Washington Wild Things
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| Washington Wild Things Founded in 1997 Washington, Pennsylvania |
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| Owner(s)/Operated By: John Swaitek | |||
| General Manager: Ross Vecchio | |||
| Manager: Greg Jelks | |||
| Media: http://www.observer-reporter.com | |||
| Website: www.washingtonwildthings.com | |||
The Washington Wild Things are a minor league baseball team which plays in Washington, Pennsylvania. The team is a member of the Independent Frontier League, and is associated with no Major League Baseball team. They made the play-offs in each of their first six seasons, setting the league single season win mark twice.
The team plays at CONSOL Energy Park.
Before playing in Washington, the franchise was known as the Canton Crocodiles (Canton, OH) from 1997–2001. The Crocodiles won the Frontier League championship in their inaugural year of 1997, defeating the Evansville Otters in the championship series. Canton broadcaster Tom Delamater authored a book about the championship season titled "Crocodiles Rock!"
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[edit] 2005 Highlights
- Frontier League Organization of the Year for third time in four years (02, 04, 05)
- Second team in Frontier League history to make playoffs four straight years (Evansville 1997–2000)
- 35–12 second half of season (Since July 18th)
- 23–5 the month of August
- 13 game winning streak (July 27 – August 9)
- 11 game winning streak (August 12 – August 23)
- 14 straight home wins (August 3 – August 23)
- Led Frontier League in wins four straight seasons
- 2002 (56 – 28)
- 2003 (54 – 34)
- 2004 (62 – 34)
- 2005 (63 – 32)
- Set Frontier League record for wins in a season.
- Hosted the League All Star Game
[edit] 2005 Set New Frontier League Records in the Following:
- Wins in a season 63 (old record; Washington Wild Things 2004)
- Triples 46 (old record 33; Springfield 1999)
- Runs 645 (old record 612; London 1999)
- At Bats 3,357 (old record 3329; Rockford 2004)
- Hits 999 (old record 962; Rockford 2004)
- RBI 567 (old record 550; London 1999)
- Base on Balls 433 (old record 427, Dubois County 2002)
- Saves 34 (old record; Washington Wild Things 2004)
- Total Chances 3740 (old record 3,687; S/O 2004)
- Wild Things pitchers led league in saves each of four seasons
- 2002 Robert Garvin 18 Saves
- 2003 Anthony Kozol 16 Saves
- 2004 B.J. Borsa 19 Saves
- 2005 Jim Popp 17 Saves
[edit] Seasons
| Canton Crocodiles (Frontier League) | ||||
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| Year | W-L | PCT | Place | Postseason |
| 1997 | 45–35 | .562 | 2nd in FL East | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Johnstown Steal 2–0. Won Frontier League Championship vs. Evansville Otters 2–0. |
| 1998 | 41–38 | .519 | 2nd in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 2–1. |
| 1999 | 33–51 | .393 | 5th in FL East | |
| 2000 | 38–46 | .452 | 5th in FL East | |
| 2001 | 47–37 | .560 | 3rd in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 2–1. |
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| 2002 | 56–28 | .667 | 1st in FL East | Won 1st Round Playoff vs. Kalamazoo Kings 2–0. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Richmond Roosters 3–1. |
| 2003 | 54–34 | .614 | 2nd in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Gateway Grizzlies 2–0. |
| 2004 | 62–34 | .646 | 1st in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Evansville Otters 3–0. |
| 2005 | 63–32 | .663 | 1st in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 3–2. |
| 2006 | 59–37 | .615 | 1st in FL East | Lost 1st Round Playoff vs. Chillicothe Paints 3–1. |
| 2007 | 55–40 | .579 | 1st in FL East | Won 1st Rd. Playoff vs. Gateway Grizzlies 3–0.. Lost Frontier League Championship vs. Windy City ThunderBolts 3–2. |
| Canton | 204–207 | .496 | ||
| Playoffs | 6–4 | .600 | 3 Playoff Appearances. 1 Championship. | |
| Washington | 349–205 | .630 | ||
| Playoffs | 9–17 | .346 | 5 Division Titles. 6 Playoff Appearances. 0 Championships. | |
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