Des Moines Bruins

Des Moines Bruins were a minor league baseball team based in Des Moines, Iowa. The team played in the Western League from 1947 to 1958. Their home ballpark was Pioneer Memorial Stadium, and they were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs (1947–1957) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1958).{{cn|date=February 2023}}

Year-by-year record

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style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs
align=center \| 1947	75–52	2nd	Jim Keesey	Lost in 1st round
align=center \| 1948	76–64	1st	Stan Hack	Lost in 1st round
align=center \| 1949	70–70	4th	Stan Hack	Lost League Finals
align=center \| 1950	84–70	3rd	Charlie Root	Lost in 1st round
align=center \| 1951	73–78	5th	Al Todd
align=center \| 1952	57–97	8th	Harry Strohm
align=center \| 1953	77–78	4th	Kemp Wicker / Bruce Edwards	Champions
align=center \| 1954	88–66	2nd	Les Peden	Champions
align=center \| 1955	77–74	4th	Les Peden (37–45) / Pepper Martin (40–29)	Lost League Finals
align=center \| 1956	72–67	3rd	Lou Klein
align=center \| 1957	60–92	8th	Lou Stringer / Hersh Martin	none
align=center \| 1958	61–83	8th	Roy Hartsfield	none
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