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Record: 54-108   .333.... 7th in American League West
Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 306,763

Top Draft Pick: Juan Bustabad (#5)   AAA

General Manager - Charlie Finley
Manager - Jim Marshall

Assistant Coach - Jim Saul  Scout - Paul Tavares

Affiliates - AAA Ogden A's AA Waterbury A's A+ Modesto A's A- Medford A's

Team Leaders

HR: Newman [22]
RBI: Revering [77]
2B: Revering [25]
SB: Henderson [33]
W: Langford [12]
SV: Heaverlo [9]
SO: Langford [101]

Oldest Player: Jim Todd [31]
Youngest Player: Mike Morgan [19]
Longest Tenure: Mike Norris [5]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Derek Bryant (Apr 24) Rickey Henderson (Jun 24)
Pitchers: Brian Kingman (Jun 28)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Roster of Players

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	HT	WT	Born	Place	High Level	MLB Years
	Tony Armas	CF-OF	25	R	R	6-1	224	7/12/1953	Anzoategui, VZ	MLB	1976-1989
	Derek Bryant	OF	27	R	R	5-11	185	10/9/1951	Lexington, KY	MLB	1979-1979
	Glenn Burke	OF	26	R	R	6-0	195	11/16/1952	Oakland, CA	MLB	1976-1979
	Dave Chalk	3B-SS	28	R	R	5-10	175	8/30/1950	Del Rio, TX	MLB	1973-1981
	Miguel Dilone	OF	24	B	R	6-0	160	11/1/1954	Santiago, DR	MLB	1974-1985
	Mike Edwards	2B	26	R	R	5-10	154	8/27/1952	Fort Lewis, WA	MLB	1977-1980
	Jim Essian	C	28	R	R	6-2	195	1/2/1951	Detroit, MI	MLB	1973-1984
	Wayne Gross	3B	27	L	R	6-2	210	1/14/1952	Riverside, CA	MLB	1976-1986
	Mario Guerrero	SS	29	R	R	5-10	155	9/28/1949	Santo Domingo, DR	MLB	1973-1980
	Dave Hamilton	P	31	L	L	6-0	190	12/13/1947	Seattle, WA	MLB	1972-1980
	Mike Heath	C	24	R	R	5-11	190	2/5/1955	Tampa, FL	MLB	1978-1991
	Dave Heaverlo	P	28	R	R	6-1	210	8/25/1950	Ellensburg, WA	MLB	1975-1981
	Rickey Henderson	LF-OF	20	R	L	5-10	190	12/25/1958	Chicago, IL	MLB	1979-2003
	John Henry Johnson	P	22	L	L	6-2	190	8/21/1956	Houston, TX	MLB	1978-1987
	Matt Keough	P	23	R	R	6-3	190	7/3/1955	Pomona, CA	MLB	1977-1986
	Brian Kingman	P	24	R	R	6-2	200	7/27/1954	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1979-1983
	Mickey Klutts	3B	24	R	R	5-11	189	9/20/1954	Montebello, CA	MLB	1976-1983
	Bob Lacey	P	25	R	L	6-5	200	8/25/1953	Mesa, AZ	MLB	1977-1984
	Rick Langford	P	27	R	R	6-0	180	3/20/1952	Farmville, VA	MLB	1976-1986
	Steve McCatty	P	25	R	R	6-3	205	3/20/1954	Detroit, MI	MLB	1977-1985
	Craig Minetto	P	25	L	L	6-0	185	4/25/1954	Stockton, CA	MLB	1978-1981
	Mike Morgan	P	19	R	R	6-2	220	10/8/1959	Tulare, CA	MLB	1978-2002
	Dwayne Murphy	OF	24	L	R	6-1	185	3/19/1955	Merced, CA	MLB	1978-1989
	Larry Murray	OF	26	B	R	5-11	179	4/1/1953	Chicago, IL	MLB	1974-1979
	Jeff Newman	C-1B	30	R	R	6-2	218	9/11/1948	Fort Worth, TX	MLB	1976-1984
	Mike Norris	P	24	R	R	6-2	175	3/19/1955	San Francisco, CA	MLB	1975-1990
	Mitchell Page	OF	27	L	R	6-2	205	10/15/1951	Los Angeles, CA	MLB	1977-1984
	Rob Picciolo	SS-2B	26	R	R	6-2	185	2/4/1953	Santa Monica, CA	MLB	1977-1985
	Milt Ramirez	3B-2B	29	R	R	5-9	150	4/2/1950	Mayaguez, PR	MLB	1970-1979
	Dave Revering	1B	26	L	R	6-4	210	2/12/1953	Roseville, CA	MLB	1978-1982
	Jim Todd	P	31	L	R	6-2	190	9/21/1947	Lancaster, PA	MLB	1974-1979
	Joe Wallis	OF	27	B	R	5-10	195	1/9/1952	East St. Louis, IL	MLB	1975-1979
	Alan Wirth	P	22	R	R	6-4	190	12/8/1956	Mesa, AZ	MLB	1978-1980