Waterloo Hawks (baseball)

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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

YearRecordFinishManagerPlayoffs
192259-684th Pat Ragan No playoffs held
192358-694th Bert Weeden No playoffs held
192484-401st Cletus Dixon League champions
192559-666th Cletus Dixon No playoffs held
192667-523rd Cletus Dixon No playoffs held
192775-472nd Cletus Dixon No playoffs held
192881-411st Cletus Dixon League champions
192972-542nd Cletus Dixon No playoffs held
193063-635th Cletus Dixon No playoffs held
193157-686thDick Manchester / Babe ThomasNo playoffs held
193252-737th Elmer Bennett No playoffs held
193650-796th Ralph Michaels / John Berger No playoffs held
194036-858th John Fitzpatrick / Frederick BedoreNo playoffs held
194159-655th Louis Brower / Johnny Mostil No playoffs held
194247-715th Johnny Mostil No playoffs held
195866-553rd Ken Deal League champions
195976-481st Elmer Yoter League champions
196081-431st Matt Sczesny League champions
196175-511st Matt Sczesny / Bill Slack Lost League Finals
196273-501st Matt Sczesny Lost League Finals
196358-666th Len Okrie No playoffs held
196465-615th Matt Sczesny No playoffs held
196563-554thLarry ThomasNo playoffs held
196656-687th Dave Philley No playoffs held
196756-657th Rac Slider No playoffs held
196853-608th Rac Slider No playoffs held
196952-728th Rollie Hemsley No playoffs held

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References

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  2. Baseball Reference