Sioux City Explorers

Team History[edit]

The Sioux City Explorers began play in the Northern League in 1993, the independent circuit's inaugural season. In 2006, the club moved to the new American Association. For their entire existence, the team has called Lewis & Clark Park home.

Some of the most notable Explorers players have included future big leaguers Julius Matos, Nate Bland, Nate Field, and Mike Porzio. Former major leaguers Oil Can Boyd, Joe Kraemer, Gerald Young, Carl Nichols, Cris Colon, and Desi Wilson have also played for the club over the years.

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Pitching Coach
1993	34-38	4th (t)	Ed Nottle
1994	52-28	1st	Ed Nottle	Lost League Finals
1995	46-39	3rd	Ed Nottle
1996	26-58	8th	Ed Nottle
1997	50-34	2nd	Ed Nottle
1998	40-46	4th (t)	Ed Nottle
1999	51-34	1st	Ed Nottle	Lost in 1st round
2000	44-41	3rd	Ed Nottle
2001	42-38	5th	Benny Castillo
2002	46-42	5th	Benny Castillo	Lost in 2nd round
2003	33-57	10th	Jay Kirkpatrick
2004	39-57	8th	Jay Kirkpatrick
2005	44-52	9th	Steve Shirley (33-32) / Billy Williams (11-20)
2006	43-53	7th	Ed Nottle
2007	40-56	7th	Ed Nottle
2008	52-44	4th	Les Lancaster	Lost in 1st round	Darwin Marrero
2009	40-56	9th (t)	Les Lancaster
2010	49-47	6th	Les Lancaster
2011	51-49	7th	Stan Cliburn
2012	45-55	11th (t)	Stan Cliburn
2013	38-62	13th	Stan Cliburn
2014	47-53	8th	Steve Montgomery
2015	75-25	1st	Steve Montgomery	Lost League Finals
2016	54-46	5th	Steve Montgomery	Lost in 1st round
2017	46-54	9th	Steve Montgomery
2018	71-29	1st	Steve Montgomery	Lost in 1st Round
2019	57-43	5th (t)	Steve Montgomery	Lost League Finals