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From 1903 through 1957, the Los Angeles Angels, a PCL team, were one of the mainstays of the Pacific Coast League, winning the PCL pennant 12 times. The Angels, along with the Portland Beavers , Oakland Oaks , Sacramento Solons , San Francisco Seals , and Seattle Indians were charter members of the Pacific Coast League which was founded in 1903.
Wrigley Field in Los Angeles was home to the PCL's Los Angeles Angels, a former Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, who play at its more famous namesake. There are ten stadiums in use by Pacific Coast League (PCL) baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Cheney Stadium, home of the Tacoma Rainiers, which opened in 1960.
The San Francisco Seals won 14 Pacific Coast League championships, more than any other team, followed by the Los Angeles Angels (12) and the Albuquerque Dukes and Portland Beavers (8). Among active PCL franchises, the Tacoma Rainiers have seven championships, the most of all teams, followed by the Sacramento River Cats (5) and the Oklahoma City ...
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Though nominally Los Angeles, in order to avoid conflicts with the PCL the teams played all their games at the parks of the other teams: Long Beach, Pasadena, Redondo and Santa Ana Home of: Vernon Tigers - Pacific Coast League (1909-1912, 1915-1925) Los Angeles Maiers - Southern California Trolley League (1910 only)
The hammer blow to the PCL's major league dreams came in 1958 with the arrival of the first MLB teams on the west coast (the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants). As a result, three of the PCL's flagship teams (the Los Angeles Angels , Hollywood Stars , and San Francisco Seals ) were immediately forced to relocate to smaller markets.
Los Angeles Angels: 1903 1957 Los Angeles, California: Relocated to Spokane, Washington, as the Spokane Indians: Memphis Redbirds: 1998 2020 Memphis, Tennessee: Transferred to the International League: Mission Bells: 1926 1927 San Francisco, California: Renamed the Mission Reds: Mission Reds: 1928 1937 San Francisco, California
Statistic Player Record Season Team(s) Ref. Games played: Jigger Statz: 2,790: 1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42: Los Angeles Angels [4]At bats: Jigger Statz