1986 Oneonta Yankees Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 59-18
Finished 1st in the NYPL's Yawkey Division
Manager: Buck Showalter (59-18)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Oneonta, New York
Ballpark: Damaschke Stadium
Attendance: 49,611, Avg. 1,289
1986 Oneonta Yankees Statistics

Playoffs - Newark Orioles 1 game, Oneonta Yankees 0

The Oneonta Yankees of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1986 season with a record of 59 wins and 18 losses, finishing first in the league's Yawkey Division.

The Yankees scored 384 runs, most in the league. Oneonta yielded 206 runs, fewest in the league. Casey Close drove in 38 runs. Andy Stankiewicz paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .296. Rich Scheid, Ken Patterson and Dean Wilkins topped the team with 9 wins each, while Ken Patterson recorded a 1.35 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1986 Oneonta Yankees who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Steve Adkins, Oscar Azócar, Chris Howard, Tim Layana, Jim Leyritz, Kevin Maas, Hal Morris, Ken Patterson, John Ramos, Steve Rosenberg, Rich Scheid, Andy Stankiewicz, Turner Ward and Dean Wilkins.

Buck Showalter served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Steve AdkinsRLOctober 26, 19646'6"210Chicago, IL US
Dan ArendasLLOctober 30, 19646'0"185
Oscar AzócarLLFebruary 21, 19656'1"170Soro, Sucre VE
Rick BalabonRRApril 26, 19676'2"180Philadelphia, PA US
Dave BanksLLApril 3, 19636'1"190
Tim BeckerSRAugust 24, 19655'11"170
Luc BerubeLRJanuary 31, 19656'1"198
Lou BlancoRRMarch 27, 19645'11"185
Chris ByrnesLMarch 10, 19656'3"205
Art CalvertRROctober 11, 19636'1"200Philadelphia, MS US
Fred CarterRRAugust 23, 19646'3"205
Casey CloseRROctober 21, 19636'1"185Columbus, OH US
Kevin CroftonRRApril 11, 19666'1"215
Hector GuzmanRRNovember 18, 19645'11"160
Yanko HauradouRRJuly 31, 19655'11"173
Chris HowardRLNovember 18, 19656'0"185Lynn, MA US
Ralph KrausLLJune 6, 19646'0"180
Jose LaboyRRFebruary 9, 19666'2"170
Rob LambertRRApril 19, 19635'10"170
Tim LayanaRRMarch 2, 19646'2"195Inglewood, CA US
Jim LeyritzRRDecember 27, 19636'0"190Lakewood, OH US
Kevin MaasLLJanuary 20, 19656'3"195Castro Valley, CA US
Moose MarrisLRNovember 8, 19666'1"185
Hal MorrisLLApril 9, 19656'3"200Fort Rucker, AL US
Ken PattersonLLJuly 8, 19646'4"210Costa Mesa, CA US
John RamosRRAugust 6, 19656'0"190Tampa, FL US
Dana RidenourRRNovember 15, 19656'2"205Panorama City, CA US
Mark RoseRJanuary 16, 19656'0"170
Steve RosenbergLLOctober 31, 19646'0"186Brooklyn, NY US
Gerry RubLLMay 10, 19646'0"190
Todd RyanRMay 5, 19646'7"225
Rich ScheidLLFebruary 3, 19656'3"185Staten Island, NY US
Andy StankiewiczRRAugust 10, 19645'9"165Inglewood, CA US
Bill VoeltzLFebruary 25, 19646'3"180
Turner WardSRApril 11, 19656'2"200Orlando, FL US
Dean WilkinsRRAugust 24, 19666'1"170Blue Island, IL 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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