob Joyce, P San Francisco Seals
1946	Les Scarsella, OF Oakland Oaks
1947	Tony Lupien, 1B Hollywood Stars
1948	Jack Graham, 1B/OF San Diego Padres
1949	Irv Noren, OF Hollywood Stars
1950	Catfish Metkovich, OF Oakland Oaks
1951	Jim Rivera, OF Seattle Rainiers
1952	Johnny Lindell, P-OF Hollywood Stars
1953	Dale Long, 1B Hollywood Stars
1954	Jack Phillips,3B-1B-SS Hollywood Stars
1955	Steve Bilko, 1B Los Angeles Angels
1956	Steve Bilko, 1B Los Angeles Angels
1957	Steve Bilko, 1B Los Angeles Angels
1958	Earl Averill, OF San Diego Padres
1959	Dick Hall, P Salt Lake City Bees
1960	Willie Davis, OF Spokane Indians
1961	Dick Phillips, 1B-OF Tacoma Giants
1962	Jesse Gonder, C San Diego Padres
1963	Billy Cowan, OF Salt Lake City Bees
1964	Tony Perez, 1B San Diego Padres
1965	Dave Roberts, OF Oklahoma City 89ers
1966	Duane Josephson, C Indianapolis Indians
1967	Rick Joseph, 3B San Diego Padres	Johnny Lipon Portland Beavers
1968	Jim Hicks, OF Tulsa Oilers	Warren Spahn Tulsa Oilers
1969	Denny Doyle, 2B Eugene Emeralds	Whitey Lockman Tacoma Cubs
1970	Bobby Valentine, SS Spokane Indians	Tommy Lasorda Spokane Indians Chuck Tanner Hawaii Islanders
1971	Tom Hutton, 1B Spokane Indians	Del Rice Salt Lake City Angels
1972	Tom Paciorek, 1B Albuquerque Dukes	Andy Seminick Eugene Emeralds
1973	No Awards	No Awards	No Awards	No Awards
1974	Tom Robson, DH Spokane Indians	Rocky Bridges Phoenix Giants
1975	Not Awarded	Roy Hartsfield Hawaii Islanders
1976	Not Awarded	Jimy Williams Salt Lake City Gulls
1977	Not Awarded	Rocky Bridges Phoenix Giants
1978	Not Awarded	Not Awarded
1979	Not Awarded	Jimy Williams Salt Lake City Gulls
1980	Dennis Lewallyn, P Albuquerque Dukes	Jimmy Johnson Tucson Toros
1981	Mike Marshall, 1B Albuquerque Dukes	Ed Nottle Tacoma Tigers
1982	Ron Kittle, OF Edmonton Trappers	Moose Stubing Spokane Indians
1983	Kevin McReynolds, OF Las Vegas Stars	John Felske Portland Beavers
1984	Alejandro Sanchez, OF Phoenix Giants	Tommy Sandt Hawaii Islanders
1985	Danny Tartabull, SS Calgary Cannons	Jim Lefebvre Phoenix Giants
1986	Tim Pyznarski, 1B Las Vegas Stars	Jim Lefebvre Phoenix Giants
1987	Mike Campbell, P Calgary Cannons	Keith Lieppman Tacoma Tigers
1988	Sandy Alomar, Jr., C Las Vegas Stars	Terry Collins Albuquerque Dukes
1989	Sandy Alomar, Jr., C Las Vegas Stars	Mike Hargrove Colorado Springs Sky Sox
1990	Jose Offerman, SS Albuquerque Dukes	Kevin Kennedy Albuquerque Dukes
1991	Tino Martinez, 1B Calgary Cannons	Bob Skinner Tucson Toros
1992	Tim Salmon, OF Edmonton Trappers	Charlie Manuel Colorado Springs Sky Sox
1993	James Mouton, 2B Tucson Toros	Scott Ullger Portland Beavers
1994	Billy Ashley, OF Albuquerque Dukes	Rick Sweet Tucson Toros
1995	Donne Wall, P Tucson Toros	Don Long Vancouver Canadians
1996	Steve Mintz, P Phoenix Giants	Gary Jones Edmonton Trappers
1997	Paul Konerko, 3B Albuquerque Dukes	Ron Wotus Phoenix Giants
