Asheville Tourists
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Asheville, NC
- League: North Carolina State League 1915-1917; South Atlantic League 1924-1930; Piedmont League 1931-1932, 1934-1942; Tri-State League 1946-1955; South Atlantic League 1959-1963; Southern League 1964-1966; Carolina League 1967; Southern League 1968-1971; Western Carolinas League 1976-1979; South Atlantic League 1980-present.
- Affiliation: Boston Red Sox 1934; St. Louis Cardinals 1935-1942; Brooklyn Dodgers 1946-1955; Philadelphia Phillies 1959-1960; Pittsburgh Pirates 1961-1966; Houston Astros 1967; Cincinnati Reds 1968-1970; Chicago White Sox 1971; Texas Rangers1976-1981; Houston Astros 1982-1993; Colorado Rockies 1994-present
- Ballpark: McCormick Park 1992-present
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 74-46 | 1st | Jack Corbett | none League Champs | |
| 1916 | 58-54 | 4th | Jack Corbett | none | |
| 1917 | 12-16 | -- | Ernest "Doc" Ferris | Team disbanded May 18 | |
| 1924 | 58-63 | 5th | Bob Higgins | none | |
| 1925 | 66-63 | 5th | Bob Higgins / Larry Gardner | none | |
| 1926 | 80-66 | 2nd | Larry Gardner | none | |
| 1927 | 76-73 | 4th | Larry Gardner | none | |
| 1928 | 97-49 | 1st | Ray Kennedy | none | |
| 1929 | 84-62 | 2nd | Mike Kennedy | Lost League Finals | |
| 1930 | 79-61 | 3rd | George Speirs | ||
| 1931 | 66-67 | 4th | Ray Kennedy / Bobby Hipps | ||
| 1932 | 35-33 | -- | Joe Guyon | Team disbanded July 7 | |
| 1934 | 34-59 (55-78 overall) | 5th | Bill Laval / Possum Whitted | Columbia moved to Asheville June 7 | |
| 1935 | 75-62 | 1st | Billy Southworth | Lost League Finals | |
| 1936 | 40-103 | 6th | Billy Southworth | ||
| 1937 | 89-50 | 1st | Hal Anderson | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1938 | 63-75 | 7th | Hal Anderson | ||
| 1939 | 89-55 | 1st | Hal Anderson | League Champs | |
| 1940 | 75-60 | 2nd | Tommy West | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1941 | 64-76 | 7th | Nick Cullop | ||
| 1942 | 61-77 | 6th | Bill DeLancey / Ollie Vanek | ||
| 1946 | 83-57 | 2nd | Bill Sayles | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1947 | 65-74 | 6th | Bill Sayles | ||
| 1948 | 95-51 | 1st | Clay Bryant | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1949 | 76-71 | 3rd | Ed Head | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1950 | 83-62 | 2nd | Clay Bryant | Lost League Finals | |
| 1951 | 85-55 | 2nd | Ray Hathaway | Lost League Finals | |
| 1952 | 65-75 | 5th | William Hart / George Tesnow | ||
| 1953 | 83-67 | 2nd | Ray Hathaway | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1954 | 86-54 | 1st | Ray Hathaway | Lost League Finals | |
| 1955 | 53-63 | 3rd | Earl Naylor | ||
| 1959 | 70-70 | 5th | Clyde McCullough | ||
| 1960 | 62-77 | 6th | Chuck Kress | ||
| 1961 | 87-50 | 1st | Ray Hathaway | none League Champs | |
| 1962 | 70-70 | 4th | Ray Hathaway | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1963 | 79-61 | 2nd | Ray Hathaway | ||
| 1964 | 52-86 | 8th | Ray Hathaway (28-53) / Bob Clear (24-33) | none | |
| 1965 | 80-60 | 2nd | Hardy Peterson | none | |
| 1966 | 78-61 | 2nd | Hardy Peterson | none | |
| 1967 | 64-74 | 10th | Chuck Churn | ||
| 1968 | 86-54 | 1st | Sparky Anderson | none League Champs | |
| 1969 | 69-69 | 3rd | Alex Cosmidis | none | |
| 1970 | 59-80 | 8th | Jim Snyder | none | |
| 1971 | 90-51 | 2nd | Larry Sherry | Lost League Finals | |
| 1976 | 76-62 | 1st | Wayne Terwilliger | Lost League Finals | |
| 1977 | 81-58 | 2nd | Wayne Terwilliger | ||
| 1978 | 73-67 | 4th | Wayne Terwilliger | none | |
| 1979 | 75-63 | 2nd | Wayne Terwilliger | ||
| 1980 | 69-71 | 5th | Tom Robson | ||
| 1981 | 74-68 | 4th | Tom Robson | ||
| 1982 | 65-76 | 8th | Dave Cripe | ||
| 1983 | 64-80 | 9th (t) | Tom Spencer | ||
| 1984 | 73-70 | 5th | Tom Spencer | League Champs | |
| 1985 | 76-62 | 4th | Fred Hatfield | ||
| 1986 | 90-50 | 2nd | Ken Bolek | Lost League Finals | |
| 1987 | 91-48 | 1st | Keith Bodie | Lost League Finals | |
| 1988 | 65-75 | 9th | Gary Tuck / Jim Coveney | ||
| 1989 | 68-70 | 8th | Jim Coveney | ||
| 1990 | 66-77 | 9th | Frank Cacciatore | ||
| 1991 | 55-83 | 14th | Frank Cacciatore | ||
| 1992 | 74-66 | 4th | Tim Tolman | ||
| 1993 | 51-88 | 14th | Bobby Ramos | ||
| 1994 | 60-73 | 11th | Tony Torchia | ||
| 1995 | 76-63 | 5th | Bill McGuire | Lost in 1st round | |
| 1996 | 84-52 | 1st | P.J. Carey | Lost in 2nd round | |
| 1997 | 62-76 | 12th (t) | Ron Gideon | ||
| 1998 | 71-69 | 7th | Ron Gideon | ||
| 1999 | 64-77 | 11th | Jim Eppard | ||
| 2000 | 66-69 | 9th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2001 | 68-71 | 9th | Joe Mikulik | Lost League Finals | |
| 2002 | 64-74 | 12th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2003 | 74-65 | 6th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2004 | 64-75 | 13th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2005 | 71-67 | 10th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2006 | 74-63 | 6th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2007 | 80-58 | 4th | Joe Mikulik | ||
| 2008 | 83-56 | 2nd | Joe Mikulik | Lost in 1st round |
[edit] Further Reading
- Bill Ballew: Baseball in Asheville, Arcadia Publishing, 2004.
