1986 Visalia Oaks Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 75-67
Finished 2nd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Dan Schmitz (75-67)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 72,962, Avg. 1,028
1986 Visalia Oaks Statistics

Playoffs - Visalia Oaks 3 games, Palm Springs Angels 1
Finals - Stockton Ports 3 games, Visalia Oaks 0

The Visalia Oaks of the California League ended the 1986 season with a record of 75 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Oaks scored 770 runs and allowed 712 runs. Eddie Yanes led Visalia with 19 home runs, and Gary Borg walloped 15 or more as well. Tom Schwarz drove in 101 runs. Tom Thomas paced batters with significant playing time with a .310 average. Donnie Iasparro and Al Cardwood topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Al Cardwood recorded a 3.69 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Bryan Hickerson and Jeff Reboulet both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Dan Schmitz served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Mike AdamsROctober 24, 19646'1"190
Joey AragonRRMarch 19, 19625'8"165
Ben BianchiRRAugust 15, 19616'4"200Ely, NV US
Gary BorgLLJanuary 21, 19636'1"190
Bob CalleyRRNovember 28, 19646'0"200
Al CardwoodRMay 21, 19616'2"180
Dewayne ColemanRJuly 1, 19646'5"212
Bob CramerLApril 11, 19646'3"185
Jose DominguezRJune 25, 19636'2"210
John EcclesRRJuly 27, 19646'0"204Garden Grove, CA US
Chris ForgioneLLNovember 26, 19655'11"180
Troy GallowayLOctober 28, 19636'6"210
Henry GatewoodRRDecember 12, 19636'0"180
Bryan HickersonLLOctober 13, 19636'2"195Bemidji, MN US
Jeff HubbardRRJune 2, 19626'0"185
Donnie IasparroRAugust 24, 19636'4"204
Christopher KroenerRRAugust 13, 19636'2"185
Sal NicolosiRROctober 25, 19656'1"195
Bill O'ConnorRRDecember 13, 19646'3"185
Jeffrey PerryR6'3"185
Wes PierorazioLJanuary 2, 19616'3"200
Jeff RebouletRRApril 30, 19646'0"167Dayton, OH US
Scott RohlofRMay 13, 19646'0"175
Tom SchwarzRRMay 15, 19636'1"185
Tim SenneSRAugust 16, 19626'0"175
Bob TabelingRJune 6, 19626'1"175
Tom ThomasLRAugust 18, 19625'10"170
Ray VelasquezROctober 17, 19666'0"190
Kevin WigginsLLJuly 6, 19606'1"180
Eddie YanesRROctober 22, 19646'0"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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