Boise Hawks

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Boise Hawks Founded in 1987 Boise, Idaho
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Class-Level
Single-A (1987-present)
Minor League affiliations
Northwest League (1987-present) Eastern Division
Major League affiliations
Chicago Cubs (2001-present) California Angels / Anaheim Angels (1990-2000)
Name
Boise Hawks (1987-present)
Ballpark
Memorial Stadium (1989-present) Bill Wigle Field (1987-1988)
Minor League titles
League titles	1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2004
Division titles	1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006
Owner(s)/Operated by: Horizon Broadcast Group
Manager: Tom Beyers
General Manager: Todd Rahr

The Boise Hawks are a short-season Class A minor league baseball team, located in Boise, Idaho. The team is currently a farm team for the Chicago Cubs.

The team was founded in 1987 as an independent member of the Northwest League, and joined the California Angels organization in 1990. In 2001 the Hawks moved their affiliation to the Cubs.

The Hawks play their home games at Memorial Stadium in Garden City. The 4,500 seat facility, on the banks of the Boise River, opened in 1989 for the Hawks' third season. The stadium was privately built by an investor group led by Bill Pereira and son Cord Pereira. For their first two seasons (1987-88), the Hawks played their home games at Bill Wigle Field on the campus of Borah High School.

Boise's original team in the Northwest League was the Boise A's, who played in 1975 and 1976. The independent Boise Buckskins debuted in 1978, but after a 23-49 season, the team folded. Both teams played their home games at Bill Wigle Field (then known as "Borah Field").

The Boise Hawks are owned by Dan Walker, one of the co-founders Horizon Broadcast Group, along with other investors. Radio broadcasts of Hawk games are carried on 1350 KTIK-AM.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1987	26-50	8th	Derrel Thomas / Mal Fichman
1988	30-46	7th	Mal Fichman
1989	35-40	5th	Mal Fichman
1990	53-23	1st	Tom Kotchman	Lost playoffs
1991	50-26	1st	Tom Kotchman	League Champs
1992	40-36	3rd	Tom Kotchman
1993	41-35	3rd	Tom Kotchman	League Champs
1994	44-32	2nd	Tom Kotchman	League Champs
1995	48-27	1st	Tom Kotchman	League Champs
1996	43-33	2nd	Tom Kotchman
1997	51-25	1st	Tom Kotchman	Lost playoffs
1998	47-29	1st(t)	Tom Kotchman	Lost playoffs
1999	43-33	2nd	Tom Kotchman
2000	41-35	1st (t)	Tom Kotchman
2001	52-23	1st	Steve McFarland	Lost playoffs
2002	49-27	1st	Steve McFarland	League Champs
2003	27-49	8th	Steve McFarland
2004	42-34	1st (t)	Tom Beyers	League Champs
2005	34-42	6th (t)	Trey Forkerway
2006	44-32	2nd	Steve McFarland	Lost League Finals
2007			Tom Beyers

[edit] External links

• Boise Hawks.com - official site

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