Spokane, WA

Spokane is the largest city in eastern Washington state, located on the Spokane River, 30 miles west of Coeur d'Alene, ID and 220 miles east of Seattle, WA.

Teams that have played here

• Spokane Bunchgrassers, Pacific Northwest League (1890-1892)
• Spokane, Kootenay and Washington League (1897)
• Spokane Siwashes, Pacific Northwest League (1898)
• Spokane Blue Stockings, Pacific Northwest League (1901)
• Spokane Smoke Eaters, Pacific Northwest League (1902)
• Spokane Indians, Pacific National League (1903-1904)
• Spokane Indians, Northwestern League (1905-1917)
• Spokane Indians, Pacific Coast International League (1918, 1920)
• Spokane Hawks, Western International League (1937-1939)
• Spokane Indians, Western International League (1940-1942, 1946-1954)
• Spokane Indians, Northwest League (1955-1956, 1972, 1983-2019, 2022- )
• Spokane Indians, Pacific Coast League (1958-1971, 1973-1982)
• Spokane RiverHawks, West Coast League (2005-2009)
• Spokane Indians, High-A West (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Darin Blood, minor league pitcher
• Norm Branch, pitcher
• Ed Brandt, pitcher
• Tiffany Brooks, female pitcher
• Jeff Bumgarner, minor league pitcher
• Zane Carlson, minor league pitcher
• Jarek Cunningham, minor league infielder
• Mike Davey, pitcher
• Darin Holcomb, minor league infielder
• Alek Jacob, pitcher
• Ed Kirkpatrick, outfielder
• Andrew Kittredge, pitcher
• Larry Koentopp, minor league owner
• Gary Martz, outfielder
• Levi McCormack, minor league outfielder
• Wyatt Mills, pitcher
• Tyler Olson, pitcher
• Matt Oye, minor league pitcher
• Charles Petersen, minor league outfielder
• Robert Roberts, minor league pitcher
• Ryne Sandberg, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Bud Sheely, catcher
• Austin Shenton, infielder
• Nate Smith, minor league pitcher
• Jack Spring, pitcher
• Kevin Stocker, infielder
• John Thompson, minor league pitcher
• L. B. Tomlinson, minor league outfielder
• Travis Webb, minor league pitcher

Persons who died here

• Dwight Aden, minor league outfielder
• Del Bates, catcher
• Ed Brandt, pitcher
• Ken Brett, pitcher
• Bill Burdick, pitcher
• Leon Cadore, pitcher
• Bob Costello, minor league pitcher
• Ed Fisher, pitcher
• Phil Geier, outfielder
• Harry Howell, pitcher
• Bill Johnson, college coach
• Pete Jonas, minor league pitcher
• Jim Kremmel, pitcher
• Levi McCormack, minor league outfielder
• Lynn McKinney, minor league pitcher
• Arthur Murphy, minor league infielder
• Jim O'Rourke, pinch-hitter
• Jack Parks, minor league catcher
• Dave Skeels, pitcher
• Jack Spring, pitcher
• Harry Trekell, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Ferris High School
• Gonzaga Preparatory School
• Gonzaga University
• Lewis & Clark High School
• Mead High School
• Mount St. Michael’s Seminary
• North Central High School
• Northwest Christian High School
• Shadle Park High School
• Spokane Falls Community College
• West Valley High School
• Whitworth College

Further Reading

• Jim Price: "Stars leapt to bigs through Spokane", in Mark Armour, ed.: Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, 2006, pp. 84-91.