Seattle, WA

Seattle is the largest city in the state of Washington, located on the eastern shore of Puget Sound. It is 30 miles north of Tacoma, WA and 220 miles west of Spokane, WA.

Teams that have played here

• Seattle Blues, Pacific Northwest League (1890-1892)
• Seattle Rainmakers, New Pacific League (1896)
• Seattle Clamdiggers, Pacific Northwest League (1898, 1901-02)
• Seattle Chinooks, Pacific National League (1903)
• Seattle Siwashes, Pacific Coast League (1903-1906)
• Seattle Siwashes, Northwestern League (1907-1908)
• Seattle Turks, Northwestern League (1909)
• Seattle Giants, Northwestern League (1910-1917)
• Ballard Pippins, Northwestern League (1914)
• Seattle Giants, Pacific Coast International League (1918, 1920)
• Seattle Giants, Northwest International League (1919)
• Seattle Rainiers, Pacific Coast League (1919-1921, 1938-1964)
• Seattle Indians, Pacific Coast League (1922-1937)
• Seattle Steelheads, West Coast Negro Baseball League (1946)
• Seattle Angels, Pacific Coast League (1965-1968)
• Seattle Pilots, American League (1969)
• Seattle Rainiers, Northwest League (1972-1976)
• Seattle Mariners, American League (1977-present)

Persons who were born here

• George Abrams, pitcher
• Sandy Alderson, General Manager
• Dan Ardell, infielder
• Steve Arlin, pitcher
• Brad Arnsberg, pitcher
• Tim Arnsberg, minor league pitcher
• Rick Austin, pitcher
• Chuck Baker, infielder
• Jayson Bass, minor league outfielder
• Del Bates, catcher
• Derek Bondo, Belgian First Division pitcher
• Cam Booser, pitcher
• Ryan Brett, infielder
• Bobby Brown, infielder
• Max Brown, minor league outfielder
• Wally Bunker, pitcher
• Mike Campbell, pitcher
• Corbin Carroll, outfielder
• Bobby Coltrin, minor league infielder
• Paul Dade, outfielder
• Bobby Dalbec, infielder
• Corey Dillon, minor league outfielder
• Adam Eaton, pitcher
• Heinie Elder, pitcher
• Stuart Fairchild, outfielder
• Matt Fields, minor league infielder
• Roemon Fields, minor league outfielder
• Ian Gac, minor league infielder
• Steve Gajkowski, pitcher
• Phil Gallivan, pitcher
• Ed Gustafson, minor league pitcher
• Dave Hamilton, pitcher
• Travis Hanson, minor league infielder
• Blaine Hardy, pitcher
• Tom House, pitcher
• Mike Howard, outfielder
• Fred Hutchinson, pitcher; manager
• Travis Ishikawa, infielder
• Chuck Jackson, infielder
• Hunter Jones, minor league outfielder
• Ryder Jones, infielder
• Yosh Kawano, clubhouse manager
• Mick Kelleher, infielder
• Mike Kinnunen, pitcher
• Kevin Kuntz, minor league infielder
• Jake Lamb, infielder
• Ken Lehman, pitcher
• Rommie Lewis, pitcher
• Don Lundberg, minor league catcher
• Babe Martin, outfielder
• Bob McConnell, researcher
• Reese McGuire, catcher
• Bill McIvor, minor league pitcher
• Chris Minaker, minor league infielder
• Charlie Mullen, infielder
• Billy North, outfielder
• Riley O'Brien, pitcher
• John Olerud, infielder
• Ian Oxnevad, minor league pitcher
• Cliff Pastornicky, infielder
• Larry Patterson, minor league catcher and manager
• David Patton, pitcher
• Ken Phelps, infielder
• Francis Plouf, minor league infielder
• Les Powers, infielder
• Rob Pugmire, minor league pitcher
• Mike Redmond, catcher; manager
• Bob Reynolds, pitcher
• Glendon Rusch, pitcher
• Marc Sagmoen, outfielder
• Josh Sale, minor league outfielder
• Ron Santo, infielder; Hall of Fame
• Carl Sawyer, infielder
• Bill Scopetone, minor league outfielder and manager
• Don Secrist, pitcher
• Grady Sizemore, outfielder; manager
• Blake Snell, pitcher
• Sean Spencer, pitcher
• Isaiah Stanback, drafted player
• Dave Staton, infielder
• Joe Staton, infielder
• James Stillwell, owner
• Ryan Strieby, minor league infielder
• Ted Tappe, pitcher
• Len Tran, minor league infielder
• Greg Van Gaver, minor league pitcher
• Austin Wates, minor league outfielder
• Ronnie Welty, minor league outfielder
• Frank Williams, pitcher
• Joshua Wong, minor league infielder
• Dick Young, infielder
• Jeff Zaske, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Andy Anderson, infielder
• Ed Bahr, pitcher
• Bill Bailey, outfielder
• Dick Barrett, pitcher
• Charlie Briggs, outfielder
• Bud Brown, umpire
• Mike Budnick, pitcher
• Clarence Cross, infielder
• Paul Dade, outfielder
• Frank Dasso, pitcher
• Dan Dugdale, catcher
• Fred Erby, umpire
• Emil Frisk, outfielder
• Bert Hall, pitcher
• Chris Hartje, catcher
• Jeff Heath, outfielder
• Dave Henderson, outfielder
• Jack Hickey, pitcher
• Irv Higginbotham, pitcher
• John Hoffman, catcher
• Del Howard, outfielder
• Chet Johnson, pitcher
• Earl Johnson, pitcher
• Bill Karns, pitcher
• Bill Kennedy, pitcher
• Brennan King, pitcher
• Bill Lasley, pitcher
• Jack Lelivelt, outfielder
• Andrew Lefave, minor league infielder
• Fergy Malone, catcher
• Dave Mann, minor league outfielder
• Garcia Massingale, player
• Hank Matsubu, minor league catcher
• Art McLarney, infielder
• Gale Miller, umpire
• Jim Moore, pitcher
• Roy Moore, pitcher
• Bubba Morton, outfielder
• Charlie Mullen, infielder
• Eddie O'Brien, infielder
• Tim O'Rourke, infielder
• Norris Phillips, pitcher
• Len Pigg, catcher
• Francis Plouf, minor league infielder
• Dad Risley, minor league infielder
• Amos Rusie, pitcher; Hall of Fame
• Bob Saunders, pitcher
• Charlie Schmutz, pitcher
• Earl Sheely, infielder
• Emil Sick, minor league owner
• Dewey Soriano, owner
• Max Soriano, owner
• Codie Spearman, infielder/outfielder
• Robert Stevens, outfielder
• James Stillwell, owner
• Mel Stottlemyre, pitcher
• Alan Strange, infielder
• Tom Sullivan, catcher
• Leo Taylor, pinch-runner
• Columbus Tyler, umpire
• Bobby Vaughn, infielder
• Charlie White, catcher
• Willy Wilson, pitcher
• Tom Young, catcher

Educational institutions located here

• Ballard High School
• Bishop Blanchet High School
• Broadway High School
• Chief Sealth High School
• Cleveland High School
• Evergreen High School
• Franklin High School
• Ingraham High School
• James A. Garfield High School
• Lakeside School
• Lincoln High School
• Nathan Hale High School
• O'Dea High School
• Queen Anne High School
• Rainier Beach High School
• Roosevelt High School
• Seattle Preparatory School
• Seattle University
• Shoreline Community College
• University of Washington
• West Seattle High School

Further Reading

• Bill Mullins: Becoming Big League: Seattle, the Pilots, and Stadium Politics, University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, 2013. ISBN 978-0-295-99252-5