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The '''Pacific Coast League''' (PCL) was a [[Minor League Baseball]] league operating in the Western, Midwestern, and Southeastern United States. Along with the [[International League]] and the [[Mexican League]], it was one of three leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which was one grade below [[Major League Baseball]]. It was officially named the Pacific Coast League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Inc. Its headquarters were in Round Rock, Texas. The PCL was replaced by [[Triple-A West]] after the [[2020 MiLB season]].
The '''Pacific Coast League''' (PCL) is a [[Minor League Baseball]] league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the [[International League]], it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).


==Teams==
==All Teams==
===Active teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Division
!Team
!MLB Affiliation
!City
!Stadium
|-
! rowspan="5" | East
| [[Albuquerque Isotopes]]
| [[Colorado Rockies]]
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
| [[Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park]]
|-
| [[El Paso Chihuahuas]]
| [[San Diego Padres]]
| El Paso, Texas
| [[Southwest University Park]]
|-
| [[Oklahoma City Dodgers]]
| [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| [[Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark]]
|-
| [[Round Rock Express]]
| [[Texas Rangers]]
| Round Rock, Texas
| [[Dell Diamond]]
|-
| [[Sugar Land Space Cowboys]]
| [[Houston Astros]]
| Sugar Land, Texas
| [[Constellation Field]]
|-
! rowspan="5" | West
| [[Las Vegas Aviators]]
| [[Oakland Athletics]]
| Summerlin South, Nevada
| [[Las Vegas Ballpark]]
|-
| [[Reno Aces]]
| [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]
| Reno, Nevada
| [[Greater Nevada Field]]
|-
| [[Sacramento River Cats]]
| [[San Francisco Giants]]
| West Sacramento, California
| [[Sutter Health Park]]
|-
| [[Salt Lake Bees]]
| [[Los Angeles Angels]]
| Salt Lake City, Utah
| [[Smith's Ballpark]]
|-
| [[Tacoma Rainiers]]
| [[Seattle Mariners]]
| Tacoma, Washington
| [[Cheney Stadium]]
|}
 
===Former teams===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left"
|-
|-
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| Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Relocated to Portland, Oregon, as the [[Portland Beavers]]
| Relocated to Portland, Oregon, as the [[Portland Beavers]]
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Albuquerque Isotopes]]
| style="text-align:center"|2003
| style="text-align:center"|2020
| Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Arkansas Travelers]]
! scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Arkansas Travelers]]
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|[[Edmonton, Alberta]]
|[[Edmonton, Alberta]]
|Relocated to [[Round Rock, Texas]], as the [[Round Rock Express]]
|Relocated to [[Round Rock, Texas]], as the [[Round Rock Express]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[El Paso Chihuahuas]]
|style="text-align:center"|2014
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[El Paso, Texas]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Eugene Emeralds]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Eugene Emeralds]]
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|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A East]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A East]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Las Vegas Aviators]]
|style="text-align:center"|2019
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Las Vegas, Nevada]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Las Vegas 51s]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Las Vegas 51s]]
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|[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|Transferred to the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]
|Transferred to the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Oklahoma City Dodgers]]
|style="text-align:center"|2015
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Oklahoma City RedHawks]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Oklahoma City RedHawks]]
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|[[Portland, Oregon]]
|[[Portland, Oregon]]
|Renamed the [[Portland Beavers]]
|Renamed the [[Portland Beavers]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Reno Aces]]
|style="text-align:center"|2009
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Reno, Nevada]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Round Rock Express]]
|style="text-align:center"|2005
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Round Rock, Texas]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Solons|Sacramento]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Solons|Sacramento]]
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|[[Sacramento, California]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|Relocated to [[Fresno, California]], as the [[Fresno Raisin Eaters]]
|Relocated to [[Fresno, California]], as the [[Fresno Raisin Eaters]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento River Cats]]
|style="text-align:center"|2000
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Sacts]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Sacramento Sacts]]
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|[[Sacramento, California]]
|[[Sacramento, California]]
|Relocated to [[San Francisco, California]], as the [[Mission Wolves]], during the 1914 season
|Relocated to [[San Francisco, California]], as the [[Mission Wolves]], during the 1914 season
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Salt Lake Bees]]
|style="text-align:center"|2006
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Salt Lake Buzz]]
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Salt Lake Buzz]]
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|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|Relocated to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as the [[Phoenix Giants]]
|Relocated to [[Phoenix, Arizona]], as the [[Phoenix Giants]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Tacoma Rainiers]]
|style="text-align:center"|1995
|style="text-align:center"|2020
|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
|Transferred to the [[Triple-A West]]
|-
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Tacoma Tigers]] <small>(1)</small>
!scope="row" style="text-align:left"|[[Tacoma Tigers]] <small>(1)</small>

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The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Western United States. Along with the International League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball (MLB).

