Waterloo Indians
Encyclopedia
The Waterloo Indians were a minor league baseball team that played from 1977 to 1988 in the Midwest League
. They played their home games at Riverfront Stadium and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
. They were located in Waterloo, Iowa
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Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
. They played their home games at Riverfront Stadium and were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
. They were located in Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population decreased by 0.5% to 68,406. Waterloo is part of the Waterloo – Cedar Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the more populous of the two...
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Year-by-year record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1977 | 80-58 | 1st | Woody Smith Woody Smith Forest Elwood Smith was a baseball figure who spent 18 seasons playing in the minor leagues and another 12 managing at that level.A third baseman, Smith played from 1946 to 1962 and again in 1969... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1978 | 91-46 | 2nd | Woody Smith Woody Smith Forest Elwood Smith was a baseball figure who spent 18 seasons playing in the minor leagues and another 12 managing at that level.A third baseman, Smith played from 1946 to 1962 and again in 1969... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1979 | 81-54 | 1st | Cal Emery Cal Emery Calvin Wayne Emery was a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was 6'2", 205 pounds, and he threw and batted left-handed. Emery chose to attend Penn State University.... |
Lost League Finals |
| 1980 | 86-55 | 1st | Cal Emery Cal Emery Calvin Wayne Emery was a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was 6'2", 205 pounds, and he threw and batted left-handed. Emery chose to attend Penn State University.... |
League Champs |
| 1981 | 81-55 | 2nd | Gomer Hodge Gomer Hodge Harold Morris Hodge was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in 1971. He died May 13, 2007 from Lou Gehrig's Disease.-External links:... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1982 | 75-64 | 5th | Gomer Hodge Gomer Hodge Harold Morris Hodge was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in 1971. He died May 13, 2007 from Lou Gehrig's Disease.-External links:... |
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| 1983 | 76-64 | 3rd (t) | Gomer Hodge Gomer Hodge Harold Morris Hodge was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in 1971. He died May 13, 2007 from Lou Gehrig's Disease.-External links:... |
Lost in 1st round |
| 1984 | 65-74 | 9th | Gomer Hodge Gomer Hodge Harold Morris Hodge was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians in 1971. He died May 13, 2007 from Lou Gehrig's Disease.-External links:... |
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| 1985 | 67-73 | 7th | Steve Swisher Steve Swisher Steven Eugene Swisher is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game... |
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| 1986 | 78-62 | 3rd | Steve Swisher Steve Swisher Steven Eugene Swisher is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game... |
League Champs |
| 1987 | 72-68 | 5th | Glenn Adams Glenn Adams Glenn Charles Adams is a former designated hitter and corner outfielder in Major League Baseball.... |
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| 1988 | 78-62 | 5th (t) | Ken Bolek Ken Bolek Ken Bolek is a former minor league baseball coach, major league coach and minor league manager. He is currently an instructor for The Baseball Academy, a high level training school for elite baseball players from all levels of amateur and professional competition, run by IMG Academies.Bolek... |
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