List of Pacific Coast League records explained

The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a Minor League Baseball league operating at the Triple-A level. It was founded in 1903 as circuit of six teams on the West Coast of the United States. After the cancellation of the 2020 season,^[1] the league was known as the Triple-A West in 2021 before reverting to the Pacific Coast League name in 2022.^{[2] [3]} This list documents the PCL's top players and teams in particular statistical areas.

The mild climate of the West Coast, especially California, allowed the league to play longer seasons, sometimes starting in late February and ending as late as the beginning of December. Teams regularly played between 170 and 200 games in a season until the late 1950s. This abundance of games and playing time is one reason that a number of league records were set during the first half of the 20th century.

Table key

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Career records

These are records of individual players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season organized by vintage era (1903–1957) and modern era (1958–present).

Career batting

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team(s)
Games played		2,790	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels	^[4]
At bats		10,657	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Runs		1,996	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Hits		3,356	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Total bases		4,405	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Singles		2,563	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Doubles		595	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Triples		137	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Home runs		251	1918–30	Oakland Oaks	^[5]
Runs batted in		1,188	1918–30	Oakland Oaks
Stolen bases		468	1916–17, 1919–20 1921–26	Oakland Oaks Seattle Rainiers/Indians	^[6]
Sacrifice hits		390	1919–20 1923–27 1929–32, 1935 1932 1932–33 1934 1935 1936–38	Salt Lake City Bees San Francisco Seals Mission Reds Seattle Indians Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres	^[7]

Career pitching

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team(s)
Games		708	1920–21, 1925 1926–33 1933–35 1935 1936–42 1943–45	Portland Beavers Mission Bells/Reds Seattle Indians Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres Sacramento Solons	^[8]
Complete games		364	1920–24 1925 1926–35 1936–38	Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres	^[9]
Wins		296	1920–24 1925 1926–35 1936–38	Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres
Losses		235*	1903–05 1909–12 1912–13 1914–19 1919–20	Los Angeles Angels Sacramento Sacts Vernon/Venice Tigers San Francisco Seals Salt Lake City Bees	^[10]
Losses		235*	1920–21, 1925 1926–33 1933–35 1935 1936–42 1943–45	Portland Beavers Mission Bells/Reds Seattle Indians Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres Sacramento Solons
Innings pitched		4,184.1	1920–24 1925 1926–35 1936–38	Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres
Strikeouts		1,866	1935–42 1946 1947–49 1949–50 1950	Seattle Indians/Rainiers Portland Beavers Seattle Rainiers San Diego Padres Hollywood Stars	^[11]

Career fielding

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team(s)
Putouts, pitcher		262	1929–32, 1937–42, 1946–50	Sacramento Senators/Solons	^[12]
Putouts, catcher		6,816	1914 1915–17 1921–25 1925 1926–35	Sacramento Senators/Solons Salt Lake City Bees Vernon Tigers Portland Beavers Los Angeles Angels	^[13]
Putouts, first baseman		14,441	1903, 1905–13, 1915	Los Angeles Angels	^[14]
Putouts, second baseman		4,771	1920, 1933–36 1924–29 1937–38	Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks San Diego Padres	^[15]
Putouts, third baseman		2,221	1919–20 1923–27 1929–32, 1935 1932 1932–33 1934 1935 1936–38	Salt Lake City Bees San Francisco Seals Mission Reds Seattle Indians Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres
Putouts, shortstop		4,410	1919 1921–23 1925–34 1934	Seattle Rainiers Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Oakland Oaks	^[16]
Putouts, outfielder		6,872	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Assists, pitcher		1,308	1903–05 1909–12 1912–13 1914–19 1919–20	Los Angeles Angels Sacramento Sacts Vernon/Venice Tigers San Francisco Seals Salt Lake City Bees
Assists, catcher		1,649	1914 1915–17 1921–25 1925 1926–35	Sacramento Senators/Solons Salt Lake City Bees Vernon Tigers Portland Beavers Los Angeles Angels
Assists, first baseman		1,060	1903, 1905–13, 1915	Los Angeles Angels
Assists, second baseman		5,119	1920, 1933–36 1924–29 1937–38	Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks San Diego Padres
Assists, third baseman		4,762	1919–20 1923–27 1929–32, 1935 1932 1932–33 1934 1935 1936–38	Salt Lake City Bees San Francisco Seals Mission Reds Seattle Indians Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres
Assists, shortstop		7,179	1919 1921–23 1925–34 1934	Seattle Rainiers Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Oakland Oaks
Assists, outfielder		263	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels
Chances accepted, pitcher		1,531	1903–05 1909–12 1912–13 1914–19 1919–20	Los Angeles Angels Sacramento Sacts Vernon/Venice Tigers San Francisco Seals Salt Lake City Bees
Chances accepted, catcher		8,465	1914 1915–17 1921–25 1925 1926–35	Sacramento Senators/Solons Salt Lake City Bees Vernon Tigers Portland Beavers Los Angeles Angels
Chances accepted, first baseman		15,501	1903, 1905–13, 1915	Los Angeles Angels
Chances accepted, second baseman		9,890	1920, 1933–36 1924–29 1937–38	Los Angeles Angels Oakland Oaks San Diego Padres
Chances accepted, third baseman		6,983	1919–20 1923–27 1929–32, 1935 1932 1932–33 1934 1935 1936–38	Salt Lake City Bees San Francisco Seals Mission Reds Seattle Indians Portland Beavers Oakland Oaks Hollywood Stars San Diego Padres
Chances accepted, shortstop		11,589	1919 1921–23 1925–34 1934	Seattle Rainiers Vernon Tigers Sacramento Senators Oakland Oaks
Chances accepted, outfielder		7,135	1920–21, 1925–26, 1929–42	Los Angeles Angels

