Wausau Timbers
1975 – 1990 Wausau, Wisconsin
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A
Division	North
Previous leagues	Midwest League
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	Baltimore Orioles (1990) Seattle Mariners (1981?1989) Co-op (1979?1980) New York Mets (1975?1978)
Minor league titles
League titles	1981
Team data
Previous names	Wausau Mets (1975?1978)
Colors	Royal blue, gold, white       (1981-1989) Orange, black, white       (1990)
Previous parks	Athletic Park
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Timbers Baseball, Inc.

The Wausau Timbers were a minor league baseball team, located in Wausau, Wisconsin . The Timbers were members of the Class A Midwest League from 1975 to 1990. The franchise was sold in 1991 and moved to Geneva, Illinois , where it became the Kane County Cougars .

History [ edit ]

The franchise first played 1975 in Wausau as the Wausau Mets . The club maintained an affiliation with the New York Mets through 1978. Without an affiliation the team changed its name to the Timbers and played two years as a co-op with players mainly from the Cleveland Indians , Texas Rangers , and Seattle Mariners . In 1981 the club signed a player development contract with the Mariners. ^[1] The affiliation with the Mariners lasted nine seasons. In 1990 the club signed on with the Baltimore Orioles and played their final season in Wausau.

The Ballpark [ edit ]

The Timbers played at Athletic Park , 324 E. Wausau Ave. Wausau, Wisconsin ^[2] Built in 1936 , ^[3] Athletic Park was home to the Timbers of the Class-A Midwest League (1975?1990) and previous minor league teams: the Wausau Lumberjacks (1936?1942, 1946?1949, 1956?57) and the Wausau Timberjacks (1950?1953).

The ballpark has hosted the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the summer collegiate Northwoods League , beginning in 1994. ^[4]

Notable alumni [ edit ]

Record [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Wausau Timbers at The Baseball Cube

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