Midwest League Affiliates

Cooperatively Staffed Teams

Before the league's reorganization under the Midwest League banner before the 1956 season, it was pretty common for a town to field a team without a formal big league affiliation. Since 1956, only the 1964 Quincy Gems have fielded a truly independent team. Seven MWL teams, however, have had cooperative affiliations, and another has featured a substantial loan of players from a team other than its official affiliate.

The 1970 Danville Warriors had Cecil Cooper (.336, 3 HR) and were a decent team. So were the 1979 Wausau Timbers; Mike Jirschele, better remembered as an MWL manager, had his best playing year on this team (.241, 7 HR, 54 RBI). Jim Presley (.245, 12 HR, 52 RBI) played for the Timbers in 1980.

This page is incomplete, and will likely remain so for some time. I work on this project as my schedule permits.

History: Cooperative Affiliations

• Waterloo Diamonds, 1989
  • Affiliates: Padres, Athletics, and Orioles
• Burlington Expos, 1986
  • Affiliates: Expos, plus 10 Royals players.
    • This was technically a Montreal farm club, but KC's contribution can't be ignored....
• Wausau Timbers, 1979-1980
  • 1979 Affiliates: mainly Indians and Rangers
  • 1980 Affiliates: mainly Mariners; help from Indians & other teams
• Clinton Pilots, 1976
  • Affiliates: mainly Tigers and White Sox
• Dubuque Packers, 1974
  • Affiliates: Rangers, Tigers, Reds, Cardinals, & others
• Danville Warriors, 1970
  • Affiliates: at least 9 major league teams contributed players
• Dubuque Royals, 1968
  • Affiliates: Royals, Giants, Astros, Tigers, and at least 7 other teams contributed players. This was technically a Royals farm, but the newly-awarded franchise didn't have enough players under contract to support a full player development system.

Team Information

Nickname

        City       Nickname
1989    Waterloo   Diamonds
1986    Burlington Expos

Officers

        General          Farm           Scouting
        Manager          Director       Director
1989    n/a
1986    n/a

Coaching Staff

        Manager         Coaches
1989    Jaime Moreno    Mark Littell
1986    J. R. Miner     Juan Jimenez
*pitching coaches

Seasonal Results

Standings

       First Half            Second Half           Overall/Composite
1989 | 26 40 .394 14.0 (6) | 21 49 .300 21.0 (7) | 47 89 .346 (14)
1986                                             | 69 71 .493  (8)

Post-Season

Year Round Result

Individual Achievements

Batting

Games Played

1989    Dave Cunningham     119
1986    Jeff Huson          133

At Bats

1989    Dave Cunningham     405
1986    Tom Johnson         472

Runs Scored

1989    Dave Cunningham      62
1986    Jeff Huson           85

Hits

1989    Reggie Farmer       101
1986    Jeff Huson          132

Home Runs

1989    Steve Hendricks      11
1986    Larry Walker         29

Runs Batted In

1989    Steve Hendricks      50
1986    Larry Walker         74

Stolen Bases

1989    Reggie Farmer        34
1986    Jeff Huson           32

Batting Avg

1989    Reggie Farmer      .295
1986    Jeff Huson         .289
        Larry Walker       .289

Pitching

Games

1989    Ron Morton           47
1986    Jose Rodriguez       32

Complete Games

1989    Chuck Ricci           9
1986    Melido Perez         13

Innings Pitched

1989    Chuck Ricci         181
1986    Melido Perez        170

Strikeouts

1989    Chuck Ricci          89
1986    Melido Perez        153

Saves

1989    Ron Morton            8
1986    John Trautwein       11

Wins

1989    Chuck Ricci          10
1986    Melido Perez         10
        Bob Sudo             10

Earned Run Average

1989    Don Fowler         2.95
1986    Melido Perez       3.70

Note

Some of the information on this page originated as the October 29, 2000, and February 18, 2002, Midwest League Tidbits on the Midwest League Mailing List.