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Pacific Coast League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. While many PCL stars went on to play in the major leagues, teams in the league were often successful enough that they could offer competitive salaries to avoid being outbid for their stars' services. The league is divided into two conferences, the American Conference and Pacific Conference; after a realignment for 2005 necessitated by the move of the Edmonton Trappers to Round Rock, Texas, each is divided into a Northern Division and a Southern Division. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Coast_League   (1121 words)

Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame 2005 (PCL) - History on MLN Sports Zone - A Minor League News Magazine Inductees to the PCL Hall of Fame are selected by the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame Committee, a blue-ribbon panel composed of Minor League Baseball, Pacific Coast League, and National Baseball historians. This is the third group of players to be admitted to the PCL Hall since it was revived in 2003, during the league's centennial celebration. The teams and leagues of baseball outside of the majors were not under the thumb of the major leagues until the 1930s. www.minorleaguenews.com /history/baseball/2005/04/15/01.html   (453 words)

Clarence Pants Rowland - Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame 2005 (PCL) - History on MLN Sports Zone - A Minor League ... Pants was the steward of the league during the rise of the post-war Western cities, representing league owners who had visions of being a third major league. The league feared the NL or AL moving one of their clubs into a PCL market, using the air service to keep the team in schedule with the other 15 in the majors. They also knew that the PCL would be hard-pressed to call itself a major league unless players from the other clubs who were the top talent of the day came out and graced the ballparks with their aura. www.minorleaguenews.com /history/baseball/2005/04/15/08.html   (1813 words)

Pacific Coast Hockey League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pacific Coast Hockey League was an amateur ice hockey league with teams in western United States and Canada that played from 1944 to 1952. The PCHL grew out of combining teams from the Southern California Hockey League and the Northwest International Hockey League. For the 1952-53 season, the league merged with the Western Canada Senior Hockey League into the Western Hockey League. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_Coast_Hockey_League   (104 words)

Pacific Coast Hockey League statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) They chose to be an amateur league mainly because the NHL had claimed territorial rights to Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland (Lester Patrick had operated in those cities when he ran the PCHA league, and the NHL considered that territory as belonging to Patrick). Each team in the league loaned players to the Shamrocks until their regular squad was able to return to play. The league's first season was a success, and the level of play was much improved from that of the 1944-45 season, even though the players were paid roughly the same as when they were amateurs. www.hockeydb.com /ihdb/stats/leagues/pchl1945.html   (946 words)

Pacific Coast League | BaseballLibrary.com During its early years the PCL battled several outlaw leagues for fan support; by 1909 it had established itself as the predominant Western baseball organization, and remained so until the arrival of NL teams in 1958. A 200-game March-to-October schedule was the PCL norm, producing extraordinary season statistics such as Tony Lazzeri's 60 home runs and 222 RBI for Salt Lake City in 1925. However, the transfer of the Dodgers and Giants in 1958 robbed the PCL of its largest cities and ended its major league aspirations. www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/L/League_Pacific_Coast.stm   (775 words)

Pacific Coast Hockey League History The Pacific Coast Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league in western Canada, operating from 1911 to 1924 when it merged with the Western Canada Hockey League. During this time, the PCHL was considered to be one of the major leagues of hockey. In 1921, the Western Canada Hockey League, another western major league of hockey, was formed, and the Stanley Cup playoffs was modified to include teams from the WCHL. www.hockeymemorabilia.com /Pacific3.htm   (446 words)

Pacific Coast League-By The Numbers The oldest team in the PCL is Albuquerque, averaging 28 years, 3 months per player. The oldest pitcher in the league is Appier, of course. Sacramento and Tucson are the shortest teams in the league, though hardly vertically challenged at 6' 1/4" per man. The tallest individuals are 6'8" right handed pitchers Kyle Snyder and Derrick Depriest of Omaha, and Jason Hirst of Round Rock. www.attheyard.com /MinorLeagueRoundUp/printer_759.shtml   (418 words)

Vintage Pacific Coast League Memorabilia His first season in the Coast League was 1930 with Sacramento, a year in which he led the league inb strikeouts and won 18 games. Dillinger led the Coast League with a.366 batting average in 1953, among his 4 fine seasons in the PCL. Pafko was the MVP of the Coast League in 1943. www.sportsartifacts.com /pacoastleg.html   (6349 words)

