The Norfolk Tars were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1906 to 1955. Based in Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

, they played in the Virginia League

Virginia League

The Virginia League was a minor league baseball affiliation which operated in Virginia and North Carolina from 1906 to 1928. It was classified as a "C" league from 1906 to 1919 and as a "B" league from 1920 to 1928....

 from 1906 to 1918 and from 1921 to 1928, in the Eastern League from 1931 to 1932 and in the Piedmont League

Piedmont League

The Piedmont League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1920 through 1955. The league operated principally in the Piedmont plateau region in the eastern United States.- Former :...

 from 1934 to 1955, and from 1934 to 1955 they were affiliated with the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

. From 1940 to 1955 they played their home games at Myers Field.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1906	62-44	2nd	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1907	67-48	1st	Robert Pender	none League Champs
1908	52-78	6th	Robert Pender	none
1909	72-49	2nd	Robert Pender / Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1910	58-56	3rd	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1911	67-54	2nd	Charles Babb Charlie Babb (baseball) Charles Amos Babb , was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1903-1905...	none
1912	67-65	5th	Charles Shaffer	none
1913	51-83	6th	Charles Shaffer / George Kirscher / Ray Ryan	none
1914	93-48	1st	William "Buck" Pressley	none League Champs
1915	66-56	3rd	M.D. "Red" McMahon	none
1916	38-77	5th	M.D. "Nelly" McMahon / William "Buck" Pressley	none
1917	7-9	4th	Art Devlin	League disbanded May 15
1918	13-33	4th	Art Devlin	League ceased operations in June
1921	74-64	5th	Jack Warhop Jack Warhop John Milton Warhop born in Hinton, West Virginia was a pitcher for the New York Highlanders/New York Yankees ....	Lost League Finals
1922	58-57	3rd	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1923	62-60	4th	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1924	69-66	4th	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1925	72-60	3rd	Dave Robertson Dave Robertson Davis Aydelotte Robertson is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 9 seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1916 and 1917 he tied for the National League lead in home runs while playing for New York...	none
1926	79-73	3rd	Dave Robertson Dave Robertson Davis Aydelotte Robertson is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 9 seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1916 and 1917 he tied for the National League lead in home runs while playing for New York...	none
1927	58-72	5th	Dave Robertson Dave Robertson Davis Aydelotte Robertson is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 9 seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1916 and 1917 he tied for the National League lead in home runs while playing for New York...	none
1928	26-13	1st	Zinn Beck Zinn Beck Zinn Bertram Beck was a Major League Baseball Third baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman also minor league manager and baseball scout. Beck played for the St. Louis Cardinals from to , and the New York Yankees in . In 290 career games, he had a .226 batting average with 204 hits in 902 At-bats....	League disbanded June 3
1931	62-73	6th	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....	none
1932	31-45	7th	Win Clark Win Clark William Winfield Clark was a professional baseball player. He was an infielder for one season with the Louisville Colonels. For his career, he compiled a .188 batting average in 16 at-bats, with two runs batted in....  / Harry Blake	League disbanded July 17
1934	89-49	1st	Bill Skiff Bill Skiff William Franklin Skiff , was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in and with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed. Skiff had a .250 career batting average. He was born in New Rochelle, New York and died in Bronxville, New York.-External links:...	League Champs
1935	67-70	4th	Bill Skiff Bill Skiff William Franklin Skiff , was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in and with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed. Skiff had a .250 career batting average. He was born in New Rochelle, New York and died in Bronxville, New York.-External links:...
1936	93-50	1st	Johnny Neun Johnny Neun John Henry Neun was an American first baseman for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Braves from 1925 to 1931.-Career:...	League Champs
1937	83-53	2nd	Johnny Neun Johnny Neun John Henry Neun was an American first baseman for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Braves from 1925 to 1931.-Career:...	League Champs
1938	84-52	1st	Ray White Ray White (baseball) Raymond Petrie White was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He played from 1933 to 1940, going 55-37 in 170 games. Over the course of his six-year career, he threw 877 innings...	Lost in 1st round
1939	66-71	6th	Ray White Ray White (baseball) Raymond Petrie White was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He played from 1933 to 1940, going 55-37 in 170 games. Over the course of his six-year career, he threw 877 innings...
1940	66-71	6th	Ray White Ray White (baseball) Raymond Petrie White was a minor league baseball pitcher and manager. He played from 1933 to 1940, going 55-37 in 170 games. Over the course of his six-year career, he threw 877 innings...  / Phil Page Phil Page Philippe Rausac "Phil" Page is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1928–1930, 1934 with the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers.Page was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and attended Penn State University....
1941	71-68	4th	Eddie Sawyer Eddie Sawyer Edwin Milby Sawyer was an American manager and scout in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies — the "Whiz Kids", as the youthful club was known — to the second National League championship in team history.-A scholar-athlete:Born in Westerly, Rhode Island,...	Lost in 1st round
1942	57-79	7th	Buzz Boyle Buzz Boyle Ralph Francis Boyle , was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers . Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., Boyle batted and threw left handed...
1943	66-63	3rd	Tom "Shaky" Kain	League Champs
1944	72-68	3rd	Garland Braxton Garland Braxton Edgar Garland Braxton was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 10 seasons with the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. He led the American League in ERA in 1928 while playing for Washington...	Lost in 1st round
1945	83-57	1st	Garland Braxton Garland Braxton Edgar Garland Braxton was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 10 seasons with the Boston Braves, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. He led the American League in ERA in 1928 while playing for Washington...	Lost in 1st round
1946	71-69	4th	Thomas Kain	Lost in 1st round
1947	69-70	2nd	Buddy Hassett Buddy Hassett John Aloysius "Buddy" Hassett , was a professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball from 1936-1942....	Lost League Finals
1948	65-75	5th	Earl Bolyard Earl Bolyard Earl B. "Whistlin' Earl" Bolyard was a minor league baseball player and manager. He also served in the Navy during World War II.-Playing career:...
1949	68-72	5th	Earl Bolyard Earl Bolyard Earl B. "Whistlin' Earl" Bolyard was a minor league baseball player and manager. He also served in the Navy during World War II.-Playing career:...  / Frank Novosel
1950	58-82	5th	Frank Novosel
1951	81-58	1st	Mayo Smith Mayo Smith Edward Mayo Smith was an American player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.Smith was born in New London, Missouri, but grew up in Florida. A left-handed batter who threw right-handed, Smith was a career minor league outfielder who spent many seasons in the International League with the...	League Champs
1952	96-36	1st	Mayo Smith Mayo Smith Edward Mayo Smith was an American player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.Smith was born in New London, Missouri, but grew up in Florida. A left-handed batter who threw right-handed, Smith was a career minor league outfielder who spent many seasons in the International League with the...	Lost in 1st round
1953	81-51	1st	Mickey Owen Mickey Owen Arnold Malcolm "Mickey" Owen was a catcher for St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball. Between 1937 and 1954, Owen played for the St. Louis Cardinals , Brooklyn Dodgers , Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox...	League Champs
1954	87-53	1st	Skeeter Scalzi Skeeter Scalzi Frank John "Skeeter" Scalzi was an American professional baseball player and manager. A 5 foot, 6 inch , 160-pound shortstop and third baseman, Scalzi threw and batted right-handed....	Lost in 1st round
1955	37-34	--	Al Evans Al Evans Alfred Hubert Evans was an American Major League Baseball catcher and a Minor League manager. Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., Evans batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Kenly, North Carolina....  / Alton Brown Alton Brown (baseball) Alton Leo "Deacon" Brown is a former right-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in 1951....  / Bill Herring	Team disbanded July 14