New Orleans Zephyrs

• Location: New Orleans, LA
• League: American Association 1993-1997; Pacific Coast League 1998-2016
• Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers 1993-1996; Houston Astros 1997-2004; Washington Nationals 2005-2006; New York Mets 2007-2008; Florida Marlins 2009-2011; Miami Marlins 2012-2016
• Ballpark: Privateer Park 1993-1996; Zephyr Field 1997-2016

Team History

The New Orleans Zephyrs began play in 1993 when the Denver Zephyrs of the American Association moved to the city after Denver was awarded an expansion franchise in the National League. New Orleans had previously hosted an American Association franchise called the New Orleans Pelicans, who played in the Louisiana Superdome in 1977 (the name Pelicans harkened back to the team of the same name which played in the Southern Association from 1901 to 1959). The Zephyrs moved to the Pacific Coast League when the American Association folded after the 1997 season. In 1998, their first season in the PCL, the team went on to win the Triple-A World Series.

In 2001, the Zephyrs had the second-best regular-season record behind the Tacoma Rainiers. They won the first round of the playoffs against the Iowa Cubs, but the finals were cancelled in the wake of the attacks of September 11th and New Orleans and Tacoma were declared co-champions. In 2005, the club cancelled its final three home games due to Hurricane Katrina. On April 22, 2016 it was announced that the team would be changing their name following the season. The new name was the New Orleans Baby Cakes.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Postseason	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1993	80-64	3rd	Chris Bando		Ron Jackson	Bill Campbell
1994	78-66	3rd	Chris Bando		Ron Jackson	Bill Campbell
1995	63-79	7th	Chris Bando		Ron Jackson / [[]]
1996	58-84	8th	Tim Ireland
1997	74-70	5th	Steve Swisher (1-3) / Matt Galante (73-67)	Lost in 1st round	Jimmy Wynn	Craig McMurtry
1998	76-66	6th	John Tamargo	PCL Champs, Triple-A World Series Champs		Jim Hickey
1999	55-85	16th	Tony Pena		Jorge Orta	Jim Hickey
2000	68-74	10th	Tony Pena		Tony Torchia	Jim Hickey
2001	82-57	2nd	Tony Pena	PCL Co-Champs	Tony Torchia	Jim Hickey	Manny Acta
2002	75-69	5th (tie)	Chris Maloney		Gary Gaetti	Jim Hickey
2003	71-73	8th	Chris Maloney		Gary Gaetti	Jim Hickey
2004	66-78	13th	Chris Maloney		Gary Gaetti, Sean Berry	Jim Hickey
2005	64-76	14th	Tim Foli		Mike Hart	Charlie Corbell
2006	72-71	9th	Tim Foli		Rick Eckstein	Steve McCatty
2007	75-69	6th	Ken Oberkfell	Lost League Finals	Jack Voigt	Mark Brewer
2008	66-75	12th	Ken Oberkfell (36-36) / Marty Scott (30-39)		Jack Voigt	Dan Warthen/Rick Waits
2009	63-80	14th	Edwin Rodriguez		Steve Phillips	Scott Mitchell
2010	66-77	12th	Edwin Rodriguez (33-37) / Greg Norton (33-40)		Greg Norton / Angel Espada	Scott Mitchell
2011	69-74	10th	Greg Norton		Damon Minor	Charlie Corbell
2012	73-67	7th	Ron Hassey		Damon Minor	Charlie Corbell
2013	72-72	9th	Ron Hassey		Damon Minor	Charlie Corbell
2014	70-74	11th (t)	Andy Haines		Damon Minor	Charlie Corbell
2015	58-86	15th(t)	Andy Haines		Damon Minor	John Duffy	Ronnie Deck
2016	69-70	9th	Arnie Beyeler		Paul Phillips	Storm Davis	Ronnie Deck

Championships

• Pacific Coast League Playoff Champions: 1998
• Pacific Coast League Playoff Co-Champions: 2001 (playoffs cancelled)
• Pacific Coast League Regular Season Champions: 2001 (tied)

Related Sites

ZephyrsBaseball.com