Pacific Northwest League
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The first Pacific Northwest League, the first professional baseball league ever in the region, was founded in 1890 and lasted until folding in the second half of the 1892 season because of a nationwide economic depression (known as the "Panic of 1893"). The league was revived briefly in 1896, but only lasted until mid-June. The 1896 version was also known as the New Pacific League.
The third Pacific Northwest League began play in 1901 as a four-team league, and was a six-team Class B circuit in 1902 when the minors were first classified. The next season it expanded with teams in Los Angeles and San Francisco and was renamed the Pacific National League.
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[edit] League Champions
- 1890 Spokane
- 1891 Portland
- 1892 Tacoma
- 1896 Portland
- 1901 Portland
- 1902 Butte
[edit] Cities Represented 1890-1892
- Portland, OR: Portland Webfeet 1890-1892
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Hustlers 1890-1892
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Bunchgrassers 1890-1892
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Daisies 1890-1892
[edit] Teams and Statistics 1892
1892 Pacific Northwest League
President: W.B. Bushnell
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Daisies | 41 | 32 | .562 | 0 | Bill Works |
| Portland Webfeet | 41 | 34 | .547 | 1 | John Barnes |
| Seattle Hustlers | 38 | 37 | .507 | 4 | Abner Powell / Gil Hatfield |
| Spokane Bunchgrassers | 29 | 46 | .387 | 13 | Ollie Beard |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Stenzel | Portland | BA | .339 | Gus McGinnis | Seattle | W | 19 | |
| Bill Goodenough | Tacoma | Runs | 77 | Gus McGinnis | Seattle | SO | 169 | |
| Bill Works | Tacoma | Hits | 101 | Jack Leiper | Portland | Pct | .700: 14-6 | |
| Ed Cartwright | Tacoma | HR | 7 |
[edit] Cities Represented 1896
- Portland, OR: Portland Gladiators 1896
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Yannigans/Rainmakers 1896
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Rabbits/Colts 1896
- Victoria, BC: Victoria Chappies 1896
[edit] Teams and Statistics 1896
1896 Pacific Northwest League a/k/a/ New Pacific League
President: M.J. Roach
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Gladiators | 19 | 9 | .679 | 0 | Bob Glenalvin |
| Tacoma Rabbits/Colts | 16 | 17 | .485 | 5.5 | Charles Strobel |
| Victoria Chappies | 13 | 16 | .448 | 6.5 | August Klopf |
| Seattle Yannigans/Rainmakers | 13 | 19 | .406 | 8 | Count Campau |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Glenalvin | Portland | BA | .448 | Ike Butler | Seattle | W | 9 | |
| Count Campau | Seattle | Runs | 55 | George Derby | Victoria | SO | 64 | |
| John Morrissey | Tacoma | Hits | 57 | George Borchers | Portland | Pct | .875: 7-1 | |
| F.A. Whaling | Victoria | Hits | 57 | Count Campau | Seattle | HR | 13 |
[edit] Cities Represented 1901-1902
- Butte, MT: Butte Miners 1902
- Helena, MT: Helena Senators 1902
- Portland, OR: Portland Webfoots 1901-1902
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Clamdiggers 1901-1902
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Blue Stockings 1901; Spokane Smoke Eaters 1902
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Tigers 1901-1902
[edit] Teams and Statistics 1901-1902
1901 Pacific Northwest League
President: William Henry Lucas
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Webfoots | 73 | 35 | .675 | 0 | John Grim |
| Tacoma Tigers | 57 | 51 | .530 | 16 | John McCloskey |
| Seattle Clamdiggers | 45 | 63 | .417 | 28 | Dan Dugdale |
| Spokane Blue Stockings | 41 | 67 | .379 | 32 | Tom Turner / Joe Marshall / John Maloney |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank McIntyre | Tacoma | BA | .341 | Clyde Engle | Portland | W | 28 | |
| Joe McCarthy | Tacoma | Runs | 98 | Bill Salisbury | Portland | W | 28 | |
| Frank McIntyre | Tacoma | Hits | 149 | Jim St. Vrain | Tacoma | SO | 299 | |
| Joe Marshall | Spokane | HR | 15 | Clyde Engle | Portland | Pct | .718; 28-11 | |
| Joe Tinker | Portland | SB | 37 | Joe McCarthy | Tacoma | SB | 37 |
1902 Pacific Northwest League
President: William Henry Lucas
| Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Miners | 73 | 47 | .608 | 0 | John McCloskey |
| Seattle Clamdiggers | 70 | 50 | .583 | 3 | Dan Dugdale |
| Helena Senators | 65 | 54 | .546 | 7.5 | John Flannery |
| Portland Webfoots | 58 | 62 | .483 | 15 | Sam Vigneux |
| Tacoma Tigers | 48 | 72 | .400 | 25 | Jim Andrews |
| Spokane Smoke Eaters | 46 | 75 | .380 | 27.5 | John Grim |
| Player | Team | Stat | Tot | Player | Team | Stat | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piggy Ward | Butte | BA | .332 | Joe Marshall | Butte | HR | 6 | |
| Jerry Kane | Butte | Runs | 102 | Piggy Ward | Butte | SB | 51 | |
| Piggy Ward | Butte | Hits | 157 |
[edit] Hall of Fame Alumni
- Clark Griffith, 1892 Tacoma Daisies
- Joe Tinker, 1901 Portland Webfoots
[edit] Source
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Second Edition.
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[edit] Further Reading
- Jim Price: "A tale of four cities", in Mark Armour, ed.: Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest, Society for American Baseball Research, Cleveland, OH, 2006, pp. 4-11.
