Ogden A's

Ogden A's
Ogden A's
1979–1980; Ogden, Utah;
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-A farm 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 famer Rickey 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/41.201; -111.981), later demolished for commercial developments.^[3]The field was aligned northwest at anelevationof 4,320 feet (1,320 m) abovesea level.

References

^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.

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