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While the Pacific Coast League crowned playoff champions in 1904, 1905, and 1918, the League did not begin a consistent post-season schedule until 1928. Following that season, the PCL's first Championship Trophy was awarded to the San Francisco Seals, who defeated Sacramento 4 games to 2. The trophy was called the Governors' Cup and was named in recognition of the three states with teams in the Pacific Coast League at the time: California, Oregon, and Washington. The circuit did not hold playoffs from 1932-34, but resumed the two-team format in 1935 before moving to the Shaughnessey (4-team) system in 1936. The Governors' Cup was continuously given to the League's Playoff Champion until 1954, at which time it was placed in the Helms Athletic Foundation Museum, located in Los Angeles. The PCL did not give out a trophy or hold a post-season playoff series again until 1963. As for the Governor's Cup itself, when the Helms Foundation Museum closed in 1965, most of the exhibits were sold off, including the Governors' Cup. A collector in Los Angeles bought the cup, but it was stolen from him in the early 1970s and the current whereabouts of the cup are unknown.
Since 1963, when the PCL resumed post-season play, there have been myriad trophies given out (sometimes sporadically) to the League champion. In the 80s and early 90s, the trophy was four feet tall and made of wood and brass, with three bats extending from the base to a platform topped by a baseball glove. In the mid-90s, the PCL trophy resembled the MLB trophy with metal flags representing each one of the League's 10 teams circling a wooden base. Since 1998, the PCL trophy has looked similar to the one shown at left, with a glass wedge attached to a wooden base.
Interestingly, the PCL has declared co-champions twice in the past 30 years. In 1978, Albuquerque swept its' first round series with Salt Lake and awaited the winner of the Tacoma-Portland battle. The series between the Yankees (Tacoma) and Beavers (Portland) was deadlocked at 2 games apiece when heavy rains and a gloomy forcast forced League President Roy Jackson to declare the series over. Albuquerque and Tacoma (which had a better regular season record) we declared co-champions.
In 2001, Tacoma and New Orleans had dispatched Sacramento and Iowa respectively in the first round of the PCL playoffs and were ready to begin the five-game Championship Series in New Orleans when tragedy struck the nation on September 11th. After several days of delay, PCL President Branch Rickey cancelled the series (all Minor League Playoff series were ended) and declared the Rainiers and Zephyrs co-champions.
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Pacific Coast League Playoff Results |
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(Champion in bold; score indicates number of games won) |
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YEAR |
FINALISTS |
OTHER PARTICIPANTS |
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1904 |
Tacoma 5, Los Angeles 4 (with 1 tie) |
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1905 |
Los Angeles 5, Tacoma-Sacramento 1 |
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1906-17 |
No post-season play |
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1918 |
Los Angeles 5, Vernon 2 |
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1919-27 |
No post-season play |
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1928 |
San Francisco 4, Sacramento 2 |
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1929 |
Hollywood 4, Mission 2 |
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1930 |
Hollywood 4, Los Angeles 1 |
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1931 |
San Francisco 4, Hollywood 0 |
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1932-34 |
No post-season play |
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1935 |
San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 2 |
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1936 |
Portland 4, Oakland 1 |
Seattle-San Diego |
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1937 |
San Diego 4, Portland 0 |
Sacramento-San Francisco |
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1938 |
Sacramento 4, San Francisco 1 |
Los Angeles-Seattle |
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1939 |
Sacramento 4, Los Angeles |
Seattle-San Francisco |
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1940 |
Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1 |
Oakland-San Diego |
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1941 |
Seattle 4, Sacramento 3 |
San Diego-Hollywood |
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1942 |
Seattle 4, Los Angeles 2 |
Sacramento-San Diego |
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1943 |
San Francisco 4, Seattle 2 |
Los Angeles-Portland |
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1944 |
San Francisco 4, Los Angeles 2 |
Portland-Oakland |
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1945 |
San Francisco 4, Seattle 2 |
Portland-Sacramento |
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1946 |
San Francisco 4, Oakland |
Hollywood-Los Angeles |
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1947 |
Los Angeles 4, Oakland |
San Francisco-Portland |
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1948 |
Oakland 4, Seattle 1 |
San Francisco-Los Angeles |
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1949 |
Hollywood 4, San Diego |
Oakland, Sacramento |
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1950 |
No post-season play |
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1951 |
Seattle 3, Hollywood 2 |
Los Angeles-Portland |
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1952-53 |
No post-season play |
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1954 |
Oakland 2, San Francisco 0 |
San Diego-Hollywood |
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1955-62 |
No post-season play |
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1963 |
Oklahoma City 4, Spokane |
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1964 |
San Diego 4, Arkansas 3 |
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1965 |
Oklahoma City 4, Portland |
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1966 |
Seattle 4, Tulsa 3 |
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1967 |
San Diego 4, Spokane 2 |
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1968 |
Tulsa 4, Spokane 1 |
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1969 |
Tacoma 3, Eugene 2 |
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1970 |
Spokane 4, Hawaii 0 |
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1971 |
Salt Lake City 3, Tacoma 1 |
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1972 |
Albuquerque 3, Eugene 1 |
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1973 |
Spokane 3, Tucson 0 |
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1974 |
Spokane 3, Albuquerque |
