Waterloo Diamonds
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Located in Waterloo, Iowa
, the Waterloo Diamonds were a baseball team that formed in 1989 and lasted until 1993. A member of the Midwest League
, they were affiliated with two teams in 1989-the Baltimore Orioles
and San Diego Padres
. From 1990 to 1993, they were affiliated solely with the Padres. Their stadium was Riverfront Stadium
.
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...
, the Waterloo Diamonds were a baseball team that formed in 1989 and lasted until 1993. A member of the Midwest League
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 were affiliated with two teams in 1989-the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
and San Diego Padres
San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
. From 1990 to 1993, they were affiliated solely with the Padres. Their stadium was Riverfront Stadium
Riverfront Stadium (Waterloo)
Riverfront Stadium is a stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Waterloo Bucks baseball team of the Northwoods League. It holds 5,000 people.Riverfront Stadium was built as Municipal Stadium in 1946...
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Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference)| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1989 | 47-89 | 14th | Jaime Moreno | |
| 1990 | 60-76 | 11th | Bryan Little Bryan Little (baseball) Richard Bryan "Twig" Little is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a second baseman... |
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| 1991 | 75-63 | 4th | Bryan Little Bryan Little (baseball) Richard Bryan "Twig" Little is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a second baseman... |
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| 1992 | 59-78 | 12th | Keith Champion Keith Champion Randall Keith Champion is an American baseball executive. Previously, he scouted for Major League Baseball teams and played, coached and managed in the minor leagues.... |
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| 1993 | 54-79 | 13th | Ed Romero Ed Romero Edgardo Ralph Romero Rivera is a former infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers , Boston Red Sox , Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers... |
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