Nickname Affiliate Won Lost Pct (Rank)
Beloit Snapppers Brewers 88 51 .633 (1)
Burlington Bees Giants 54 81 .400 (13)
Cedar Rapids Kernels Angels 76 62 .551 (3)
Clinton LumberKings Padres 51 86 .372 (14)
Fort Wayne Wizards Twins 75 65 .536 (5T)
Kane County Cougars Marlins 69 69 .500 (7)
Michigan Battle Cats Red Sox 75 63 .543 (4)
Peoria Chiefs Cardinals 62 72 .463 (11)
Quad City River Bandits Astros 76 61 .555 (2)
Rockford Cubbies Cubs 75 65 .536 (5T)
South Bend Silver Hawks White Sox 66 69 .489 (9)
Springfield Sultans Royals 65 74 .468 (10)
West Michigan Whitecaps Athletics 67 69 .493 (8)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Mariners 63 75 .457 (12)
West W L Pct GB Central W L Pct GB East W L Pct GB
Quad City 40 27 .597 --- Beloit 45 25 .643 --- Michigan 36 32 .529 ---
Cedar Rapids 38 31 .551 3.0 Kane County 39 31 .557 6.0 West Michigan 35 33 .515 1.0
Springfield 38 31 .551 3.0 Rockford 34 36 .486 11.0 Fort Wayne 35 35 .500 2.0
Peoria 32 35 .478 8.0 Wisconsin 30 38 .441 14.0 South Bend 31 36 .463 4.5
Burlington 29 38 .433 11.0
Clinton 17 51 .250 23.5
First half ended on June 18.
West W L Pct GB Central W L Pct GB East W L Pct GB
Cedar Rapids 38 31 .551 --- Beloit 43 26 .623 --- Fort Wayne 40 30 .571 ---
Quad City 36 34 .514 2.5 Rockford 41 29 .586 2.5 Michigan 39 31 .557 1.0
Clinton 34 35 .493 4.0 Wisconsin 33 37 .471 10.5 South Bend 35 33 .515 4.0
Peoria 30 37 .448 7.0 Kane County 30 38 .441 12.5 West Michigan 32 36 .471 7.0
Springfield 27 43 .386 11.5
Burlington 25 43 .368 12.5
Round 1:
Michigan d. Fort Wayne, 2-0
West Michigan d. Kane County, 2-1
Beloit d. Rockford, 2-0
Quad City d. Cedar Rapids, 2-1
Round 2:
Michigan d. West Michigan, 2-1
Beloit d. Quad City, 2-1
Championship:
Beloit d. Michigan, 3-0
June 20 @ Grand Rapids (West Michigan), Michigan
East 7, West 5
West 103 100 000 - 5 10 1
East 203 002 00x - 7 10 0
WP: Dave Bigham (South Bend/White Sox)
Sv: Steve Rain (Rockford/Cubs)
LP: Dan Pontes (Peoria/Cardinals)
MVP: Chris Allison (Michigan/Red Sox)
Box Score and Details
MWL changes during the 1994-95 off-season
League changes
The League changed its divisional structure. The previous Northern and Southern Divisions (7 teams each) were replaced by Western (6 teams), Central (4), and Eastern (4) Divisions.
The league's playoff structure was modified, with 8 teams qualifying (two half-season champions per division, plus wildcards).
Franchise changes
- Beloit Snappers changed name (from Brewers).
- Burlington Bees changed affiliation (Expos to Giants).
- Michigan Battle Cats [Battle Creek] moved (from Madison), changed name (from Hatters), and changed affiliation (Cardinals to Red Sox). This team was temporarily known as the Battle Creek Golden Kazoos.
- Peoria Chiefs changed affiliation (Cubs to Cardinals).
- Rockford Cubbies changed name (from Royals) and affiliation (Royals to Cubs).
- Sultans of Springfield changed affiliation (Padres to Royals).
- Wisconsin Timber Rattlers [Appleton] changed name (from Appleton Foxes).
Other highlights
Wisconsin's Fox Cities Stadium was new.
Michigan's C.O. Brown Stadium, while constructed for amateur baseball in 1989, was extensively modified and new to the league.
Sources:
- 1995 Whitecaps Media Guide
- Joe Hulsebus' MWL Web Page [now sadly retired]
- USA Today Baseball Weekly
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Baseball America
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Baseball America's 1996 Almanac
- 1995 & 1996 Programs/Yearbooks:
- 1995 & 1996 South Bend Silver Hawks
- 1995 & 1996 West Michigan Whitecaps
- 1995 Peoria Chiefs
- 1995 & 1996 Cedar Rapids Kernels
- 1995 Kane County Cougars
- 1995 Burlington Bees
- 1995 Rockford Cubbies
- 1995 & 1996 Clinton LumberKings
- 1995 Sultans of Springfield
- 1995 & 1996 Michigan Battle Cats
- 1996 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
- 1996 Lansing Lugnuts
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