21 Facts About Portland Beavers

Portland Beavers was the name of separate minor league baseball teams, which represented Portland, Oregon, in the Pacific Coast League .

In 2010, the Portland Beavers were sold to Jeff Moorad, owner of the San Diego Padres.

The 1906 Portland Beavers were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time.

In 1910, Portland Beavers won another pennant behind the pitching of Vean Gregg and Gene Krapp.

Portland Beavers repeated as PCL champs in 1911 fielding four 20-game-winning pitchers.

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The PCL, and the Portland Beavers, moved into this new classification from the previous top tier Class A league.

From 1911 to 1914 the Portland Beavers had their own farm team which played in the Northwest League .

Portland Beavers had an informal relationship with the Cleveland Indians through much of the 1910s that saw many future major league stars come through Portland Beavers to fine-tune their skills.

Portland Beavers played well in 1913 and 1914, winning the pennant both seasons.

Portland Beavers was fired mid-season, though, as he was not able to generate support from the players.

In 1929, the Beavers changed their name to the Portland Ducks, bearing a duck on their uniform, and were occasionally known that year as the Portland Rosebuds.

In 1937, the Portland Beavers finished in fourth place, but made it to the playoffs defeating San Francisco in the first round before losing to the San Diego team featuring a young Ted Williams.

Somehow, the Portland Beavers still moved up in the league, finishing second in 1944.

In 1946, the Portland Beavers fell to the bottom half of the league, finishing in seventh place, 41 games out of first.

Portland Beavers pitched 25 innings for the Beavers, striking out 19 and giving up 18 earned runs without recording a decision.

The new Portland Beavers played in Civic Stadium for sixteen seasons through 1993.

The Portland Beavers Rockies played in the Rose City for the next six seasons and served an important role for the city, whose demand for a major league team was growing.

The Albuquerque Dukes moved to Portland and became the Beavers, as the Padres' top affiliate.

The single-A Portland Beavers Rockies moved up the Columbia River to Pasco and became the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2001.

In 2009, the city of Portland Beavers was awarded a Major League Soccer expansion franchise for 2011, to be named the Portland Beavers Timbers.

Portland Beavers area was without minor league baseball in 2011 and 2012.