Boise Hawks

• Location: Boise, ID
• League: Northwest League 1987-2019; Pioneer League 2021-
• Affiliation: California Angels/Anaheim Angels 1990-2000; Chicago Cubs 2001-2014; Colorado Rockies 2015-2019; Independent Leagues 2021-
• Ballpark: Memorial Stadium 1989-2019

Team History

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The Boise Hawks operated as an independent club in their first three seasons in the Northwest League, from 1987 to 1989, then became an affiliate of the California Angels in 1990. They remained an Angels farm club for more than a decade before becoming affiliated with the [[Chicago Cubs in 2001. They originally played in a high school field until Memorial Stadium opened in 1989.

The Hawks have captured six league championships: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, and 2004.

As an independent team in 1989, the Boise Hawks exercised their right to draft players in the 1989 amateur draft, becoming the first minor league team to do so since 1971. Neither player drafted by Boise ( Paul Cluff and Darrell MacMillan) made the majors. MacMillan had played college ball for 1989 pitching coach Chip Reese. In 1990, the Erie Sailors (1 pick) and Miami Miracle (16 picks) followed suit, with several of the Miracle's picks eventually reaching the majors.

Boise was one of the cities to lose its affiliation in the Minor League Reorganization that followed the cancelled 2020 season. The poor condition of their home ballpark was the main reason for being dropped. Instead, they joined the Pioneer League, which had now become an independent league but was still part of the Professional Development League as a partner league.

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Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1987	26-50	8th	Derrel Thomas (9-29) / Mal Fichman (17-21)
1988	30-46	7th	Mal Fichman
1989	35-40	5th	Mal Fichman
1990	53-23	1st	Tom Kotchman	Lost League Finals	Orv Franchuk	Howie Gershberg
1991	50-26	1st	Tom Kotchman	League Champs	Orv Franchuk	Howie Gershberg
1992	40-36	3rd	Tom Kotchman			Howie Gershberg
1993	41-35	3rd	Tom Kotchman	League Champs	Orv Franchuk	Zeke Zimmerman
1994	44-32	2nd	Tom Kotchman	League Champs
1995	48-27	1st	Tom Kotchman	League Champs		Jim Bennett
1996	43-33	2nd	Tom Kotchman			Jim Bennett
1997	51-25	1st	Tom Kotchman	Lost League Finals		Zeke Zimmerman	Joe Urso
1998	47-29	1st (t)	Tom Kotchman	Lost League Finals	Charlie Romero	Howie Gershberg
1999	43-33	2nd	Tom Kotchman
2000	41-35	1st (t)	Tom Kotchman			Zeke Zimmerman
2001	52-23	1st	Steve McFarland	Lost League Finals	Tom Beyers	Dave Haas
2002	49-27	1st	Steve McFarland	League Champs	Tom Beyers	Dave Haas
2003	27-49	8th	Steve McFarland		Tom Beyers	Dave Haas
2004	42-34	1st (t)	Tom Beyers	League Champs	Ricardo Medina
2005	34-42	6th (t)	Trey Forkerway		Tom Beyers	David Rosario
2006	44-32	2nd	Steve McFarland	Lost League Finals		David Rosario
2007	37-39	3rd (t)	Tom Beyers		Franklin Font	Tom Pratt
2008	43-33	2nd	Tom Beyers		Tom Beyers	Tom Pratt
2009	34-42	6th (t)	Franklin Font / Casey Kopitzke			David Rosario
2010	34-42	5th	Jody Davis		Ricardo Medina	Jeff Fassero
2011	36-40	5th	Mark Johnson	Lost in 1st round	Desi Wilson	David Rosario
2012	37-39	4th	Mark Johnson	Lost League Finals	Bill Buckner	David Rosario
2013	41-35	3rd	Gary Van Tol	Lost League Finals	Bill Buckner	David Rosario
2014	41-35	3rd	Gary Van Tol	Lost in 1st round	Jesus Feliciano	Brian Lawrence
2015	30-46	8th	Frank Gonzales		Andy Gonzalez	Doug Jones
2016	33-43	5th	Andy Gonzalez		Scott Little	Doug Jones
2017	37-39	5th	Scott Little		Mike Devereaux	Bob Apodaca	Robinson Cancel
2018	35-41	6th (t)	Scott Little		Cesar Galvez	Bob Apodaca
2019	27-49	8th	Steve Soliz		Cesar Galvez	Ryan Kibler	Fred Ocasio
2020	Season cancelled

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
2021	50-47	5th	Gary Van Tol

External Link

The Boise Hawks