Seattle Rainiers
February 10, 2019
Northwest League (1972-1976) Born: 1972 Folded: 1976 First Game: June 20, 1972 (L 12-3 vs. Walla Walla Islanders) Last Game: September 1, 1976 (W 2-0 vs. Portland
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Salem Angels
August 9, 2016
The Salem Angels were an Oregon-based short-season Class A affiliate of the California Angels during the mid-1980’s. During Salem’s first season as an Angels’ affiliate in 1982, the club won the Northwest League championship. This despite finishing the regular season with a losing record of 34-36.
Salem Senators (1977-1981)
August 23, 2015
The Salem Senators were a ramshackle independent franchise (i.e. no Major League parent club) in the short-season Class A Northwest League from 1977 until 1981. The Senators were a brand revival of Salem’s earlier Senators team, which played in the city from 1940 until 1960. The team changed its name to the Salem Angels in 1982 after securing a Major League affiliation with the California Angels.
Walla Walla Padres
August 14, 2014
The Walla Walla Padres were the short-season Class A farm club of the San Diego Padres for ten summers from 1973 through 1982. Prior to the Padres arrival in 1973, the city hosted Northwest League baseball for four seasons under affiliations with the Philadelphia Phillies (1969-1971) and the Hawaii Islanders (1972) of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. Future Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Tony Gwynn both played for Walla Walla during the Padres era.
Portland Mavericks
May 12, 2012
The Portland Mavericks. This renegade ball club existed for only five summers, but managed to leave an indelible stamp (their contemporary detractors might have said “stain”) on the landscape of minor league baseball. The Mavs came to town in 1973 after the Beavers, Portland’s long-time entry in the Pacific Coast League, moved to Spokane, Washington. It didn’t seem like a promising trade-off for Portland baseball fans …at least, not at first.