1981 Modesto A's Roster
Team Record: 67-71
Finished 5th in the CL
Manager: Keith Lieppman (67-71)
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Location: Modesto, California
Ballpark: Del Webb Field
Attendance: 65,675, Avg. 952
The Modesto A's of the California League ended the 1981 season with a record of 67 wins and 71 losses, finishing fifth in the CL.
The A's scored 664 runs and surrendered 774 runs. Monte McAbee led Modesto with 19 home runs and drove in 76 runs. Therron Harper paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .328 average. Mike Warren topped the team with 9 wins, while Ron Jensen recorded a 3.22 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Members of the 1981 Modesto A's who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Bert Bradley, Tim Conroy, Mike Gallego, Chuck Hensley, Donnie Hill, Bill Krueger, Bobby Moore, Tim Pyznarski, Rick Rodriguez, Mickey Tettleton, Mike Warren and Curt Young.
Keith Lieppman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Dwight Adams | S | R | August 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 185 | |
Mike Altobelli | R | R | April 11, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | |
Ricky Arnold | R | R | October 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 165 | |
Bert Bradley | S | R | December 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Athens, GA US |
Terry Byrum | L | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
Steven Campbell | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Thomas Colburn | S | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
Tim Conroy | L | L | April 3, 1960 | 6'0" | 178 | McKeesport, PA US |
James Durrman | L | R | August 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | |
Gordon Eakin | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Mark Ferguson | R | February 6, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
Mike Gallego | R | R | October 31, 1960 | 5'8" | 160 | Whittier, CA US |
John Gosse | L | L | 6'1" | 195 | ||
Therron Harper | R | R | June 11, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | Pasadena, CA US |
Frank Harris | R | R | September 20, 1955 | 6'3" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
Chuck Hensley | L | L | March 11, 1959 | 6'3" | 190 | Tulare, CA US |
Donnie Hill | S | R | November 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 160 | Pomona, CA US |
Richard Holloway | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Kevin Jacobson | R | R | September 3, 1957 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Ron Jensen | L | 6'1" | 182 | |||
Bill Krueger | L | L | April 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 205 | Waukegan, IL US |
Ronnie Mantsch | R | 6'0" | 178 | |||
Monte McAbee | L | L | 5'10" | 170 | ||
Daniel McInerny | L | L | 6'1" | 185 | ||
Gregory Mine | R | 6'2" | 205 | |||
Bobby Moore | R | R | November 8, 1958 | 6'4" | 200 | Sweetwater, LA US |
Roderick Murphy | R | R | June 18, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Tim Pyznarski | R | R | February 4, 1960 | 6'2" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Edwin Retzer | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
Rick Rodriguez | R | R | September 21, 1960 | 6'3" | 190 | Oakland, CA US |
Wayne Rudolph | S | L | 5'6" | 150 | ||
Jay Schellin | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
Joe Soprano | R | R | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Paul Stockley | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Dennis Stowe | L | R | 6'3" | 185 | ||
Mickey Tettleton | S | R | September 16, 1960 | 6'2" | 200 | Oklahoma City, OK US |
Donald VanMarter | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
Robert Vavrock | R | 6'2" | 195 | |||
Mike Warren | R | R | March 26, 1961 | 6'1" | 175 | Inglewood, CA US |
Joseph Williams | R | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Robert Wood | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
Curt Young | R | L | April 16, 1960 | 6'1" | 175 | Saginaw, MI US |
Selwyn Young | S | R | October 18, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 |
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.