Nickname Affiliate Won Lost Pct (Rank)
Appleton Foxes Mariners 62 73 .459 (9)
Beloit Brewers Brewers 60 74 .448 (10)
Burlington Bees Expos 64 71 .474 (8)
Cedar Rapids Kernels Angels 54 80 .403 (14)
Clinton Giants Giants 80 54 .597 (1)
Fort Wayne Wizards Twins 68 67 .504 (7)
Kane County Cougars Marlins 75 62 .547 (6)
Madison Muskies Athletics 77 58 .570 (4)
Peoria Chiefs Cubs 59 79 .428 (12)
Quad City River Bandits Astros 56 74 .431 (11)
Rockford Royals Royals 78 54 .591 (2)
South Bend White Sox White Sox 77 59 .566 (5)
Springfield Cardinals Cardinals 78 58 .574 (3)
Waterloo Diamonds Padres 54 79 .406 (13)
Northern Division Southern Division
Rockford 43 22 .662 --- Springfield 41 26 .612 ---
Madison 39 28 .582 5.0 Clinton 36 29 .554 4.0
Kane County 39 29 .574 5.5 Burlington 35 31 .530 5.5
Appleton 34 32 .515 9.5 Peoria 29 40 .420 13.0
South Bend 34 32 .515 9.5 Quad City 25 40 .385 15.0
Fort Wayne 33 33 .500 10.5 Cedar Rapids 24 40 .375 15.5
Beloit 29 36 .446 14.0 Waterloo 22 45 .328 19.0
Northern Division Southern Division
South Bend 43 27 .614 --- Clinton 44 25 .638 ---
Madison 38 30 .559 4.0 Springfield 37 32 .536 7.0
Rockford 35 32 .522 6.5 Waterloo 32 34 .485 10.5
Kane County 36 33 .522 6.5 Quad City 31 34 .477 11.0
Fort Wayne 35 34 .507 7.5 Peoria 30 39 .435 14.0
Beloit 31 38 .449 11.5 Cedar Rapids 30 40 .429 14.5
Appleton 28 41 .406 14.5 Burlington 29 40 .420 15.0
Round 1:
South Bend d. Rockford, 2-0
Clinton d. Springfield, 2-0
Championship:
South Bend d. Clinton, 3-1
1993 All-Star Game at Geneva (Kane County)
June 21 at Kane County Events Center
North 3, South 2
Runs Essex Burton South Bend 95
Hits Homer Bush Waterloo 152
Home Runs Joe Biasucci Springfield 26
Runs Batted In Charles Johnson Kane County 94
Stolen Bases Essex Burton South Bend 74
On Base Pct Larry Sutton Rockford .424
Slugging Pct Joe Biasucci Springfield .575
Batting Avg Homer Bush Waterloo .322
Games Greg Knowles Springfield 54
Complete Games Chris Holt Quad City 10
Shutouts 2 tied at 2
Innings Pitched Chris Holt Quad City 186
Strikeouts LaTroy Hawkins Fort Wayne 179
Saves Kirk Bullinger Springfield 33
Won 2 tied at 15
Earned Run Avg Ugueth Urbina Burlington 1.99
Catcher Charles Johnson Kane County
First Base Ken Tirpack Fort Wayne
Second Base Joe Biasucci Springfield
Third Base Mike Gulan Springfield
Shortstop Chad Fonville Clinton
Outfield Anthony Byrd Fort Wayne
Johnny Damon Rockford
Carmine Cappuccio South Bend
Designated Hitter Scott Talanoa Beloit
Left Handed Pitcher Ugueth Urbina Burlington
Right Handed Pitcher Tim Davis Appleton
Reliever Victor Darensbourg Kane County
Kirk Bullinger Springfield
Most Valuable Player Joe Biasucci Springfield
Manager of the Year Jack Mull Clinton
1993 League Information
President George Spelius Beloit, WI
# Name Hometown
3 Jerome Krieger St. Paul, MN
4 Dan Gnadt Moorhead, MN
5 Scott Higgins Bremerton, WA
6 Troy Blades Nova Scotia, Canada
7 Mark Esau Concordia, KS
8 Ken Kobold Arvada, CO
9 Steve Willard Pickerington, OH
14 Daryn Fredrickson Hallock, MN