New video history of Rainiers touches all the bases of magical ballclub   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Seattle was a charter member of the Pacific Coast League in 1903, and its team hobbled through the decades with several names (Giants, Indians), uninspired ownership (especially from the greedy and gutless Bill Klepper, who bought the team from Dugdale in 1920) and only one PCL pennant, in 1924. Pacific Coast League championship seasons: 1924 (as the Seattle Indians), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1955. Average length of game: In 1955, the average PCL game was 2 hours, 12 minutes (due to moderate use of relief pitchers, and umpires who were instructed by the league president to "keep the game moving at all times"). seattlepi.nwsource.com /movies/rainq.shtml   (1472 words)

Pacific Coast League Branch B. Rickey was elected President of the Pacific Coast League in August 1997 when the Triple-A classification reorganized from three leagues into two. Prior to his involvement as a league president, Branch had spent over twenty years in major league baseball, in player development with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds, as a scout, as an Assistant Scouting Director during the 70’s, and in the 80’s as Director of Player Development. The Academy was a major league experiment to take teenage players with overall athletic skill and develop them into major league players. pclbaseball.com /staff/?id=17   (387 words)

The Old Pacific Coast League Unfortunately, there is no webpage devoted to the eighth team of the Old Pacific Coast League, but the team has been revived, and two webpages for their 21st Century successor in interest can be found on the internet. Photos of the historic ballparks of the Old Pacific Coast League. See the Pacific Coast League All Star team that defeated the Los Angeles Angels 10-0 in 1947. members.aol.com /oaklandoaks/coastleague.html   (449 words)

Sports Hollywood - Wrigley Field, Los Angeles The Angels were probably the most succesful franchise in the history of the league, and they were the team that the field was built for; But the Hollywood Stars played there from 1926 to 1935, whenever the Angels were on the road. In the Angels' fifty-five year history, they were one of the most successful Pacific Coast League franchises, winning titles in 1905, 1907, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1926, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1943, 1947, and 1956. O'Malley reassured PCL directors that the Angels would continue as part of the Coast League, but everyone knew he was considering moving the big league Dodgers out of rickety Ebbets Field to Los Angeles, and his purchasing the Angels and the stadium gave him territorial rights to the area. www.sportshollywood.com /lawrigley.html   (2872 words)

The Old Pacific Coast League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Created by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1942, the original Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame was founded to honor those players, managers and executives who contributed most to the ideals of the League. With the 1958 arrival of Major League Baseball in the PCL's two largest markets, the Hall was largely forgotten. As part of the 2003 Centenial Celebration, the PCL Hall of Fame has been revived and twenty new inductees were added, made up expressly from the League's history prior to 1957. www.cybcity.com /solons/coastleague   (659 words)

Baseball America: 2004 Top 20 Prospects: Pacific Coast League It was far from a good year for talent in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. PCL observers were fairly split on which one will be a better big leaguer, with Kotchman getting a slight nod. The best arm in the PCL belonged to Las Vegas' Edwin Jackson, but he never seemed fully healthy and posted a 5.86 ERA. www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/04league20s/pcl.html   (305 words)

ESPN.com: MINORLBB - Top Pacific Coast League prospects It is becoming increasingly difficult to fathom, let alone explain, but for the third consecutive season the Pacific Coast League's best prospects reside on the mound. He was the youngest pitcher on opening day in the Texas League and closed out the season as the fourth-youngest pitcher in the Pacific Coast League. Hafner tore through the league and was hitting.338 with 19 homers and 72 RBI before earning his first major league callup on Aug. 6. espn.go.com /minorlbb/s/2002/0928/1438268.html   (954 words)

Portland Buckaroos, Western Hockey League, Pacific Coast Hockey League Matthews broke in with Hershey in the American League back in '47, switched the next year to Oakland in the old Pacific Coast Hockey League and is still going strong. He can carry a puck with anyone in the league, and his slap shot from just inside the blue line is one of the most feared in the circuit. Always rated one of the toughest checkers in the league, 160-pourtd Arlo could develop into a top scoring threat, too, if he continues to follow the pattern he set in those playoffs, when he was sensational. www.portlandbuckaroos.com /news_articles.shtml   (9972 words)

Pacific Coast League - BR Bullpen The PCL has generally received much more publicity than the International League and American Association - until the '50s, it was home to the best baseball on the west coast and it also featured bigger cities than the other top-tier minors. As a result some have proclaimed it the top minor league, especially in its pre-1957 "heyday." A brief study of the rosters of the PCL, AA and IL for these years would seem to indicate that the talent level was probably pretty equivalent. The PCL was the only minor league ever to be given the classification of "Open" - an experiment conducted from 1952-57 to have a tier nominally above AAA. www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Pacific_Coast_League   (776 words)

