Honolulu Sharks Explained

Honolulu Sharks
Founded:	1993
Folded:	2008
City:	Honolulu, Hawaii
Ballpark:	Les Murakami Baseball Stadium
League:	Hawaii Winter Baseball (1993–2008)
Colors:	Purple, Black, Grey, White
League Champs:	1 (1997)
Division Champs:	3 (1995, 1996, 1997)
Manager:	Chris Freas

The Honolulu Sharks were a minor league baseball team in the Hawaii Winter Baseball league based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Sharks name comes from the large number of shark species native to the waters of Hawaii. They played their home games at the Les Murakami Baseball Stadium.

Notable players and alumni

Jeff Banister, manager during the 1996 season, later manager of the Texas Rangers
Gabe Kapler (born 1975), major league baseball outfielder and manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year
Matt Wieters, drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2007 (4x all star, Georgia Tech) played for the Sharks in 2007.

Season	W	L	Win %	Result
align=center	1993	align=center	29	align=center	25	align=center	.537	align=center
align=center	1994	align=center	21	align=center	28	align=center	.429	align=center
align=center	1995	align=center	29	align=center	23	align=center	.558	align=center	division champs
align=center	1996	align=center	36	align=center	16	align=center	.692	align=center	division champs
align=center	1997	align=center	27	align=center	27	align=center	.500	align=center	league champs
align=center	2006	align=center	16	align=center	21	align=center	.432	align=center
align=center	2007^[1]	align=center	17	align=center	20	align=center	.459	align=center
align=center	2008^[2]	align=center	17	align=center	18	align=center	.486	align=center