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The Kane County Cougars are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Geneva is a suburb of Chicago located in extreme eastern Kane County Illinois. The Midwest League is a Class A Minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Midwest League is a Class A Minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. Their home games are played in Geneva, Illinois, about 35 miles west of Chicago. Geneva is a suburb of Chicago located in extreme eastern Kane County Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
The Midwest League came to Kane County in 1991 after a franchise that was previously based in Decatur, Illinois (1952-74) and Wausau, Wisconsin (1975-90) relocated there. Kane County is located in the US state of Illinois. In 2000 the population of the County was 404119 Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U Wausau (pronounced /wô'sô/ is a city in and the County seat of Marathon County, Wisconsin, While they've always been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992 and with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002 before joining the A's for the 2003 season. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. As a Marlins farm team some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues. The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event Series MVP Josh Beckett played for the Cougars in 2000, while Dontrelle Willis had the league's best winning percentage and earned run average in 2002. Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15 1980 in) is a Major League Baseball right-handed Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982 in Oakland California) nicknamed "D-Train" is a Starting pitcher in the
The Cougars play their home games at Philip B. Elfstrom Stadium, built in 1991. The franchise attendance record of 523,222 was set in 2001. The Cougars are perennially among the league leaders in attendance.
The stand-out contributor to the 2006 Cougars' offense was third baseman Jeff Baisley. The 6'3" Baisley was the league MVP in 2006, driving in 110 runs and hitting 22 homers. His most notable performance, however, was a game when he hit three home runs. His last was postponed during an umpire discussion on the legibility of the home run that hit the scoreboard. He was allowed the homer.
In 2007, the Cougars featured players such as Mike Massaro, Jermaine Mitchell, Sean Doolitle, Scott Deal, Henry Rodriguez, and former North Carolina Tar Heel, Andrew Carignan.
Notable former players
References
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External links
- Kane County Cougars web site
- The Baseball Cube - Kane County Cougars Historical Statistics
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