Spokane, WA
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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. It is home to Gonzaga University.
[edit] Teams that have played here
- Spokane Bunchgrassers, Pacific Northwest League (1890-1892)
- 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-present)
- Spokane Indians, Pacific Coast League (1958-1971, 1973-1982)
[edit] 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.
