The Waterloo Hawks were an American minor-league professional baseball team based in Waterloo, Iowa, that existed on-and-off from 1922 to 1969. From 1922 to 1932, they played in the Mississippi Valley League and in 1932 they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox. They played in the Western League in 1936 and from 1940 to 1942 in the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League, where they were again affiliated with the White Sox. From 1958 to 1969 they played in the Midwest League and were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox (1958–1968) and Kansas City Royals (1969).[1]
In 1936 and from 1940 to 1942, they played their home games at Red Hawk Stadium.[2] From 1958 to 1969, they played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 59-68 | 4th | Pat Ragan | No playoffs held |
| 1923 | 58-69 | 4th | Bert Weeden | No playoffs held |
| 1924 | 84-40 | 1st | Cletus Dixon | League champions |
| 1925 | 59-66 | 6th | Cletus Dixon | No playoffs held |
| 1926 | 67-52 | 3rd | Cletus Dixon | No playoffs held |
| 1927 | 75-47 | 2nd | Cletus Dixon | No playoffs held |
| 1928 | 81-41 | 1st | Cletus Dixon | League champions |
| 1929 | 72-54 | 2nd | Cletus Dixon | No playoffs held |
| 1930 | 63-63 | 5th | Cletus Dixon | No playoffs held |
| 1931 | 57-68 | 6th | Dick Manchester / Babe Thomas | No playoffs held |
| 1932 | 52-73 | 7th | Elmer Bennett | No playoffs held |
| 1936 | 50-79 | 6th | Ralph Michaels / John Berger | No playoffs held |
| 1940 | 36-85 | 8th | John Fitzpatrick / Frederick Bedore | No playoffs held |
| 1941 | 59-65 | 5th | Louis Brower / Johnny Mostil | No playoffs held |
| 1942 | 47-71 | 5th | Johnny Mostil | No playoffs held |
| 1958 | 66-55 | 3rd | Ken Deal | League champions |
| 1959 | 76-48 | 1st | Elmer Yoter | League champions |
| 1960 | 81-43 | 1st | Matt Sczesny | League champions |
| 1961 | 75-51 | 1st | Matt Sczesny / Bill Slack | Lost League Finals |
| 1962 | 73-50 | 1st | Matt Sczesny | Lost League Finals |
| 1963 | 58-66 | 6th | Len Okrie | No playoffs held |
| 1964 | 65-61 | 5th | Matt Sczesny | No playoffs held |
| 1965 | 63-55 | 4th | Larry Thomas | No playoffs held |
| 1966 | 56-68 | 7th | Dave Philley | No playoffs held |
| 1967 | 56-65 | 7th | Rac Slider | No playoffs held |
| 1968 | 53-60 | 8th | Rac Slider | No playoffs held |
| 1969 | 52-72 | 8th | Rollie Hemsley | No playoffs held |
References
- 1 2 Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
- ↑ Baseball Reference
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