Honolulu Sharks
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The Honolulu Sharks were a minor league baseball
team in the Hawaii Winter Baseball
league. They are based in Honolulu, Hawaii
. The Sharks name comes from the large number of shark species native to the waters of Hawaii
. They play their home games at the Les Murakami Baseball Stadium.
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
team in the Hawaii Winter Baseball
Hawaii Winter Baseball
Hawaii Winter Baseball, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a professional baseball league located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It was loosely affiliated with Major League Baseball.-History:...
league. They are based in Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
. The Sharks name comes from the large number of shark species native to the waters of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. They play their home games at the Les Murakami Baseball Stadium.
Team Record
| Season | W | L | Win % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 29 | 25 | .537 | |
| 1994 | 21 | 28 | .429 | |
| 1995 | 29 | 23 | .558 | division champs |
| 1996 | 36 | 16 | .692 | division champs |
| 1997 | 27 | 27 | .500 | league champs |
| 2006 | 16 | 21 | .432 |