Waterloo Hawks (baseball)
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The Waterloo Hawks were a minor league team that existed on-and-off from 1922 to 1969. From 1922 to 1932, they played in the Mississippi Valley League
Mississippi Valley League
The Mississippi Valley League was a Class-D minor baseball league from 1922 to 1932, and a Class-B league in 1933.The league began play in 1922 with six teams: the Cedar Rapids Bunnies, the Marshalltown Ansons, the Rock Island Islanders, the Waterloo Hawks, the Ottumwa Cardinals and the Dubuque...

 and in 1932 they were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...

. They played in the Western League
Western League (defunct minor league)
The Western League is a name given to several circuits in American minor league baseball. Its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League...

 in 1936 and from 1940 to 1942 they played in the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League and were affiliated again with the White Sox. From 1958 to 1969 they played in 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...

 and were affiliated with the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...

 (1958 to 1968) and Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...

 (1969). 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...

.

In 1936 and from 1940 to 1942, they played their home games at Red Hawk Stadium. From 1958 to 1969, they played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference)
Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1922  59-68 4th Pat Ragan
Pat Ragan
Don Carlos Patrick Ragan was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball....

 
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1923  58-69 4th Bert Weeden
Bert Weeden
Charles Albert "Bert" Weeden was a Major League Baseball player who played in with the Boston Rustlers as a pinch hitter.He was born and died in Northwood, New Hampshire.-External links:...

 
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1924  84-40 1st Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
League Champs
1925  59-66 6th Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
none
1926  67-52 3rd Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
none
1927  75-47 2nd Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
none
1928  81-41 1st Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
League Champs
1929  72-54 2nd Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
none
1930  63-63 5th Cletus Dixon
Cletus Dixon
Cletus Loton "Smoke" Dixon was a baseball figure who played in the minor leagues from 1922 to 1935 and who managed at that level from 1924 to 1936...

 
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1931  57-68 6th Dick Manchester / Babe Thomas none
1932  52-73 7th Elmer Bennett  none
1936  50-79 6th Ralph Michaels
Ralph Michaels
Ralph Joseph Michaels was an infielder who played for the Chicago Cubs from 1924 to 1926. He also played in the minor leagues in 1922 and 1923 and from 1926 to 1937....

 / John Berger 
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1940  36-85 8th John Fitzpatrick
John Fitzpatrick (baseball)
John Arthur Fitzpatrick , nicknamed "Foghorn" and "Eagle Beak," was an American Major League Baseball coach and scout and minor league catcher and manager. He was born in LaSalle, Illinois....

 / Frederick Bedore
1941  59-65 5th Louis Brower
Louis Brower
Louis Lester Brower was a Major League Baseball player. Brower was a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in the 1931 season. He had a .161 batting average, with ten hits in 62 at-bats. He played 21 games in his one year career....

 / Johnny Mostil
Johnny Mostil
John Anthony Mostil was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . Born in Chicago, Illinois, he had a career batting average of .301.-Career:...

 
1942  47-71 5th Johnny Mostil
Johnny Mostil
John Anthony Mostil was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox . Born in Chicago, Illinois, he had a career batting average of .301.-Career:...

 
1958  66-55 3rd Ken Deal
Ken Deal
Kenneth Eugene Deal was an American pitcher and manager in minor league baseball. As a pitcher, he twice won more than 20 games . During a 16-year career he won 121 games, losing 95 and compiled an earned run average of 3.24...

 
League Champs
1959  76-48 1st Elmer Yoter
Elmer Yoter
Elmer Ellsworth Yoter was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1921-1928 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs....

 
League Champs
1960  81-43 1st Matt Sczesny
Matt Sczesny
Matthew John Sczesny [says'-nee] was an American infielder and manager in minor league baseball, and a longtime scout for the Boston Red Sox of the American League...

 
League Champs
1961  75-51 1st Matt Sczesny
Matt Sczesny
Matthew John Sczesny [says'-nee] was an American infielder and manager in minor league baseball, and a longtime scout for the Boston Red Sox of the American League...

 / Bill Slack
Bill Slack
William Henry Slack is a retired Canadian baseball pitcher, manager and coach, and a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Although he never played Major League Baseball, Slack spent 50 years at the minor league level, and was a longtime member of the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves...

 
Lost League Finals
1962  73-50 1st Matt Sczesny
Matt Sczesny
Matthew John Sczesny [says'-nee] was an American infielder and manager in minor league baseball, and a longtime scout for the Boston Red Sox of the American League...

 
Lost League Finals
1963  58-66 6th Len Okrie
Len Okrie
Leonard Joseph Okrie is a retired American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Okrie stood 6'2" tall, weighed 185 pounds , and batted and threw right-handed....

 
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1964  65-61 5th Matt Sczesny
Matt Sczesny
Matthew John Sczesny [says'-nee] was an American infielder and manager in minor league baseball, and a longtime scout for the Boston Red Sox of the American League...

 
1965  63-55 4th Larry Thomas none
1966  56-68 7th Dave Philley
Dave Philley
David Earl Philley is a former outfielder who played in Major League Baseball. A switch-hitter who threw right-handed, he debuted on September 6, and played his final game on August 6, . He was born in Paris, Texas....

 
1967  56-65 7th Rac Slider
Rac Slider
Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider is a retired infielder and manager in American minor league baseball who also spent four seasons as a Major League Baseball coach with the Boston Red Sox...

 
1968  53-60 8th Rac Slider
Rac Slider
Rachel Wayne "Rac" Slider is a retired infielder and manager in American minor league baseball who also spent four seasons as a Major League Baseball coach with the Boston Red Sox...

 
1969  52-72 8th Rollie Hemsley
Rollie Hemsley
Ralston Burdett Hemsley was a professional baseball catcher. Born in Syracuse, Ohio, he played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed "Rollicking Rollie".-Major League career:...

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