The Waterloo White Hawks were a minor league baseball team based in Based in Waterloo, Iowa. that existed from 1940 to 1942 and 1946 to 1956. They played in the Three-I League and were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox. The team played in Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo.

History The Waterloo White Hawks were a minor league baseball team in Waterloo, Iowa that existed from 1940 to 1942 and 1946 to 1956. Previous incarnations of the team were the Waterloo Boosters and the Waterloo Red Hawks. The White Hawks played in the Class B Three-I League in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. They were affiliated with the Chicago White Sox.

The White Hawks originally played their home games in Waterloo at Red Hawk Stadium. In 1946, they moved to the new Municipal Stadium, later called Riverfront Stadium. In 1946, the team's paid attendance was 85,119. The White Hawks led the Three-I League in attendance in 1947, with 174,064 paid audience members. That year, the White Hawks tied for third place in the Three-I League's regular season and finished in first place in the playoffs against the Danville Dodgers.

Some of the Waterloo White Hawks players who also had careers in Major League Baseball include shortstop Luis Aparicio, catcher Earl Battey, pitcher Jim Hughes, firstbaseman Norm Cash, and pitcher Barry Latman. Batley was the Three-I Rookie of the Year in 1954.

When the White Hawks' affiliation with the White Sox ended in 1956, the team stopped playing; when it reformed in 1958, it no longer used the White Hawks name.

Notable players

Year-by-year records Year Record Finish Manager PlayoffsReferences194036-858thJohn FitzpatrickDid not qualifyFrederick "Eagle" Bedore194159-655th Louis Brower Did not qualifyJohnny Mostil194247-715thJohnny MostilDid not qualify 1946 62-63 5th Johnny Mostil Did not qualify 1947 71-55 3rd (tie) Johnny Mostil WinnerJack Onslow 1948 63-61 5th Pete Fox Did not qualify 1949 70-56 3rd Ben Huffman Lost in 1st round 1950 70-56 3rd Otto Denning Lost in 1st round 1951 60-69 5th Otto Denning Did not qualifyEdward TaylorSkeeter Webb 1952 65-61 3rd Skeeter Webb Lost in 1st round 1953 69-60 4th Zack Taylor Lost in 1st round 1954 66-69 5th Wally Millies Did not qualify 1955 70-56 2nd Dutch Dorman Lost in 1st roundJohnny Mostil Willard Marshall 1956 62-56 2nd Ira Hutchinson No playoffs held

See also

List of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates Waterloo Hawks (baseball)

References