Ogden A's
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Ogden A's | |
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Minor league affiliations | |
Previous classes | Triple-A (1979–1980) |
League | Pacific Coast League(1979–1980) |
Division | Southern Division |
Major league affiliations | |
Previous teams | Oakland Athletics(1979–1980) |
Team data | |
Ballpark | John Affleck Park (demolished) (41°12′04″N111°58′52″W/ 41.201°N 111.981°W) |
TheOgden A'swere aminor league baseballteam in thePacific Coast League,based inOgden, Utah.They were theTriple-Afarm clubof theOakland Athletics,and replaced theSan Jose Missionsas the tenth team in the PCL.
The Ogden A's existed for only two seasons,1979and1980,withJosé Pagánas the field manager.[1]In1979,hall of famerRickey Hendersonplayed in 71 games for the Ogden A's, until his major league debut in late June.[2]
Purchased byPeter Pocklington,owner of theNHL'sEdmonton Oilers,the club moved toEdmonton, Alberta,Canada,and were theEdmonton Trappersfor 24 seasons (1981–2004).Nolan Ryanbought the team and moved it toTexasin 2005; now theRound Rock Express,they are based inRound Rock,a suburb north ofAustin.
In Ogden, the A's played at John Affleck Park on South Wall Avenue (41°12′04″N111°58′52″W/ 41.201°N 111.981°W), later demolished for commercial developments.[3]The field was aligned northwest at anelevationof 4,320 feet (1,320 m) abovesea level.
References
[edit]- ^Rock, Brad (April 14, 1979)."Young Gulls drop opener".Deseret News.(Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
- ^"Rickey Henderson Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^Shenefelt, Mark (June 17, 2016)."Lindquist Field was an early anchor to downtown Ogden's rebirth".Ogden Standard-Examiner.(Utah).RetrievedMarch 29,2017.
External links
[edit]- Baseball Reference– Ogden, Utah
- Digital Ballparks– John Affleck Park – Ogden, Utah
- Baseball teams established in 1979
- Sports clubs and teams disestablished in 1980
- Defunct Pacific Coast League teams
- Defunct baseball teams in Utah
- Oakland Athletics minor league affiliates
- Sports in Ogden, Utah
- Professional baseball teams in Utah
- 1979 establishments in Utah
- 1980 disestablishments in Utah
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1980
- Western United States baseball team stubs
- Utah sport stubs