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CRED The 1990 Wichita Wranglers Souvenir Program was written and edited by the staff of Wichita Baseball, lnc. Special thanks go to Peter Ciotta of the Buffalo Bisons and Mike Swanson of the San Diego Padres for their help and support. Cover photo by Mike Newby. Staff photography by Eastwood-Quigg Studios. Player photography by Marsh Starks of the Yuma Daily Sun. The program was published at Rand Publishing, Wichita.

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Managing A New Look

success g..,.., t tiYprHolf change and in the case of the 1990 Wranglers, the success of the 1989 team propelled manager Pat Kelly to Las Vegas along with pitching coach Gary Lance. Coach Bryan Little has become the manager of the Waterloo Diamonds. That success has also promoted most of the 1989 players, opening the door for more young, bright stars in the Padres' future.

Thking over on the field will be new manager, Steve Lubratich, carrying with him two Northwest League Championships in his two years with the Spokane Indians. He also brings with him a very methodical, deliberate style of baseball, a style that has been

very effective.

"l don't always play

conservative game," said

Lubratich, "but I do believe in fundamental baseball and stress solid pitching and defense. That's what will win games." Lubratich was a fundamental player in his eight years as a professional player. He spent parts of two seasons with the California Angels before joining the Padres as an instructor. Lubratich hails most recently from Riverside, California, where he was the manager of the Riverside Red \7ave last season. He took them to a record of 64-78 with a pitching staff that, in part, ended up in the Wranglers lineup last season. "lt's a pretty good jump from A ball to Double A

ba[[ in the Texas League," said Lubratich. "Hopefully they will all make the jump easily. We have a lot of guys that wi[[ be returning to Wichita and some guys up from A ba[[." To handle all those young, strong arms the Padres have sent Jon Matlack to Wichita as the pitching coach. He was the pitching coach for the Riverside Red \Uave last season and saw talent like Rafael Valdez and Jeremy Hernandez make their way toward the top.

Matlack enjoyed his time at the top, over 12 years in the major leagues, pitching for the New York Mets from1977-77 and with the Texas Rangers from 1978-83. The left-hander pitched in the 1973 World Series for the Mets

Managin$ A New Look (Gont'd) and appeared in three All-Star Games, winning co-MVP honors in 1975. Matlack was the

National League Rookie of the Year in 1972, posting a 15-10 record.

His focus in 1990 will be to bring his knowledge and experience to develop and regulate the young arms of the Wranglers pitchers, the comerstone of this years team.

lot of good kids with good arms," said Lubratich. "'We look at these guys as possibly being major league pitchers down the line." "\W'e have a

The more variery in the pitches, the more hitters need to know. Lonnie Keeter will be there to back up both the hitters and

the position players as a coach. Keeter has been the manager of the Padres rookie club in

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Managinâ&#x201A;Ź A New Look (Gont'd) eight years, two years at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and six at the University of Utah. Keeter played four years professionally in the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers organizations. Keeter should be kept fairly busy with players like Jose Valentin, one of the Padres high hopes for the future, a good bet to begin the season at short stop. Valentin saw a little time in \Tichita at the end of the 1989

season. Keeter is also looking

forward to coaching the outfielders, possibly the best trio of any team in its class in the country. Returning at center field is Charlie Hillemann with \7il[ Taylor in left field and Mike Humphreys in right. These three have outstanding fielding capabilities, with radar systems set to gauge just about any ball as it comes off the bat and speed that turns even the most challenging hit into a routine out.

The only thing that may get by this group is a ball headed over the ourfield wall. looking to have strong defense and good pitching," said Lubratich, "that's basically what wins the games. \7e should also have good team speed and be able to put the ball in play." '{U(/'e're

The responsibility for all managers and coaches at this level of baseball is to prepare the players for their next step, in this case tiple A and Las Vegas. The challenge is to develop another team strong enough to win the Texas League \07estern Division and beyond, and to keep them in \Tichita long enough to do it.

