Wenatchee Chiefs
- Location: Wenatchee, WA
- League: Western International League 1937-1941, 1946-1954; Northwest League 1955-1965
- Affiliation: New York Yankees 1938-1940; Oakland Oaks 1954; Seattle Rainiers 1955-6/21/57; Cincinnati Redlegs 6/22/1957-1958; Chicago Cubs 1961-1965
- Ballpark:
The Wenatchee Chiefs had a working agreement with the Seattle Rainiers from 1955 to 1957. When the Clovis Redlegs team folded in June of 1957, the Cincinnati Redlegs, owners of the Clovis team, signed a working agreement with Wenatchee that superseded the Seattle agreement. All the players except three were shipped out, while the Clovis manager, Bert Haas and many of its players reported to Wenatchee to complete the season. The Chiefs ended up as the league champions that year.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1937 | 66-72 | 5th | Glenn Wright | Lost League Finals |
1938 | 66-67 | 3rd | Glenn Wright | Lost in 1st round |
1939 | 86-57 | 1st | Glenn Wright | Lost League Finals |
1940 | 59-89 | 6th | John Kerr / Frank Morehouse | |
1941 | 51-87 | 6th | Ted Mayer | |
1946 | 89-54 | 1st | Buddy Ryan | none |
1947 | 59-92 | 7th | Buddy Ryan | none |
1948 | 69-91 | 7th | Chuck Cronin | none |
1949 | 77-73 | 4th | Charles Petersen | Lost in 1st round |
1950 | 80-70 | 4th | Tommy Thompson | none |
1951 | 68-75 | 4th | Tommy Thompson | none |
1952 | 58-94 | 8th | Dick Adams | none |
1953 | 59-80 | 9th | Myron McCormick | |
1954 | 54-80 | 7th | George Kelly | |
1955 | 71-54 | 3rd | Edo Vanni | |
1956 | 60-72 | 5th | Edo Vanni | none |
1957 | 77-59 | 3rd | Don Lundberg (29-27) / Bert Haas (48-32) | League Champs |
1958 | 76-60 | 2nd | Bert Haas | |
1959 | 74-67 | 2nd | Dick Wilson | |
1960 | 50-91 | 6th | Dick Wilson (2-13) / Owen Friend (48-78) | none |
1961 | 63-76 | 5th | Verlon Walker (20-26) / Vedie Himsl / Dick Cole / Bobby Adams | |
1962 | 72-69 | 3rd | Joe Macko | League Champs |
1963 | 63-77 | 5th | George Freese | |
1964 | 57-83 | 6th | Joe Macko / Art Thompson (minors) / El Tappe / Joe Macko | |
1965 | 66-70 | 4th | Les Peden |
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