The Western International League was a mid- to higher-level minor league baseball circuit in the Pacific Northwest United States and western Canada that operated in 1922, 1937 to 1942, and 1946 to 1954. In 1955 , the Western International League evolved to become the Northwest League , which is still playing today.
3-636: The Victoria Athletics were a Western International League baseball team based in Victoria, British Columbia , Canada that existed from 1946 to 1951. From 1947 to 1949, they were affiliated with the New York Yankees . They played their home games at Royal Athletic Park . Gil McDougald played for them. This article about a baseball team in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Western International League Informally known as
6-554: The "Willy" loop, The Western International League operated in 1922, 1937 to 1942, and 1946 to 1954. In 1955 , the league changed its name to become the Northwest League , and operated through 2019 as a Class A-Short Season loop under that name. In the minor league reorganization of 2021, most Northwest League teams became members of the High-A West circuit, before resuming the former name in 2022 The WIL consisted of teams in
9-564: The U.S. states of Oregon , Washington , and Idaho , and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta . It was a Class B league through 1951 and was upgraded to Class A in 1952 . In its final season in 1954, it started with ten teams in Calgary , Edmonton , Lewiston , Salem , Spokane , Kennewick – Richland – Pasco (playing as " Tri-City "), Vancouver , Victoria , Wenatchee , and Yakima . Three teams did not finish
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