"lt's one of the realities of baseball at the Double A [evel," said Lubratich. 'qW'e have a very talented ball club and the Padres have an extremely talented system full of bright prospects for the future. \7e just have to maintain a high level of play, no matter who is on the field. Believe me, we're going to win some games "

BONES, Ricky Righthanded Pitcher - BfL R/R Hometown: HT 5.10 WI: 175

Guayama, pR

BORN: April ?, 1969 in Salinas, PR HO\7 ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agent, May 13, 1986.

W.L t.3 t2-5 15.6 10,9

Year Club, League 1966 Spokme 1987 Chadcton l98E Rivercide 1989 Wichita

6-5

WT:

CAREER RECORD

G l8 26 25 24

9 26

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CG SHO 00058.0 4 I 5 z 2 0

SV O 0 0

IP 170.1 175.1 135.1

HRERBBSO 63 14 36 lE3 81 69 t62 80 71 162 103 E7

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BROCAIL, Doug HT

ERA 5.59 3.65 3.d+ 5.74

- Righthanded 190 Bfn L/R Homerown: Lamar, CO

BORN: May 16, 1967 in Clearfield, PA Ho!? ACQUIRED: selected in rhe lsr round of rhe lanuary 1986 Free Agenr Draft. Year Club, League 1986 Spokme, Northwct 1987 Charleetm, So. Atlmtic 1988 Cherlestcr, So. Adantic 1989 Wichita, Texre

W,L 5.4 2.6 8.6 5.9

ERA 3.81 4.O9

2,69

5.2r

GGS 16 15 t9 t8 22 13 23 22

CHAVEZ, Rafael HT

6.0

W'I:

CAREER RECORD

CG SHO SV 00085.0 o009z.t 5 0 z l I 0

HRERBBSO 85 52 36 94 51 42 107 40 32 158 88 78

107.0 134.2

53 2A 25 50

63 r08 95

Righthanded pitcher

195- Bff,R/R

Homerown: Isabela, p.R.

BORN: November 1, 1968 in Isabela, P.R. HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agenr on Rbruary lZ,1986.

League 1986 Charleston, So Admtic 198? Charlestur, So. Adantic 1988 Riveside, Califomia 1989 Wichita, Texa

Year Club,

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W.L ERA G 5.3 3J3 39 &5 Z.gg 53 2.3 2.37 16 1.5 3,33 37

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HANSEN, Todd C.

6-3

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175- B|T,UL

Hometown: Idaho, Falls, ID BORN:July 5,1966 inldahoFalls, ID HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the December 1987 Tiiple-A draft from the Pirates organization.

CAREER RDCORD

W.L 4.6 2.6 1.9 3-8 l-l 4-6 l3-l I 8.8

League 1984 Bradenton, FSL 1985 Watertown, NY,Penn 1986 Maon, So. Admtic Tii-Cities, Nothwect 1987 Macon, So. Admtic Ben4 Northwst 1988 Charlcton, So. Admtic 1989 Riverslle, Califomia

Year Club,

ERA 3.06 6.08 6.02 5.04 6.23

3.68 2.25

3.59

GGSCGSHOSVIPH 11061.265 t4t2 0 0 ,1O.0 43 9 0 It t21200061.170 161510089.196 10000113.015 16154r085.276 ?,a28a202,03.2158 2 0t198.0 187 z8 28 7

47 76

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69 89

BB SO 34 32 4l 13 39 38 58 5r tz 13 47 A7 51 138 7t 113

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HERNANDEZ, Jeremy HT

6-5

WT:

175 Bff,R/R

Hometown: Arleta, CA

BORN: July 7, 1966 in Burbank, CA HOW ACQUIRED: Acquired from the St. L,ouis organization in exchange for Randell Byers, April 24, 1989.