1998	Chris Hatcher, OF-DH Omaha Royals	Terry Kennedy Iowa Cubs	Jeremy Giambi, OF Omaha Royals
1999	Calvin Murray, OF Fresno Grizzlies	Greg Biagini Oklahoma Redhawks	Mark Quinn, OF Omaha Golden Spikes
2000	Jose Ortiz, 2B-SS Sacramento River Cats	Phil Roof Salt Lake Buzz	Nate Rolison, 1B Calgary Cannons
2001	Phil Hiatt, 3B-DH Las Vegas 51s	Dan Rohn Tacoma Rainiers	Sean Burroughs, 3B Portland Beavers	Denny Stark Tacoma Rainiers
2002	Robb Quinlan, OF Salt Lake Stingers	Brad Mills Las Vegas 51s	Robb Quinlan, OF Salt Lake Stingers	Jeriome Robertson New Orleans Zephyrs
2003	Graham Koonce, 1B-DH Sacramento River Cats	Tony DeFrancesco Sacramento River Cats	Bobby Crosby, SS Sacramento River Cats	Justin Duchscherer Sacramento River Cats
2004	Dan Johnson, 1B Sacramento River Cats	Dan Rohn Tacoma Rainiers	Chris Burke, 2B New Orleans Zephyrs	Scott Downs Edmonton Trappers
2005	Andy Green, 2B-OF Tucson Sidewinders	Dan Rohn Tacoma Rainiers	Felix Hernandez, P Tacoma Rainiers	Felix Hernandez Tacoma Rainiers
2006	Scott McClain, 3B Sacramento River Cats	Chip Hale Tucson Sidewinders	Howie Kendrick, 2B Salt Lake Bees	Jason Hirsh Round Rock Express
2007	Geovany Soto, C Iowa Cubs	Frank Kremblas Nashville Sounds	Wladimir Balentien, OF Tacoma Rainiers	R.A. Dickey Nashville Sounds
2008	Nelson Cruz, OF Oklahoma RedHawks	Pat Listach Iowa Cubs	Josh Whitesell, 1B Tucson Sidewinders	Shane Loux Salt Lake Bees
2009	Randy Ruiz, 1B Las Vegas 51s	Tim Wallach Albuquerque Isotopes	Eric Young, Jr., 2B Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Bud Norris Round Rock Express
2010	J.P. Arencibia, C Las Vegas 51s	Ryne Sandberg Iowa Cubs	Peter Bourjos, OF Salt Lake Bees	Michael Kirkman Oklahoma RedHawks
2011	Bryan LaHair, 1B Iowa Cubs	Bobby Jones Round Rock Express	Collin Cowgill, OF Reno Aces	Luis Mendoza Omaha Storm Chasers
2012	Adam Eaton, 1B Reno Aces	Lorenzo Bundy Albuquerque Isotopes	Adam Eaton, 1B Reno Aces	John Ely Albuquerque Isotopes
2013	Chris Owings, SS Reno Aces	Keith Johnson Salt Lake Bees	Chris Owings, SS Reno Aces	Johnny Hellweg Nashville Sounds
2014	Joc Pederson, OF Albuquerque Isotopes	Wally Backman Las Vegas 51s	Joc Pederson, OF Albuquerque Isotopes	Jimmy Nelson Nashville Sounds
2015	Matt Duffy, 3B Fresno Grizzlies	Damon Berryhill Oklahoma City Dodgers	Alex Dickerson, OF El Paso Chihuahuas	Carlos Pimentel Iowa Cubs
2016	Hunter Renfroe, OF El Paso Chihuahuas	Steve Scarsone Nashville Sounds	Carlos Asuaje, 2B El Paso Chihuahuas	Brady Rodgers Fresno Grizzlies
2017	Christian Walker, 1B Reno Aces	Stubby Clapp Memphis Redbirds	Amed Rosario, SS Las Vegas 51s	Wilmer Font Oklahoma City Dodgers
2018	Josh Fuentes, IF Albuquerque Isotopes	Stubby Clapp Memphis Redbirds	Josh Fuentes, IF Albuquerque Isotopes	Dakota Hudson Memphis Redbirds
2019	Ty France, 3B El Paso Chihuahuas	Fran Riordan Las Vegas 51s	Ty France, 3B El Paso Chihuahuas	Colin Rea Iowa Cubs

