Winnipeg Goldeyes
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| Winnipeg Goldeyes | |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| League | Northern League 1994-present |
| Team History | Winnipeg Goldeyes 1994-present |
| Ballpark | CanWest Global Park |
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| Based in | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Team Colors | red, navy blue |
| Owner | Sam Katz |
| Manager | Rick Forney |
| Championships | 1 1994 |
| Division Titles | 7 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Mascot | Goldie |
The Winnipeg Goldeyes are an independent minor league baseball team in the Northern League. Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, they play in CanWest Global Park.
- Founded: 1994
- Playoff appearances: 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 06
- Divisional titles won: 1994, 97, 98, 99, 2001, 02, 03
- League Championships won: 1994
- Local Radio: CFRW 1290 (Am radio) 100.3 (Cable FM)
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[edit] History
There have been two separate and distinct baseball teams based out of Winnipeg to use the Goldeyes name, each playing in different incarnations of the Northern League. They first played from 1954 until 1964. During that time they won the league championship 3 times in 1957, 1959, and 1960.
The team was resurrected in 1994 when the Rochester Aces folded and moved to Winnipeg. It was decided the team would take on the name of the former Winnipeg team in honor of the past. The current team is owned by Sam Katz. Katz was elected mayor of Winnipeg in 2004, and remains President of the Goldeyes. The team is one of the most successful in the Northern League, despite missing the playoffs in 2004 for the first time since the team commenced operations, and again missing the playoffs in 2005. In 1994 they won their only Northern League championship.
With the departure of the St. Paul Saints, Sioux City Explorers and Sioux Falls Canaries to the breakaway American Association, the Goldeyes are now the longest tenured franchise in the Northern League.
The Goldeyes are not the only team to have played in the Northern League from Winnipeg. From 1902-1942 the city was represented by the Winnipeg Maroons.
[edit] Year-by-year record
| First Half | Second Half | Overall | ||||||||||||
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| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | W-L | Finish | W-L | Win% | Playoffs | ||||||
| 1994 | -- | 16-24 | 5th | 27-13 | 1st | 43-37 | .538 | Won championship | ||||||
| 1995 | -- | 25-17 | 2nd | 22-21 | 3rd | 47-38 | .553 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 1996 | West | 25-17 | 2nd | 25-17 | 2nd | 50-34 | .595 | Lost divisional series | ||||||
| 1997 | West | 29-12 | 1st | 24-18 | 2nd | 53-30 | .639 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 1998 | West | 25-18 | 2nd | 33-10 | 1st | 58-28 | .674 | Lost division series | ||||||
| 1999 | West | 28-15 | 1st | 20-23 | 3rd | 48-38 | 558 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 2000 | West | 24-19 | 3rd | 24-19 | 2nd | 48-38 | .558 | Lost Central semi-final | ||||||
| 2001 | North | 29-16 | 1st | 23-22 | 1st | 52-38 | .578 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 2002 | North | 28-17 | 1st | 28-17 | 1st | 56-34 | .622 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 2003 | East | 26-18 | 2nd | 29-16 | 1st | 55-34 | .618 | Lost championship series | ||||||
| 2004 | North | 26-21 | 3rd | 30-18 | 2nd | 56-39 | .589 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | North | 22-25 | 4th | 25-23 | 4th | 47-48 | .495 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2006 | West | 27-21 | 2nd | 25-23 | 2nd | 52-44 | .542 | Lost West final | ||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Winnipeg Goldeyes official site
- Winnipeg Goldeyes Fan club web site
- CFRW broadcasts all Winnipeg Goldeyes games
- nlfan.com Winnipeg Goldeyes Guide
- nlfan.com Rochester Aces Guide
- Unofficial Winnipeg Goldeyes Fan Site
[edit] References
- Goldeyes official website
- nlfan.com - yearly league standings & awards
| Northern League | ||
| North Division: Calgary Vipers | Edmonton Cracker-Cats | Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks | Winnipeg Goldeyes South Division: Gary SouthShore RailCats | Joliet JackHammers | Kansas City T-Bones | Schaumburg Flyers |
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