All Teams

Active teams

Division Team MLB Affiliation City Stadium
East Albuquerque Isotopes Colorado Rockies Albuquerque, New Mexico Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
El Paso Chihuahuas San Diego Padres El Paso, Texas Southwest University Park
Oklahoma City Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Round Rock Express Texas Rangers Round Rock, Texas Dell Diamond
Sugar Land Space Cowboys Houston Astros Sugar Land, Texas Constellation Field
West Las Vegas Aviators Oakland Athletics Summerlin South, Nevada Las Vegas Ballpark
Reno Aces Arizona Diamondbacks Reno, Nevada Greater Nevada Field
Sacramento River Cats San Francisco Giants West Sacramento, California Sutter Health Park
Salt Lake Bees Los Angeles Angels Salt Lake City, Utah Smith's Ballpark
Tacoma Rainiers Seattle Mariners Tacoma, Washington Cheney Stadium

Former teams

Team First
season 		Last
season 		City Fate
Albuquerque Dukes 1972 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico Relocated to Portland, Oregon, as the Portland Beavers
Arkansas Travelers 1964 1965 Little Rock, Arkansas Transferred to the Texas League
Calgary Cannons 1985 2002 Calgary, Alberta Relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the Albuquerque Isotopes
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 1988 2018 Colorado Springs, Colorado Relocated to San Antonio, Texas, as the San Antonio Missions
Dallas Rangers 1964 1964 Dallas, Texas Relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, as the Vancouver Mounties
Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers 1963 1963 Dallas, Texas Renamed the Dallas Rangers
Denver Bears 1963 1968 Denver, Colorado Transferred to the American Association
Edmonton Trappers 1981 2004 Edmonton, Alberta Relocated to Round Rock, Texas, as the Round Rock Express
Eugene Emeralds 1969 1973 Eugene, Oregon Relocated to Sacramento, California, as the Sacramento Solons
Fresno Grizzlies 1998 2020 Fresno, California Transferred to the California League
Fresno Raisin Eaters 1906 1906 Fresno, California Transferred to the California League and to Sacramento, California, as the Sacramento Cordovas
Hawaii Islanders 1961 1987 Honolulu, Hawaii Relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Hollywood Stars (1) 1926 1935 Hollywood, California Relocated to San Diego, California, as the San Diego Padres
Hollywood Stars (2) 1938 1957 Hollywood, California Relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Salt Lake City Bees
Indianapolis Indians 1964 1968 Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to the American Association
Iowa Cubs 1998 2020 Des Moines, Iowa Transferred to the Triple-A East
Las Vegas 51s 2001 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada Relocated to Summerlin, Nevada, as the Las Vegas Aviators
Las Vegas Stars 1983 2000 Las Vegas, Nevada Renamed the Las Vegas 51s
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 Triple-A East
Mission Bells 1926 1927 San Francisco, California Renamed the Mission Reds
Mission Reds 1928 1937 San Francisco, California Relocated to Hollywood, California, as the Hollywood Stars
Mission Wolves 1914 1914 San Francisco, California Relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Salt Lake City Bees
Nashville Sounds 1998 2020 Nashville, Tennessee Transferred to the Triple-A East
New Orleans Baby Cakes 2017 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana Relocated to Wichita, Kansas, as the Wichita Wind Surge
New Orleans Zephyrs 1998 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana Renamed the New Orleans Baby Cakes
Oakland Oaks 1903 1955 Oakland, California Relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, as the Vancouver Mounties
Ogden A's 1979 1980 Ogden, Utah Relocated to Edmonton, Alberta, as the Edmonton Trappers
Oklahoma City 89ers 1963 1968 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Transferred to the American Association
Oklahoma City RedHawks 2009 2014 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renamed the Oklahoma City Dodgers
Oklahoma RedHawks 1998 2008 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Renamed the Oklahoma City RedHawks
Omaha Golden Spikes 1999 2001 Omaha, Nebraska Renamed the Omaha Royals
Omaha Royals (1) 1998 1998 Omaha, Nebraska Renamed the Omaha Golden Spikes
Omaha Royals (2) 2002 2010 Omaha, Nebraska Renamed the Omaha Storm Chasers
Omaha Storm Chasers 2011 2020 Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to the Triple-A East
Phoenix Firebirds 1986 1997 Phoenix, Arizona Relocated to Tucson, Arizona, as the Tucson Sidewinders
Phoenix Giants (1) 1958 1959 Phoenix, Arizona Relocated to Tacoma, Washington, as the Tacoma Giants
Phoenix Giants (2) 1966 1985 Phoenix, Arizona Renamed the Phoenix Firebirds
Portland Beavers (1) 1906 1917 Portland, Oregon Folded
