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The Wisconsin Rapids Twins were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1963 to 1983. Affiliated with the Minnesota Twins, they played in the Midwest League and were located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. They played their home games at Witter Field.

Despite the fact that they existed for 21 seasons, they were league champions only once, in 1973.^[1]

The player to win the first Triple Crown in Midwest League history played for the Twins - Elmore "Moe" Hill. In 1974, he led the league with a .339 average, 32 home runs and 113 RBI.

[edit] Year-by-Year Record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1964	50-71	9th	Joe Christian
1965	60-61	6th	Ray Bellino / Pete Appleton / Ray Bellino	none
1966	59-63	6th	Ray Bellino
1967	70-46	2nd	Ray Bellino	Lost League Finals
1968	62-57	4th	Ray Bellino / Tom Umphlett
1969	49-75	9th	Tom Videtich	none
1970	59-60	6th	Johnny Goryl
1971	42-78	10th	Weldon Bowlin
1972	70-56	4th	Jay Ward	Lost in 1st round
1973	68-53	2nd	Johnny Goryl	League Champs
1974	80-48	1st	Johnny Goryl	Lost in 1st round
1975	71-58	3rd	Johnny Goryl
1976	67-63	5th	Harry Warner
1977	66-72	6th	Jim Rantz / Carlos Pascual / Spencer Robbins
1978	62-76	5th	Rick Stelmaszek
1979	60-72	6th	Rick Stelmaszek
1980	77-64	3rd	Rick Stelmaszek	Lost in 1st round
1981	68-65	4th	Ken Staples
1982	56-82	11th	Ken Staples
1983	71-67	5th (t)	Charlie Manuel

[edit] References

^ Baseball Reference Bullpen

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