| Pacific Coast International League | |
| Sport: | Minor League Baseball |
| President: | Bob Blewett (1918) Louis H. Burnett (1920–1921) |
| Inaugural: | 1918 |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Country: | Canada United States of America |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Folded: | 1921 |
| Most Champs: | 1 Seattle Giants (1918) Victoria Islanders (1920) Yakima Indians (1921) |
| Classification: | Class B (1918, 1920–1921) |
| Related Comps: | 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]
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 28 | .588 | – | |||
| Portland Buckaroos | 37 | 28 | .569 | 1.5 | Bill Fisher | |
| Aberdeen Black Cats | 32 | 35 | .478 | 7.5 | ||
| 26 | 39 | .388 | 16.0 | Robert Brown James A. Hamilton | ||
| 13 | 9 | .591 | NA | |||
| 9 | 16 | .360 | NA | Nick Williams |
| 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 |
| Team standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Managers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 46 | .600 | – | |||
| 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 | ||
| Spokane Indians | 56 | 58 | .491 | 12.5 | ||
| Seattle Giants | 24 | 90 | .211 | 44.5 | Dave Hillyard / Bill Kenworthy / Bill Hoffman |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |