The 1976 team had the best showing of the Rainiers' five-season run, finishing second by one game to the Portland Mavericks in the NWL's Northern Division. On September 1, 1976, Seattle shut out Portland 2-0, with local product George Meyring winning the final professional baseball game in Sicks' Stadium. In 1977, another American League expansion team was awarded to Seattle, the Seattle Mariners. Season-by-season record Affiliations The Seattle Rainiers were affiliated with the following major league teams: Notable Rainiers alumni Baseball Hall of Fame alumni Bob Lemon (1965-1966, MGR) Inducted, 1976 Notable alumni Joe Adcock (1968, MGR) 2 x MLB All-Star Joe Black (1957) 1952 NL rookie of the Year Sam Bohne (originally "Sam Cohen") (1920), Major League Baseball player Jim Bouton (1968) MLB All-Star Tommy Bridges (1950) 6 x MLB All-Star Lew Burdette (1967) 3 x MLB All-Star; 1957 World Series Most Valuable Player George Burns (1933) 1926 AL Most Valuable Player Tom Burgmeier (1965-1966) MLB All-Star Ryne Duren (1955) 4 x MLB All-Star Rollie Hemsley (1948) 5 x MLB All-Star Babe Herman (1925) Fred Hutchinson (1938) (1955 and 1959, MGR) MLB All-Star; 1957 MLB Manager of the Year Jay Johnstone (1966-1968) Jim Lonborg (1964) MLB All-Star; 1967 AL Cy Young Award Peanuts Lowrey (1959) MLB All-Star Jim McGlothlin (1965-1966) MLB All-Star Rudy May (1966) 1980 AL ERA Leader Andy Messersmith (1966, 1968) 4 x MLB All-Star Claude Osteen (1958) 3 x MLB All-Star Marty Pattin (1966, 1968) MLB All-Star Johnny Pesky (1961-1962, MGR) MLB All-Star Rico Petrocelli (1964) 2 x MLB All-Star Vada Pinson (1958) 4 x MLB All-Star Dick Radatz (1961) 2 x MLB All-Star Dutch Ruether (1935-1936, MGR) Connie Ryan (1958, MGR) MLB All-Star Luke Sewell (1956, MGR) MLB All-Star Rip Sewell (1933) 4 x MLB All-Star Chuck Tanner (1967, MGR) Manager: 1979 World Series Champion - Pittsburgh Pirates Earl Torgeson (1946) Sammy White (1949) MLB All-Star Maury Wills (1957) 7 x MLB All-Star; 1962 NL Most Valuable Player Earl Wilson (1961) Wilbur Wood (1963-1964) 3 x MLB All-Star Clyde Wright (1967) MLB All-Star Players Seattle Rainiers players Tribute The Mariners occasionally wear Rainiers uniforms as a "1950s throwback" promotion. In 1995, the Tacoma Tigers, the Mariners Triple-A affiliate, adopted the Rainiers name and have been using it ever since. References O'Neal, Bill. The Pacific Coast League 1903–1988. Eakin Press, Austin TX, 1990. . Snelling, Dennis. The Pacific Coast League: A Statistical History, 1903–1957 McFarland &