The Winnipeg Goldeyes were a minor league baseball team that played in the Northern League from 1954 to 1964 and in 1969. They were based in Winnipeg, Manitoba and played their home games at Winnipeg Stadium. The Goldeyes won Northern League championships in 1957, 1959, and 1960.

History Winnipeg's previous entry in the Northern League was the Winnipeg Maroons, who played their last season in 1942 before the league shut down for World War II. After the 1953 season, Winnipeg bought the franchise of the league's Sioux Falls Canaries and returned to the circuit. The team was named after the goldeye fish via a name-the-team contest.

The Goldeyes played in the Northern League until 1964, winning league championships in 1957, 1959, and 1960. After the 1964 season, the general manager moved on to more profitable endeavors, and as nobody else was willing to run the club or to buy it for any price, the Goldeyes became inactive.

The Goldeyes franchise was inactive from after the 1964 season until 1969, when the team returned to the Northern League as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. In June 1970, the Goldeyes were bought by the Montreal Expos and moved to Watertown, South Dakota to become the Watertown Expos, while the relocated Buffalo Bisons took their spot in Winnipeg as the Winnipeg Whips.

Year-by-year record

Year Parent club League W–L Win % Place Manager Postseason Attendance RefWinnipeg Goldeyes1954 STL NOR 73–60 3rd Mickey O'Neil Lost 1st round 1–2 vs. Fargo–Moorhead 100,458 1955 STL NOR 70–56 t-3rd Al Kubski Lost 1st round 0–2 vs. St. Cloud 84,668 1956 STL NOR 63–55 2nd Vern Benson Lost 1st round 0–1 vs. Aberdeen 64,459 1957 STL NOR 69–53 2nd Vern Benson Won finals 2–1 vs. Duluth–Superior 86,214 1958 STL NOR 65–53 3rd Al Unser Lost 1st round 0–1 vs. St. Cloud 90,998 1959 STL NOR 80–41 1st Chase Riddle Won 1st round 1–0 vs. Fargo–MoorheadWon finals 2–1 vs Aberdeen 79,847 1960 STL NOR 72–51 1st Whitey Kurowski Won 1st round 1–0 vs. AberdeenWon finals 2–0 vs Duluth–Superior 83,014 1961 STL NOR 46–77 6th Grover ResignerOwen Friend – 45,874 1962 STL NOR 59–63 7th Fred Koenig – 83,645 1963 STL NOR 55–64 4th Fred Koenig – 61,377 1964 STL NOR 52–65 4th Ron Plaza – 85,425 Franchise inactive 1965 –19681969 KC NOR 26–43 6th Spider Jorgensen – 18,077 Totals 730–681 884,056

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