Burlington (IA) Bees
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Burlington, IA
- League: Mississippi Valley League 1924-1932; Three-I League 1954-1961; Midwest League 1962-1981, 1993-present
- Affiliation: Cleveland Indians 1932; Chicago Cubs 1955-1959; Pittsburgh Pirates 1960-1962; Kansas City A's 1963-1967; Oakland A's 1968-1974; Milwaukee Brewers 1975-1981; Montreal Expos 1993-1994; San Francisco Giants 1995-1996; Cincinnati Reds 1997-1998; Chicago White Sox 1999-2000; Kansas City Royals 2001-present
- Ballpark: Community Field 1954-present
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The Burlington Bees play in the Midwest League and have been an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals since 2001. They play their home games at Community Field in Burlington, IA. The name was first used for the Burlington entry in the Mississippi Valley League in 1924. That team played through 1932. In 1954 the name was revived by the Burlington team in the Three-I League and was kept when the team moved to the Midwest in 1962. From 1982 through 1992 the name was unused as the Burlington entry in the MWL took on the name of the parent MLB club.
The Burlington Bees from Iowa are not to be confused with the Burlington (NC) Bees.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 54-67 | 6th (t) | Henry Wingfield | none |
| 1925 | 53-72 | 8th | Dick Speer / Whitey Mann / Ed Reichle | none |
| 1926 | 68-53 | 4th | Ed Reichle | none |
| 1927 | 71-52 | 3rd | Ed Reichle | none |
| 1928 | 59-61 | 5th | Ed Reichle | none |
| 1929 | 62-64 | 5th | George Young (minors02) | none |
| 1930 | 61-65 | 6th | George Young (minors02) | none |
| 1931 | 64-60 | 4th | Art Mueller | none |
| 1932 | 69-60 | 3rd | Art Mueller / Jack Tesar | none |
| 1954 | 50-86 | 8th | Jimmie Crandall | |
| 1955 | 62-64 | 4th | Harold Meek | Lost League Finals |
| 1956 | 46-75 | 6th | Ed McDade | none |
| 1957 | 57-71 | 4th | Ken Raffensberger | none |
| 1958 | 62-67 | 4th | Walt Dixon | |
| 1959 | 54-72 | 7th | Ray Mueller | |
| 1960 | 66-74 | 5th | Hardy Peterson | none |
| 1961 | 65-65 | 5th | Hardy Peterson | none |
| 1962 | 44-79 | 9th | James Adlam | |
| 1963 | 72-52 | 2nd | Grady Wilson | none |
| 1964 | 63-59 | 4th | Robbie Robertson | |
| 1965 | 82-40 | 1st | Gus Niarhos | none League Champs |
| 1966 | 77-48 | 3rd | Al Ronning | |
| 1967 | 56-59 | 5th | Al Ronning | |
| 1968 | 48-68 | 10th | Jim C. Hughes | |
| 1969 | 58-66 | 5th | Roy Sievers | |
| 1970 | 56-68 | 9th | Roy Sievers | |
| 1971 | 71-50 | 2nd | Harry Bright | |
| 1972 | 65-63 | 6th | Harry Bright | |
| 1973 | 54-64 | 8th | Rene Lachemann | |
| 1974 | 61-59 | 6th | Rene Lachemann | |
| 1975 | 64-66 | 6th | Matt Galante | |
| 1976 | 68-61 | 4th | Matt Galante | |
| 1977 | 71-68 | 5th | Denis Menke | League Champs |
| 1978 | 69-69 | 3rd | Lee Sigman | Lost League Finals |
| 1979 | 53-83 | 8th | Duane Espy | |
| 1980 | 70-72 | 5th | Duane Espy | Lost in 1st round |
| 1981 | 54-81 | 7th | Terry Bevington | |
| 1993 | 64-71 | 8th | Lorenzo Bundy | |
| 1994 | 55-82 | 14th | Lorenzo Bundy | |
| 1995 | 54-81 | 13th | Mike Hart | |
| 1996 | 65-73 | 11th | Glenn Tufts | |
| 1997 | 72-68 | 3rd | Phillip Wellman | Lost in 1st round |
| 1998 | 63-77 | 13th | Phillip Wellman | |
| 1999 | 71-68 | 7th | Nick Capra | League Champs |
| 2000 | 51-88 | 14th | Jerry Terrell | |
| 2001 | 55-79 | 12th | Joe Szekely | |
| 2002 | 68-71 | 9th | Joe Szekely | |
| 2003 | 64-74 | 14th | Joe Szekely | |
| 2004 | 56-84 | 13th | Jim Gabella | |
| 2005 | 65-75 | 11th (t) | Jim Gabella | |
| 2006 | 64-73 | 11th | Jim Gabella | |
| 2007 | 61-77 | 11th | Jim Gabella | |
| 2008 | 73-65 | 4th | Brian Rupp | League Champs |
