Seattle Rainiers
Minor League Baseball team
The Seattle Rainiers, originally named the Seattle Indians and also known as the Seattle Angels, were a Minor League Baseball team in Seattle, Washington, that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 to 1906 and 1919 to 1968. They were previously named for the indigenous Native American population of the Pacific Northwest and changed their name after being acquired by the Rainier Brewing Company, which was named for nearby Mount Rainier.
History
Along with the Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Oakland Oaks, Sacramento Solons, and San Francisco Seals, Seattle was a charter member of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) which was founded in 1903, after the California League and the Pacific Northwest League merged. They were known in the Pacific Northwest League as the Seattle Clamdiggers. Though the team finished second in 1906, the PCL contracted from six teams to four after the season (mainly due to the failures of the Sacramento franchise). For the next 11 seasons, the team played in the Northwestern League, at the time a Class B league. Until 1908, the team was known as the Seattle Siwashes. In 1909, they won 109 games as the Seattle Turks. After a fan contest, the team was renamed the Seattle Giants. In 1913, owner Dan Dugdale built Dugdale Field, replacing Yesler Way Park, which he had built in 1907.
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