Kenosha Twins

Kenosha Twins
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass A
LeagueMidwest League
DivisionNorthern Division
Major league affiliations
Previous teamsMinnesota Twins
Minor league titles
League titles (2)
  • 1985
  • 1987
Team data
Previous parks
Simmons Field

The Kenosha Twins were a Minor League Baseball team that played in Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 1984 to 1992. They began play in the Midwest League in 1984 when the Wisconsin Rapids Twins relocated. The team played their home games at Simmons Field in Kenosha. The Twins won two Midwest League championships, in 1985 and 1987, and were Northern Division champions for the first half of the 1988 season. The team was sold in 1992 and relocated to Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the Fort Wayne Wizards after the season.[1][2][3]

The ballpark

[edit]

The Kenosha minor league baseball teams hosted their home games at Simmons Field. In the era, Simmons Field was located on Sheridan Road near the shore of Lake Michigan in Kenosha.[2] The ballpark opened in 1920, when the local Simmons Bedding Company’s baseball team needed a ballpark to host their team.[4] Still in use today, Simmons Field is located at 7817 Sheridan Road in Kenosia, Wisconsin.[5]

Notable alumni

[edit]

Year-by-year records

[edit]
Year Record Finish Manager Playoffs
1984 70-68 6th Duffy Dyer Did not qualify
1985 79-60 3rd Duffy Dyer League Champs
1986 46-92 12th Don Leppert Did not qualify
1987 82-58 2nd Don Leppert League Champs
1988 81-59 4th Ron Gardenhire Lost League Finals
1989 63-66 9th Steve Liddle Did not qualify
1990 61-77 10th Steve Liddle Did not qualify
1991 63-74 11th Joel Lepel Did not qualify
1992 63-70 8th Jim Dwyer Did not qualify

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin in the Midwest League | MWLguide.com". Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ a b "Kenosha, Wisconsin in the Midwest League | MWLguide.com". Archived from the original on 2017-06-15. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ "Kenosha, Wisconsin Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Historic Simmons Field". Kenosha Kingfish.
  5. ^ "Kenosha Kingfish Baseball at Simmons Field | Kenosha, WI". www.visitkenosha.com.
  6. ^ "Kenosha, Wisconsin Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.