1975 Oklahoma City 89ers Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 50-86
Finished 4th in the AA's West Division
Manager: John Davis (50-86)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: All Sports Stadium
Attendance: 46,752, Avg. 688
1975 Oklahoma City 89ers Statistics

The Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association ended the 1975 season with a record of 50 wins and 86 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The 89ers scored 513 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 764 runs, most in the circuit. Joe Lis led Oklahoma City with 18 home runs and recorded 69 runs batted in. Tommy Smith paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .302 clip. Larry Andersen topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jim Strickland registered a 3.27 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Players from the 1975 Oklahoma City 89ers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Luis Alvarado, Larry Andersen, Jerry Bell, Tom Brennan, Rick Cerone, Brock Davis, Bruce Ellingsen, Orlando González, Rick Henninger, Jim Kern, Duane Kuiper, Barry Lersch, Joe Lis, Rick Manning, Ernie McAnally, Tom McMillan, Jim Norris, Denny O'Toole, Dave Oliver, Brian Ostrosser, Eric Raich, Tommy Smith, Mike Strahler, Jim Strickland and Rick Waits.

John Davis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Luis AlvaradoRRJanuary 15, 19495'9"162Lajas, PR
Larry AndersenRRMay 6, 19536'3"200Portland, OR US
Mike BaldwinLLMay 6, 19486'1"185
Jerry BellSROctober 6, 19476'4"190Madison, TN US
Tom BrennanRROctober 30, 19526'1"180Chicago, IL US
Mike BrooksRRMay 6, 19505'10"160Los Angeles, CA US
Rick CeroneRRMay 19, 19545'11"192Newark, NJ US
Gary CleverlyLROctober 10, 19506'0"170Salt Lake City, UT US
Brock DavisLLOctober 19, 19435'10"165Oakland, CA US
Gene DusanSRNovember 9, 19496'0"192
Bruce EllingsenLLApril 26, 19496'0"180Pocatello, ID US
Nelson GarciaSRSeptember 16, 19506'1"143
Orlando GonzálezLLNovember 15, 19516'2"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Bob GrossmanRRJune 19, 19516'4"200San Diego, CA US
Mike HannahRRNovember 4, 19496'4"205Newark, OH US
Ben HeiseRR5'11"170
Rick HenningerRRJanuary 11, 19486'6"225Hastings, NE US
Luis IsaacRRJune 19, 19465'11"195Rio Piedres, PR
Jim KernRRMarch 15, 19496'5"185Gladwin, MI US
Duane KuiperLRJune 19, 19506'0"175Racine, WI US
Barry LerschSRSeptember 7, 19446'0"175Denver, CO US
Thomas LinnertSLJuly 31, 19525'11"165Orange, CA US
Joe LisRRAugust 15, 19466'0"175Somerville, NJ US
Rick ManningLRSeptember 2, 19546'1"180Niagara Falls, NY US
Ernie McAnallyRRAugust 15, 19466'1"190Pittsburgh, TX US
Jim McCutchinRRFebruary 14, 19536'1"195Levelland, TX US
Tom McGoughRRAugust 15, 19556'2"180Johnstown, PA US
Tom McMillanRRSeptember 13, 19515'9"165Richmond, VA US
Jim NorrisLLDecember 20, 19485'10"175Brooklyn, NY US
Denny O'TooleRRMarch 13, 19496'3"195Chicago, IL US
Dave OliverLRApril 7, 19515'11"175Stockton, CA US
Brian OstrosserLRJune 17, 19496'0"175Hamilton, ON CA
Eric RaichRRNovember 1, 19516'4"225Detroit, MI US
Tommy SmithLRAugust 1, 19486'4"210Albemarle, NC US
Mike StrahlerRRMarch 14, 19476'4"180Chicago, IL US
Jim StricklandLLJune 12, 19466'0"175Los Angeles, CA US
Rick WaitsLLMay 15, 19526'3"194Atlanta, GA 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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