Individual single-season records

These are records of individual players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season organized by vintage era (1903–1957) and modern era (1958–present).

Single-season batting

1903–1957

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team
Batting average		.414	1933	Mission Reds	^[17]
Games played		228	1904	Oakland Oaks	^[18]
At bats		933	1904	Seattle Siwashes	^[19]
Runs		202	1925	Salt Lake City Bees	^[20]
Hits		325	1923	Salt Lake City Bees	^[21]
Total bases		553	1929	Mission Reds	^[22]
Singles		233	1903	Portland Browns	^[23]
Doubles		75	1925	San Francisco Seals	^[24]
Triples		24	1939	San Francisco Seals	^[25]
Home runs		60	1925	Salt Lake City Bees
Runs batted in		222	1925	Salt Lake City Bees
Stolen bases		124	1913	San Francisco Seals	^[26]
Sacrifice hits		74	1910	Oakland Oaks	^[27]
Walks		201	1949	San Diego Padres	^[28]
Strikeouts		150	1957	Los Angeles Angels	^[29]

• No records available prior to 1940

1958–present

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team
Batting average		.384	2015	Omaha Storm Chasers	^[30]
At bats		648	1963	Tacoma Giants	^[31]
Runs		141	1978	Tucson Toros	^[32]
Hits		216	1960	Spokane Indians	^[33]
Total bases		363	1974	Sacramento Solons	^[34]
Doubles		54*	1966	Tulsa Oilers	^[35]
Doubles		54*	2007	Las Vegas 51s	^[36]
Triples		26	1960	Spokane Indians
Home runs		55	1974	Sacramento Solons
Home runs		50	1982	Edmonton Trappers	^[37]
Runs batted in		144	1982	Edmonton Trappers
Stolen bases		84	1980	Spokane Indians	^[38]
Sacrifice hits		21	2014	Oklahoma City RedHawks	^[39]
Sacrifice flies		16	1981	Albuquerque Dukes	^[40]
Walks		154	1966	San Diego Padres	^[41]
Hit by pitch		31	2006	Tucson Sidewinders	^[42]
Strikeouts		184	2004	Tacoma Rainiers	^[43]
Grounded into double play		29	2012	Round Rock Express	^[44]

• Left field at Sacramento's Hughes Stadium was less than the 250feet feet prescribed in Official Baseball Rule 1.04.

Single-season pitching

1903–1957

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team
Games		70	1956	Los Angeles Angels	^[45]
Complete games		55*	1904	San Francisco Seals	^[46]
Complete games		55*	1906	Seattle Siwashes	^[47]
Wins		39*	1904	Los Angeles Angels	^[48]
Wins		39*	1906	Seattle Siwashes	^[49]
Losses		32	1904	Portland Browns	^[50]
Saves		25	1956	Los Angeles Angels
Shutouts		14*	1905	San Francisco Seals
Shutouts		14*	1910	Portland Beavers	^[51]
Innings pitched		518.2	1906	Seattle Siwashes
Runs		292	1903	Oakland Oaks	^[52]
Earned runs		190	1925	Oakland Oaks	^[53]
Earned run average		1.48	1918	Vernon Tigers	^[54]
Hits allowed		491	1903	Portland Browns
Strikeouts		411	1906	Seattle Siwashes
Walks		233	1903	Oakland Oaks
Hit batsmen		49	1903	Oakland Oaks
Wild pitches		28	1910	Vernon Tigers	^[55]

