Oklahoma City 89ers
American Association (no longer exists)
AAA of the Texas Rangers
All Sport Stadium
General Area in State: Center of state. About a 3 1/2 drive north of Dallas, TX
Host Hotel: Not applicable
Date visited: 6/30/97
Ease of getting to; getting in and out of:
Okay. It was in the state fair grounds.
Radio Announcer: Pretty good
Website: Below is the link to the new team, the Oklahoma Red Hawks
www.oklahomaredhawks.com
Customer Service: Good
The Oklahoma City 89ers moved to a new stadium in 1998, Southwestern Bell Bricktown Park (now known as AT&T Bricktown Ballpark) and became a part of the Pacific Coast League that same year. The team name changed to the Oklahoma RedHawks. They remained the AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers.
The 89ers played the Buffalo Bison the game I went to. Jeff Manto for the Bison was 4 for 5: 2 HRs, 1 double, 1 single. Pretty impressive.
Dave Silvestri still reminds me of an unmade bed. He was nice and crisp when he ran out on the field; by the second inning he was unruffled.
Admired Richie Sexson, 6'7" through my binoculars all evening.
The souvenir game magazine for the 89ers was wonderful. It had a page of the rules and how to determine some of the stats. Didn't really state what was a good stat or a 'needs help' stat. It was not loaded with advertisements as most of them are.