In 1963, the American Association had fallen on hard times and was basically in the shadow of the it's two Triple-A brethren... the International League and the Pacific Coast League. The American Association ultimately decided to dissolve, making the Int'l League and the PCL into the main Triple-A support for the Minor Leagues. The American Association teams were divvied up, with the 89ers going to the PCL. As things started to settle down the 89ers actually put a very good team on the field in their inaugural PCL season. These former Major Leaguers were now playing their 2nd season in the Minors and found themselves at the end of the season with an 84-74 record.