The Wisconsin Rapids Twins were a minor league baseball team that existed from 1963 to 1983. Affiliated with the Minnesota Twins

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

, they played in the Midwest League

Midwest League

The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...

 and were located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 18,435 at the 2000 census.According to the 2010 census, the Wisconsin Rapids micropolitan area was home to 54,362 people...

. They played their home games at Witter Field

Witter Field

Witter Field is a baseball ballpark located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA. It was built in 1928.It served as the home park for multiple minor league teams: the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Wisconsin Rapids Senators and Wisconsin Rapids Twins. It is currently the home to Wisconsin Rapids Legion...

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Despite the fact that they existed for 21 seasons, they were league champions only once, in 1973.

The player to win the first Triple Crown

Triple crown (baseball)

In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...

 in Midwest League history played for the Twins - Elmore "Moe" Hill. In 1974, he led the league with a .339 average, 32 home runs and 113 RBI.

Year-by-year record

(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1964	50-71	9th	Joe Christian
1965	60-61	6th	Ray Bellino Ray Bellino Raymond A. Bellino is a former minor league baseball player, manager and major league scout.-Playing career:...  / Pete Appleton Pete Appleton Peter William Appleton [Jake] was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds , Cleveland Indians 1930-32), Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns...  / Ray Bellino Ray Bellino Raymond A. Bellino is a former minor league baseball player, manager and major league scout.-Playing career:...	none
1966	59-63	6th	Ray Bellino Ray Bellino Raymond A. Bellino is a former minor league baseball player, manager and major league scout.-Playing career:...
1967	70-46	2nd	Ray Bellino Ray Bellino Raymond A. Bellino is a former minor league baseball player, manager and major league scout.-Playing career:...	Lost League Finals
1968	62-57	4th	Ray Bellino Ray Bellino Raymond A. Bellino is a former minor league baseball player, manager and major league scout.-Playing career:...  / Tom Umphlett Tom Umphlett Thomas Mullen Umphlett is a former center and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1953 to 1955 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators....
1969	49-75	9th	Tom Videtich	none
1970	59-60	6th	Johnny Goryl Johnny Goryl John Albert Goryl is a special adviser/player development for the Cleveland Indians and a former infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball....
1971	42-78	10th	Weldon Bowlin Weldon Bowlin Lois Weldon Bowlin was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1959, and acquired by the Kansas City Athletics in August 1961...
1972	70-56	4th	Jay Ward Jay Ward (baseball) John Francis "Jay" Ward is a former Major League Baseball player and minor league manager.An infielder, Ward played for the Minnesota Twins in and and the Cincinnati Reds in...	Lost in 1st round
1973	68-53	2nd	Johnny Goryl Johnny Goryl John Albert Goryl is a special adviser/player development for the Cleveland Indians and a former infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball....	League Champs
1974	80-48	1st	Johnny Goryl Johnny Goryl John Albert Goryl is a special adviser/player development for the Cleveland Indians and a former infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball....	Lost in 1st round
1975	71-58	3rd	Johnny Goryl Johnny Goryl John Albert Goryl is a special adviser/player development for the Cleveland Indians and a former infielder, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball....
1976	67-63	5th	Harry Warner Harry Warner (baseball) Harry Clinton Warner is a retired American coach in Major League Baseball and a former first baseman and manager at the minor league level...
1977	66-72	6th	Jim Rantz Jim Rantz James John Rantz is an American front-office executive in Major League Baseball. Rantz has been the Minnesota Twins' farm system director since , holding the title of "Director of Minor Leagues." As of , his 25th consecutive season in the post, Rantz is one of the longest-tenured farm system...  / Carlos Pascual Carlos Pascual Carlos Alberto Pascual Lus is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The 5'6", 165 lb. right-hander was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season, and he played for the Senators in 1950. Nicknamed "Big Potato" Carlos Alberto Pascual Lus (13 March 1931 – 12...  / Spencer Robbins
1978	62-76	5th	Rick Stelmaszek Rick Stelmaszek Richard Francis Stelmaszek is a former Major League Baseball catcher, and the current bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins....
1979	60-72	6th	Rick Stelmaszek Rick Stelmaszek Richard Francis Stelmaszek is a former Major League Baseball catcher, and the current bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins....
1980	77-64	3rd	Rick Stelmaszek Rick Stelmaszek Richard Francis Stelmaszek is a former Major League Baseball catcher, and the current bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins....	Lost in 1st round
1981	68-65	4th	Ken Staples Ken Staples Kenneth Arthur Staples was a minor league baseball player and manager.-Early life:Staples attended Humboldt High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.-Baseball player:...
1982	56-82	11th	Ken Staples Ken Staples Kenneth Arthur Staples was a minor league baseball player and manager.-Early life:Staples attended Humboldt High School in St. Paul, Minnesota.-Baseball player:...
1983	71-67	5th (t)	Charlie Manuel Charlie Manuel Charles Fuqua Manuel, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball outfielder and current Major League Baseball manager of the Philadelphia Phillies...