Yakima Bears

• Location: Yakima, WA
• League: Western International League 1949-1954; Northwest League 1955-1964, 1990-2012.
• Affiliation: Milwaukee Braves 1958-1964; Los Angeles Dodgers 1990-2000; Arizona Diamondbacks 2001-2012
• Ballpark: Yakima County Stadium

The Yakima Bears began playing again in 1990 after the Salem Dodgers moved to Yakima following the 1989 season. However, the Bears were forced to move to Hillsboro, OR following the 2012 season, becoming the Hillsboro Hops. This was due to a lack of progress in building a new stadium in Yakima that would meet minor league standards.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting Coach	Pitching Coach
1949	99-51	1st	Joe Orengo	Lost finals
1950	92-58	1st	Joe Orengo	none League Champs
1951	63-80	5th	Bill Brenner	none
1952	73-79	5th	Dario Lodigiani	none
1953	70-74	6th	Dario Lodigiani (19-26) / Walt Novick (51-48)
1954	80-57	2nd	Lou Stringer
1955	59-69	5th	Hub Kittle
1956	86-45	1st	Hub Kittle	none League Champs
1957	69-66	3rd	Hub Kittle
1958	76-60	3rd	Hub Kittle	League Champs
1959	70-69	4th	Hub Kittle	League Champs
1960	85-57	1st	Buddy Hicks	none League Champs
1961	79-60	2nd	Buddy Hicks	Lost Playoffs
1962	69-71	4th	Buddy Hicks
1963	84-56	1st	Buddy Hicks	League Champs
1964	72-68	3rd	Hub Kittle	League Champs
1990	36-40	4th	Jerry Royster		Juan Bustabad	Tony Arnold
1991	44-32	2nd	Joe Vavra	Lost League Finals		Tony Arnold
1992	36-40	5th (t)	Joe Vavra			Tony Arnold
1993	30-46	8th	John Shoemaker			Luis Tiant
1994	49-27	1st	Joe Vavra	Lost League Finals		Mark Brewer
1995	27-48	8th	Joe Vavra
1996	40-36	3rd	Joe Vavra	League Champs		Dave Osteen
1997	23-53	8th	Joe Vavra			Dave Osteen
1998	32-44	7th	Tony Harris			Dan Hubbs
1999	33-43	7th	Dino Ebel			Max León
2000	41-35	1st (t)	Butch Hughes	League Champs		Fred Corral
2001	33-42	6th	Greg Lonigro			James Keller
2002	25-53	8th	Mike Aldrete		Jay Gainer	Mel Stottlemyre
2003	45-31	2nd	Bill Plummer		Jay Gainer	Jeff Pico
2004	35-41	7th	Bill Plummer		Jay Gainer
2005	30-46	8th	Jay Gainer		Luis de los Santos
2006	28-48	7th	Jay Gainer		Luis de los Santos	Erik Sabel
2007	33-43	8th	Mike Bell		Francisco Morales	Erik Sabel
2008	28-48	8th	Bob Didier		Chris Briones	Dan Carlson
2009	28-48	8th	Bob Didier		Andy Abad	Gil Heredia
2010	43-33	2nd (t)	Bob Didier	Lost in 1st round	Andy Abad	Doug Drabek
2011	33-43	8th	Audo Vicente		Jacob Cruz	Doug Bochtler
2012	36-40	5th	Audo Vicente	Lost in 1st round	Jason Camilli	Doug Bochtler