Sioux City Explorers

Team Names: Sioux City Explorers (1993-Present)
First Season: 1993 (in Northern League), 2006 (in American Association)
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Stadium: MercyOne Field at Lewis & Clark Park (Capacity: 3,800)

American Association All-Time Record: 975-904 (.519)
American Association Playoff Appearances: 9 (’08, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’19, ’21, ’23, ’24, ’25)
All-Time American Association Playoff Record: 16-26 (.381)
Miles Wolff Cup Finals Appearances: 3 (’15, ’19)
Miles Wolff Cup Championships: 0

All-Time Record: 1520-1,479 (.507)
Playoff Appearances: 12 (’94, ’99, ’02, ’08, ’15, ’16, ’18, ’19, ’21, ’23, ’24, ’25))
All-Time Playoff Record: 21-37 (.362)
League Finals Appearances: 3 (’94, ’15, ’19)
League Championships: 0

All-Time Attendance: 2,798,364

The Explorers are one of two charter members of the Northern League’s 1993 season still in operation in an independent baseball league (also Sioux Falls), tying their rival Canaries for the title of the oldest franchise in modern Indy ball history. Unfortunately, without a league championship to their credit, they have the undisputed longest title drought in Indy ball history.

Season-by-Season

Northern League

Year	W	L	PCT.	Place*	GB	Playoffs	Attend.
1993	34	38	.472	5/4	8.5	–	112,971
1994	52	28	.650	1/2	–	L NLF vs. Winnipeg (3-0)	140,224
1995	46	39	.541	3/4	7.5	–	149,770
1996	26	58	.310	4/4	27.0	–	147,062
1997	50	34	.639	2/3	3.5	–	134,580
1998	40	46	.465	3/4	24.5	–	120,114
1999	51	34	.600	3/1	–	L 1R vs. Winnipeg (3-0)	118,333
2000	44	41	.517	2/3	8.5	–	105,888
2001	42	48	.467	4/4	13.0	–	112,115
2002	46	42	523	1/4	7.5	W 1R vs. Joliet (3-0) L NLF vs. Winnipeg (3-1)	109,355
2003	33	57	.367	5/4	29.0	–	91,005
2004	39	57	.406	4/4	22.5	–	120,681
2005	44	52	.542	3/5	24.5	–	113,590

*Northern League (1993-95), West Division (1996-01, 2003), South Division (2002), North Division (2004-05); Split-season format used

American Association

Year	W	L	PCT.	Place*	GB	Playoffs	Attend.
2006	43	53	.448	4/4	22.0	–	86,823
2007	40	56	.417	4/2	19.0	–	92,786
2008	52	44	.541	5/1	4.0	L NDS vs. Sioux Falls (3-0)	87,616
2009	40	56	.417	3/5	18.0	–	70,978
2010	49	47	.510	3/3	14.0	–	56,428
2011	51	49	.510	4th	4.0	–	64,000
2012	45	55	.450	4th	14.0	–	55,627
2013	38	62	.380	5th	30.0	–	52,052
2014	47	53	.470	4th	7.0	–	50,746
2015	75	25	.750	1st	–	W 1R vs. St. Paul (3-1) L FIN vs. Laredo (3-1)	77,429
2016	54	46	.540	1st	–	L 1R vs. Wichita (3-1)	68,278
2017	46	54	460	4th	12.5	–	58,407
2018	71	29	.710	1st	–	L 1R vs. Kansas City (3-2)	63,498
2019	57	43	.570	2nd	1.0	W 1R vs. Kansas City (3-1) L FIN vs. St. Paul (3-0)	51,618
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	53	46	.535	3rd	15.5	L 1R vs. Kansas City (3-0)	59,802
2022	49	51	.490	T-4th	16.0	–	52,121
2023	52	48	.520	T-2nd	7.5	W 1R vs. Fargo-Moorhead (2-0) L SF vs. Kansas City (2-1)	54,899
2024	49	51	.490	4th	7.5	L 1R vs. Fargo-Moorhead (2-1)	60,449
2025	64	36	.640	1st	–	L 1R vs. Sioux Falls (2-1)	57,534

*North Division (2006-10), Central Division (2011-17), South Division (2018-19, ’21), West Division (2022-Present); Split-season format used 2006-10

