Decatur Commodores
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- Location: Decatur, IL
- League: Central League 1900; Three-I League 1901-1909; Northern Association 1910; Three-I League 1912-1915, 1922-1932, 1935, 1937-1942, 1946-1948, 1950; Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1952-1955; Midwest League 1956-1974
- Affiliation: Detroit Tigers 1932; St. Louis Cardinals 1937-1942, 1946-1947; Chicago Cubs 1948, 1950; Paris Indians 1953; Tyler Tigers 1954; St. Louis Cardinals 1955-1957; Detroit Tigers 1958; St. Louis Cardinals 1959; Detroit Tigers 1960-1961; San Francisco Giants 1962-1974
- Ballpark: Fans Field 1927-1974
Sometimes called Decatur Commies
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 46-51 | 3rd | Pop Weikart | none | |
| 1901 | 40-72 | 8th | Tom Kierenan / Frank Badger | none | |
| 1902 | 55-69 | 7th | Fred Pfeiffer | none | |
| 1903 | 67-51 | 2nd | Monte McFarland | none | |
| 1904 | 59-62 | 5th | Monte McFarland | none | |
| 1905 | 63-58 | 4th | Monte McFarland | none | |
| 1906 | 48-67 | 5th | Harry Lewee | none | |
| 1907 | 80-47 | 2nd | George Reed | none | |
| 1908 | 77-59 | 2nd | George Reed | none | |
| 1909 | 63-73 | 7th | Doc Childs / Fred Moore / John Barkwell | none | |
| 1910 | 30-32 | 5th | Del Williams / Charles O'Day | League disbanded July 19 | |
| 1912 | 69-67 | 3rd | Chick Fraser | none | |
| 1913 | 67-68 | 5th | George Reed | none | |
| 1914 | 72-64 | 4th | George Reed | none | |
| 1915 | 37-57 | -- | Elmer Duggan | Team disbanded August 10 | |
| 1922 | 78-58 | 2nd | Daniel O'Leary | none | |
| 1923 | 81-54 | 1st | Charles Miller | none League Champs | |
| 1924 | 58-78 | 6th | Hal Irelan / Guy Rigsby / Ernest Calbert / Jack Coffey | none | |
| 1925 | 62-73 | 5th | Daniel O'Leary | none | |
| 1926 | 69-67 | 6th | Hal Irelan | none | |
| 1927 | 62-70 | 5th | Hal Irelan | none | |
| 1928 | 81-49 | 1st | Rube Dessau | League Champs | |
| 1929 | 81-57 | 2nd | Rube Dessau | none | |
| 1930 | 77-59 | 3rd | Rube Dessau | ||
| 1931 | 64-57 | 4th | Rube Dessau | ||
| 1932 | 24-43 | 6th | Bob Coleman | League disbanded July 15 | |
| 1935 | 59-56 | 3rd | Johnny Butler / Cliff Knox | ||
| 1937 | 53-64 | 3rd | George Payne | ||
| 1938 | 68-58 | 2nd | Tony Kaufmann | League Champs | |
| 1939 | 68-51 | 3rd | Tony Kaufmann | Lost League Finals | |
| 1940 | 73-52 | 2nd | Tony Kaufmann / Boyce Morrow / Lou Scoffic | Lost League Finals | |
| 1941 | 67-56 | 3rd | Dibrell Williams | Lost League Finals | |
| 1942 | 45-75 | 6th | Adel White / Tony Kaufmann | ||
| 1946 | 43-72 | 7th | Harrison Wickel | ||
| 1947 | 31-93 | 8th | Gene Corbett | ||
| 1948 | 50-75 | 7th | Red Lucas / Nelson Burbrink | ||
| 1950 | 52-74 | 7th | Morrie Arnovich | ||
| 1952 | 73-52 | 3rd | Julian Acosta | League Champs | |
| 1953 | 68-50 | 1st | Ray Taylor | League Champs | |
| 1954 | 74-52 | 1st | Johnny Lucadello | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1955 | 62-64 | 6th | Al Unser | ||
| 1956 | 62-64 | 5th | Al Unser | ||
| 1957 | 76-51 | 2nd | Al Unser | League Champs | |
| 1958 | 59-66 | 7th | Frank Carswell | ||
| 1959 | 63-61 | 3rd | Stubby Overmire | none | |
| 1960 | 51-71 | 8th | Al Federoff | none | |
| 1961 | 57-65 | 6th | Johnny Groth | ||
| 1962 | 42-78 | 8th | Richard Klaus | ||
| 1963 | 62-61 | 4th | Richard Klaus | none | |
| 1964 | 61-63 | 6th | Richard Klaus | ||
| 1965 | 60-60 | 5th | Richard Klaus | none | |
| 1966 | 49-76 | 6th | Richard Klaus | ||
| 1967 | 62-58 | 4th | Denny Sommers | ||
| 1968 | 69-48 | 1st | Denny Sommers | Lost League Finals | |
| 1969 | 53-66 | 5th | Frank Funk | none | |
| 1970 | 63-56 | 3rd | Frank Funk | ||
| 1971 | 54-70 | 8th | Frank Funk | ||
| 1972 | 48-79 | 10th | Jim McKnight | ||
| 1973 | 63-62 | 5th (t) | John Van Ornum | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1974 | 55-69 | 8th | Bob Hartsfield |