League Presidents

• 1903: James T. Moran
• 1904-1906: Eugene Bert
• 1907-1909: J. Cal Ewing
• 1910-1911: Thomas Graham
• 1912-1919: Allen T. Baum
• 1920-1923: William McCarthy
• 1924-1931: Harry A. Williams
• 1932-1935: Hyland Baggerly
• 1936-1943: W.C. Tuttle
• 1944-1954: Clarence H. Rowland
• 1955: Claire Goodwin
• 1956-1959: Leslie M. O' Connor
• 1960-1968: Dewey Soriano
• 1968-1973: William B. McKechnie, Jr.
• 1974-1978: Roy Jackson
• 1979-1997: William Cutler
• 1998-present: Branch B. Rickey

Cities Represented

Alberta

• Calgary, AB: Calgary Cannons 1985-2002
• Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Trappers 1981-2004

Arizona

• Phoenix, AZ:
  • Phoenix Giants 1958-1959, 1966-1985
  • Phoenix Firebirds 1986-1997
• Tucson, AZ:
  • Tucson Toros 1969-1997
  • Tucson Sidewinders 1998-2008
  • Tucson Padres 2011-2013

Arkansas

• Little Rock, AR: Arkansas Travelers 1964-1965

British Columbia

• Vancouver, BC:
  • Vancouver Mounties 1956-1962, 1965-1969
  • Vancouver Canadians 1978-1999

California

• Fresno, CA:
  • Fresno Raisin Eaters 1906
  • Fresno Grizzlies 1998-2019
• Hollywood, CA: Hollywood Stars 1926-1935, 1938-1957
• Los Angeles, CA: Los Angels Angels 1903-1957
• Oakland, CA:
  • Oakland Recruits 1903
  • Oakland Commuters 1904-1907
  • Oakland Oaks: 1908-1955
• Sacramento, CA:
  • Sacramento Senators 1903
  • Sacramento Sacts 1909-1914
  • Sacramento Senators 1918-1935
  • Sacramento Solons 1936-1960
  • Sacramento Solons 1974-1976
  • Sacramento River Cats 2000-2019
• San Diego, CA: San Diego Padres 1936-1968
• San Francisco, CA:
  • San Francisco Stars 1903
  • San Francisco Seals 1904-1957
  • Mission Wolves 1914
  • Mission Bells 1926-1927
  • Mission Reds 1928-1937
• San Jose, CA: San Jose Missions 1977-1978
• Venice, CA: Venice Tigers 1913-1915
• Vernon, CA: Vernon Tigers 1909-1912, 1915-1925

Colorado

• Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1988-2018
• Denver, CO: Denver Bears 1963-1968, moved from American Association, moved to American Association

Hawaii

• Honolulu, HI: Hawaii Islanders 1961-1987

Indiana

• Indianapolis, IN: Indianapolis Indians 1964-1968, moved to American Association

Iowa

• Des Moines, IA: Iowa Cubs 1998-2019, moved from American Association

Kansas

• Wichita, KS: Wichita Wind Surge franchise awarded for the 2020 season, but never played in the league

Louisiana

• New Orleans, LA:
  • New Orleans Zephyrs 1998-2016, moved from American Association
  • New Orleans Baby Cakes 2017-2019

Nebraska

• Omaha, NE:
  • Omaha Royals 1998 moved from American Association, 2002-2010
  • Omaha Golden Spikes 1999-2001
  • Omaha Storm Chasers 2011-2019

Nevada

• Las Vegas, NV:
  • Las Vegas Stars 1983-2000
  • Las Vegas 51s 2001-2018
  • Las Vegas Aviators 2019
• Reno, NV:
  • Reno Aces 2009-2019

New Mexico

• Albuquerque, NM:
  • Albuquerque Dukes 1972-2000
  • Albuquerque Isotopes 2003-2019

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City, OK:
  • Oklahoma City 89ers 1963-1968, moved from American Association, moved to American Association
  • Oklahoma Redhawks 1998-2008
  • Oklahoma City Redhawks 2009-2014
  • Oklahoma City Dodgers 2015-2019, 2022-2023
  • Oklahoma City Baseball Club 2024-
• Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Oilers 1966-1968 moved to American Association

Oregon

• Eugene, OR: Eugene Emeralds 1969-1973
• Portland, OR:
  • Portland Browns 1903-1904
  • Portland Giants 1905
  • Portland Beavers 1906-1917, 1919-1972, 1978-1993, 2001-2010

Tennessee

• Memphis, TN: Memphis Redbirds 1998-2019
• Nashville, TN: Nashville Sounds 1998-2019, moved from American Association

Texas

• Dallas, TX & Fort Worth, TX:
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers 1963, moved from American Association 1960-1962;
  • Dallas Rangers 1964
• El Paso, TX: El Paso Chihuahuas 2014-2019
• Round Rock, TX: Round Rock Express 2005-2019
• San Antonio, TX: San Antonio Missions 2019

Utah

• Ogden, UT: Ogden A's 1979-1980
• Salt Lake City, UT:
  • Salt Lake City Bees 1915-1925, 1958-1965, 1970
  • Salt Lake City Angels 1971-1974
  • Salt Lake City Gulls 1975-1984
  • Salt Lake Buzz 1994-2000
  • Salt Lake Stingers 2001-2005
  • Salt Lake Bees 2006-2019

Washington

• Seattle, WA:
  • Seattle Siwashes 1903-1906
  • Seattle Rainiers 1919-1921, 1938-1964
  • Seattle Indians 1922-1937
  • Seattle Angels 1965-1968
• Spokane, WA: Spokane Indians 1958-1971, 1973-1982
• Tacoma, WA:
  • Tacoma Tigers 1904-1905, 1980-1994
  • Tacoma Giants 1960-1965
  • Tacoma Cubs 1966-1971
  • Tacoma Twins 1972-1977
  • Tacoma Yankees 1978
  • Tacoma Tugs 1979
  • Tacoma Rainiers 1995-2019

