1965 Tulsa Oilers Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 81-60
Finished 1st in the TL's East Division
Manager: Vern Rapp (81-60)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 215,423, Avg. 3,056
1965 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 1 game, Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs 0 - One-game playoff for East Division title.
Finals - Albuquerque Dodgers 3 games, Tulsa Oilers 1

The Tulsa Oilers of the Texas League ended the 1965 season with a record of 81 wins and 60 losses, finishing first in the league's East Division.

The Oilers plated 656 runs and surrendered 553 runs. John Kindl paced Tulsa with 21 home runs Bobby Pfeil drove in 89 runs. David Pavlesic topped hitters with significant playing time with a .344 average. Donald Hagen led the squad with 13 wins, while Hal Gilson recorded a 1.75 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1965 Tulsa Oilers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dennis Aust, Danny Breeden, Jim Cosman, Harry Fanok, Hal Gilson, Wayne Granger, Tom Hilgendorf, Larry Jaster, Billy Muffett, Bobby Pfeil, Walt Williams and Ron Willis.

Vern Rapp served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dennis AustRRNovember 25, 19405'11"180Tecumseh, NE US
Bobby BallRROctober 28, 19425'11"175
Danny BreedenRRJune 27, 19425'11"185Albany, GA US
Edwin ChasteenRRSeptember 12, 19426'4"190Hamilton, OH US
Jim CosmanRRFebruary 19, 19436'4"211Brockport, NY US
Joe DiFabioRRAugust 4, 19445'11"205
Harry FanokSRMay 11, 19406'0"180Whippany, NJ US
Ernest FoliRRJanuary 19, 19426'1"175Spring Valley, IL US
Ike FutchLRJanuary 31, 19416'0"170Spearsville, LA US
Hal GilsonRLFebruary 9, 19426'5"195Los Angeles, CA US
Wayne GrangerRRMarch 15, 19446'2"165Springfield, MA US
Donald HagenRRMarch 14, 19425'11"170Glendale, CA US
Joe HamendeRLJanuary 26, 19445'10"165Springfield, IL US
Jimmy HarrisSRAugust 3, 19426'0"175Pecos, TX US
Leroy HarrisLLOctober 19, 19416'0"175Fresno, CA US
Tom HilgendorfSLMarch 10, 19426'1"187Clinton, IA US
Larry JasterLLJanuary 13, 19446'3"190Midland, MI US
John KindlRRFebruary 15, 19425'11"180
Frank MontgomeryRLNovember 28, 19416'1"175
Billy MuffettRRSeptember 21, 19306'1"198Hammond, IN US
Joe PattersonSRApril 24, 19355'10"175
David PavlesicSRNovember 17, 19375'9"182
Bobby PfeilRRNovember 13, 19426'1"180Passaic, NJ US
Wayne PietriSLFebruary 27, 19426'1"190
Clint StarkRLFebruary 22, 19426'4"175
Frederick WallRLAugust 18, 19415'11"185
Walt WilliamsRRDecember 19, 19435'6"165Brownwood, TX US
Ron WillisRRJuly 12, 19436'2"185Willisville, TN US
Billy WolffLRApril 27, 19435'11"175

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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