W-L 5.4 r2-8 o.2 3-5 5.2 2-t

Year Club, League 1987 Erie 1988 Springfield 1989 Sc Petercbwg

Charlestm Rivenide Wichita

ERA z.Er 3.54 7.7t 3.53 1.75 8.53

G 16 24 3 10 9 4

CAREER RECORD GS 16

24 3 10

9 3

CG SHO 100 3lo 000 zl0 4r0 oo0

HILLEMANN, Charles E. HT

6-0

WI:

190

Bfl:

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IPHRER 99.1 87 147.1 134 14.0 t7 sa.z 65 67.0 55 19.0 30

36 73 14 37 17 l8

BB SO 41 62 34 97 65 16 39 ll 65 89

58 12 23 13

Outfielder Hometown: St. Charles, MO

BORN: lanuary 19, 1966 in St. louis, MO HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the 15th round of the June 1987 Free Agent

Daft

CAREER RECORD

Year Club, League 1987 Spokme, Northwest 1968 Chadcton, So. Admtic l9E9 Wichita' Tixae . Led I*ague.

AVG. .285 ,250 .243

GABR 65 242 118 444

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HzB3B 224 t56 100 699i6 lll

RBI

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BB SO 2t 59 39 IOZ 50 106

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Lefthanded Pitcher

195 BtT,LlL

Hometown: San Diego, CA

BORN: December 14, 1965 in Eau Claire, Ifll HOrUf ACQUIRED: Selected in the l4th round of the ]une 1987 Free Agenr Dafr. CAREERRECORD

ERA G r.89 34 2.38 48 433 24

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Year Club, League

1987 Spokme, Northwst 1988 Riversile, Califomia 1989 Wichita, Texm

&7 r0.9

9 24

cG sHo 008 zt5 2r0

IPHRERBB t3 1,10.0 100 52 37 143.1 134 &' 69 62.0 +2 2t

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HUMPHREYS, Mike Outfielder HT 6-0 WI: 185 Bff'RE Hometown: hsoto, TX BORN: Aprill0, 1fti? inDllas,TX HOW ACQUIRED Selected in rhe l5th round of the June 1988 Year Club, League 1988 Spokane, Northwest 1989 Riverside, Califomia

AVG. .307

.zffi

GABR 76 303 rL7 +20

Free

Agent Draft.

CAREER RECORD 67 77

KELLEY, Dean Alan

H2B3B 93165 tzt 26

HR RBI BB SO 659465721 1366727923

Infielder

HT:5-9 WI 160 -Bf[ L/R

Hometown: Brandon, FL BORN: December 1, 1965 inTampa, FL HOW ACQUIRED: Tiade with New York Yankees organization on December 18, 1989. CAREER RECORD

Year Club, League

AVG.

1987 Oneonta, New York.Pem 1988 Albmy, F".66 Prince William, Carclina 1989 Ft, Lauderdale, FL St.

.u6 .274 274

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GABR 62 224 23 8.f 95 350 ll0 404

4r 52

HZB3B 5592 2351 96131 93202

HR RBI BB SO 32732319 273il0 23532405 336236010

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LOUBIER, Stephen H. HT

6-3

190

WI:

Righthanded Pitcher

BfL- R/R

Homerown: South Porrland, ME BORN: November 16,1964 in Marysville, CA HO\U ACQUIRED: Selected in the 9rh round of rhe June 1987 Free Agent Draft.

W-L z-2 8.6 7.3 24

Year Club, League 1987 Reno, Califomia I 988 Riverslle, Califomia I 989 Riversile, Califomie Wichita, Texu

LUTTICKEN, Bob

LIT:6-2 WI: 186

-BfnCatcher R/R

GGS 134 22 20 ull 15 ll

ERA

4.t5 1.O4 1.55

3.96

CAREER RECORD

CG SHO SV 00t34.2 z I o 4r0E7.l llo75,o

IP 120.1

HRERBBSO 31 22 16 ll8 66 54 51 2+ 15 80 37 33

19 27 63 l0l 26 55 29 44

Homerown: Redwood Ciry, CA

BORN: August 25,1966 in San Francisco, CA HOW ACQUIRED: Selected in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of the 1986 January Free Agent Draft. Year Club, League 1985 Spokme 1987 Spokme

l9E8 Charlston 1989 Rivemide

AVG. .220 .256 ,199 .200

G 39 31 9t 65

AB 109 82 27r ZtO

CAREER RECORD R 9 10

H2838 2470 2t30 5431 42ll

MARTINEZ, Pedro A.

