American baseball league
Pacific Northwest LeagueFormerly | New Pacific League |
---|
Sport | Baseball |
---|
Founded | 1890 |
---|
Ceased | 1903 |
---|
Director | W.B. Bushnell, (1892) M.J. Roach, (1896) William Henry Lucas, (1901-1902) |
---|
No. of teams | 15 |
---|
Country | - United States
- Canada
|
---|
Last champion(s) | - 1890 Spokane
- 1891 Portland
- 1892 Tacoma
- 1896 Portland
- 1901 Portland
- 1902 Butte
|
---|
Most titles | |
---|
Related competitions | Pacific National League |
---|
The Pacific Northwest League was a professional Minor League Baseball league based in the Pacific Northwest. It was the first professional baseball league ever in the region.
History
Founding
The Pacific Northwest League was founded in 1890. In January 1890, investors met in Portland, Oregon to discuss a four-to-six team league in the Pacific Northwest.[1] The league folded during the second half of the 1892 season because of a nationwide economic depression known as the "Panic of 1893." During its time, the league was known for its former Major League players such as Kid Baldwin and Ollie Beard.[2] In 1892 the league President was W. E. Rockwell and the Secretary was M. J. Roche.[3] The league was revived briefly in 1896, but only lasted until mid-June. The 1896 version was also known as the New Pacific League. Early rules for the league included salary caps of $1,000 per month but was later raised to $1,300 per month.[3][4] The league agreed to add a team from Walla Walla, Washington and either Wardner, Idaho or Wallace, Idaho in the beginning of 1892 and the league was also close to adding a team from Salem, Oregon but folded before anything was announced.[3][5][6] The league denied Olympia, Washington a baseball team in 1892.[5]
Second resurrection
The second 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, California and San Francisco, California and was renamed the Pacific National League. The league competed with the California League, and eventually folded after the 1905 season. The President of the league for the two years was William Henry Lucas.[7]
Teams
Pacific Northwest League: 1890 to 1892
Pacific Northwest League, AKA New Pacific League: 1896
Pacific Northwest League: 1898
Pacific Northwest League: 1901 to 1902
Pacific National League: 1903 to 1905
Team name | Town represented | Stadium | Year(s) active |
Boise Fruit Pickers/Boise Infants | Boise, Idaho | Unknown | 1904 to 1905 |
Butte Miners | Butte, Montana | Unknown | 1903 to 1904 |
Helena Senators | Helena, Montana | Unknown | 1903 |
Los Angeles Nationals | Los Angeles, California | Prager Park | 1903 |
Ogden Lobsters | Ogden, Utah | Unknown | 1905 |
Portland Green Gages | Portland, Oregon | Vaughn Street Park | 1903 |
Salt Lake City Elders/Salt Lake City Fruit Pickers | Salt Lake City, Utah | Unknown | 1903 to 1905 |
San Francisco Pirates | San Francisco, California | National Park (9th & Bryant) | 1903 |
Seattle Chinooks | Seattle, Washington | YMCA Field | 1903 |
Spokane Indians | Spokane, Washington | Unknown | 1903-1905 |
Tacoma Tigers | Tacoma, Washington | South 11th Street Grounds | 1903 |
Standings and statistics
1890 to 1892
1890 Pacific Northwest League
Player statistics Player | Team | Stat | Tot | | Player | Team | Stat | Tot |
Piggy Ward | Spokane | BA | .368 | | Jack Huston | Spokane | W | 28 |
Piggy Ward | Spokane | Runs | 97 | | Frank March | Tacoma | SO | 197 |
Thomas Turner | Spokane | Hits | 123 | | Kid Camp | Seattle | ERA | 1.08 |
Thomas Turner | Spokane | HR | 12 | | Jack Huston | Spokane | PCT | .777 28-8 |
Al Mannassau | Tacoma | SB | 57 |
1891 Pacific Northwest League
1892 Pacific Northwest League
1896, 1898
1896 Pacific Northwest League a/k/a/ New Pacific League
The league disbanded June 15.
Player Statistics 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 |
Billy Smith | Tacoma | SB | 20 |
1898 Pacific Northwest League
1901 to 1902
1901 Pacific Northwest League
schedule
1902 Pacific Northwest League
schedule
[8]
Hall of Fame alumni
References
- ^ "Base Ball in Oregon". Sporting Life. 14 (13): 1. 1 January 1890.
- ^ "The Minor Leagues". The Weekly Argus News. July 23, 1892. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Spokane Will Play". The Spokane Review. March 3, 1892. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Base Ball". Spokane Falls Daily Chronicle. August 12, 1890. Retrieved 2009-12-21. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Spokane in the League". Spokane Daily Chronicle. January 29, 1892. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Sports". Lewiston Evening Journal. February 29, 1892. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Pacific Northwest League: President Lucas Has Been Reelected for Next Year". The Spokesman-Review. October 16, 1901. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
External links
Teams in the Pacific Northwest League
Teams from 1890 to 1892 | |
---|
Teams from 1896 | |
---|
Teams from 1901 to 1902 | |
---|
|
---|
Americas | Major | |
---|
Minor | |
---|
Independent | MLB Partner Leagues | |
---|
Non-partnered leagues | |
---|
|
---|
Off-season | MLB-affiliated | |
---|
Independent | |
---|
|
---|
Defunct | MLB-recognized | |
---|
Other major | |
---|
Minor | |
---|
|
---|
|
Asia | China | |
---|
Israel | |
---|
Japan | Major | |
---|
Minor | - Eastern League
- Western League
|
---|
Off-season | |
---|
Independent | |
---|
Women's | |
---|
|
---|
South Korea | |
---|
Taiwan | |
---|
|
Europe | Italy and San Marino | |
---|
Netherlands | |
---|
|
|
|