Des Moines Bruins

• Location: Des Moines, IA
• League: Western League 1947-1958
• Affiliation: Chicago Cubs 1947-1957; Los Angeles Dodgers 1958
• Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1947	75-52	2nd	Jim Keesey	Lost in 1st round
1948	76-64	1st	Stan Hack	Lost in 1st round
1949	70-70	4th	Stan Hack	Lost League Finals
1950	84-70	3rd	Charlie Root	Lost in 1st round
1951	73-78	5th	Al Todd
1952	57-97	8th	Harry Strohm
1953	77-78	4th	Kemp Wicker (32-32) / Harrison Wickel (3-3) / Bruce Edwards (42-43)	League Champs
1954	88-66	2nd	Les Peden	League Champs
1955	77-74	4th	Les Peden (35-45) / Burdette Thurlby (2-0) / Pepper Martin (40-29)	Lost League Finals
1956	72-67	3rd	Lou Klein
1957	60-92	8th	Lou Stringer (24-37) / Hersh Martin (36-55)	none
1958	61-83	8th	Roy Hartsfield	none