Pacific Coast League Digital Collection

The Majors of the West Coast

Before Major League Baseball sent the Dodgers and Giants to California in 1958, the PCL was California baseball, and its heyday is still fondly remembered by many fans.  From the first half of the 20th century, when the Pacific Coast League enjoyed its reputation as an "almost major league", to its role today as one of Minor League Baseball's three Triple-A leagues, the history of the beloved Pacific Coast League is rich.

Many images from the rich past of the PCL can be viewed online as part of a digital collection hosted by the Oakland Museum of California. The majority of the collection consists of digitized photographic negatives of pictures taken of the Oakland baseball team in training and on the field by photographer M.L. Cohen in the 1920s and '30s.  Some images three-dimensional objects and team ephemera also are included.

Screen shot of some of the Pacific Coast League Collection
Oakland Museum of California

View these the Oakland Museum of California's Pacific Coast League Digital Collection