Year-by-Year Pitching

YR	W	L	PCT.	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	INN	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	WP	WHIP
1993	34	38	.472	4.09	72	72	7	2	16	636.0	641	337	289	38	270	496	20	27	1.43
1994	52	28	.650	3.47	80	80	12	4	28	721.0	672	324	278	47	303	558	36	22	1.35
1995	46	39	.541	3.84	85	85	8	7	21	750.0	787	376	320	54	300	557	28	43	1.45
1996	26	58	.310	6.24	84	84	10	4	7	715.1	887	593	496	90	351	409	46	44	1.73
1997	50	34	.595	4.40	84	84	5	4	18	756.0	831	435	370	64	262	509	44	39	1.45
1998	40	46	.465	5.07	86	86	6	1	20	748.2	875	488	422	85	313	491	29	34	1.59
1999	51	34	.600	5.16	86	86	5	2	24	785.1	875	483	435	89	314	535	35	32	1.57
2000	44	41	.518	5.07	85	85	3	4	23	757.1	874	473	427	91	305	523	43	55	1.56
2001	42	48	.467	4.28	90	90	8	2	16	791.1	809	444	376	70	268	581	73	47	1.36
2002	46	43	.517	3.40	89	89	8	2	16	810.2	808	368	316	65	208	554	32	43	1.25
2003	33	57	.367	4.92	90	90	6	2	19	792.2	934	516	433	60	292	485	54	42	1.55
2004	39	57	.406	5.21	96	96	5	4	14	833.0	953	568	482	95	345	589	64	65	1.56
2005	44	52	.458	4.96	96	96	3	2	22	867.1	1031	543	478	98	309	539	41	54	1.55
2006	43	53	.448	5.40	96	96	9	5	17	846.2	1039	572	508	65	331	482	63	54	1.62
2007	40	56	.417	5.09	96	96	7	4	21	840.2	1011	563	475	62	265	533	47	73	1.52
2008	52	44	.542	3.76	96	96	4	7	26	829.0	854	400	346	49	308	616	46	62	1.40
2009	40	56	.417	4.72	96	96	4	4	17	841.2	875	499	441	66	439	605	55	59	1.56
2010	49	47	.510	4.67	96	96	4	7	23	828.2	944	507	430	93	344	622	58	44	1.55
2011	51	49	.510	4.54	100	100	8	4	26	886.1	985	516	447	67	369	686	54	26	1.53
2012	45	55	.450	4.93	100	100	11	6	21	881.0	1033	543	483	78	263	555	48	42	1.47
2013	38	62	.380	4.57	100	100	6	5	21	878.0	930	497	446	79	331	585	49	61	1.44
2014	47	53	.470	4.37	100	100	2	5	21	883.1	908	496	429	66	411	709	42	40	1.49
2015	75	25	.750	3.04	100	100	8	13	31	890.2	750	344	301	48	356	767	37	73	1.24
2016	54	46	.540	4.73	100	100	3	3	22	893.2	871	515	470	87	440	704	57	61	1.47
2017	46	54	.460	4.91	100	100	6	5	23	867.1	947	539	473	104	380	742	64	84	1.53
2018	71	29	.710	3.41	100	100	5	8	32	887.0	869	378	336	55	304	873	40	30	1.32
2019	57	43	.570	4.09	100	100	5	8	25	884.1	821	440	402	64	370	854	61	40	1.35
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	53	46	.535	4.84	98	98	4	6	29	845.2	840	496	455	88	388	916	43	81	1.45
2022	49	51	.490	4.87	100	100	2	8	23	852.2	872	520	461	99	360	876	41	62	1.45
2023	52	48	.520	4.47	100	100	2	6	22	868.1	795	478	431	87	388	829	58	71	1.36
2024	49	51	.490	5.66	100	100	2	5	27	858.1	903	589	540	108	465	814	65	82	1.59
2025	64	36	.640	3.94	100	100	6	10	30	878.2	801	447	385	59	461	908	60	89	1.44