HR RBI BB SO 01010270 0 ll 9 l9 32717650 22012451

SB 0

Lefthanded Pitcher

HT6-2 WI:155 BIT:LIL

Homerown:VillaMella,D.R.

BORN: November 29,1,968 in Villa Mela, D.R. HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agenr on September 30, 1986. CAREER RECORD

W-L ERA

Year Club, League 1986 1987 Spokme, Northwest 1988 Spokme, Northwest 1989 Chuleston, So. Ad, rl-ed League

DID NOTPLAY

3.83 l8 4.t &3 4.24 15 #14-8 rt.97 27

5 15

CG SHO SV l0 l0 52

o 5r.2 o r187.0 99.2 0

57 3l 108 55 147 53

ER BB

ZZ 36 47 32 4t 64

42 158

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McWILLIAM, Tim Outfielder HT 6-l WI 180 -Bft BVR Hometown: BORN: August 9,L966 HOW ACQUIRED: Signed

Year Club, League I 988 Sottsdale, Arizona I 989 Rlvemlde Califomia

SAGER, A.J.

as a free agent

AVC. .445 .243

Tucson,

onlune 22,1988. CAREER RECORD

GABR 48 t8Z ll9 428

H2B3B 8l 87 tz,t 26

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HR RBI BB SO 4482668 66017552

Righthanded Pitcher

6-4 WT:220

BfIi R/R Hometown: Kirkersville, OH BORN: March3, 1965 inColumbus, OH HO\fl ACQUIRED: Selected in the lOth round of the June 1988 Free Agent Daft. HT

CAREER RECORD Year Club, League 1988 Spokme, Northwst 1989 Charlstm, So. Admtic

W.L 8-3 r4-9

ERA 5.11

3.38

GGS l5 15 26 25

cG sHo sv zo0 620

TAYLOR, William C.

LTI:6-7

r0?'T:

IPHRERBBSO r23 67 56 27 74 167.2 166 77 63 40 106 98.2

Outfielder

170 B|['R/R

Hometown: Alexandria, LA BORN:August 19, 1968 in Alexandria, LA HO\g ACQUIRED: Selected in the 2nd round of rhelune of 1986 Free Agent Dafr.

Year Club, League

AVG.

1986 1987 I 988 I 989

.242 .288

GABR 59 ZOZ r20 416

183 /,55

l3l

Spokme, Northwest Charleston, So. Admtic Riverside Califomia Riverside, Calif ornia

CAREER RECORD 38 70

rrz 295 4r 530 8l

HzB3B 5761 r205t 5451 135 16

HR RBI BB SO o20173418 140{r9056 016167831 23t64105@

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6.1

Infielder

Jose

WI:

183-Bff, S/R

Homerown: Manati, pR BORN: October lZ,1969 in Manati, PR HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agenr on October 12,1986.

AVG. G

Year Club, League 1986 1987 Spokane, Northwest 1988 Chaileston, So. Adantic 1989 Riveside, Califomia

Tim

Wichita,

VELASQUEZ, Guillermo

6.0

.250 .232 .r94 .245

CAREER RECORD

HZB38HR

DID NOTPLAY

70 244 133 444 ll4 381 l8 49

6182224353E8 103201644458311 74105104137938 rzl025sLZl

52 55 40 6

Firstbase

WT: 170 BfIi L/R Homerown: Mexicali, Mex. BORN: April 23, 1968 in Mexicali, Mex.

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as a free agenr December, 1986.

Yeat Club, League 1986 Monterrcy, Mexim 1987 Charlestm, So. Atlmtic

AVG,

l98ti Charlctm,

.za7 .?79

So.

Admtic

1989 Riveside, Califomia

.267 .22.0

CAREER RECORD

GAB 62 146 toz 295 135 5ZO 139 544

RHZB3B 1939AZ 1265120 55 149 73 l5Z

VILLANUEVA, Juan HT

6-0

VII:

160

28 30

3 2

HR RBI BB SO 3Zra24l 33016652 ll 90 34 lr0 96951914

Infielder - P./R Homerown: Santo Domingo, DR

Bfn

BORN: June 25, 1966 in Santo Domingo, DR

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed Year Club, League I 984 Kin gsport, Appalachim 1985 Columbia, So. Atlantic I 986 Lynchburg, Catolina

Colmbia,

So.

