1981 Modesto A's Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
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
1981 Modesto A's Statistics

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.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dwight AdamsSRAugust 22, 19566'2"185
Mike AltobelliRRApril 11, 19576'1"190
Ricky ArnoldRROctober 23, 19596'0"165
Bert BradleySRDecember 23, 19566'1"190Athens, GA US
Terry ByrumLR6'1"170
Steven CampbellRR6'1"180
Thomas ColburnSR6'2"195
Tim ConroyLLApril 3, 19606'0"178McKeesport, PA US
James DurrmanLRAugust 12, 19576'0"195
Gordon EakinRR6'1"180
Mark FergusonRFebruary 6, 19616'2"190
Mike GallegoRROctober 31, 19605'8"160Whittier, CA US
John GosseLL6'1"195
Therron HarperRRJune 11, 19596'4"200Pasadena, CA US
Frank HarrisRRSeptember 20, 19556'3"185Miami, FL US
Chuck HensleyLLMarch 11, 19596'3"190Tulare, CA US
Donnie HillSRNovember 12, 19605'10"160Pomona, CA US
Richard HollowayR6'2"195
Kevin JacobsonRRSeptember 3, 19575'10"170
Ron JensenL6'1"182
Bill KruegerLLApril 24, 19586'5"205Waukegan, IL US
Ronnie MantschR6'0"178
Monte McAbeeLL5'10"170
Daniel McInernyLL6'1"185
Gregory MineR6'2"205
Bobby MooreRRNovember 8, 19586'4"200Sweetwater, LA US
Roderick MurphyRRJune 18, 19586'0"175
Tim PyznarskiRRFebruary 4, 19606'2"195Chicago, IL US
Edwin RetzerR5'11"170
Rick RodriguezRRSeptember 21, 19606'3"190Oakland, CA US
Wayne RudolphSL5'6"150
Jay SchellinRR6'0"180
Joe SopranoRR6'1"190
Paul StockleyRR6'1"180
Dennis StoweLR6'3"185
Mickey TettletonSRSeptember 16, 19606'2"200Oklahoma City, OK US
Donald VanMarterRR6'3"190
Robert VavrockR6'2"195
Mike WarrenRRMarch 26, 19616'1"175Inglewood, CA US
Joseph WilliamsRR5'11"185
Robert WoodRR6'4"205
Curt YoungRLApril 16, 19606'1"175Saginaw, MI US
Selwyn YoungSROctober 18, 19595'10"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.




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