1983 Albany-Colonie A's Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 63-73
Finished 5th in the EL
Manager: Pete Whisenant (0-0), Keith Lieppman (0-0)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Albany, New York; Colonie, New York
Ballpark: Bleeker Stadium, Heritage Park
Attendance: 200,126, Avg. 2,943
1983 Albany-Colonie A's Statistics

The Albany-Colonie A's of the Eastern League ended the 1983 season with a record of 63 wins and 73 losses, finishing fifth in the EL.

The A's plated 706 runs and conceded 717 runs. Tim Pyznarski paced Albany-Colonie with 29 home runs, while Steve Kiefer, Phil Stephenson and Tom Romano each walloped 15 or more also. Tom Romano drove in 89 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .320 clip. Mark Ferguson and Steve Ontiveros led the team with 8 wins each, and Steve Ontiveros registered a 3.76 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1983 Albany-Colonie A's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Mike Gallego, Steve Kiefer, Ken Kravec, Charlie O'Brien, Steve Ontiveros, Tim Pyznarski, Luis Quiñones, Tom Romano, Phil Stephenson, Mike Warren and Rich Wortham.

Pete Whisenant and Keith Lieppman served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Brian AbrahamLLOctober 8, 19516'3"170
Raymond AlonzoLL6'1"200
Jesse AndersonRRAugust 6, 19596'1"185
Ron ArnoldRRJuly 26, 19586'0"200Los Angeles, CA US
Mike AshmanLRNovember 3, 19596'1"180
Luis BravoRR5'11"170
James DurrmanLRAugust 12, 19576'0"195
Allen EdwardsRRMarch 12, 19576'0"180
Mark FellowsRNovember 16, 19586'0"170
Mark FergusonRFebruary 6, 19616'2"190
Charles FickRRNovember 11, 19576'1"195
Mike GallegoRROctober 31, 19605'8"160Whittier, CA US
Ron HarrisonLROctober 15, 19606'1"165Sacramento, CA US
Tony HerronLMarch 7, 19606'3"200
Paul JosephsonRRNovember 1, 19556'2"187Passaic, NJ US
Steve KieferRROctober 18, 19606'1"175Chicago, IL US
Ken KravecLLJuly 29, 19516'2"185Cleveland, OH US
Joe LawRRFebruary 4, 19626'2"200
Michael LynesL6'0"170
Rusty McDonaldRRJanuary 12, 19586'1"190
Charlie O'BrienRRMay 1, 19606'2"195Tulsa, OK US
Steve OntiverosRRMarch 5, 19616'0"180Tularosa, NM US
Scot PyleRR5'7"170
Tim PyznarskiRRFebruary 4, 19606'2"195Chicago, IL US
Luis QuiñonesSRApril 28, 19625'11"165Ponce, PR
Tom RomanoRROctober 25, 19585'10"170Syracuse, NY US
Phil StephensonLLSeptember 19, 19606'1"195Guthrie, OK US
Bob VantreaseLJune 27, 19616'0"185
Mike WarrenRRMarch 26, 19616'1"175Inglewood, CA US
Gary WexRMarch 7, 19586'3"190
Rich WorthamRLOctober 22, 19536'0"185Odessa, TX US
Selwyn YoungSROctober 18, 19595'10"165
Tom ZmudoskyRJanuary 24, 19616'2"185Rome, NY US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.




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