Atlmtic

I 987 Lynchburg, Carolina

1968 Sa Lucie Florida St. Jaclson, Terc 1989 Rivemide, Califomia

as a free agenr

AVG.

,273

.246

100

.r57

.285 .zz9 .?70 .zz6 .279

92 100

zz 34

1989.

ABR ll0 t7 281 36 5t4 .333 50 336 3Z 337 32 628 tzz ll

CAREER RECORD

H2B3B 3041 69153 800 95r75 7?143 91 97 t420 3450

HR RBI BB SO 0t310196 43933604 04971 661314710 033?,8624 13132634 0 5 ll 4 29724

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Hometown: Santee, CA

BORN: August 15,1966 in Brunswick, ME HOW ACQUIRED:Tiade with the Houston Astros organization, December 13, 1988. CAREER RECORD

Year Club, League 1985 Asheville Aubum

AVG.

1986 Asheville 1987 Oreola 1988 Colmbu 1989 Wichita

.262

GABR 15281 4+ l+4 l5 101 366 42 99 338 24 98 305 3l 89 300 30

.036 .zo8 .249 .233 .273

HR RBI BB 0 1 I 0l0a?.3 8461459 I303342 72AZ64Z 645253t

HzB3B 100 3060 !x?tl 8480 7tl0l 42150

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Righthanded Pitcher WOOD, Brian S. l{T:6.2 WI: 200- Bft: L/R Hometown: Taylorville,

KY KY in Louisville, 29, l%5 BORN: JtJry HO\U ACQUIRED: Selected in the Znd round of the January 1986 Free Agent Daft.

Year Club, League 1986 Spokme, Northwst 1987 Reno, Califomia I 988 Rivenide, Califomia

Wichita Texas 1989 Chatlestm, So. Atlmtic

W.L 2-Z t2-7 5.4 4-5 7.7

CAREER RECORD

GGS 240 29 26 14 14 t4 13 530

ERA 3.80

4.5r 3.10 3.63 1.53

CG SHO SV o0564.0 I 0 0 30098.2

zr074.r 0 zo 0

CISARIK, Brian HT

5-11

WT:

IP 167.2

105.2

HRERBBSO 50 37 77 156 tO7 84 85 49 34 85 40 30 57 26 18

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57 36 36

r45 92

58 153

Outfielder, Firstbase

- BIT:LIL 170

Hometowru Houston, TX

BORN: June 12, 1965 in Houston, TX

HO\q ACQUIRED:

Selected in the

League Northwest Chaleston, So. Admtic 1989 Wichit+ Texas

Year Club, 1988 Spokme,

l6th round of

AVG. .000 .303 .263

the June 1988 Free Agent Draft.

G AB Z 6 65 22,1 l2Z 372

CAREER RECORD R 0 35

HzB3B 000 6?143 98153

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LawrencG-Dumont Stadium NEW PHASE II LOOK While Phase I of the renovarion improved the box seating, the concourse area and the general appearance of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, Phase II has drastically altered the look of the stadium roof and the infield. Phase II will use $2.2 million of the $5.1 million that the City of Wichita has put into upgrading the ballpark. In 1989 fans enjoyed new plastic molded box seats, new concession stands, a new ornamental fence outside the stadium, a new sound system and a fresh coat of paint. In September the old roof was removed, as well as the infield light standards. The faded and worn infield turf was pulled up and carted away.

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bringing the total scoreless innings to 18. This time he struck out 12 of the 31 total batters faced and allowed only three hits

Friday, April 7, 1989 Diablos 3, Wranglers 2 Omar Olivares pitched the first game of the season for the \Tichita Wranglers, on his way to having the second most starts in the Texas League.

