1974 Tulsa Oilers Roster

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 76-58
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Ken Boyer (76-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Ballpark: Texas League Park
Attendance: 135,207, Avg. 2,018
1974 Tulsa Oilers Statistics

Playoffs - Tulsa Oilers 4 games, Indianapolis Indians 3

The Tulsa Oilers of the American Association ended the 1974 season with a record of 76 wins and 58 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The Oilers plated 598 runs and surrendered 584 runs. Ed Kurpiel, Marc Hill and Keith Hernandez paced Tulsa with 14 home runs apiece. Héctor Cruz drove in 72 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .255 average. Ray Bare led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 2.34 ERA, leading qualifying pitchers.

Steve Barber, Ray Bare, Jim Beauchamp, Dick Billings, Ike Brookens, Ed Crosby, Ken Crosby, Héctor Cruz, Jerry DaVanon, John Denny, Jim Dwyer, Bob Forsch, Danny Godby, Jack Heidemann, Tom Heintzelman, Bob Heise, Keith Hernandez, Marc Hill, Hal Lanier, Stan Papi, Ken Reynolds, Jim Rittwage, Al Santorini, Richie Scheinblum, Jay Schlueter, Roe Skidmore, Greg Terlecky and Mike Thompson were all players from the 1974 Tulsa Oilers who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ken Boyer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tony AuferioRRJune 13, 19475'10"185Orange, NJ US
Steve BarberLLFebruary 22, 19386'0"195Takoma Park, MD US
Ray BareRRApril 15, 19496'2"185Miami, FL US
Jim BeauchampRRAugust 21, 19396'2"190Vinita, OK US
Dick BillingsRRDecember 4, 19426'1"195Detroit, MI US
Ike BrookensRRJanuary 3, 19496'5"170Chambersburg, PA US
Ed CrosbyLRMay 26, 19496'2"175Long Beach, CA US
Ken CrosbyRRDecember 15, 19476'2"179New Denver, BC CA
Héctor CruzRRApril 2, 19535'11"170Arroyo, PR
Jerry DaVanonRRAugust 21, 19455'11"175Oceanside, CA US
John DennyRRNovember 8, 19526'3"185Prescott, AZ US
Jim DwyerLLJanuary 3, 19505'10"165Evergreen Park, IL US
Bob ForschRRJanuary 13, 19506'4"200Sacramento, CA US
Danny GodbyRRNovember 4, 19466'0"185Logan, WV US
Jack HeidemannRRJuly 11, 19496'0"175Brenham, TX US
Tom HeintzelmanRRNovember 3, 19466'1"180St. Charles, MO US
Bob HeiseRRMay 12, 19476'0"175San Antonio, TX US
Keith HernandezLLOctober 20, 19536'0"180San Francisco, CA US
Marc HillRRFebruary 18, 19526'3"205Elsberry, MO US
Harold JeffcoatLRSeptember 3, 19476'1"195Nashville, TN US
Rudy KinardRROctober 27, 19496'0"170
Ed KurpielLLJanuary 19, 19546'3"195
Hal LanierRRJuly 4, 19426'2"180Denton, NC US
Leon LeeSRDecember 4, 19526'0"189Sacramento, CA US
Joe LindseyLRSeptember 1, 19506'2"
Daniel LoomerRRNovember 5, 19475'8"165
Clinton MyersRRDecember 13, 19516'0"188
David NitschkeRRJanuary 17, 19476'0"190Fresno, CA US
Stan PapiRRFebruary 4, 19516'0"170Fresno, CA US
Mike ProffittLLNovember 1, 19506'0"185Gaffney, SC US
Dan RadisonRRAugust 24, 19506'0"180St. Louis, MO US
Ken ReynoldsLLJanuary 4, 19476'0"180Trevose, PA US
Jim RittwageRROctober 23, 19446'3"190Cleveland, OH US
Al SantoriniRRMay 19, 19486'0"190Irvington, NJ US
Richie ScheinblumSRNovember 5, 19426'1"180New York, NY US
Jay SchlueterRRJuly 31, 19496'0"182Phoenix, AZ US
Roe SkidmoreRROctober 30, 19456'3"188Decatur, IL US
Greg TerleckyRRMarch 20, 19526'3"200Culver City, CA US
Mike ThompsonRRSeptember 6, 19496'3"190Denver, CO US
Randolph ViefhausLRNovember 20, 19516'4"185
Larry VolkeningRRJanuary 13, 19496'3"180

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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