Portland Beavers (2) 1919 1972 Portland, Oregon Relocated to Spokane, Washington, as the Spokane Indians
Portland Beavers (3) 1978 1993 Portland, Oregon Relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Salt Lake Buzz
Portland Beavers (4) 2001 2010 Portland, Oregon Relocated to Tucson, Arizona, as the Tucson Padres
Portland Browns 1903 1904 Portland, Oregon Renamed the Portland Giants
Portland Giants 1905 1905 Portland, Oregon Renamed the Portland Beavers
Sacramento 1905 1905 Sacramento, California Relocated to Fresno, California, as the Fresno Raisin Eaters
Sacramento Sacts 1909 1913 Sacramento, California Renamed the Sacramento Wolves
Sacramento Senators (1) 1903 1903 Sacramento, California Relocated to Tacoma, Washington, as the Tacoma Tigers
Sacramento Senators (2) 1918 1935 Sacramento, California Renamed the Sacramento Solons
Sacramento Solons (1) 1936 1960 Sacramento, California Relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, as the Hawaii Islanders
Sacramento Solons (2) 1974 1976 Sacramento, California Relocated to San Jose, California, as the San Jose Missions
Sacramento Wolves 1914 1914 Sacramento, California Relocated to San Francisco, California, as the Mission Wolves, during the 1914 season
Salt Lake Buzz 1994 2000 Salt Lake City, Utah Renamed the Salt Lake Stingers
Salt Lake City Angels 1971 1974 Salt Lake City, Utah Renamed the Salt Lake City Gulls
Salt Lake City Bees (1) 1915 1925 Salt Lake City, Utah Relocated to Hollywood, California, as the Hollywood Stars
Salt Lake City Bees (2) 1958 1965 Salt Lake City, Utah Relocated to Tacoma, Washington, as the Tacoma Cubs
Salt Lake City Bees (3) 1970 1970 Salt Lake City, Utah Renamed the Salt Lake City Angels
Salt Lake City Gulls 1975 1984 Salt Lake City, Utah Relocated to Calgary, Alberta, as the Calgary Cannons
Salt Lake Stingers 2001 2005 Salt Lake City, Utah Renamed the Salt Lake Bees
San Antonio Missions 2019 2020 San Antonio, Texas Transferred to the Texas League
San Diego Padres 1936 1968 San Diego, California Relocated to Eugene, Oregon, as the Eugene Emeralds
San Francisco Seals 1903 1957 San Francisco, California Relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, as the Phoenix Giants
San Jose Missions 1977 1978 San Jose, California Relocated to Ogden, Utah, as the Ogden A's
Seattle Angels 1965 1968 Seattle, Washington Relocated to Tucson, Arizona, as the Tucson Toros
Seattle Indians 1922 1937 Seattle, Washington Renamed the Seattle Rainiers
Seattle Rainiers (1) 1919 1921 Seattle, Washington Renamed the Seattle Indians
Seattle Rainiers (2) 1938 1964 Seattle, Washington Renamed the Seattle Angels
Seattle Siwashes 1903 1906 Seattle, Washington Transferred to the Northwest League as the Seattle Indians
Spokane Indians (1) 1958 1971 Spokane, Washington Relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the Albuquerque Dukes
Spokane Indians (2) 1973 1982 Spokane, Washington Relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, as the Las Vegas Stars
Tacoma Cubs 1966 1971 Tacoma, Washington Renamed Tacoma Twins
Tacoma Giants 1960 1965 Tacoma, Washington Relocated to Phoenix, Arizona, as the Phoenix Giants
Tacoma Tigers (1) 1904 1905 Tacoma, Washington Relocated to Sacramento, California, and referred to merely as Sacramento, during the 1905 season
Tacoma Tigers (2) 1980 1994 Tacoma, Washington Renamed Tacoma Rainiers
Tacoma Tugs 1979 1979 Tacoma, Washington Renamed Tacoma Tigers
Tacoma Twins 1972 1977 Tacoma, Washington Renamed Tacoma Yankees
Tacoma Yankees 1978 1978 Tacoma, Washington Renamed Tacoma Tugs
Tucson Padres 2011 2013 Tucson, Arizona Relocated to El Paso, Texas, as the El Paso Chihuahuas
Tucson Sidewinders 1998 2008 Tucson, Arizona Relocated to Reno, Nevada, as the Reno Aces
Tucson Toros 1969 1997 Tucson, Arizona Relocated to Fresno, California, as the Fresno Grizzlies
Tulsa Oilers 1966 1968 Tulsa, Oklahoma Transferred to the American Association
Vancouver Canadians 1978 1999 Vancouver, British Columbia Relocated to Sacramento, California, as the Sacramento River Cats
Vancouver Mounties (1) 1956 1962 Vancouver, British Columbia Relocated to Dallas, Texas, as the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers
Vancouver Mounties (2) 1965 1969 Vancouver, British Columbia Relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Salt Lake City Bees
Venice Tigers 1913 1915 Venice, California Relocated to Vernon, California, as the Vernon Tigers, during the 1915 season
Vernon Tigers (1) 1909 1912 Vernon, California Relocated to Venice, California, as the Venice Tigers
Vernon Tigers (2) 1915 1925 Vernon, California Relocated to San Francisco, California, as the Mission Bells
Wichita Wind Surge 2020 2020 Wichita, Kansas Transferred to the Texas League
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