In Mar 18 @ DLC, OAK (53-15) lost to DLC, 112-117, 69. Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Denver Rockets Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Head Coach: Fred Glover (22-40-14-0) Regular Season Playoffs Vitals # 1969 Oakland Athletics Statistics 1968 Season 1970 Season Record: 88-74-0, Finished 2nd in AL_West ( Schedule and Results ) Managers: Hank Bauer (80-69) and John McNamara (8-5) General Manager: Charlie Finley Ballpark: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Attendance: 778,232 (8th of 12) WHA hat tricks courtesy Scott Surgent. 1949 Oakland Oaks Roster Pacific Coast League ( PCL) - Class: AAA Team Record: 104-83 Finished 2nd in the PCL Manager: Chuck Dressen (104-83) Location: Oakland, California Ballpark: Oaks' Park Attendance: 534,711, Avg. All rights reserved. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In the ABA Western Division Finals, they swept the previous Division Champion, the New Orleans Buccaneers, in four games. competition with an NBA team: the San Francisco Warriors. "lc}tahce({)}}of(r=i-l;1>i0=i;--{)+ox=c.ahAr(t)i};erutnro s.buts(r,0lo;)f}\\" + Aug 13, OAK (66-48) lost to BAL, 0-8, 117. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Do you have a sports website? Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). The incident occurred in the second quarter and was caught on tape. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Back 5,719 1949 Oakland Oaks Statistics Playoffs - San Diego Padres 4 games, Oakland Oaks 3 Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1969 Oakland Athletics Opening Day starters list, a 1969 Oakland Athletics salary list, a 1969 Oakland Athletics uniform number breakdown and a 1969 Oakland Athletics primary starters list. club's anchor and high scorer. Mar 6 @ MMF, OAK (49-12) beat MMF, 117-113, 62. Buy his book. The Oaks played in the first ever game of the ABA on October 13, 1967, beating the Anaheim Amigos 134129. Finished a 131-116 win over the New York Nets, Barry collided with Nets' forward Multi-year: Bank of America even threatened to foreclose on the team. With the new recruits the Oaks got off to a fast start, winning 16 of their first 18 games. The Warriors refused to match the Oaks' offer. KPIX Eyewitness News report from May 8th 1969 featuring the Oakland Oaks basketball team beating the Indiana Pacers to win the ABA Championship. Brown also played for the Oakland Oaks (1968-69), Washington Caps (1969-70), Virginia Squires (1970-71), and Denver Rockets (1971-72). Featuring the solid quartet of ABA originals Brown, Daniels, Lewis, and Netolicky, plus backcourt help in NBA veteran John Barnhill and popular rookie Billy Keller from Purdue . Feb 25 @ NYA, OAK (46-12) beat NYA, 128-118, 60. Hank Bauer(80-69) Mar 28, OAK (57-18) beat HSM, 133-118, 76. Go beyond the basics. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. several AAU and Eastern League "veterans" (Steve Jones, combination of players proved to be deadly to the rest of the ABA. Contribute to this web page by After surviving a first round scare with the pesky Denver Rockets (the series went the full seven games), the Oaks cruised past New Orleans into the ABA Championship. break. However the team sued to stop him from playing, which meant that he would sit out the season rather than play for the Warriors, subsequently doing radio broadcasts for the Oaks. Rick Barry attempted to defect over to the Oaks, due to being angered by San Francisco Warriors management's failure to pay him certain incentive awards he felt he was due. 2nd The year before, while with the 76ers, he had coached the NBA's East All-Star team. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Nov 29 @ KEN, OAK (16-2) beat KEN, 133-109, 19. At The Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1949 season with a record of 104 wins and 83 losses, finishing second in the PCL. They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year. Celtics a few seasons earlier. Through December and January, the Oaks won 16 games in a row. SRS: -0.97 (11th of 12), Mar 26 @ HSM, OAK (55-18) beat HSM, 131-124, 74. In only 35 games with the Oaks, he averaged 34 points per game. the first few months of the season, Barry was spectacular and averaged Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? revised his article, The 1969 Oakland Athletics played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in second position. Tart had been a late cut of the Boston We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. However, he had a personality conflict with Coach Hale and was However, their mostly minor league roster would soon be exposed as they struggled after Thanksgiving. