Grays Harbor Gulls
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The Grays Harbor Gulls were a minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
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 team located in Hoquiam, Washington
Hoquiam, Washington
Hoquiam is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington state, United States. The town borders the city of Aberdeen at Myrtle Street with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a common economic history in lumbering and exporting but Hoquiam has maintained its independent identity...

. The team played in the (AA) independent Western Baseball League
Western Baseball League
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, and was not affiliated with any Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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 team. Their home stadium was Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Hoquiam)
Olympic Stadium is a stadium in Hoquiam, Washington which opened in 1938. The City of Hoquiam first got the idea for an all-wood stadium in the early 1930s when it applied for a Civil Works Administration grant. In 1932, the grant was approved. Construction began in early 1938 with the stadium...

. A few of the players that signed were two players from another independent team (Palm Springs, Ca). Greg Koch(Rhp)Cal Lutheran University, Joe Cascione (ss) was also from Cal Lutheran. Koch was a graduate of Cosumnes River College (1993) in Sacramento, Ca where he compiled a 14-3 record over 2 years.
  • 1995 - GM Pat Brown; Manager Nate Colbert
    Nate Colbert
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  • 1996 - GM Tom Cooper; Manager Charlie Kerfeld
    Charlie Kerfeld
    Charles Patrick "Charlie" Kerfeld is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Almost all of his career was spent with the Houston Astros.-Career:...

  • 1997 - GM Pat Brown; Manager Charlie Kerfeld

The Gulls were founded in 1995 and ceased operations midway through the 1998 season. The league assumed management of the team and they were renamed the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
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