The Sports Almanac

Midwest League Baseball
A Minor League



WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS
Current MWL Title Holders

 

Team Records
Through the 2007 season
POS
 TEAMS
 W
 L
 PCT.
 GAMES
1
 Lansing Lugnuts
 4073
 3873
 .513
 7946
2
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
 4049
 3878
 .511
 7927
3
 Quad Cities River Bandits
 3914
 3660
 .517
 7574
4
 Fort Wayne Wizards
 3860
 4048
 .488
 7908
5
 Kane County Cougars
 3566
 3778
 .486
 7344
6
 Clinton Lumber Kings
 3411
 3668
 .482
 7079
7
 Cedar Rapids Kernels
 3037
 3060
 .498
 6097
8
 Burlington Bees
 2862
 3256
 .468
 6118
9
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 1938
 1645
 .541
 3583
10
 Great Lakes Loons
 1921
 1676
 .534
 3597
11
 Beloit Snappers
 1835
 1742
 .513
 3577
12
 Peoria Chiefs
 1761
 1836
 .490
 3597
13
 Dayton Dragons
 1420
 1342
 .514
 2762
14
 South Bend Silver Hawks
 1351
 1396
 .492
 2747
Midwest League Champions
Where no loser is listed, champion of MWL won both halves of the season and champions composite won-loss record is listed

YEAR
 WINNER LOSER
GAMES
1947
 Belleville Stags
 None
 75-37
1948
 West Frankfort Cardinals
 Mattoon Indians
 3-0
1949
 Paducah Chiefs
 Matoon Indians
 4-3
1950
 None
 Weather/Military Callups
 --
1951
 Danville Dans
 Mt. Vernon Kings
 2-0
1952
 Decatur Comodores
 Hannibal Stags
 3-1
1953
 Decatur Comodores
 Paris Lakers
 3-2
1954
 Danville Dans
 Clinton Pirates
 3-0
1955
 Dubuque Packes
 Matoon Phillies
 3-0
1956
 Paris Lakers
 Dubuque Packers
 3-1
1957
 Decatur Comodores
 Clinton Pirates
 2-0
1958
 Waterloo Hawks
 Michigan City White Caps
 3-2
1959
 Waterloo Hawks
 None
 76-48
1960
 Waterloo Hawks
 None
 81-43
1961
 Quincy Giants
 Waterloo Hawks
 3-2
1962
 Dubuque Packers
 Waterloo Hawks
 3-1
1963
 Clinton C-Sox
 None
 56-68
1964
 Fox Cities Foxes
 Clinton C-Sox
 1-0
1965
 Burlington Bees
 None
 82-40
1966
 Fox Cities Foxes
 Cedar Rapids Cardinals
 2-1
1967
 Appleton Foxes
 Wisconsin Rapids Twins
 2-0
1968
 Quad City Angels
 Decatur Comodores
 2-1
1969
 Appleton Foxes
 None
 84-41
1970
 Quincy Cubs
 Quad City Angels
 2-0
1971
 Quad Cities Angels
 Appleton Foxes
 2-1
1972
 Danville Warriors
 Appleton Foxes
 2-0
1973
 Wisconsin Rapids Twins
 Danville Warriors
 2-1
1974
 Danville Warriors
 Appleton Foxes
 2-1
1975
 Waterloo Royals
 Quad Cities Angels
 2-0
1976
 Waterloo Royals
 Quad Cities Angels
 2-0
1977
 Burlington Bees
 Waterloo Indians
 2-0
1978
 Appleton Foxes
 Burlington Bees
 2-1
1979
 Quad City Cubs
 Waterloo Indians
 2-1
1980
 Waterloo Indians
 Quad City Cubs
 2-1
1981
 Wausau Timbers
 Quad City Cubs
 3-0
1982
 Appleton Foxes
 Madison Muskies
 2-1
1983
 Appleton Foxes
 Springfield Cardinals
 3-1
1984
 Appelton Foxes
 Springfield Cardinals
 3-2
1985
 Kenosha Twins
 Peoria Chiefs
 3-1
1986
 Waterloo Indians
 Peoria Chiefs
 3-0
1987
 Kenosha Twins
 Springfield Cardinals
 3-1
1988
 Cedar Rapids Reds
 Kenosha Twins
 3-1
1989
 South Bend White Sox
 Springfield Cardinals
 3-0
1990
 Quad City Angels
 South Bend White Sox
 3-1
1991
 Clinton Giants
 Madison Muskies
 3-0
1992
 Cedar Rapids Reds
 Beloit Brewers
 3-2
1993
 South Bend White Sox
 Clinton Giants
 3-1
1994
 Cedar Rapids Kernels
 Rockford Royals
 3-1
1995
 Beloit Snappers
 Michigan Battle Cats
 3-0
1996
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
 3-1
1997
 Lansing Lugnuts
 Kane County Cougars
 3-2
1998
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 Rockford Cubbies
 3-1
1999
 Burlington Bees
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
 3-2
2000
 Michigan Battle Cats
 Beloit Snappers
 3-0
2001
 Kane County Cougars
 South Bend Silver Hawks
 1-0
2002
 Peoria Chiefs
 Lansing Lugnuts
 3-1
2003
 Lansing Lugnuts
 Beloit Snappers
 3-0
2004
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 Kane County Cougars
 3-2
2005
 South Bend Silver Hawks
 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
 3-2
2006
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 Kane County Cougars
 3-1
2007
 West Michigan Whitecaps
 Beloit Snappers
 3-2