1962 Oklahoma City 89ers Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-81
Finished 5th in the AA
Manager: Connie Ryan (66-81)
Affiliation: Houston Colt .45's
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: All Sports Stadium
Attendance: 184,683, Avg. 2,513
1962 Oklahoma City 89ers Statistics

The Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association ended the 1962 season with a record of 66 wins and 81 losses, finishing fifth in the AA.

The 89ers scored 701 runs and yielded 755 runs, most in the circuit. Dave Roberts led Oklahoma City with 15 home runs and drove in 96 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .322 clip. Gerry Nelson and Al Cicotte topped the squad with 10 wins each, and Al Cicotte recorded a 3.08 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1962 Oklahoma City 89ers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Tom Borland, Bob Boyd, Don Bradey, Pidge Browne, George Brunet, Jim Busby, Jim Campbell, Chuck Churn, Al Cicotte, Clint Courtney, Ron Davis, Jim Dickson, Dick Drott, Ernie Fazio, Dave Giusti, J C Hartman, Jesse Hickman, Joe Hoerner, Ben Johnson, Gordon Jones, Von McDaniel, Manny Montejo, Aaron Pointer, Merritt Ranew, Dave Roberts, Lee Tate, Don Taussig, Jim Umbricht, Mike White, George Williams, Red Witt and Wally Wolf.

Connie Ryan served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ramón AranoRRAugust 31, 19395'8"160Cosamaloapan, Veracruz MX
Tom BorlandLLFebruary 14, 19336'3"172El Dorado, KS US
Bob BoydLLOctober 1, 19195'10"170Potts Camp, MS US
Don BradeyRROctober 4, 19345'9"180Charlotte, NC US
Pidge BrowneLLMarch 21, 19296'1"190Peekskill, NY US
George BrunetRLJune 8, 19356'1"195Houghton, MI US
Jim BusbyRRJanuary 8, 19276'1"175Kenedy, TX US
Jim CampbellRRJune 24, 19376'0"190Palo Alto, CA US
Chuck ChurnRRFebruary 1, 19306'3"205Bridgetown, VA US
Al CicotteRRDecember 23, 19296'3"185Melvindale, MI US
Wayne ConnallyRRAugust 13, 19345'11"155
Clint CourtneyLRMarch 16, 19275'8"180Hall Summit, LA US
Ron DavisRROctober 21, 19416'0"175Roanoke Rapids, NC US
Jim DicksonLRApril 20, 19386'1"185Portland, OR US
Dick DrottRRJuly 1, 19366'0"185Cincinnati, OH US
Ernie FazioRRJanuary 25, 19425'7"165Oakland, CA US
Dave GiustiRRNovember 27, 19395'11"190Seneca Falls, NY US
Bill GriffinRLFebruary 14, 19356'2"180Omaha, NE US
J C HartmanRRApril 15, 19346'0"175Cottonton, AL US
Jesse HickmanRRFebruary 18, 19396'2"186Lecompte, LA US
Joe HoernerRLNovember 12, 19366'1"200Dubuque, IA US
Larry HuebnerRRMarch 31, 19396'0"190Appleton, WI US
Ben JohnsonRRMay 16, 19316'2"190Greenwood, SC US
Gordon JonesRRApril 2, 19306'0"185Portland, OR US
Gene LaryRRJanuary 5, 19346'1"175Northport, AL US
Jimmie McDanielRRDecember 14, 19326'2"181Marshall, MO US
Von McDanielRRApril 18, 19396'2"180Hollis, OK US
Manny MontejoRROctober 16, 19355'11"150Caibarien, CU
Gerry NelsonRRApril 1, 19346'3"200Beaumont, TX US
Allison OwenLR5'11"185
Aaron PointerRRApril 19, 19426'2"185Little Rock, AR US
Merritt RanewLRMay 10, 19385'11"170Albany, GA US
Dave RobertsLLJune 30, 19336'0"172Panama, Panama PA
Phil ShartzerRROctober 15, 19355'10"165Louisville, KY US
Lee TateRRMarch 18, 19325'10"165Black Rock, AR US
Don TaussigRRFebruary 19, 19326'0"180New York, NY US
Jim UmbrichtRRSeptember 17, 19306'4"215Chicago, IL US
Loyd WallisRLMarch 7, 19336'1"170Alice, TX US
Jack WatersRRDecember 6, 19325'11"168
Mike WhiteRRDecember 18, 19385'8"160Detroit, MI US
George WilliamsRROctober 23, 19395'11"165Detroit, MI US
Red WittRRNovember 9, 19316'3"185Long Beach, CA US
Wally WolfRRJanuary 5, 19426'0"191South Gate, CA US
Joe WootenRRFebruary 16, 19386'2"195Gaston County, NC 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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