Wausau Timbers

The Wausau Timbers were a minor league baseball team.

The team began as the Wausau Mets in 1975, but left the affiliation with the New York Mets and went co-op. The 1979 team got 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, Mariners, and Orioles.

After the 1990 season, the Wausau Timbers moved to Illinois and became the Kane County Cougars.

The team was sold for the bargain price of $1. The only stipulation was moving the team.

Year-by-year record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1975	51-77	8th	Owen Friend
1976	56-73	8th (t)	Bill Monbouquette
1977	55-83	7th	Tom Egan
1978	55-81	6th	Dan Monzon
1979	69-61	4th	Tom Robson	Lost in 1st round
1980	57-82	8th	Marty Martínez
1981	84-48	1st	Bill Plummer	League Champs
1982	55-84	12th	R. J. Harrison
1983	55-83	11th	R. J. Harrison
1984	70-66	5th	Greg Mahlberg
1985	52-85	11th	Greg Mahlberg
1986	73-66	5th	Bobby Cuellar
1987	57-83	11th	Bobby Cuellar
1988	52-88	11th	Rick Sweet
1989	66-68	8th	Tommy Jones
1990	49-87	14th	Mike Young

External links

• Wausau Timbers at The Baseball Cube