Pacific Coast League preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) P Elmer Dessens (15-8, 2.49 at Carolina) led the Southern League in wins and ERA in his first U.S. season after coming over from the Mexican League, and the Pirates are interested to see how he does moving up a level. He was the Mariners' minor league player of the year in 1995 despite missing the first several weeks of the season with a broken wrist. P Donne Wall (17-6, 3.30, 119 K at Tucson) was Pacific Coast League MVP, a rare feat for a pitcher. www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/sbbw0227.htm   (1216 words)

FK Pacific at Pacific Coast Soccer League Surrey United was not going to let FK Pacific walk away without a fight. FK Pacific’s defenders resulting in a tie, 1-1. Cham found the back of the net to give FK Pacific the early lead. www.fkpacific.com /pcsl.html   (1728 words)

Homers lift Pacific Coast League | www.azstarnet.com ® ● Andy Green, second base: The Pacific Coast League leader in hits with 123 was 2 for 3 with a double and a run batted in, and he scored twice. Tucson's Andy Green, who leads the PCL with 123 hits at the break, had an RBI double, a single and scored two runs. International League starter Jason Scobie, a right-hander from Norfolk who is already a 10-game winner this season, got into trouble right away and only lasted one inning. www.azstarnet.com /dailystar/sports/84117.php   (452 words)

EEEEEE! Looks at Books: The Pacific Coast League, 1903-1988 What's interesting about this league, as opposed to other minor leagues is that from its creation in 1903 until 1958, when the Giants and Dodgers moved west is that it was really an "independent" league in a lot of ways. The teams would sign their own players and those needing more "seasoning" were sent to one of the league's "farm teams," usually teams in the low minors. Interestingly enough, the league owners were concerned that Portland and Sacramento wouldn't be able to support major league teams and were looking at Denver and Dallas as cities to replace those two cities if they gained major league status. www.eeeeeegp.com /looks/Looks06.html   (778 words)

Triple-A Baseball: great Cities great Fans great Value The two leagues will conclude their respective league championships on the weekend of September 15-17 and then travel to OKC for the Showdown. The PCL has an expansive geography, stretching primarily west of the Mississippi River to include cities from Nashville to Sacramento and New Orleans to Tacoma. Both the International and Pacific Coast Leagues boast a rich baseball history with a plethora of past and present Major League stars on the roster of club alumni. www.triple-abaseball.com /Welcome.jsp   (956 words)

PCSL - Pacific Coast Soccer League This represent the double for the Whitecaps, as the Women had earlier captured the league title, edging Tri-Cities on goal difference. The League Champion Whitecaps completed the 'double' in convincing fashion: First dispatching the Fraser Valley Action in the semi-finals, 5-0; then answering everything the Xtreme could throw their way on their way to a 4-1 win in the Championship Final. July 29 - The founding clubs of the Pacific Coast Soccer League's new Women's Reserve Division have come together to donate to the PCSL a new Cup to be presented annually to the side that finishes atop the standings in the Division. www.pcsl.org   (695 words)

Tommy Lasorda's World: Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame I am the first manager to be inducted into the PCL Hall of Fame in over 50 years, and it’s an honor because of the history of the PCL, but also because it is a reflection of the contribution of my players. It is a documented fact that in my eight years of managing in the minor leagues, 75 players left me and went on to play big league baseball. My grandfather was the PBP guy for the old Ogden Dodgers of the Pioneer League and spokde very highly of you. tommy.mlblogs.com /my_weblog/2006/04/pacific_coast_l.html   (1382 words)

Pacific Coast League Pacific Coast League - American Conference Pacific Conference Playoffs Information Please® Database, © 2006... The wartime Portland Beavers: from the Pits to the Pinnacle.(Pacific Coast League baseball) Bobby Doerr in 1934: his reflections on life in the Pacific Coast League at 16.(Interview) www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0201705.html   (187 words)

Pacific Coast League: 2006 Preview As with all minor league teams, it is impossible to predict in March who will make the Padre roster and start the year in San Diego, and who will be sent to the Pacific northwest. The Vegas 51’s will welcome a strong contingent of players from AA Jacksonville(79-61, Southern League champs, and one of 2005’s most talented minor league teams). Isotopes is one of the all-time great minor league team names. www.attheyard.com /MinorLeagueRoundUp/printer_749.shtml   (509 words)

Pacific Coast League Minor League Baseball History Class AAA: Pacific Coast League Team History (1998-2005) (A) The Iowa, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Omaha franchises joined the International League in 1998 from the American Association. (1) The Pacific Coast League added one expansion team in 1998: The Memphis Redbirds. home.wi.rr.com /ballpark/aaa_pacificcoast2.html   (117 words)

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