Hall of Fame Alumni

• Roberto Alomar, 1988 Las Vegas Stars
• Earl Averill, 1926-1928 San Francisco Seals; 1941 Seattle Rainiers
• Dave Bancroft, 1912 & 1914 Portland Beavers
• Adrian Beltre, 2001 Las Vegas 51s, 2011 Round Rock Express
• Craig Biggio, 1988 Tucson Toros
• Steve Carlton, 1966 Tulsa Oilers
• Mickey Cochrane, 1924 Portland Beavers
• Stan Coveleski, 1915 Portland Beavers
• Sam Crawford, 1918-1921 Los Angeles Angels
• Joe DiMaggio, 1932-1935 San Francisco Seals
• Larry Doby, 1960 San Diego Padres
• Bobby Doerr, 1934-1935 Hollywood Stars; 1936 San Diego Padres
• Lefty Gomez, 1929 San Francisco Seals
• Joe Gordon, 1936 Oakland Oaks; 1951-1952 Sacramento Solons; 1957 San Francisco Seals
• Tony Gwynn, 1982 Hawaii Islanders; 1983 Las Vegas Stars
• Harry Heilmann, 1915 San Francisco Seals
• Todd Helton, 1996-1997, 2005-2006 Colorado Springs Sky Sox
• Rickey Henderson, 1979 Ogden A's
• Billy Herman, 1950 Oakland Oaks
• Harry Hooper, 1927 Mission Bells
• Fergie Jenkins, 1964-1965 Arkansas Travelers
• George Kelly, 1933 Oakland Oaks
• Tommy Lasorda, 1970, Manager Spokane Indians
• Tony Lazzeri, 1922-1925 Salt Lake City Bees; 1941 San Francisco Seals
• Bob Lemon, 1958 San Diego Padres
• Ernie Lombardi, 1926-1930, 1948 Oakland Oaks; 1948 Sacramento Solons
• Juan Marichal, 1960 Tacoma Giants
• Edgar Martinez, 1985, 1987-1989 Calgary Cannons
• Pedro Martinez, 1991-1993 Albuquerque Dukes
• Bill Mazeroski, 1955-1956 Hollywood Stars
• Willie McCovey, 1958-1959 Phoenix Giants; 1960 Tacoma Giants
• Joe McGinnity, 1914 Venice Tigers
• Minnie Minoso, 1949-1950 San Diego Padres; 1964 Indianapolis Indians
• Phil Niekro, 1964 Denver Bears
• Tony Oliva, 1963 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers
• David Ortiz, 1997-1999 Salt Lake Buzz
• Satchel Paige, 1961 Portland Beavers
• Tony Perez, 1963-1964 San Diego Padres
• Gaylord Perry, 1960-1963 Tacoma Giants
• Mike Piazza, 1992 Albuquerque Dukes
• Brooks Robinson, 1959 Vancouver Mounties
• Ryne Sandberg, 2010 Manager Iowa Cubs
• Mike Schmidt, 1972 Eugene Emeralds
• Warren Spahn, 1967-1968 Tulsa Oilers,
• Casey Stengel, 1948 Manager Oakland Oaks
• Don Sutton, 1968 Spokane Indians
• Jim Thome, 1991-1992 Colorado Springs SkySox
• Dazzy Vance, 1919 Sacramento Senators
• Arky Vaughan, 1949 San Francisco Seals
• Rube Waddell, 1902 Los Angeles Angels
• Lloyd Waner, 1925-1926 San Francisco Seals
• Paul Waner, 1923-1925 San Francisco Seals
• Hoyt Wilhelm, 1971 Spokane Indians
• Ted Williams, 1936-1937 San Diego Padres

Further Reading

• Amy Essington: The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2018. ISBN 978-0-8032-8573-6
• Bill O'Neal: The Pacific Coast League, Eakin Press, Austin, TX, 1990.
• Dennis Snelling: The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903-1957, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 1995. ISBN 978-0-7864-0045-4
• Dennis Snelling: The Greatest Minor League: A History of the Pacific Coast League 1903-1957, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7864-8803-2
• Larry Stone: "Those were the most wonderful days I believe I ever had", in Mark Armour, ed.: Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, 2006, pp. 99-107.
• Donald R. Wells: Baseball's Western Front: the Pacific Coast League during World War II, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7864-1998-2
• Paul J. Zingg and Mark D. Medeiros: Runs, Hits, and an Era: The Pacific Coast League, 1903-1958, 1994.

External Links

• Offical Site
• The Old Pacific Coast League
• PCL 100