Pacific Coast International League
The Pacific Coast International League was a class B league based in the northwest United States and British Columbia that was in operation from 1918-1922, under several names. Both the Spokane and Tacoma clubs disbanded on May 26, 1918. On June 25, 1918 the Vancouver, BC team moved south to Vancouver, WA. The league suspended operations on July 7 due to World War I. In 1919 the league was known as the Northwest International League. Returning to its original name, the league played for two more years before changing its name to the Western International League for a single year (1922) before collapsing.
Cities Represented[edit]
1918[edit]
- Aberdeen, WA: Aberdeen Black Cats 1918
- Portland, OR: Portland Buckaroos 1918
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Giants 1918 - moved to Northwest International League (1919)
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Indians 1918
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Tigers 1918 - moved to Northwest International League (1919)
- Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Beavers 1918
- Vancouver, WA: Vancouver Beavers 1918 - moved to Northwest International League (1919)
1920-1921[edit]
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Giants 1920 - moved from Northwest International League (1919)
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Indians 1920
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Tigers 1920-1921 - moved from Northwest International League (1919)
- Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Beavers 1920-1921 - moved from Northwest International League (1919)
- Victoria, BC: Victoria Islanders 1920; Victoria Bees 1921 - moved from Northwest International League (1919)
- Yakima, WA: Yakima Indians 1920-1921
Teams and Statistics[edit]
1918[edit]
1918 Pacific Coast International League - schedule
President: Bob Blewett
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle Giants | 40 | 28 | .588 | - | Bill Leard |
Portland Buckaroos | 37 | 28 | .569 | 1.5 | Bill Fisher |
Aberdeen Black Cats | 32 | 35 | .478 | 7.5 | Dick Egan |
Vancouver (BC) Beavers ## | 26 | 30 | .464 | Robert Brown | |
Vancouver (WA) Beavers | 0 | 11 | .000 | 16 | James A. Hamilton |
Tacoma Tigers # | 13 | 9 | .591 | NA | Bill Speas |
Spokane Indians # | 9 | 16 | .360 | NA | Nick Williams |
# Tacoma and Spokane disbanded May 26.
## Vancouver, British Columbia (26-28) moved to Vancouver, Washington June 25.
The league suspended operations July 7.
Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cliff Lee | Portland | BA | .359 | Cyrus Young | Seattle | W | 13 | |
Bob Smale | Seattle | Runs | 62 | Frank Rapp | Portland | SO | 80 | |
Bevo LeBourveau | Seattle | Hits | 91 | Cyrus Young | Seattle | Pct | .867; 13-2 | |
Bill Fisher | Portland | HR | 4 |
1920 - 1921[edit]
1920 Pacific Coast International League - schedule
President: Louis H. Burnett
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victoria Islanders | 69 | 46 | .600 | - | Bill Leard |
Yakima Indians | 65 | 48 | .575 | 3 | Frank Raymond |
Vancouver Beavers | 65 | 50 | .565 | 4 | Bob Brown/William Kirby |
Tacoma Tigers | 66 | 53 | .555 | 5 | Bobby Vaughn |
Spokane Indians | 56 | 58 | .491 | 12.5 | Cliff Blankenship |
Seattle Giants | 24 | 90 | .211 | 44.5 | Dave Hillyard / Bill Kenworthy / Bill Hoffman |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Strand | Yakima | BA | .339 | Bert Cole | Tacoma | W | 24 | |
Charlie Gorman | Yakima | Runs | 101 | Harry Morton | Victoria | SO | 198 | |
Jim Harrigan | Yakima | Hits | 156 | Bert Cole | Tacoma | Pct | .774; 24-7 | |
Tiny Graham | Tacoma | Hits | 156 | |||||
Lee Dempsey | Victoria | HR | 19 |
1921 Pacific Coast International League - schedule
President: Louis H. Burnett
Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yakima Indians | 79 | 36 | .687 | - | Frank Raymond |
Tacoma Tigers | 63 | 53 | .543 | 16.5 | Charles Mullen |
Victoria Bees | 45 | 71 | .388 | 34.5 | Cliff Blankenship / Elmer Hansen |
Vancouver Beavers | 45 | 72 | .385 | 35 | Billy Purtell |
No Playoffs Scheduled.
Player StatisticsPlayer | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Lafayette | Yakima | BA | .428 | Guy Cooper | Yakima | W | 22 | |
George Lafayette | Yakima | Runs | 132 | Guy Cooper | Yakima | SO | 162 | |
George Lafayette | Yakima | Hits | 179 | Henry Robcke | Tacoma | Pct | .762; 16-5 | |
Ed Handley | Victoria | HR | 15 |
Hall of Fame Alumni[edit]
Source[edit]
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second and Third Editions.
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