Tacoma Rainiers
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Tacoma, WA
- League: Pacific Coast League 1995-2005
- Affiliation: Seattle Mariners 1995-2005
- Ballpark: Cheney Stadium
The Tacoma Rainiers have been the AAA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners since 1995. In 2001, they were Pacific Coast League co-champion.
Prior to 1995, the Rainiers were known as the Tacoma Tigers and were an Oakland Athletics farm team. Tacoma has played every PCL season since 1960 under various names.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68-76 | 6th (t) | Steve Smith | |
| 1996 | 69-73 | 7th | Dave Myers | |
| 1997 | 75-66 | 4th | Dave Myers | |
| 1998 | 77-67 | 7th | Dave Myers | |
| 1999 | 69-70 | 8th | Dave Myers | |
| 2000 | 76-67 | 5th | Dave Myers | |
| 2001 | 85-59 | 1st | Dan Rohn | League Co-Champs |
| 2002 | 65-76 | 13th | Dan Rohn | |
| 2003 | 66-78 | 14th | Dan Rohn | |
| 2004 | 79-63 | 3rd | Dan Rohn | |
| 2005 | 80-64 | 2nd (t) | Dan Rohn | Lost League Finals |
| 2006 | 74-70 | 7th | Dave Brundage | |
| 2007 | 68-76 | 12th | Daren Brown |
[edit] 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.
