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Tacoma Rainiers Founded in 1960 Tacoma, Washington |
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| Current | Triple-A (1960–present) | ||||
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| League | Pacific Coast League (1960–present) | ||||
| Conference | Pacific Conference | ||||
| Division | Northern Division | ||||
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| Current | Seattle Mariners (1995–present) | ||||
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Oakland Athletics (1981–1994) Cleveland Indians (1979–1980) New York Yankees (1978) Minnesota Twins (1972–1977) Chicago Cubs (1966–1971) San Francisco Giants (1960–1965) |
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| League titles (2) |
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| Conference titles (3) |
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| Division titles (5) |
*Co-champions with New Orleans |
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| Nickname | Tacoma Rainiers (1995–present) | ||||
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Previous names
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Tacoma Tigers (1980-1994) Tacoma Tugs (1979) Tacoma Yankees (1978) Tacoma Twins (1972–1977) Tacoma Cubs (1966–1971) Tacoma Giants (1960–1965) |
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| Colors | Navy blue, red, white |
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| Mascot | Rhubarb the Reindeer | ||||
| Ballpark | Cheney Stadium (1960–present) | ||||
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Owner(s)/
Operator(s) |
The Baseball Club of Tacoma | ||||
| Manager | Pat Listach | ||||
| General Manager | Aaron Artman | ||||
The Tacoma Rainiers are a Minor League Baseball team that plays in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and is the Triple-A affiliate of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners. A team located in Tacoma, Washington has been in the PCL every year since 1960, for the longest current active streak of membership in the league. The Rainiers are based only 36 miles south of Seattle, the shortest distance between a Triple-A team and its major-league parent.
Tacoma's first team in the PCL was the Tacoma Tigers, who joined the league in 1904, having moved from Sacramento after the 1903 season. The 1904 Tigers won Tacoma's first PCL pennant, finishing first in both halves of the split season schedule, seven games (annualized) over the runner-up Los Angeles Angels. The 1905 Tigers won the first-half championship, then moved back to Sacramento, finishing out the season as the Sacramento Solons, and losing the postseason series to the Angels. The PCL would not return to Tacoma for another 55 years; however, another Tacoma Tigers franchise operated in the Western International League from the 1930s until 1951.
The current PCL franchise was founded in 1960 when the Phoenix Giants, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, moved to Tacoma and became the Tacoma Giants. The Giants were the first team to play at brand-new Cheney Stadium.
The Giants' first win at Cheney Stadium came on April 16, 1960—an 11–0 victory over Portland in game two of a doubleheader. Future National Baseball Hall Of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal worked the victory, giving Tacoma their first franchise shutout performance.
The 1961 iteration of the club posted a 97–57 record under manager Red Davis, who steered a team led by Gaylord Perry, Ron Herbel, Eddie Fisher, and Dick Phillips. Following a season in which he hit .264 with 16 home runs and 98 RBI, Phillips was named the 1961 PCL Most Valuable Player – he remains the only player in franchise history to earn the PCL MVP award.
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