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Tacoma Tigers
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Tacoma, WA
- League: Pacific Northwest League 1901-1902; Pacific National League 1903; Pacific Coast League 1904-1905; Northwestern League 1906-1917; Pacific Coast International League 1918; Northwest International League 1919; Pacific Coast International League 1920-1921; Western International League 1922, 1937-1942, 1946-1951; Pacific Coast League 1980-1994
- Affiliation: Chicago Cubs 1946-1947; Cleveland Indians 1950, 1980; Oakland A's 1981-1994
- Ballpark: Cheney Stadium 1980-1994
The Tacoma Tigers were members of the Pacific Coast League in 1904-05. The Tigers later were members of the Pacific Coast International League in 1918, the 1919 Northwest International League, the Pacific Coast International League again in '20-'21 and the Western International League in 1922 and again from 1937-1951, with a break from 43-45 due to World War II.
The name was revived in 1980 when the Tacoma Tugs, a Cleveland Indians farm club in the Pacific Coast League, became the Tigers. The next year the team affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, a combination that lasted 14 seasons. After the 1994 season, the Tigers became an affiliate of the Seattle Mariners and became known as the Tacoma Rainiers.
Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 57-51 | 2nd | John McCloskey | none | |
| 1902 | 48-72 | 5th | Jay Andrews | none | |
| 1903 | 46-60 | -- | Byron McKibben | none | Team disbanded August 16 |
| 1904 | 130-94 | 1st | Mike Fisher | League Champs | |
| 1905 | 106-107 | 3rd | Mike Fisher | Lost League Finals | |
| 1906 | 54-36 | 1st | Mike Lynch | none League Champs | |
| 1907 | 90-59 | 2nd | George Shreeder | none | |
| 1908 | 74-66 | 2nd | George Shreeder | none | |
| 1909 | 64-111 | 6th | Russ Hall / Jerry Hurley / Ike Butler | none | |
| 1910 | 73-84 | 3rd | Cliff Blankenship | none | |
| 1911 | 81-84 | 5th | Mike Lynch | none | |
| 1912 | 62-104 | 6th | Mike Lynch | none | |
| 1913 | 75-96 | 5th | Joe McGinnity | none | |
| 1914 | 64-93 | 5th | Joe McGinnity / Russ Hall | none | |
| 1915 | 86-72 | 2nd | Russ Hall / Joe McGinnity | Lost League Finals | |
| 1916 | 63-61 | 3rd | Russ Hall | none | |
| 1917 | 38-35 | 3rd | Frank Raymond | Season shortened to July 15 | |
| 1918 | 13-9 | -- | Bill Speas | Team disbanded May 26 | |
| 1919 | 5-17 | 4th | Dick Egan | Team disbanded June 5 | |
| 1920 | 66-53 | 4th | Bob Vaughn | none | |
| 1921 | 63-53 | 2nd | Charlie Mullen | none | |
| 1922 | 16-30 | 4th | Tealey Raymond | ||
| 1937 | 75-63 | 4th | Ed Taylor / Sloppy Thurston | League Champs | |
| 1938 | 62-73 | 6th | William "Hack" Wilson / Hal Rhyne | ||
| 1939 | 78-63 | 2nd | Harold Rhyne | League Champs | |
| 1940 | 72-72 | 4th | Hal Rhyne / Bob Garretson | League Champs | |
| 1941 | 58-76 | 5th | Pip Koehler | ||
| 1942 | 77-64 | 2nd | Pip Koehler | none | |
| 1946 | 76-67 | 4th | Luther Harvel | none | |
| 1947 | 72-81 | 6th | Red Harwel | none | |
| 1948 | 84-73 | 4th | Jim Brillheart / Earl Kuper | none | |
| 1949 | 63-88 | 7th | Bob Johnson | ||
| 1950 | 90-58 | 2nd | Jim Brillheart | none | |
| 1951 | 63-82 | 6th | Jim Brillheart | none | |
| 1980 | 74-74 | 6th | Gene Dusan | ||
| 1981 | 78-61 | 2nd | Ed Nottle | Lost League Finals | |
| 1982 | 84-59 | 2nd | Ed Nottle | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1983 | 65-77 | 8th | Bob Didier | ||
| 1984 | 69-71 | 5th (t) | Ed Nottle | ||
| 1985 | 66-76 | 7th (t) | Keith Lieppman | ||
| 1986 | 72-72 | 4th | Keith Lieppman | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1987 | 78-65 | 2nd | Keith Lieppman | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1988 | 62-82 | 10th | Brad Fischer | ||
| 1989 | 77-66 | 3rd | Brad Fischer | ||
| 1990 | 75-67 | 4th | Brad Fischer | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1991 | 63-73 | 9th | Jeff Newman | ||
| 1992 | 56-87 | 10th | Bob Boone | ||
| 1993 | 69-74 | 7th | Bob Boone | ||
| 1994 | 61-81 | 9th | Casey Parsons |
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.
