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Pacific Coast International League

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Pacific Coast International League
FormerlyNorthwestern League
ClassificationClass B (1918, 1920–1921)
SportMinor League Baseball
First season1918
Ceased1921
Replaced byWestern International League
PresidentBob Blewett (1918)
Louis H. Burnett (1920–1921)
No. of teams9
CountryCanada
United States of America
Most titles1
Seattle Giants (1918)
Victoria Islanders (1920)
Yakima Indians (1921)
Related
competitions
Northwest International League (1919)

The Pacific Coast International League was a minor league baseball league that played between 1918 and 1922. The Class B level league franchises were based in the Northwest United States and British Columbia.

History

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The Pacific Coast International League was a re–branding of the former Northwestern League and was known as the Northwest International League in 1919. In 1922, the name was changed to the Western International League.

Teams in the league included the Aberdeen Black Cats, Portland Buckaroos, Seattle Giants, Spokane Indians, Tacoma Tigers, Vancouver Beavers, Victoria Islanders and Yakima Indians.

As the Northwest International League, it consisted of two Washington–based teams and two Canada-based teams: the Seattle Drydockers, Tacoma Tigers, Vancouver Beavers and Victoria Tyrees. On June 8, 1919, the league disbanded, with the Beavers in first place. Therefore, they were the de facto league champions. The Tigers finished in last place with a 5–17 record. Wally Hood, who played in the major leagues from 1920 to 1922, spent time in the league.

Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Joe McGinnity played for the Vancouver Beavers in 1918.[1]

Cities represented

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Standings and statistics

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1918 Pacific Coast International League

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schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Seattle Giants 40 28 .588 Bill Leard
Portland Buckaroos 37 28 .569 1.5 Bill Fisher
Aberdeen Black Cats 32 35 .478 7.5 Dick Egan
Vancouver Beavers /
Vancouver (WA) Beavers
26 39 .388 16.0 Robert Brown
James A. Hamilton
Tacoma Tigers 13 9 .591 NA Bill Speas
Spokane Indians 9 16 .360 NA Nick Williams

Tacoma and Spokane disbanded May 26; Vancouver, British Columbia (26–28) moved to Vancouver, Washington June 25.
The league suspended operations July 7.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Cliff Lee Portland BA .359 Cyrus Young Seattle W 13
Bob Smale Seattle Runs 62 Frank Rapp Portland SO 80
Bevo LeBourveau Seattle Hits 91 Cyrus Young Seattle Pct .867; 13–2
Bill Fisher Portland HR 4

1920 Pacific Coast International League

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schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Victoria Islanders 69 46 .600 Bill Leard
Yakima Indians 65 48 .575 3.0 Frank Raymond
Vancouver Beavers 65 50 .565 4.0 Bob Brown / William Kirby
Tacoma Tigers 66 53 .555 5.0 Bobby Vaughn
Spokane Indians 56 58 .491 12.5 Cliff Blankenship
Seattle Giants 24 90 .211 44.5 Dave Hillyard /
Bill Kenworthy / Bill Hoffman

No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
Paul Strand Yakima BA .339 Bert Cole Tacoma W 24
Charlie Gorman Yakima Runs 101 Harry Morton Victoria SO 198
Jim Harrigan Yakima Hits 156 Bert Cole Tacoma Pct .774; 24–7
Tiny Graham Tacoma Hits 156
Lee Dempsey Victoria HR 19

1921 Pacific Coast International League

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schedule

Team standings W L PCT GB Managers
Yakima Indians 79 36 .687 Frank Raymond
Tacoma Tigers 63 53 .543 16.5 Charles Mullen
Victoria Bees 45 71 .388 34.5 Cliff Blankenship / Elmer Hansen
Vancouver Beavers 45 72 .385 35.0 Billy Purtell

No Playoffs Scheduled.

Player statistics
Player Team Stat Tot Player Team Stat Tot
George Lafayette Yakima BA .428 Guy Cooper Yakima W 22
George Lafayette Yakima Runs 132 Guy Cooper Yakima SO 162
George Lafayette Yakima Hits 179 Henry Robcke Tacoma Pct .762 16–5
Ed Handley Victoria HR 15

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References

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  1. ^ "1918 Vancouver Beavers Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
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