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Wausau Timbers

Wausau Timbers
19751990
Wausau, Wisconsin
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Team logo
Minor league affiliations
Previous leagues
Midwest League
Major league affiliations
Previous
Minor league titles
League titles 1981
Team data
Previous names
  • Wausau Timbers (1979-1990)
  • Wausau Mets (1975-1978)
Previous parks
Athletic Park

The Wausau Timbers were a minor league baseball team, located in Wausau, Wisconsin. The Timbers were members of the Class A Midwest League from 1975-1990. The team was sold in 1991 and moved to Geneva, Illinois, where it became the Kane County Cougars.

The Timbers franchise first played 1975 in Wausau as the Wausau Mets. After the franchise left the affiliation with the New York Mets and went co-op, the team moniker changed to the Timbers The 1979 team received players from mainly the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, while the 1980 team had mainly Seattle Mariners farmhands with help from the Cleveland Indians and other teams.

Wausau made the playoffs the same number of times in 2 years as a co-op team (1), as they did in 14 years affiliated with the Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Baltimore Orioles.

The Timbers played at Athletic Park, 324 E. Wausau Ave. Wausau, Wisconsin

Built in 1936, Athletic Park was home to the Timbers of the Class-A Midwest League (1975-1990) and previous minor league teams: the Wausau Lumberjacks (1936-1942, 1946-1949, 1956–57) and the Wausau Timberjacks (1950–1953).

The ballpark has hosted the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the summer collegiate Northwoods League, beginning in 1994.



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