Tacoma, WA

Tacoma is located in western Washington state, at the southern end of Puget Sound, 30 miles south of Seattle, WA.

Teams that have played here

• Tacoma Daisies, Pacific Northwest League (1890-1892)
• Tacoma Robbers/Colts, New Pacific League (1896)
• Tacoma Owls, Pacific Northwest League (1898)
• Tacoma Tigers, Pacific Northwest League (1901-1902)
• Tacoma Tigers, Pacific National League (1903)
• Tacoma Tigers, Pacific Coast League (1904-1905, 1980-1994)
• Tacoma Tigers, Northwestern League (1906-1917)
• Tacoma Cubs, Washington State League (1910)
• Tacoma Tigers, Pacific Coast International League (1918, 1920-1921)
• Tacoma Tigers, Northwest International League (1919)
• Tacoma Tigers, Western International League (1922, 1937-1942, 1946-1951)
• Tacoma Giants, Pacific Coast League (1960-1965)
• Tacoma Cubs, Pacific Coast League (1966-1971)
• Tacoma Twins, Pacific Coast League (1972-1977)
• Tacoma Yankees, Pacific Coast League (1978)
• Tacoma Tugs, Pacific Coast League (1979)
• Tacoma Rainiers, Pacific Coast League (1995-2019, 2022- )
• Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A West (2021)

Tacoma’s Major League Affiliations

Team	Years	Name
San Francisco Giants	1960 to 1965	Tacoma Giants
Chicago Cubs	1966 to 1971	Tacoma Cubs
Minnesota Twins	1972 to 1977	Tacoma Twins
New York Yankees	1978	Tacoma Yankees
Cleveland Indians	1979	Tacoma Tugs
Cleveland Indians	1980	Tacoma Tigers
Oakland A’s	1981 to 1994	Tacoma Tigers
Seattle Mariners	1995 to present	Tacoma Rainiers

Persons who were born here

• Jason Andrew, minor league pitcher
• Earl Anthony, signed pitcher
• Andy Bottin, minor league outfielder
• Jess Brooks, infielder
• Ron Cey, infielder
• Jeff Conine, infielder
• Bing Crosby, owner
• Kevin Eberwein, minor league infielder
• Branden Florence, minor league outfielder
• Chris Gissell, pitcher
• Dick Greco, minor league outfielder
• Toby Hall, catcher
• Jed Hansen, infielder
• Al Hartman, minor league outfielder
• Gary Haught, pitcher
• Jon Lester, pitcher
• Al Libke, outfielder
• Larry Loughlin, pitcher
• Steve Lyons, outfielder
• Dan Madsen, minor league outfielder
• Chris Magruder, outfielder
• Brandon Mann, pitcher
• Nate Mondou, infielder
• Mike Muchlinski, umpire
• Cap Peterson, outfielder
• Len Pyne, college coach
• Jay Roberts, minor league outfielder
• Chris Scholl, minor league pitcher
• Max Schrock, infielder
• Dottie Stolze, AAGPBL player
• Steve Whitaker, outfielder

Persons who died here

• Robert Abel, minor league executive
• Earl Averill, catcher
• Jesse Baker, pitcher
• Jimmy Claxton, pitcher
• Jack Fournier, infielder
• Dick Greco, minor league outfielder
• Ron Herbel, pitcher
• Eddie Hickey, infielder
• Gordon Houston, minor league outfielder
• Bob Johnson, outfielder
• Roy Johnson, outfielder
• Barney Koch, infielder
• Pip Koehler, outfielder
• Cy Neighbors, outfielder
• Cap Peterson, outfielder
• Con Starkel, pitcher
• Frank Tobin, minor league catcher
• Jo-Jo White, outfielder

Educational institutions located here

• Bellarmine Preparatory School
• Franklin Pierce High School
• Lincoln High School
• Mount Tahoma High School
• Pacific Lutheran University
• Silas High School
• Stadium High School
• Tacoma Community College
• University of Puget Sound
• Washington High School

Further Reading

• Jim Price: "You want stars, titles, nicknames? Tacoma's got 'em", in Mark Armour, ed.: Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, 2006, pp. 76-81.