Monday, May 8, 1989 Wranglers 3, Mets O

Saturday, April 29, 1989 Wranglers 9, Angels O

The game went scoreless to the ninth inning when t0Uranglers Dave Hollins and Kevin Garner combined for three RBI's and Rich Rodriguez held for the

Benes again

ln the longest nine inning game of the season, four hours and 28 minutes, Dave Hollins brought in the win with a two run home run in the ninth inning.

with a nine inning

Western Division Standings

through April

W.L

Midland

\Tichita

Monday, April 17,1989 Wranglers 4, Angels 3

shutout.

once more.

shutout in Midland as he struck out 14 and the scoreless inning count moved on ro27.

Saturday, April L5, 1989 Wranglers 2, Missions 1

and Rich Rodriguez combined for the

El Paso San Antonio

PCT:

t6-7 .696 tt.tz .478 11.t2 .478 -14 .333

save.

Thursday, May 11, 1989 Wranglers 1, Mets O This game was all Doug Brocail

as he

pitched a nine inning, five hit shutour. He struck our nine batten and scored the game's only run.

5 5

In front of a 7,112 crowd at the home opener, Jim Lewis held for the save with some help from a double play

in the

ninth inning by Tom LeVasseur, Paul Faries and Brian Cisarik. Doug Brocail eamed of the win.

Thursday, April 20, 1989 Wranglers 6, Angels O Andy Benes pitched his first shutout for the !?'ranglers, beginning a streak of 28 scorless innings. He went nine innings, allowed only three hits and sftuck out 1 6 batters of the 30 he faced.

Saturday, April 24, L989 Wranglers 15, Missions 6 After hitting two homers the previous day, first baseman Craig Cooper went

five for five with four RBI's in a '!Tranglers rout of the San Antonio Missions. The left hander, Rich Holsman, went seven innings for the win.

MAT Wednesday, May 3, 1989 Wranglers 6, Diablos O Behind a grand slam home run in the

Sunday, April 25,lg89 Wranglers 5, Missions O The Benes streak continued as Andy pitched another nine inning shutout,

eighth inning by Dan Walters, the first grand slam by a Wranglen player of dre season, the \Tranglers captured yet another shutout. Pitchers Rich Holsman

Monday, l[{ay 22, 1989 Mets 5, Wranglers 3 Wranglers 3, Mets 1 lVranglers lost game one off a Mets grand stam home run in the first. Andy Benes threw a four hitter with eight strikeouts in game rwo, allowing only one uneamed run.

Just One Day At A Time (Gont'd) Western Division Standings through June

Thursday, May 25' L989 Wranglers 3, Captains 1 Wranglers 4, Captains 3

Tuesday, June 6, 1989 Wranglers 9, Angels 4

Dave Hollins smacked a two run homer in the ninth inning to win game

the Western Division for the first time in 1989. They led the Angels by a half

one for the \Wranglers. Paul Faries had rwo hits and rwo runs for the \Uranglers

in game two. ln both games relievers eamed the wins, Rich Rodriguez in game one and Jim Lewis in game rwo.

\Uith his third save of the week, Jim Lewis led the Wranglers to first place in

game.

Monday, June 12, 1989 Missions 3, Wranglers 2 Andy Benes was placed on the disabled list and his replacement from Riverside, Steve Loubier held strong until late in the game when Luis Lopez hit a double that scored rhe game winning run. The Angels defeated El Paso that night to regain the lead in the Western Division.

Tuesday, May 30, 1989 Wranglers 10, Diablos 6 In an eleven inning game at Dudley Field in El Paso, the Vranglers pulled rhrough ar the top of the eleventh wirh some power hitting by Kevin Garner and Terry McDevitt. Garner had a home run with 2 RBI's and McDevitt finished 3-6 with a three run homer to bring the Wranglers within a half game of the Midland Angels.