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Mar 16 @ DNR, OAK (53-14) lost to DNR, 119-131, 68. Oct 29, OAK (3-1) lost to NOB, 119-124, 9. Australian Football Stats - Australian Football Search Sep 18, OAK (80-69) lost to KCR, 1-6, 150. We present them here for purely educational purposes. For scoring 21.5 points per game with 9.7 rebounds per game during the playoffs, Warren Jabali was named Playoffs MVP. Despite being owned by singer Pat Boone, S. Kenneth Davidson and Dennis A. Murphy, the team lost money due to the proximity of the San Francisco Warriors. Page created on July 8, 2012. Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily The Oaks finished first in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title. Aug 28, OAK (73-54) lost to DET, 3-5, 129. Barry attempted a comeback in 88-74-0, Nov 12 @ DNR, OAK (9-2) lost to DNR, 127-134, 12. Players from the 1949 Oakland Oaks who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Milo Candini, Ralph Buxton, Loyd Christopher, Rex Cecil, Billy Martin, Dario Lodigiani, Don Padgett, George Metkovich, Forrest Thompson, Bill Taylor, Lefty Wallace, Maurice Van Robays, Jim Tobin, Lou Tost, Artie Wilson, Parnell Woods, Les Webber, Aldon Wilkie, Gordon Goldsberry, Charlie Gassaway, Al Gettel, Rube Fischer, Don Ferrarese, Ray Hamrick, Earl Harrist, Dick Kryhoski, Cookie Lavagetto, Jackie Jensen, Earl Jones, Lloyd Hittle, Earl Rapp, Ed Samcoff, Les Scarsella, Alonzo Perry, Tom Seats and Bud Sheely. They won the ABA's Eastern Division by 11 games over the Kentucky Colonels. Feb 11, OAK (40-8) lost to HSM, 100-101, 50. Twitter ABA 1969 Playoffs: Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Denver Rockets ( Series Stats) Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-0) versus New Orleans Buccaneers ( Series Stats) Won ABA Finals (4-1) versus Indiana Pacers ( Series Stats) ABA Champions Oaks Franchise Index Roster & Stats Schedule & Results More 1968-69 Oaks Pages Game Log Splits In the ABA Western Division Semifinals, they defeated the Denver Rockets in seven games. Mar 7 @ NOB, OAK (50-12) beat NOB, 123-121, 64. (Series Stats), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 4:50AM. During the summer of 1969, a frustrated Boone sold his championship team to businessman Earl Foreman, who moved the team 2,500 miles to the east, to Washington D.C. Record: 22-56, Sixth Place in Western Division Jan 21, OAK (10-26) tied with PIT, 3-3, 55. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Dec 9 @ NOB, OAK (19-4) lost to NOB, 139-145, 24. Despite Barry being limited to just 35 games, the Oaks went on to post the best record in the ABA at 60-18, as Alex Hannum was named Coach of the Year. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Finally, the Oaks drafted and signed talented rookies like Warren Armstrong, Jim Eakins, Mike Barrett, and Henry Logan. Soccer Stats - MLS - Women's - Division II & III - NASL - MASL - MISL - Search The 196869 Oakland Oaks season was the 2nd and final season of the Oaks of the ABA. In the 35.1 points per game. However, a court injunction kept Rick Barry from joining the Oaks in their first season, as he was ruled to be property of the Warriors. Mar 22, OAK (54-17) beat HSM, 147-115, 72. Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Basketball Reference Database. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. nut. to speculate that the Oaks were building an "ABA dynasty." The Oaks would even hire Barrys Coach from the University of Miami Bruce Hale, who was also his Father In-Law. Oakland Raiders roster for the 1969 AFL season. Following the 1972 season, Rick Barry would return to the Warriors, helping to lead them to a NBA Championship in 1975. Feb 2, OAK (38-6) lost to DNR, 105-119, 45. Feb 9, OAK (40-7) lost to HSM, 123-129, 48. 118.1 (11th of 11), SRS: 7.60 (1st of 11) Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Or, did you have a favorite Oaks player? The Oaks finished first in the Western Division and won their first and only ABA title. League Search Page-> PCHL-> 1949-50-> Oakland Oaks-> Roster & Statistics. Player Register. Last updated on July 8, 2012 at 12:55 pm ET. traded to the New Jersey Americans in January 1968 for Barry Leibowitz, cash, and a high 1968 draft choice. Opp PTS/G: Feb 17 @ HSM, OAK (42-10) beat HSM, 149-122, 53. With the help of the legendary coach Casey Stengel, The 1946 Oaks stared to build a solid team. Data Provided By Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In Game 7 in Oakland, the Oaks would emerge victorious 115-102 to advance to the Western Division Finals. Pace: 116.6 (1st of 11), Off Rtg: 107.9 (1st of 11) Aug 30, OAK (74-55) lost to WSA, 3-11, 130. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum (Park Factors: 96/95) where 778,232 fans witnessed their 1969 Athletics finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.