Bend Bandits
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Bend, OR
- League: Western Baseball League, 1995-1998
- Affiliation: None
- Ballpark:
When Bend, OR ended its seventeen-year connection to the Northwest League after the 1994 season, the Western League placed a team there in its debut season as an independent league. The new team, known as the Bend Bandits, went 26-19 in the second half of their inaugural campaign to tie the Tri-City Posse for the best record. The Bandits lost a one-game playoff, though. That was the closest the team would come to a title. When the Western League shrunk from 8 teams to 6 in 1999, the Bandits were eliminated. Mark Charbonnet was perhaps the team's top player in their four-season history.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | League | Affiliation | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Western Baseball League | none | 48-43 | 1st North Division | Al Gallagher | |
| 1996 | Western Baseball League | none | 39-50 | 4th North Division | Al Gallagher | |
| 1997 | Western Baseball League | none | 39-51 | 3rd North Division | Al Gallagher | |
| 1998 | Western Baseball League | none | 43-46 | 2nd North Division | Wally Backman |
Source: "The Western League" by W.C. Madden and Patrick Stewart
