Previous Class A, Class B, Class D Previous leagues Midwest League (1958-1993)Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League (1946-1956, 1938-1942, 1910-1911)Western League (1936-1937)Mississippi Valley League (1922-1932)Central Association (1913-1917, 1908-1909)Iowa League of Professional Baseball Clubs (1904-1907)Eastern Iowa League (1895) Previous San Diego Padres (1990-1993)Cleveland Indians (1977-1988)Kansas City Royals (1969-1976)Boston Red Sox (1958-1968) League titles 12 1907, 1908, 1914, 1924, 1928, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1986 Previous names Waterloo Diamonds (1989-1993)Waterloo Indians (1977-1988)Waterloo Royals (1970-1976)Waterloo Hawks (1958-1969, 1940-1942, 1922-1932, 1936)Waterloo White Hawks (1946-1956)Waterloo Red Hawks (1938-1939)Waterloo Reds (1937)Waterloo Lions (1917)Waterloo Shamrocks (1916)Waterloo Jays (1913-1915)Waterloo Boosters (1910-1911)Waterloo Lulus (1908-1909)Waterloo Cubs (1907)Waterloo Microbes (1904-1906) Previous parks Red Hawk Stadium (1940-1942)Riverfront Stadium (1943-1993) | ||
The Waterloo Hawks was the primary name of the minor league franchise that existed on-and-off for 79 seasons between 1895 and 1993 in Waterloo, Iowa. The franchise relocated to Springfield, Il in 1994,before eventually becoming today's Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League. Waterloo won 12 league championships, playing in the Mississippi Valley League (1922-1932), Western League (1936), Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (1940-1942) and the Midwest League (1958-1993). The Hawks were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox (1932, 1940-1942), Boston Red Sox (1958 to 1968), Kansas City Royals (1969-1976), Cleveland Indians (1977-1988) and San Diego Padres (1990-1993). Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Carlton Fisk and Luis Aparicio played for Waterloo.
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The ballparks
In 1936 and from 1940 to 1942, they played their home games at Red Hawk Stadium. From 1943 to 1993, they played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Championships
The franchise won seven Midwest League titles (1958), (1959), (1960), (1975), (1976), (1980), (1986), two Mississippi Valley League championships (1924) (1928), one Central Association title (1908) and one Iowa State League championship (1907). The 1975 Waterloo Royals finished 93-35 and are listed at #60 on MiLB.com Top 100 Teams.
Hall of Fame Alumni
Year-by-year record
(from Baseball Reference)