15 Mark Wegner Birchwood, MN
17 Scott Inman Grand Rapids, MI
18 Michael Neubeck White Bear Lake, MN
20 Marko Pinto Sparks, NV
23 David Baldwin Reno, NV
26 Charles Morrison Loxahatchee, FL
1993 Team Information
Joined
MWL President GM
Appleton 1962 Doug Hahn Frank Gahl
Beloit 1982 Howard Erickson Steve Kretz
Burlington 1962 David Walker Chris Holvoet
Cedar Rapids 1962 Wally Krouse Jack Roeder
Clinton 1956 Ed Kross Kevin Temperly
Fort Wayne 1993 Mike Tatoian
Kane County 1991 Bill Larsen
Madison 1982 Charles Barnhill Jay Brazeau
Peoria 1983 Clar Krusinski Scott Krusinski
Quad City 1960 Jim Wehmeier
Rockford 1988 Mark McGuire Mike Holmes
South Bend 1988 John Baxter John Tull
Springfield 1982 Stuart Meyer Lee Landers
Waterloo 1958 Bill Boesen Jeff Nelson
Manager Coaches
Appleton Carlos Lezcano Paul Lindblad*
Beloit Wayne Krenchicki Steve Foucault* Bob Mariano
Burlington Lorenzo Bundy Jeff Fischer*
Cedar Rapids Mitch Seoane Joe Georger* Matt Hyde
Clinton Jack Mull Steve Lienhard* Frank Cacciatore
Fort Wayne Jim Dwyer Rick Tomlin*
Kane County Carlos Tosca Jose Castro Brian Peterson*
Madison Gary Jones Gil Patterson*
Peoria Steve Roadcap Bo McLaughlin*
Quad City Steve Dillard Gary Lucas* Cesar Cedeno
Rockford Mike Jirschele Tom Burgmeier* Jim Thrift
South Bend Tony Franklin Jaime Garcia* Von Joshua Jim Reinebold
Springfield Mike Ramsey Scott Melvin
Waterloo Ed Romero Dean Treanor*
*pitching coaches
Stadium Capacity Attendance
Appleton Goodland Field 4,300 56,036
Beloit Harry C Pohlman Field 3,100 65,728
Burlington Community Field 3,500 77,492
Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Stadium 6,000 114,105
Clinton Riverview Stadium 3,000 62,873
Fort Wayne Memorial Stadium 6,000 318,506
Kane County (Geneva, IL) Kane County Events Center 4,800 354,327
Madison Warner Park 4,000 101,219
Peoria Pete Vonachen Stadium 6,200 100,811
Quad City (Davenport, IA) John O'Donnell Stadium 5,000 103,797
Rockford Marinelli Field 4,500 68,206
South Bend Stanley Coveleski Stadium 5,200 229,883
Springfield Lanphier Park 5,000 110,189
Waterloo Municipal Stadium 5,400 51,329
MWL changes during the 1992-93 off-season
Franchise changes
- Appleton Foxes changed affiliation (from Royals to Mariners).
- Burlington Bees changed name (from Astros) and changed affiliation (from Astros to Expos).
- Cedar Rapids Kernels changed name (from Reds) and affiliation (from Reds to Angels).
- Fort Wayne Wizards moved (from Kenosha) and changed name (from Twins).
- Kane County Cougars changed affiliation (from Orioles to Marlins).
- Quad City River Bandits changed affiliation (from Angels to Astros).
- Rockford Royals changed affiliation and name (from Expos).
Other highlights
Fort Wayne Memorial Stadium was new.
Quad City's John O'Donnell Stadium flooded; the team spent most of the second half-season on the road.
Sources:
- 1993 Yearbooks for White Sox, Wizards
- 1993 and 1994 Cougars Yearbooks
- Baseball America's 1993 Directory
- Baseball America's 1994 Almanac
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