1973 Iowa Oaks Roster
Team Record: 83-53
Finished 1st in the AA's East Division
Manager: Joe Sparks (83-53)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 126,012, Avg. 1,853
Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Iowa Oaks 3
The Iowa Oaks of the American Association ended the 1973 season with a record of 83 wins and 53 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.
The Oaks scored 714 runs and conceded 628 runs. Ken Hottman led Iowa with 19 home runs, while Pete Varney and Tom Egan walloped 15 or more also. Sam Ewing recorded 75 runs batted in. Sam Ewing and Hugh Yancy paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .292 clip. Stan Perzanowski topped the team with 14 wins, and Ken Frailing recorded a 2.86 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Brian Downing, Van Kelly, Ken Frailing, Ted Uhlaender, Lee Richard, Denny McLain, Dave Baldwin, Jerry Hairston, Skip Pitlock, Dan Neumeier, Steve Kealey, Mike Buskey, Rudy Hernández, Dave Lemonds, Sam Ewing, Jim Geddes, Rich Gossage, Buddy Bradford, Denny O'Toole, Tom Egan, Bill Sharp, Hugh Yancy, Bucky Dent, Pete Varney, Joe Keough, Stan Perzanowski, Steve Swisher and Ken Hottman were all players from the 1973 Iowa Oaks who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Sparks served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baldwin | R | R | March 30, 1938 | 6'2" | 200 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Mike Baldwin | L | L | May 6, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Buddy Bradford | R | R | July 25, 1944 | 5'11" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
| Mike Buskey | R | R | January 13, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Ronald Davini | R | R | May 5, 1947 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Bucky Dent | R | R | November 25, 1951 | 5'11" | 170 | Savannah, GA US |
| Brian Downing | R | R | October 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Tom Egan | R | R | June 9, 1946 | 6'4" | 218 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Sam Ewing | L | L | April 9, 1949 | 6'3" | 200 | Lewisburg, TN US |
| Ken Frailing | L | L | January 19, 1948 | 6'0" | 190 | Madison, WI US |
| Jim Geddes | R | R | March 23, 1949 | 6'2" | 200 | Columbus, OH US |
| Rich Gossage | R | R | July 5, 1951 | 6'3" | 180 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Jerry Hairston | S | R | February 16, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Rudy Hernández | R | R | October 18, 1951 | 5'9" | 150 | Empalme, Sonora MX |
| Ken Hottman | R | R | May 7, 1948 | 5'11" | 190 | Stockton, CA US |
| Timothy Joyce | S | L | 6'2" | 150 | ||
| Steve Kealey | R | R | May 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Torrance, CA US |
| Van Kelly | L | R | March 18, 1946 | 5'11" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Joe Keough | L | L | January 7, 1946 | 6'0" | 185 | Pomona, CA US |
| David Leisman | R | R | June 14, 1950 | 6'5" | 195 | |
| Dave Lemonds | L | L | July 5, 1948 | 6'1" | 180 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Jim MacDonnell | L | L | September 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | |
| Mark Marquess | S | L | March 24, 1947 | 5'11" | 180 | Stockton, CA US |
| Harold McClain | L | L | November 6, 1952 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Denny McLain | R | R | March 29, 1944 | 6'1" | 185 | Chicago, IL US |
| Dan Neumeier | R | R | March 9, 1948 | 6'5" | 205 | Shawano, WI US |
| Fred Norton | R | R | May 7, 1951 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Denny O'Toole | R | R | March 13, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
| Stan Perzanowski | S | R | August 25, 1950 | 6'2" | 170 | East Chicago, IN US |
| Skip Pitlock | L | L | November 6, 1947 | 6'2" | 180 | Hillside, IL US |
| Lee Richard | R | R | September 18, 1948 | 5'11" | 165 | Lafayette, LA US |
| Bill Sharp | L | L | January 18, 1950 | 5'10" | 178 | Lima, OH US |
| Joe Sparks | L | R | March 15, 1938 | 6'0" | 175 | McComas, WV US |
| Steve Swisher | R | R | August 9, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | Parkersburg, WV US |
| Ted Uhlaender | L | R | October 21, 1939 | 6'2" | 190 | Chicago Heights, IL US |
| Pete Varney | R | R | April 10, 1949 | 6'3" | 235 | Roxbury, MA US |
| George Weimer | R | R | October 6, 1949 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Hugh Yancy | R | R | October 16, 1950 | 5'11" | 170 | Sarasota, FL 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.
