Pacific Coast International League


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

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.

Cities represented

Standings and statistics

1918 Pacific Coast International League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Seattle Giants4028.588–Bill Leard
Portland Buckaroos3728.5691.5Bill Fisher
Aberdeen Black Cats3235.4787.5Dick Egan
Vancouver Beavers /
Vancouver (WA) Beavers		2639.38816.0Robert Brown
James A. Hamilton
Tacoma Tigers139.591NABill Speas
Spokane Indians916.360NANick Williams
Tacoma and Spokane disbanded May 26; Vancouver, British Columbia moved to Vancouver, Washington June 25.
The league suspended operations July 7.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Cliff LeePortlandBA.359Cyrus YoungSeattleW13
Bob SmaleSeattleRuns62Frank RappPortlandSO80
Bevo LeBourveauSeattleHits91Cyrus YoungSeattlePct.867; 13–2
Bill FisherPortlandHR4-----

1920 Pacific Coast International League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Victoria Islanders6946.600–Bill Leard
Yakima Indians6548.5753.0Frank Raymond
Vancouver Beavers6550.5654.0Bob Brown / William Kirby
Tacoma Tigers6653.5555.0Bobby Vaughn
Spokane Indians5658.49112.5Cliff Blankenship
Seattle Giants2490.21144.5Dave Hillyard /
Bill Kenworthy / Bill Hoffman
No Playoffs Scheduled.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
Paul StrandYakimaBA.339Bert ColeTacomaW24
Charlie GormanYakimaRuns101Harry MortonVictoriaSO198
Jim HarriganYakimaHits156Bert ColeTacomaPct.774; 24–7
Tiny GrahamTacomaHits156-----
Lee DempseyVictoriaHR19-----

1921 Pacific Coast International League

Team standingsWLPCTGBManagers
Yakima Indians7936.687–Frank Raymond
Tacoma Tigers6353.54316.5Charles Mullen
Victoria Bees4571.38834.5Cliff Blankenship / Elmer Hansen
Vancouver Beavers4572.38535.0Billy Purtell
No Playoffs Scheduled.
PlayerTeamStatTotPlayerTeamStatTot
George LafayetteYakimaBA.428Guy CooperYakimaW22
George LafayetteYakimaRuns132Guy CooperYakimaSO162
George LafayetteYakimaHits179Henry RobckeTacomaPct.762 16–5
Ed HandleyVictoriaHR15-----