Year-by-Year Hitting

YR	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HBP	SH	SF
1993	72	2468	341	660	115	10	33	293	91	47	259	418	.267	.344	.362	.708	37	34	16
1994	80	2728	397	753	154	20	58	361	99	45	278	525	.276	.346	.411	.757	32	29	33
1995	85	2918	458	830	153	16	66	414	88	40	320	456	.284	.359	.416	.775	33	23	20
1996	84	2862	426	814	155	18	73	582	92	42	315	445	.284	.360	.428	.787	37	19	28
1997	84	2967	568	830	156	26	106	506	117	41	375	648	.280	.367	.457	.824	50	22	29
1998	86	2970	481	855	183	12	88	446	88	38	274	585	.288	.354	.446	.801	49	28	33
1999	86	2993	538	891	185	19	59	494	117	54	344	451	.298	.373	.431	.805	37	26	34
2000	85	2918	432	778	140	17	53	395	93	33	354	482	.267	.350	.381	.731	39	49	34
2001	90	3077	435	829	161	9	62	390	85	44	289	633	.269	.339	.388	.727	50	25	33
2002	89	2995	390	789	131	7	49	349	93	46	299	550	.263	.337	.361	.697	41	40	20
2003	90	3110	377	830	123	12	40	342	85	38	282	545	.267	.332	.353	.685	30	26	15
2004	96	3343	511	971	181	15	48	462	113	42	285	606	.290	.353	.397	.749	53	31	31
2005	96	3391	479	922	172	13	68	438	78	26	341	541	.272	.348	.390	.738	71	35	33
2006	96	3298	496	895	172	15	93	448	64	32	339	567	.271	.347	.417	.765	58	45	23
2007	96	3326	493	906	159	14	63	438	82	36	316	614	.272	.340	.385	.725	35	50	25
2008	96	3102	431	831	151	16	38	384	101	45	341	552	.268	.347	.364	.711	53	66	28
2009	96	3215	473	845	157	14	47	421	128	42	422	547	.263	.351	.364	.715	33	44	34
2010	96	3278	530	943	191	20	64	461	102	36	350	643	.288	.364	.417	.781	55	45	22
2011	100	3495	553	1013	206	17	61	520	72	36	330	575	.290	.354	.411	.765	42	45	43
2012	100	3475	482	995	195	23	67	440	53	22	250	695	.286	.340	.414	.753	49	52	37
2013	100	3435	403	908	160	13	42	360	89	27	238	658	.264	.316	.355	.671	35	34	29
2014	100	3457	510	954	182	25	49	472	113	33	365	669	.275	.349	.385	.733	44	41	36
2015	100	3467	564	1014	187	35	49	496	188	45	310	564	.292	.355	.409	.764	56	28	50
2016	100	3475	572	998	195	25	47	506	162	39	410	645	.287	.366	.398	.764	50	43	47
2017	100	3390	470	932	165	18	58	421	112	35	335	684	.275	.344	.386	.730	42	29	34
2018	100	3428	629	1044	157	34	63	571	136	56	380	592	.305	.377	.259	.802	50	37	50
2019	100	3370	498	906	191	25	71	470	191	25	383	729	.269	.347	.404	.750	35	31	32
2020	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	98	3238	525	860	171	14	104	480	117	41	461	796	.266	.365	.423	.788	59	26	24
2022	100	3265	496	867	149	10	98	456	118	35	349	739	.266	.344	.407	.750	55	29	40
2023	100	3282	493	840	167	18	83	443	122	34	430	683	.256	.350	.394	.743	66	31	41
2024	100	3283	531	883	171	17	68	483	200	48	470	697	.269	.366	.394	.760	60	28	46
2025	100	3286	516	844	152	20	71	464	275	56	365	746	.257	.341	.380	.722	80	19	44

Managers

Name	Years	W	L	PCT.	Playoff Apps (Titles)
Ed Nottle	1993-00, ’06-07	426	427	.499	2
Benny Castillo	2001-02	88	90	.494	1
Jay Kirkpatrick	2003-04	72	114	.387	0
Steve Shirley	2005	33	32	.508	0
Chris Williams	2005	11	20	.354	0
Les Lancaster	2008-10	141	147	.490	1
Stan Cliburn	2011-13	134	166	.447	0
Steve Montgomery	2014-Present	617	482	.561	8