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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  2. ^ Baseball Reference

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