Seattle Pilots

1969, Seattle, joined the American League. Seattle is a long minor league hotbed, is an important pillar of the Pacific Coast League Seattle rain Hill (Seattle Rainiers) city. Cleveland Indians in 1965, plans to move to Seattle. Indians of the many reasons to attract a major league expansion team in Seattle a great choice. Seattle metropolitan area in the West Bank's third (second only to Los Angeles and the Bay Area.) Meanwhile, the local level there is no other professional team competition with only the NBA's Seattle presence. At that time the popularity of NBA and baseball is still a gap.