1981 Oklahoma City 89ers Statistics
Team Record: 69-67
Finished 3rd in the AA's West Division
Manager: Jim Snyder (69-67)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ballpark: All Sports Stadium
Attendance: 191,502, Avg. 2,816
The Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association ended the 1981 season with a record of 69 wins and 67 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.
The 89ers scored 682 runs and conceded 647 runs. Len Matuszek led Oklahoma City with 21 home runs and drove in 91 runs, while leading all regular batters by connecting at a .315 clip. Dan Larson topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.49 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Players from the 1981 Oklahoma City 89ers who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Porfi Altamirano, Bob Dernier, Don McCormack, Dan Larson, George Vukovich, Warren Brusstar, Dickie Noles, Ozzie Virgil, Mark Davis, Scott Munninghoff, Len Matuszek, Ryne Sandberg, Orlando Isales and Elliott Maddox.
Jim Snyder served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Larson | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.49 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 178.0 | 163 | 76 | 69 | 15 | 83 | 5 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Porfi Altamirano | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4.74 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 133.0 | 163 | 86 | 70 | 10 | 42 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Jon Reelhorn | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.37 | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 103.0 | 114 | 55 | 50 | 7 | 57 | 16 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
| Jim Rasmussen | 7 | 10 | .412 | 5.45 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 114.0 | 137 | 81 | 69 | 7 | 51 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Dickie Noles | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.29 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 104.0 | 85 | 45 | 38 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dennis Miscik | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5.53 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 114.0 | 129 | 77 | 70 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Mark Davis | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.88 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 66 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 47 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Scott Munninghoff | 5 | 6 | .455 | 6.12 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 122 | 78 | 66 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Warren Brusstar | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.81 | 46 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 93.0 | 93 | 36 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Burke Suter | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.93 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94.0 | 98 | 51 | 41 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Kelly Faulk | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Carlos Arroyo | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.76 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 69 | 67 | .507 | 4.38 | 299 | 136 | 110 | 26 | 4 | 29 | 1137.0 | 1220 | 647 | 553 | 90 | 531 | 44 | 673 | 32 | 6 | 56 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | 133 | 579 | 519 | 78 | 152 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 32 | 10 | 48 | 94 | .293 | .352 | .397 | .749 | 206 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| Bob Dernier | 127 | 573 | 497 | 105 | 150 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 72 | 14 | 69 | 44 | .302 | .389 | .412 | .802 | 205 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Len Matuszek | 129 | 544 | 463 | 87 | 146 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 91 | 14 | 3 | 76 | 57 | .315 | .410 | .518 | .928 | 240 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | |
| José Castro | 122 | 465 | 406 | 68 | 123 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 76 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 64 | .303 | .371 | .475 | .846 | 193 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
| Manuel McDonald | 121 | 422 | 386 | 51 | 99 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 25 | .256 | .305 | .326 | .631 | 126 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Don McCormack | 116 | 453 | 402 | 52 | 92 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 66 | .229 | .302 | .363 | .665 | 146 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Orlando Isales | 93 | 354 | 319 | 43 | 80 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 37 | .251 | .320 | .342 | .662 | 109 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Elijah Bonaparte | 88 | 293 | 267 | 41 | 78 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 38 | .292 | .341 | .408 | .750 | 109 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| George Vukovich | 62 | 269 | 232 | 40 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 34 | .302 | .369 | .487 | .856 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| Luis Rodriguez | 74 | 278 | 251 | 32 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 38 | .263 | .313 | .375 | .687 | 94 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Ozzie Virgil | 83 | 324 | 275 | 41 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 59 | .229 | .337 | .404 | .741 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Elliott Maddox | 58 | 187 | 158 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 22 | .259 | .368 | .342 | .709 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Glen Franklin | 34 | 110 | 96 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | .250 | .315 | .344 | .659 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Herbert Orensky | 30 | 88 | 76 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | .224 | .330 | .368 | .698 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeffrey Ulrich | 21 | 62 | 57 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .140 | .180 | .158 | .338 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jon Reelhorn | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Porfi Altamirano | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Rasmussen | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dickie Noles | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Munninghoff | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Burke Suter | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Larson | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Arroyo | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Miscik | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1538 | 5018 | 4419 | 682 | 1211 | 210 | 44 | 90 | 627 | 171 | 61 | 498 | 620 | .274 | .347 | .403 | .750 | 1779 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 46 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Matuszek | 1B | 129 | 1146 | 101 | 6 | 114 | .995 | 9.667 | ||||
| Don McCormack | 1B | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 5.500 | ||||
| Manuel McDonald | 1B | 3 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 17.000 | ||||
| George Vukovich | 1B | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.000 | ||||
| José Castro | 2B | 101 | 187 | 272 | 17 | 55 | .964 | 4.545 | ||||
| Glen Franklin | 2B | 26 | 42 | 55 | 6 | 9 | .942 | 3.731 | ||||
| Ryne Sandberg | 2B | 17 | 43 | 56 | 6 | 13 | .943 | 5.824 | ||||
| Manuel McDonald | 2B | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| Luis Rodriguez | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| Manuel McDonald | 3B | 68 | 51 | 143 | 18 | 11 | .915 | 2.853 | ||||
| Luis Rodriguez | 3B | 63 | 59 | 131 | 20 | 12 | .905 | 3.016 | ||||
| José Castro | 3B | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 2.250 | ||||
| Don McCormack | C | 84 | 419 | 42 | 9 | 4 | .981 | 5.488 | 5 | |||
| Ozzie Virgil | C | 35 | 201 | 28 | 4 | 9 | .983 | 6.543 | 7 | |||
| Jeffrey Ulrich | C | 19 | 96 | 14 | 3 | 2 | .973 | 5.789 | 3 | |||
| Herbert Orensky | C | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .870 | 3.333 | 1 | |||
| Bob Dernier | OF | 126 | 317 | 7 | 5 | 4 | .985 | 2.571 | ||||
| Orlando Isales | OF | 91 | 135 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .987 | 1.626 | ||||
| Elijah Bonaparte | OF | 75 | 111 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .929 | 1.573 | ||||
| George Vukovich | OF | 59 | 87 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 1.610 | ||||
| Elliott Maddox | OF | 44 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 1.591 | ||||
| Manuel McDonald | OF | 24 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .930 | 1.667 | ||||
| Glen Franklin | OF | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | ||||
| Luis Rodriguez | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | ||||
| Scott Munninghoff | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| Jon Reelhorn | P | 46 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | .857 | .522 | ||||
| Warren Brusstar | P | 46 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .565 | ||||
| Porfi Altamirano | P | 29 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .778 | .724 | ||||
| Dennis Miscik | P | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .731 | ||||
| Burke Suter | P | 25 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | .964 | 1.080 | ||||
| Dan Larson | P | 25 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.360 | ||||
| Scott Munninghoff | P | 24 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 5 | .971 | 1.417 | ||||
| Jim Rasmussen | P | 22 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .966 | 1.273 | ||||
| Dickie Noles | P | 22 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .947 | .818 | ||||
| Carlos Arroyo | P | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .706 | ||||
| Mark Davis | P | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .692 | ||||
| Kelly Faulk | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Ryne Sandberg | SS | 117 | 186 | 340 | 15 | 64 | .972 | 4.496 | ||||
| Manuel McDonald | SS | 19 | 41 | 49 | 6 | 10 | .938 | 4.737 | ||||
| José Castro | SS | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | .905 | 6.333 | ||||
| Luis Rodriguez | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1432 | 3419 | 1491 | 156 | 349 | .969 | 3.429 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
