356:. However, a contending team in 1957 caused a spike in attendance to over 300,000 fans, tops in the Pacific Coast League. This pattern continued through 1962: Vancouver fans supported the Mounties during years when they ranked high in the PCL standings, and stayed away when the team was at the bottom.
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However, this same franchise would struggle in Dallas in 1964 and return the PCL to
Vancouver the following season to become the second edition of the Mounties. Attendance held at between 120,000 and 140,000 fans for competitive, but non-playoff, clubs from 1965 to 1967, but below .500 seasons in
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Vancouver's three Triple-A baseball teams. The city had previously hosted numerous clubs at lower levels, including the
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Vancouver brewery. Sick also built Capilano Stadium, which opened in 1951.
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Empey, Dave (9 April 1969). "It's an itch of impatience".
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242:status. However, in 1958 the PCL reverted to
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144:(1965–1968)
1011:Categories
911:References
576:Attendance
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449:Jim Bouton
400:River Cats
396:Sacramento
256:California
883:Bob Lemon
512:shortstop
480:executive
458:Ball Four
437:Sal Bando
404:Canadians
327:Athletics
295:farm club
290:, were a
288:Emil Sick
278:Capilanos
254:moved to
246:when the
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646:245,590
622:306,145
579:Manager
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305:History
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269:Beavers
248:Dodgers
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566:Record
533:at bat
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408:High-A
377:Angels
325:, the
285:brewer
252:Giants
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