Kalamazoo Kings

Kalamazoo Kings
Team logo Cap insignia
League Frontier League (East)
Location Kalamazoo, Michigan
Ballpark Homer Stryker Field
Year founded 2001
Year folded 2011
League championships 1 (2005)
Division championships 2 (2005, 2008)
Former name(s) Kalamazoo Kings (2001–11)
Colors Red, Black, White
              
Ownership Bill Wright (Majority Owner)
Manager Matt Maloney (Interim Basis and Player-Manager)
General Manager Bill Wright (President and Managing Partner)
Media Kalamazoo Gazette

The Kalamazoo Kings were a professional baseball team based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the United States. The Kings were a member of the Eastern Division of the Frontier League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Kings played their home games at Homer Stryker Field.

In 2005, the Kings won their first Frontier League Championship.

The Kings games were broadcast on Kalamazoo radio station The Fan 1660 WQLR. A previous Frontier League team named the Kalamazoo Kodiaks had existed in Kalamazoo from 1996-1998 before relocating to London, Ontario and being renamed the London Werewolves.

The Kings ceased operations in the 2011 season.

Seasons

Kalamazoo Kings (Frontier League)
Year W-L PCT Place Postseason
200125-59.2986th in FL East
200246-38.5483rd in FL EastFrontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Washington Wild Things 2-0.
200333-56.3715th in FL East
200451-45.5313rd in FL East
200553-43.5521st in FL WestFrontier League Division Series: Defeated the Rockford Riverhawks 3-1.

Frontier League Championship Series: Defeated the Chillicothe Paints 3-2.

200647-49.4904th in FL East
200751-45.5313rd in FL Central
200860-36.6251st in FL EastFrontier League Division Series: Defeated the Gateway Grizzlies 3-1.

Frontier League Championship Series: Lost vs. Windy City Thunderbolts 3-0

Kalamazoo366-371.497
Playoffs9-9.5002 Division Title. 3 Playoff Appearances. 1 Championship.

In popular culture

The Kalamazoo Kings were referenced in the comic strip Gil Thorp.

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