1979 Oklahoma City 89ers Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 72-63
Finished 1st in the AA's West Division
Manager: Lee Elia (72-63)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: All Sports Stadium
Attendance: 193,792, Avg. 2,871
1979 Oklahoma City 89ers Roster

Playoffs - Evansville Triplets 4 games, Oklahoma City 89ers 2

The Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association ended the 1979 season with a record of 72 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.

The 89ers topped the league with 733 runs. Oklahoma City allowed 681 runs. Jim Morrison led the team with 22 home runs, while Keith Moreland and John Poff walloped 15 or more as well. Keith Moreland accounted for 109 RBI. Lonnie Smith paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .330 clip. Gary Beare paced the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 4 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1979 Oklahoma City 89ers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Luis Aguayo, Porfi Altamirano, Mike Anderson, Ramón Avilés, Gary Beare, Fred Beene, Marty Bystrom, Cardell Camper, Kerry Dineen, Orlando González, Orlando Isales, Jack Kucek, Dan Larson, Len Matuszek, Don McCormack, Rudy Meoli, Keith Moreland, Jim Morrison, Dickie Noles, John Poff, Orlando Sánchez, Kevin Saucier, Lonnie Smith and John Vukovich.

Lee Elia served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Gary Beare121.9234.002714311126.013275561360965502
Fred Beene105.6674.032612211114.01145851742752011
Marty Bystrom95.6434.082626700172.01741027815695108755
Dan Larson98.5294.812424720146.016293781370387227
Jack Kucek78.4673.6934700783.0744034463662107
Dickie Noles64.6003.91121250076.0693833728148315
Jose Martinez410.2865.262121200106.01287762855654304
Peter Manos33.5006.0629000352.05537351119430002
Carlos Arroyo35.3754.1438400374.0813934530341311
Stephen Ruling36.3336.52111020058.0584442829135321
Kevin Saucier21.6672.1124100447.0401611324720220
Don Fowler22.5004.9819100147.0473026526522101
Porfi Altamirano25.2863.8821200051.0562522327741100
Cardell Camper007.88210008.010772506100
Totals7263.5334.413141350284201160.01200681569104547646713214360

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Orlando González125556480871502976761626544.312.393.440.833211173
Lonnie Smith11051445110614926974434115652.330.408.475.883214421
Keith Moreland1305784948614934320109216456.302.377.504.8812494313
John Poff132568481771413452090447679.293.392.509.901245443
John Vukovich101415382381112011266232256.291.326.442.768169146
Luis Aguayo11341237054101211846342382.273.320.400.720148667
Don McCormack11542838445100183355403673.260.326.346.673133323
Jim Morrison79333281599015022611044046.320.402.6091.011171408
Orlando Isales953223034583178335931554.274.305.413.718125013
Ramón Avilés72283252376371018102819.250.325.286.61172030
Len Matuszek72263228316093431262935.263.345.382.72687123
Kerry Dineen30141111203061012132813.270.414.342.75738011
Orlando Sánchez31102921427521910420.293.330.424.75439222
Rudy Meoli20786214156011021158.242.390.387.77724010
Luis Rodriguez13545321241040117.226.241.340.58018000
Mike Anderson9393681020180128.278.333.417.75015100
Peter Manos291101000200001.0001.0001.0002.0001000
Porfi Altamirano21220100000001.500.500.5001.0001000
Marty Bystrom26540100000011.250.400.250.6501000
Gary Beare27852100000033.200.500.200.7001000
Dan Larson24871110000013.143.250.286.5362000
Fred Beene271091110000002.111.111.222.3332010
Stephen Ruling11320000000001.000.000.000.0000010
Kevin Saucier24221000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Robert DeMeo1330000000000.000.000.000.0000000
Jose Martinez22411000000021.000.667.000.6670010
Totals1459513244967291297255451086769144511665.288.361.437.799196603141530


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
John Poff1B90734681057.9888.911
Len Matuszek1B5441239931.9808.352
Orlando González1B3261011.0009.000
John Vukovich1B13211.8335.000
Jim Morrison2B61118194936.9725.115
Ramón Avilés2B57116170929.9695.018
Luis Aguayo2B18454658.9485.056
John Vukovich3B99811811110.9602.646
Jim Morrison3B15113282.8432.867
Luis Rodriguez3B12101622.9292.167
Len Matuszek3B1291611.9622.083
Keith Moreland3B102001.0002.000
Don McCormackC7234732132.9675.2646
Keith MorelandC6639742135.9716.65211
Robert DeMeoC164001.0001.0000
Orlando GonzálezOF129232561.9751.837
Lonnie SmithOF11026813123.9592.555
Orlando IsalesOF851696130.9312.059
John PoffOF5380121.9761.528
Kerry DineenOF3055330.9511.933
Orlando SánchezOF1627010.9641.688
Mike AndersonOF9291001.0003.333
Carlos ArroyoP383511.889.211
Jack KucekP343910.923.353
Peter ManosP2931011.929.448
Gary BeareP2781921.9311.000
Marty BystromP26172843.9181.731
Fred BeeneP26112032.9121.192
Kevin SaucierP24215011.000.708
Dan LarsonP24111113.957.917
Jose MartinezP21712011.000.905
Porfi AltamiranoP2138011.000.524
Don FowlerP1906001.000.316
Dickie NolesP12510011.0001.250
Stephen RulingP1131020.8671.182
Cardell CamperP201001.000.500
Luis AguayoSS911462742249.9504.615
Rudy MeoliSS20325576.9264.350
Ramón AvilésSS15263275.8923.867
Luis RodriguezSS122011.0004.000
Totals143534571401179266.9643.3851700

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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