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).
In 1936 and from 1940 to 1942, they played their home games at Red Hawk Stadium.Baseball Reference 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
See also
Waterloo White Hawks
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