List of Louisville Bats seasons

The Louisville Bats Minor League Baseball team has played in Louisville, Kentucky, for 44 years since being established in 1982. They began play as members of the American Association (AA) before joining the International League (IL) in 1998. The team has played 6,159 regular-season games and compiled a win-loss record of (). The Bats' best regular-season record occurred in 2008 when they finished 88–56 (.611). Conversely, their lowest record was 51–93 (.354) in 2012.

The team has won four league titles: three AA championships (1984, 1985, and 1995) and one IL championship (2001).

Seasons +KeyLeagueThe team's final position in the league standingsDivisionThe team's final position in the divisional standingsGBGames behind the team that finished in first place in the division that seasonClass champions (1983–present)League champions (1977–present)* Division champions (1988–2022)^Postseason berth (1977–present)

+Season-by-season recordsSeasonLeagueRegular-seasonPostseasonMLB affiliateRecordWin %LeagueDivisionRecordWin %Result 1982 AA 73–62 .541 St. Louis Cardinals 1983* AA 78–57 .578 3–6 Won Eastern Division titleWon semifinals vs. Oklahoma City 89ers, 3–2Lost AA championship vs. Denver Bears, 4–0 St. Louis Cardinals 1984^ AA 79–76 .510 8–3 Won semifinals vs. Indianapolis Indians, 4–2Won AA championship vs. Denver Zephyrs, 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals 1985* AA 74–68 .521 4–1 Won Eastern Division titleWon AA championship vs. Oklahoma City 89ers, 4–1 St. Louis Cardinals 1986 AA 64–78 .451 St. Louis Cardinals 1987^ AA 78–62 .557 2–3 Lost semifinals vs. Indianapolis Indians, 3–2 St. Louis Cardinals 1988 AA 63–79 .444 St. Louis Cardinals 1989 AA 71–74 .490 St. Louis Cardinals 1990 AA 74–72 .507 St. Louis Cardinals 1991 AA 51–92 .357 St. Louis Cardinals 1992 AA 73–70 .510 St. Louis Cardinals 1993 AA 68–76 .472 St. Louis Cardinals 1994^ AA 74–68 .521 Lost semifinals vs. Indianapolis Indians, 3–0 St. Louis Cardinals 1995^ AA 74–70 .514 6–2 Won semifinals vs. Indianapolis Indians, 3–0Won AA championship vs. Buffalo Bisons, 3–2 St. Louis Cardinals 1996 AA 60–84 .417 St. Louis Cardinals 1997 AA 58–85 .406 St. Louis Cardinals 1998* IL 77–67 .535 Won Western Division titleLost semifinals vs. Durham Bulls, 3–0 Milwaukee Brewers 1999 IL 63–81 .438 Milwaukee Brewers 2000 IL 71–73 .493 Cincinnati Reds 2001* IL 84–60 .583 4–2 Won Western Division titleWon semifinals vs. Norfolk Tides, 3–2Won IL championship vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, 1–0 Cincinnati Reds 2002 IL 79–65 .549 Cincinnati Reds 2003* IL 79–64 .552 1–3 Won Western Division titleLost semifinals vs. Durham Bulls, 3–1 Cincinnati Reds 2004 IL 67–77 .465 Cincinnati Reds 2005 IL 66–78 .458 Cincinnati Reds 2006 IL 75–68 .524 Cincinnati Reds 2007 IL 74–70 .514 Cincinnati Reds 2008* IL 88–56 .611 1–3 Won Western Division titleLost semifinals vs. Durham Bulls, 3–1 Cincinnati Reds 2009* IL 84–58 .592 2–3 Won Western Division titleLost semifinals vs. Durham Bulls, 3–2 Cincinnati Reds 2010* IL 79–64 .552 2–3 Won Western Division titleLost semifinals vs. Durham Bulls, 3–2 Cincinnati Reds 2011 IL 73–71 .507 Cincinnati Reds 2012 IL 51–93 .354 Cincinnati Reds 2013 IL 69–75 .479 Cincinnati Reds 2014 IL 68–75 .476 Cincinnati Reds 2015 IL 64–80 .444 Cincinnati Reds 2016 IL 71–73 .493 Cincinnati Reds 2017 IL 56–86 .394 Cincinnati Reds 2018 IL 61–76 .445 Cincinnati Reds 2019 IL 59–81 .421 Cincinnati Reds 2020 ILSeason cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) Cincinnati Reds 2021 AAAE 55–73 .430 Cincinnati Reds 2022 IL 60–90 .400 Cincinnati Reds2023 IL 75–73 .507 Cincinnati Reds 2024 IL 67–82 .450 Cincinnati Reds 2025 IL 71–79 .473 Cincinnati Reds 2026 IL 65–83 .439 Cincinnati Reds Totals — 3,063–3,244 — — — 33–35 — — —

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