Gateway Grizzlies | |
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League | Frontier League (West Division) |
Location | Sauget, Illinois |
Ballpark | Grizzlies Ballpark |
Founded | 2001 |
League championships | 1 (2003) |
Division championships | 4 (2003, 2007, 2012, 2023) |
Colors | Navy Blue, White, Green, Orange |
Ownership | Richard "Rich" Sauget |
Manager | Steve Brook |
General Manager | Kurt Ringkamp |
Media | Belleville News-Democrat |
Website | gatewaygrizzlies |
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget, Illinois. The Grizzlies compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West Division. The franchise was founded in 2001 and they play their home games at the 6,000-seat Grizzlies Ballpark, just 8 miles southeast of Downtown St. Louis. Some of the defining features of Grizzlies Ballpark include lawn seats, bleacher seats, box seating, party suites, a hot tub suite, and more. [1]
The Grizzlies won the Frontier Cup in 2003, defeating the Evansville Otters 3 games to 0. The team have a rivalry with the Schaumburg Boomers, with whom they have shared a division since 2011.
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Year | W–L | Win % | Place | Postseason | Manager |
2001 | 37–44 | .457 | 5th in FL West | Did not qualify | Champ Summers |
2002 | 34–50 | .405 | 5th in FL West | Did not qualify | Rich Sauget |
2003 | 50–38 | .554 | 1st in FL West | Won 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Washington Wild Things 2–0. Won Frontier League Championship vs. Evansville Otters 3–0. | Danny Cox |
2004 | 56–38 | .588 | 2nd in FL West | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Rockford Riverhawks 3–2. | Danny Cox |
2005 | 49–47 | .442 | 3rd in FL West | Did not qualify | Danny Cox |
2006 | 42–52 | .512 | 3rd in FL West | Did not qualify | Danny Cox |
2007 | 64–29 | .688 | 1st in FL West | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Washington Wild Things 3–0. | Phil Warren |
2008 | 51–45 | .531 | 3rd in FL West | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Kalamazoo Kings 3–1. | Phil Warren |
2009 | 40–54 | .426 | 5th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2010 | 54–40 | .574 | 3rd in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2011 | 39–56 | .411 | 4th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2012 | 57–39 | .594 | 1st in FL West | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Florence Freedom 3–2. | Phil Warren |
2013 | 53–43 | .552 | 2nd in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2014 | 50–46 | .521 | 3rd in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2015 | 45–50 | .474 | 4th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2016 | 44–51 | .463 | 6th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2017 | 32–64 | .333 | 6th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2018 | 38–58 | .396 | 6th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2019 | 39-57 | .406 | 5th in FL West | Did not qualify | Phil Warren |
2020 | -- | -- | -- | Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. | -- |
2021 | 38-57 | .400 | 4th in FL West | Did not qualify | Cameron Roth |
2022 | 47-49 | .490 | 6th in FL West | Did not qualify | Steve Brook |
2023 | 59-37 | .615 | 1st in FL West | Lost 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Evansville Otters 2-1 | Steve Brook |
Totals | 851–828 | .507 | — | — | — |
Playoffs | 10–12 | .454 | — | 3 Division titles, 5 Playoff appearances, 1 championship | — |
Active roster | Coaches/Other | |||
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The team offers their own version of the Luther burger named "Baseball's Best Burger". Featured on ESPN, [2] Fortune, [3] and Man v. Food, the 1,000 calorie burger uses a deep-fried doughnut in place of a traditional bun.
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