Grand Rapids, Michigan

Known as West Michigan

Team Names
Whitecaps, 1994-present

Affiliations
Oakland Athletics, 1994-1996
Detroit Tigers, 1997-2031

West Michigan moved to Grand Rapids from Madison, Wisconsin in 1994

Midwest League Champions, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2015

Roster
By The Numbers

Year	Affiliate	W	L	PCT	GB	Manager	Attendence
2019	Detroit	49	90	.353	33.5	Lance Parrish	360,295	Stats	Box scores
2018	Detroit	69	70	.496	21.0	Lance Parrish	386,609	Stats	Box scores
2017	Detroit	91	45	.669	-	Mike Rabelo	383,983	Stats	Box scores
2016	Detroit	71	65	.522	11.5	Andrew Graham	386,416	Stats	Box scores
2015	Detroit	75	64	.530	2.5	Andrew Graham	391,055	Stats	Box scores
2014	Detroit	82	58	.586	1.5	Andrew Graham	391,653	Stats	Box scores
2013	Detroit	69	70	.496	13.5	Larry Parrish	337,948	Stats	Boxscores
2012	Detroit	72	68	.514	11.5	Ernie Young	362,554	Stats	Boxscores
2011	Detroit	70	69	.504	12.5	Ernie Young	372,555	Stats	Boxscores
2010	Detroit	62	77	.446	28	Joe Depastino	371,575	Stats	Boxscores
2009	Detroit	81	59	.579	13	Joe Depastino	356,642	Stats	Boxscores
2008	Detroit	72	65	.526	6	Joe Depastino	367,532	Stats	Boxscores
2007	Detroit	83	57	.593	-	Tom Brookens	377,412	Stats	Boxscores
2006	Detroit	89	48	.650	-	Matt Walbeck	356,155	Stats	Boxscores
2005	Detroit	73	67	.521	11	Matt Walbeck	370,153	Stats	Boxscores
2004	Detroit	69	70	.496	14	Matt Walbeck	390,033	Stats	Boxscores
2003	Detroit	67	73	.479	13.5	Phil Regan	361,545	Stats	Box scores
2002	Detroit	83	57	.593	3	Phil Regan	400,166	Stats	Box scores
2001	Detroit	65	72	.464	22.5	Brent Gates	422,892	Stats	Box scores
2000	Detroit	88	52	.629	-	Bruce Fields	436,751	Stats
1999	Detroit	68	72	.486	11.5	Bruce Fields	462,515	Stats
1998	Detroit	83	57	.593	-	Bruce Fields	500,083	Stats
1997	Detroit	92	39	.702	-	Bruce Fields	536,029	Stats
1996	Oakland	77	61	.558	3	Mike Quade	547,401	Stats
1995	Oakland	67	69	.493	19.5	Jim Colborn	307,989	Stats
1994	Oakland	74	65	.532	15	Jim Colborn	475,212	Stats

Coaching Staff

Year	Manager	Pitching Coach	Hitting Coach
1994	Jim Colborn	Gil Patterson
1995	Jim Colborn	Bert Bradley	Rich Juday
1996	Mike Quade	Bert Bradley	Gil Lopez
1997	Bruce Fields	Steve McCatty	Skeeter Barnes
1998	Bruce Fields	Steve McCatty	Skeeter Barnes
1999	Bruce Fields	Joe Boever	Gary Green
2000	Bruce Fields	Joe Georger	Brian Saltzgaber
2001	Brent Gates	Joe Georger	Brian Saltzgaber
2002	Phil Regan	A.J. Sager	Tim Hyers
2003	Phil Regan	A.J. Sager	Barbaro Garbey
2004	Matt Walbeck	A.J. Sager	Tony Jaramillo
2005	Matt Walbeck	A.J. Sager	Tony Jaramillo
2006	Matt Walbeck	A.J. Sager	Tony Jaramillo	Tom Brookens
2007	Tom Brookens	Ray Burris	Benny Distenfano
2008	Joe Depastino	Mark Johnson	Benny Distenfano
2009	Joe Depastino	Mark Johnson	Benny Distenfano
2010	Joe Depastino	Mark Johnson	Luis Quinonez
2011	Ernie Young	Mark Johnson	Ben Oglivie
2012	Ernie Young	Mark Johnson	Scott Dwyer
2013	Larry Parrish	Mike Henneman	Scott Dwyer
2014	Andrew Graham	Mike Henneman	Nelson Santovenia
2015	Andrew Graham	Mark Johnson	Phil Clark
2016	Andrew Graham	Mark Johnson	Edgar Alfonzo
2017	Mike Rabelo	Jorge Cordova	Mike Hessman
2018	Lance Parrish	Jorge Cordova	Mariano Duncan	John Vanderwal
2019	Lance Parrish	Willie Blair	John Vanderwal	Eddie Dennis

Playoff History

Year	Round	Result
1994	1	Rockford d West Michigan, 2-0
1995	1	West Michigan d Kane County, 2-1
	2	Michigan d West Michigan, 2-1
1996	1	West Michigan d Lansing, 2-1
	2	West Michigan d Rockford, 2-0
	C	West Michigan d Wisconsin, 3-1
1997	1	Fort Wayne d West Michigan, 2-0
1998	1	West Michigan d Michigan, 2-1
	2	West Michigan d Clinton, 2-0
	C	West Michigan d Rockford, 3-1
2000	1	Dayton d West Michigan, 2-1
2002	1	West Michigan d Dayton, 2-0
	2	Lansing d West Michigan, 2-1
2004	1	West Michigan d Lansing, 2-1
	2	West Michigan d South Bend, 2-0
	C	West Michigan d Kane County, 3-2
2005	1	West Michigan d Fort Wayne, 2-0
	2	South Bend d West Michigan, 2-0
2006	1	West Michigan d Fort Wayne, 2-1
	2	West Michigan d Lansing, 2-0
	C	West Michigan d Kane County, 3-1
2007	1	West Michigan d Lansing, 2-0
	2	West Michigan d South Bend, 2-0
	C	West Michigan d Beloit, 3-2
2008	1	South Bend d West Michigan, 2-1
2009	1	Great Lakes d West Michigan, 2-1
2010	1	Lake County d West Michigan, 2-1
2014	1	Fort Wayne d West Michigan, 2-1
2015	1	West Michigan d Fort Wayne, 2-0
	2	West Michigan d Lansing, 2-1
	C	West Michigan d Cedar Rapids, 3-2
2016	1	West Michigan d, South Bend, 2-1
	2	Great Lakes d, West Michigan, 2-1
2017	1	Dayton d, West Michigan, 2-1
2018	1	West Michigan d, Great Lakes, 2-0
	2	Bowling Green d, West Michigan, 2-0

Radio Announcers
2018 Dan Hasty, Mike Coleman
2015-2017 Dan Hasty
2010-2014 Ben Chiswick
2005-2008 Dave Skoczen
1997-2004 Rick Beerkey