Waterloo Hawks (baseball)
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Waterloo Hawks 1895–1993 (1958-1993, 1946-1956, 1936-1942, 1922-1932; 1913-1917, 1904-1911, 1895) Waterloo, Iowa | |
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| League titles | 12 1907, 1908, 1914, 1924, 1928, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1986 |
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Red Hawk Stadium (1940-1942) Riverfront Stadium (1943-1993) |
The Waterloo Hawks was the primary name of the minor league franchise that existed on-and-off for 79 seasons between 1895 to 1993 in Waterloo, Iowa. The franchise won 12 league championships. The franchise played in the Mississippi Valley League (1922-1932), Western League (1936), Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (1940-1942) and the Midwest League (1958-1993). They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox (1932, 1940-1942), Boston Red Sox (1958 to 1968), Kansas City Royals (1969-1976), Cleveland Indians (1977-1988) and San Diego Padres (1990-1993). The franchise relocated in 1994 and eventually evolved into today's Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League.[1] Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Carlton Fisk and Luis Aparicio played for Waterloo.
The ballparks
In 1936 and from 1940 to 1942, they played their home games at Red Hawk Stadium.[2] From 1943 to 1993, they played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Championships
The franchise won seven Midwest League titles (1958), (1959), (1960), (1975), (1976), (1980), (1986), two Mississippi Valley League championships (1924) (1928), one Central Association title (1908) and one Iowa State League championship (1907).[3] The 1975 Waterloo Royals finished 93-35 and are listed at #60 on MiLB.com Top 100 Teams.[4]
Notable Players
- Homer Bush (1993)
- Raul Casanova (1993)
- Bryce Florie (1991)
- Lance Painter (1990-91)
- Scott Sanders (1990-91)
- Tim Worrell (1991)
- Albert Belle (1988) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1995 AL home run leader; 3 × AL RBI leader (1993, 1995, 1996)
- Steve Olin (1988)
- Rudy Seanez (1987-88)
- Jeff Shaw (1988) 2 x MLB AS; 1997 NL Saves Leader
- Steve Swisher (1985-86, MGR) MLB All-Star
- Trey Hillman (1986) MLB MGR
- Greg Swindell (1986) MLB All-Star
- Dave Clark (1984) MLB MGR
- John Farrell (1984) MGR 2013 World Series Champion - Boston Red Sox
- Kelly Gruber (1981) GG; 2 x MLB All-Star
- Von Hayes (1980) MLB All-Star
- Clint Hurdle (1976) MLB MGR: 2013 NL Manager of the Year
- Dan Quisenberry (1975-76) 3 x MLB All-Star; 5 × AL saves leader (1980, 1982–1985)
- Willie Wilson (1975) GG; 2 x MLB All-Star; 1982 AL Batting Champion; 1979 AL Stolen Base Leader
- Dennis Leonard (1972) 1977 AL Wins Leader
- Al Cowens (1971) GG
- John Wathan (1971-72) MLB MGR
- Carlton Fisk (1968) GG; 11 xMLB All-Star; Baseball Hall of Fame (2000)
- Lynn McGlothen (1968) MLB All-Star
- Bill Lee (1968) MLB All-Star
- Roger Moret (1968)
- Tony Muser (1967) MLB MGR
- Gerry Janeski (1967)
- Billy Conigliaro (1965)
- Jimy Williams (1965) 1999 AL Manager of the YEar
- Reggie Smith (1964) GG; 7 x MLB All-Star
- Mike Andrews (1963) MLB All-Star
- Luke Walker (1963)
- Bob Montgomery (1963-64)
- Glenn Beckert (1962) GG; 4 x MLB All-Star
- Wilbur Wood (1960) 3 x MLB All-Star; 2 × AL wins leader (1972, 1973)
- Galen Cisco (1959) MLB Pitching Coach 28 Seasons
- Norm Cash (1956) 5 x MLB All-Star; 1961 AL Batting Champion
- Luis Aparicio (1954) 9 x GG; 13 x MLB All-Star; 9 × AL Stolen Base Leader (1956–1964); 1956 AL Rookie of the Year; Baseball Hall of Fame (1984)
- Sammy Esposito (1953)
- Bill Fischer (1950-1951)
- Jim Busby (1948-1949) MLB All-Star
- Howie Judson (1946-1947)
- Harry Craft (1937) MLB MGR
- Les Tietje (1931-1932, 1941-1942))
- Ray Berres (1929)
- Red Worthington (1925-1926)
- Claude Willoughby (1923-1925)
- Fred Schulte (1924)
- Ben Paschal (1917) 1927 NY Yankees
- Patsy Flaherty (1916)
- Jesse Tannehill (1913) 197 MLB Wins; Outfielder; 1901 NL ERA leader
- Hank Severeid (1909)
- Lee Magee (1907-1908) MLB MGR
- Bugs Raymond (1904) 1908 NL Losses Leader
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1922 | 59-68 | 4th | Pat Ragan | none |
| 1923 | 58-69 | 4th | Bert Weeden | none |
| 1924 | 84-40 | 1st | Cletus Dixon | League Champs |
| 1925 | 59-66 | 6th | Cletus Dixon | none |
| 1926 | 67-52 | 3rd | Cletus Dixon | none |
| 1927 | 75-47 | 2nd | Cletus Dixon | none |
| 1928 | 81-41 | 1st | Cletus Dixon | League Champs |
| 1929 | 72-54 | 2nd | Cletus Dixon | none |
| 1930 | 63-63 | 5th | Cletus Dixon | none |
| 1931 | 57-68 | 6th | Dick Manchester / Babe Thomas | none |
| 1932 | 52-73 | 7th | Elmer Bennett | none |
| 1936 | 50-79 | 6th | Ralph Michaels / John Berger | none |
| 1940 | 36-85 | 8th | John Fitzpatrick / Frederick Bedore | |
| 1941 | 59-65 | 5th | Louis Brower / Johnny Mostil | |
| 1942 | 47-71 | 5th | Johnny Mostil | |
| 1958 | 66-55 | 3rd | Ken Deal | League Champs |
| 1959 | 76-48 | 1st | Elmer Yoter | League Champs |
| 1960 | 81-43 | 1st | Matt Sczesny | League Champs |
| 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 | none |
| 1964 | 65-61 | 5th | Matt Sczesny | |
| 1965 | 63-55 | 4th | Larry Thomas | none |
| 1966 | 56-68 | 7th | Dave Philley | |
| 1967 | 56-65 | 7th | Rac Slider | |
| 1968 | 53-60 | 8th | Rac Slider | |
| 1969 | 52-72 | 8th | Rollie Hemsley | none |