1989 Visalia Oaks Roster

California League (CL) - Class: A
Team Record: 76-66
Finished 3rd in the CL's South Division
Manager: Scott Ullger (76-66)
Affiliation: Minnesota Twins
Location: Visalia, California
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Attendance: 83,946, Avg. 1,182
1989 Visalia Oaks Statistics

The Visalia Oaks of the California League ended the 1989 season with a record of 76 wins and 66 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Oaks led the league with 680 runs. Visalia allowed 600 runs. Loy McBride paced the squad with 11 home runs Jose Marzan drove in 71 runs. Frank Valdez topped hitters with significant playing time with a .283 average. Johnny Ard paced the squad with 13 wins, while Willie Banks recorded a 2.59 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1989 Visalia Oaks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Willie Banks, Jarvis Brown, Scott Erickson, Shawn Gilbert, Chuck Knoblauch, Dan Masteller, Doug Simons, Mike Trombley, George Tsamis and Lenny Webster.

Scott Ullger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Johnny ArdRRJune 1, 19676'5"225
Willie BanksRRFebruary 27, 19696'1"190Jersey City, NJ US
Greg BrinkmanRFebruary 5, 19626'3"180
Jarvis BrownRRMarch 26, 19675'7"165Waukegan, IL US
Carlos CapellanRRMay 2, 19685'11"165Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Mike DotzlerLRJune 15, 19636'0"192
Scott EricksonRRFebruary 2, 19686'4"220Long Beach, CA US
Carl FraticelliSRJune 28, 19665'7"170
Kenji FujimotoRRJune 12, 19665'10"180Kawasaki, Kanagawa JP
Shawn GilbertRRMarch 12, 19655'9"170Camden, NJ US
Dave JacasRRSeptember 8, 19646'1"178Brooklyn, NY US
Chuck KnoblauchRRJuly 7, 19685'9"175Houston, TX US
Todd LoganLRFebruary 23, 19675'11"205
Jose MarzanRRNovember 5, 19656'0"193Rio Piedras, PR
Dan MastellerLLMarch 17, 19686'0"185Toledo, OH US
Loy McBrideRRMay 5, 19675'10"185
Todd McClureRJanuary 18, 19666'0"195
Basil MeyerROctober 19, 19646'4"205
Mark NorthL6'3"195
Koichi OzawaRRJanuary 14, 19676'0"173Yasugi, Shimane JP
Jon PittengerSRDecember 1, 19665'10"175
Gary ResetarLRDecember 20, 19666'3"205
Kivoshi SagawaR6'1"204
Doug SimonsLLSeptember 15, 19666'0"160Bakersfield, CA US
David SmithRRSeptember 29, 19656'1"180
Steve StowellLLAugust 26, 19656'1"195Glendale, CA US
Bob StrubeLNovember 25, 19646'6"200
Chad SwansonRJanuary 15, 19655'11"187
Vince TeixeiraRRApril 11, 19646'0"185
Lee TownsendLMay 27, 19646'3"175
Mike TrombleyRRApril 14, 19676'2"200Springfield, MA US
George TsamisRLJune 14, 19676'2"190Campbell, CA US
Frank ValdezRROctober 12, 19686'1"180Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rob WassenaarRRApril 28, 19656'2"200Denver, CO US
Lenny WebsterRRFebruary 10, 19655'9"185New Orleans, LA US
Frederick WhiteRRAugust 24, 19686'2"180St. Louis, MO US
Minoru YojoLLSeptember 27, 19665'11"180Naka Koma-gun, Yamanashi JP

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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