• No records available 1903, 1907–1909, 1911–1913
• No records available prior to 1914

1958–present

Statistic	Player	Record	Season	Team
Games		88	1964	Spokane Indians	^[56]
Complete games		20	1970	Phoenix Giants	^[57]
Wins		22	1979	Vancouver Canadians	^[58]
Losses		19	1964	Dallas Rangers	^[59]
Saves		33*	2007	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	^[60]
Saves		33*	2013	New Orleans Zephyrs	^[61]
Shutouts		7	1963	Oklahoma City 89ers	^[62]
Innings pitched		256	1968	Phoenix Giants	^[63]
Runs		157	1975	Sacramento Solons	^[64]
Earned runs		131	1975	Sacramento Solons
Earned run average		1.87	1959	Salt Lake City Bees	^[65]
Hits allowed		279	1963	Denver Bears	^[66]
Home runs allowed		50	1974	Sacramento Solons	^[67]
Home runs allowed		39	2004	Omaha Royals	^[68]
Strikeouts		220*	1964	Tacoma Giants	^[69]
Strikeouts		220*	1979	Tacoma Tugs	^[70]
Walks		152	1961	Salt Lake City Bees	^[71]
Wild pitches		32	1987	Albuquerque Dukes	^[72]
Balks		21	1988	Tucson Toros	^[73]

• Left field at Sacramento's Hughes Stadium was less than the 250feet feet prescribed in Official Baseball Rule 1.04.

Team single-season records

These are records of individual players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season organized by vintage era (1903–1957) and modern era (1958–present).

Single-season batting

1903–1957

Statistic	Team	Record	Season
Batting average	Salt Lake City Bees	.327	1923
At bats	Seattle Siwashes	7,623	1904
Runs	Salt Lake City Bees	1,416	1924
Hits	Salt Lake City Bees	2,395	1923
Total bases	Salt Lake City Bees	3,648	1923
Singles	San Francisco Seals	1,693	1923
Doubles	Salt Lake City Bees	556	1924
Triples	San Francisco Seals	114	1931
Home runs	Salt Lake City Bees	204	1923
Runs batted in	Salt Lake City Bees	1,294	1924
Stolen bases	Sacramento Senators	422	1903
Sacrifice hits	Oakland Oaks	324	1927
Walks	San Francisco Seals	875	1950

• No records available prior to 1921
• No records available prior to 1939

1958–present

Statistic	Team	Record	Season
Runs	Salt Lake Buzz	1,016	2000
Hits	Salt Lake Buzz	1,580	2000
Home runs	Sacramento Solons	305	1974
Home runs	El Paso Chihuahuas	258	2019
Hit by pitch	Omaha Royals	112	2002
Strikeouts	El Paso Chihuahuas	1,329	2018

• Left field at Sacramento's Hughes Stadium was less than the 250feet feet prescribed in Official Baseball Rule 1.04.

Single-season fielding

Statistic	Team	Record	Season
Fielding percentage	Round Rock Express	.986	2019
Putouts	San Francisco Seals	6,284	1905
Assists	Portland Beavers	3,477	1914
Chances accepted	San Francisco Seals	9,350	1905
Errors	Portland Browns	669	1904
Passed balls	Spokane Indians	51	1970
Double plays	Seattle Indians	239	1931

• No records available prior to 1940

References

Specific

General

• Book: Individual Records . 2017 Pacific Coast League Sketch & Record Book . Pacific Coast League . 2017 . 163–182.
• Book: Team Records . 2017 Pacific Coast League Sketch & Record Book . Pacific Coast League . 2017 . 183–188.

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5. Web site: Buzz Arlett Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
6. Web site: Billy Lane Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
7. Web site: Eddie Mulligan Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
8. Web site: Herman Pillette Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
9. Web site: Frank Shellenback Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
10. Web site: Charles Baum Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
11. Web site: Dick Barrett Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
12. Web site: Tony Freitas Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
13. Web site: Truck Hannah Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
14. Web site: Pop Dillon Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
15. Web site: Jimmie Reese Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
16. Web site: Ray French Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
17. Web site: Ox Eckhardt Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
18. Web site: William Devereaux Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
19. Web site: George Van Haltren Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
20. Web site: Tony Lazzeri Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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22. Web site: Ike Boone Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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25. Web site: Brooks Holder Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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59. Web site: Lew Krausse Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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66. Web site: Chi-Chi Olivo Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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68. Web site: Kris Wilson Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
69. Web site: Al Stanek Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
70. Web site: Juan Berenguer Minor Leagues Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. April 12, 2017.
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