Pacific Coast International League
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| Formerly | Northwestern League |
|---|---|
| Classification | Class B (1918, 1920–1921) |
| Sport | Minor League Baseball |
| First season | 1918 |
| Ceased | 1921 |
| Replaced by | Western International League |
| President | Bob Blewett (1918) Louis H. Burnett (1920–1921) |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Canada United States of America |
| Most titles | 1 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.
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
- Aberdeen, WA: Aberdeen Black Cats 1918
- Portland, OR: Portland Buckaroos 1918
- Seattle, WA: Seattle Giants 1918, 1920
- Spokane, WA: Spokane Indians 1918, 1920
- Tacoma, WA: Tacoma Tigers 1918, 1920–1921
- Vancouver, BC: Vancouver Beavers 1918, 1920–1921
- Vancouver, WA: Vancouver Beavers 1918
- Victoria, BC: Victoria Islanders 1920; Victoria Bees 1921
- Yakima, WA: Yakima Indians 1920–1921
