1976 Iowa Oaks Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 68-68
Finished 2nd in the AA's East Division
Manager: Loren Babe (68-68)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Sec Taylor Stadium I
Attendance: 124,575, Avg. 1,832
1976 Iowa Oaks Statistics

The Iowa Oaks of the American Association ended the 1976 season with a record of 68 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Oaks scored 592 runs and allowed 620 runs. Sam Ewing led Iowa with 15 home runs and recorded 81 runs batted in. Nyls Nyman paced all regular batters by connecting at a .282 clip. Greg Terlecky topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jim Otten earned a 2.91 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Alan Bannister, Kevin Bell, Steve Blateric, Bob Coluccio, George Enright, Sam Ewing, Jerry Hairston, Gene Hiser, Sonny Jackson, Chris Knapp, Ken Kravec, Jack Kucek, Tony LaRussa, Tom McMillan, Bill Moran, Morris Nettles, Wayne Nordhagen, Nyls Nyman, Blue Moon Odom, Jim Otten, Phil Roof, Mike Squires, Tim Stoddard, Greg Terlecky, Roy Thomas, Hugh Yancy and Jim York were all players from the 1976 Iowa Oaks who played in the Majors during their careers.

Loren Babe served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alan BannisterRRSeptember 3, 19515'11"170Montebello, CA US
Kevin BellRRJuly 13, 19556'0"195Los Angeles, CA US
Kurt BestRRDecember 15, 19526'2"180
Steve BlatericRRMarch 20, 19446'3"200Denver, CO US
Gregory CollinsRRFebruary 1, 19526'3"205
Bob ColuccioRROctober 2, 19515'11"183Centralia, WA US
Michael DlugachRRSeptember 2, 19515'10"190
George EnrightRRMay 9, 19545'11"175New Britain, CT US
Chuck EricksonRRApril 13, 19516'2"200Houston, TX US
Manny EstradaRRJune 9, 19525'8"165La Habana, La Habana CU
Sam EwingLLApril 9, 19496'3"200Lewisburg, TN US
Jerry HairstonSRFebruary 16, 19525'10"170Birmingham, AL US
Gene HiserLLDecember 11, 19485'11"175Baltimore, MD US
Sonny JacksonLRJuly 9, 19445'9"150Washington, DC US
Chris KnappRRSeptember 16, 19536'5"195Cherry Point, NC US
Tony KomadinaLLApril 1, 19536'5"225
Ken KravecLLJuly 29, 19516'2"185Cleveland, OH US
Jack KucekRRJune 8, 19536'2"200Warren, OH US
Tony LaRussaRROctober 4, 19446'0"175Tampa, FL US
Harold McClainLLNovember 6, 19526'2"185
Tom McMillanRRSeptember 13, 19515'9"165Richmond, VA US
Bill MoranRRSeptember 26, 19506'4"210Portsmouth, VA US
Morris NettlesLLJanuary 26, 19526'1"170Los Angeles, CA US
Wayne NordhagenRRJuly 4, 19486'2"205Thief River Falls, MN US
Nyls NymanLRMarch 7, 19546'0"170Detroit, MI US
Blue Moon OdomRRMay 29, 19456'0"178Macon, GA US
Jim OttenRRJuly 1, 19516'2"195Lewistown, MT US
Paul PattersonLRFebruary 10, 19506'6"215
Kenny ReedRRApril 15, 19515'9"162Chicago, IL US
Phil RoofRRMarch 5, 19416'2"190Paducah, KY US
Duane ShafferRRSeptember 27, 19506'0"185
Mike SquiresLLMarch 5, 19525'11"185Kalamazoo, MI US
Tim StoddardRRJanuary 24, 19536'7"230East Chicago, IN US
Greg TerleckyRRMarch 20, 19526'3"200Culver City, CA US
Roy ThomasRRJune 22, 19536'5"215Quantico, VA US
Hugh YancyRROctober 16, 19505'11"170Sarasota, FL US
Jim YorkRRAugust 27, 19476'3"200Maywood, CA 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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