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1975 |
Hawaii 4, Salt Lake City 2 |
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1976 |
Hawaii 3, Salt Lake City 2 |
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1977 |
Phoenix 3, Salt Lake City 2 |
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1978 |
Albuquerque and Tacoma named co-champions. |
Portland-Salt Lake |
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1979 |
Salt Lake City 3, Hawaii 0 |
Vancouver-Albuquerque |
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1980 |
Albuquerque 3, Hawaii 2 |
Vancouver-Tucson |
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1981 |
Albuquerque 3, Tacoma |
Hawaii |
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1982 |
Albuquerque 4, Spokane |
Salt Lake City-Tacoma |
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1983 |
Portland 3, Albuquerque 0 |
Edmonton-Las Vegas |
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1984 |
Edmonton 2, Hawaii 0 |
Las Vegas-Salt Lake City |
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1985 |
Vancouver 3, Phoenix 0 |
Calgary-Hawaii |
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1986 |
Las Vegas 3, Vancouver 2 |
Phoenix-Tacoma |
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1987 |
Albuquerque 3, Tacoma 1 |
Las Vegas-Calgary |
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1988 |
Las Vegas 3, Vancouver 1 |
Portland-Albuquerque |
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1989 |
Vancouver 3, Albuquerque 1 |
Colorado Springs-Calgary |
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1990 |
Albuquerque 3, Edmonton 0 |
Colorado Springs-Tacoma |
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1991 |
Tucson 3, Calgary 2 |
Portland-Colorado Springs |
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1992 |
Colorado Springs 3, Vancouver 0 |
Las Vegas-Portland |
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1993 |
Tucson 4, Portland 2 |
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1994 |
Albuquerque 4, Vancouver 2 |
Colorado Springs-Salt Lake |
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1995 |
Colorado Springs 3, Salt Lake 2 |
Vancouver-Tucson |
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1996 |
Edmonton 3, Phoenix 1 |
Salt Lake-Las Vegas |
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1997 |
Edmonton 3, Phoenix 1 |
Vancouver-Colorado Springs |
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1998 |
New Orleans 3, Calgary 1 |
Iowa-Fresno |
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1999 |
Vancouver 3, Oklahoma 1 |
Salt Lake-Omaha |
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2000 |
Memphis 3, Salt Lake 1 |
Sacramento-Albuquerque |
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2001 |
New Orleans and Tacoma declared co-champions. |
Sacramento-Iowa |
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2002 |
Edmonton 3, Salt Lake 1 |
Oklahoma-Las Vegas |
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2003 |
Sacramento 3, Nashville 0 |
Albuquerque-Edmonton |
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2004 |
Sacramento 3, Iowa 0 |
Oklahoma-Portland |
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2005 |
Nashville 3, Tacoma 0 |
Oklahoma-Sacramento |
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2006 |
Tucson 3, Round Rock 0 |
Salt Lake-Nashville |
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2007 |
Sacramento 3, New Orleans 0 |
Salt Lake-Nashville |
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2008 |
Sacramento 3, Oklahoma 1 |
Salt Lake-Iowa |
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2009 |
Memphis 3, Sacramento 0 |
Albuquerque-Tacoma |
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2010 |
Tacoma 3, Memphis 0 |
Sacramento-Oklahoma City |
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2011 |
Omaha 3, Sacramento 0 |
Round Rock-Reno |
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2012 |
Reno 3, Omaha 1 |
Albuquerque-Sacramento |
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2013 |
Omaha 3, Salt Lake 1 |
Las Vegas-Oklahoma City |
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2014 |
Omaha 3, Reno 2 |
Las Vegas-Memphis |
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2015 |
Fresno 3, Round Rock 2 |
El Paso-Oklahoma City |
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2016 |
El Paso 3, Oklahoma City 1 |
Tacoma-Nashville |
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Pacific Coast League Post-Season Championships |
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Eight |
Albuquerque (1972, 1978*, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1994) |
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Seven |
San Francisco (1928, 1931, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946) |
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Six |
Sacramento (1938, 1939, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) |
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Five |
Seattle (1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1966) |
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Tacoma (1904, 1969, 1978*, 2001*, 2010) |
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Three |
Los Angeles (1905, 1918, 1947) |
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Hollywood (1929, 1930, 1949) |
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Portland (1936, 1983, 1984) |
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San Diego (1937, 1964, 1967) |
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Spokane (1970, 1973, 1974) |
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Vancouver (1985, 1989, 1999) |
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Edmonton (1996, 1997, 2002) |
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Tucson (1991, 1993, 2006) |
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Omaha (2011, 2013, 2014) |
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Two |
Oakland (1948, 1954) |
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Oklahoma (1963, 1965) |
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Salt Lake (1971, 1979) |
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Hawaii (1975, 1976) |
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Las Vegas (1986, 1988) |
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Colorado Springs (1992, 1995) |
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New Orleans (1998, 2001*) |
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Memphis (2000,2009) |
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One |
Tulsa (1968) |
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Phoenix (1977) |
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Nashville (2005) |
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Reno (2012) |
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Fresno (2015) |
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El Paso (2016) |
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