Tidewater Tides

• Location: Norfolk, VA & Portsmouth, VA
• League: International League 1969-1992
• Affiliation: New York Mets 1969-1992
• Ballpark: Lawrence Stadium 1969, Metropolitan Memorial Park 1970-1992

Team History

In 1969, as the minor leagues started to reorganize to create affiliates for the four new major league teams created by the expansion of 1969, the Jacksonville Suns moved to Portsmouth, VA to become the Tidewater Tides. They played their inaugural season at the old Lawrence Stadium before moving to purpose-built Metropolitan Memorial Park in Norfolk, VA in 1970. The were a New York Mets affiliate for their entire tenure.

A predecessor team in the South Atlantic League was known as the Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides (1961-1962), and then then the Portsmouth Tides, who played in the Carolina League from 1963 to 1968. They became the Norfolk Tides in 1993.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1969	76-59	1st	Clyde McCullough	Lost in 1st round
1970	74-66	4th	Chuck Hiller	Lost in 1st round
1971	79-61	2nd	Hank Bauer	Lost League Finals
1972	78-65	3rd	Hank Bauer	League Champs
1973	75-70	5th	John Antonelli	Lost in 1st round
1974	57-82	7th	John Antonelli
1975	86-55	1st	Joe Frazier	League Champs
1976	60-78	7th	Tom Burgess
1977	73-67	3rd	Frank Verdi	Lost in 1st round
1978	69-71	5th	Frank Verdi			Greg Pavlick
1979	73-67	4th	Frank Verdi	Lost in 1st round		Greg Pavlick
1980	67-72	6th	Frank Verdi			Fred Beene
1981	70-68	3rd	Jack Aker	Lost in 1st round	Sam Perlozzo
1982	74-63	3rd	Jack Aker	League Champs	Bob Schaefer
1983	71-68	4th	Davey Johnson	League Champs		Al Jackson
1984	71-69	5th	Bob Schaefer			Al Jackson
1985	75-64	4th	Bob Schaefer	League Champs		John Cumberland
1986	74-66	4th	Sam Perlozzo	Lost in 1st round		John Cumberland
1987	81-59	1st	Mike Cubbage	Lost League Finals		John Cumberland
1988	77-64	1st (t)	Mike Cubbage	Lost League Finals	Rich Miller	John Cumberland
1989	77-69	3rd (t)	Mike Cubbage		Rich Miller	Glenn Abbott
1990	79-67	3rd	Steve Swisher		Rich Miller	John Cumberland
1991	77-65	3rd	Steve Swisher		Ron Washington	Bob Apodaca
1992	56-86	8th	Clint Hurdle		Ron Washington	Bob Apodaca