The Chiefs were one of the seven founding members of the Northwest League in 1955, where they remained until the team suspended operations after the 1965 season, the last before the NWL went to the short-season format.
[1] The Chiefs were founded in 1937 by Canadians Gerald McClay and Art Nevison,[2] and played in the Class B Western International League (WIL).
[3] Future major league pitcher Bill Bevens threw an 8-0 no-hitter in 1939 against the Tacoma Tigers, with the only opponent reaching base on an error.
[10] The team was a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees from 1938 to 1940, the Cincinnati Redlegs during the 1957 and 1958 seasons,[11] and the Chicago Cubs from 1961 until 1965.
Holtzman started only eight games for Wenatchee and was called up to the Chicago Cubs in September; he became a starter for the big club in 1966.