Friday, June 16, 1989 Wranglers 4, Missions 2 In the last game of the first half, a grueling eleven inning game in San Antonio, the Wranglers pulled through ro win the first half \Uestern Division title, rwo games ahead of Midland. Paul Faries hit a solo homer in the tenth inning to pull ahead, the Missions tied it in the botrom of the tenth and Tom LeVasseur hir a double in the elevenrh scoring Jose Mota to win the game. Jim Lewis ended the game on the mound for the Wranglers and received the win.

through May W.L PCT: Midland Wichita El Paso San Antonio

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36.30 34.32 El Paso 30-38 San Antonio 26-47

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JULY Tuesday, July 4, 1989 Wranglers 9, Angels L As the Wranglers tried to gain some ground on the first place Angels, the

hitting machines of 'Warren Newson and Kevin Garner pushed into high gear. Garner had a double, a home run and rwo RBIt and Newson had two hits, a home run and two RBI's on the day. Holsman pitched a complete game, allowing only six hits.

Saturday, July 8, 1989

Wranglers 6, Tiavelers 5 In Andy Benes' last appearance in Wichia before moving to Las Vegas and eventually, San Diego, in front of a standing room only Wranglers packed house, the right-hander pitched six innings and snuck out six batters before

turning the game over to the capable right arm of Jim Lewis, who received the Dave Hollins had three RBI's on the night.

win.

Western Division Standings through the First Half

Western Division Standings

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Wednesday, June 21, 1989 Wranglers 12, Missions 10

Thursday, July 13, 1989 Wranglers 3, Drillers 1 In yet another complete game, Omar Olivares gave up only three hits, and one eamed run, a home run to Dean Palmer. Kevin Garner hit a double and a triple

for the l7ranglers and Dan Walters finished wittr rwo RBI's.

Pitcher Omar Olivares had some fun on this sunny June day as he received the win, went three for three at the plate with a spectacular home run over the center field wall at Lawrence-Dumont Sadium and finished with three RBIt.

from Andy Benes and Jim Lewis, hitters Dan \ilalters, Warren Newson and Charlie Hillemann each went 3-4 on the evening.

Monday luly 24,1989 Wranglers 3, Drillers 0 Pitchers Ricky Bones and Jim Lewis combined on a two hit shutout at Tirlsa County Stadium. Paul Faries had a nvo run homer to spark the \Tranglers.

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Monday, July 31, 1989 Wranglers 8, Diablos O

Saturday, August 5, L989 Wranglers 5, Missions 2 Rafael Valdez earned his third win with the Wranglers as El Paso pulled up to tie Midland for first place, with the \Tranglers just a game back. This began a crazy month in the Western Division as

New pitching sensation Rafael Valdez

threw his first shutout in a Wranglers uniform jusr three days after being called up from Riverside. He threw six innings, struck out seven and allowed only three hirs. Tony Pellegrino and Dan Walters both homered for the Wranglers as they pulled within a half game of the first place Midland Angels.

the lead changed seven times in August.

Western Division Standings

Wednesday, August L6, L989 Wranglers 2, Missions 1 Omar Olivares pirched another complere game, allowing only six hits.

through July

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Tom LeVasseur had a triple, an RBI and scored a run in the second inning.

Monday, August 2L, L989 Wranglers 9, Angels 1 The Wranglers move into first place in the \07estern Division behind the pitching of Jeremy Hernandez and Rich Rodriguez. The lTranglers scored six runs in the fourth inning.

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August 28, L989 Diablos 4, Wranglers 1 In the final game of the season in El

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September 2,1989 Wichita, Kansas Tiavelers 4, Wranglers 2 The series began in Wichita and four Travelers pitchers combined to shut

short stop Tom LeVasseur as his catcher and pitcher Omar Olivares started the game as the designated hitter.

Valentin, had solo home runs for the

down the Wranglers hitters.

Wranglers in game two. Western Division Sandings

through August

Sunday, August 27, 1989 Wranglers 7, Diablos 2 Wranglers 6, Diablos 1 The Wranglers clinched the second half title and eamed a trip directly to the Texas League Championship Series with these two wins and a loss by the Midland

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Angels. Omar Olivares and Rafael Valdez each pitched complete games for the wins.

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A home run by Kevin Garner in the second, a grand slam home run by Rob De\Uolf in the eighth, following an intentional walk to Dave Hollins, and a five hit combined effort from pitchers Rafael Valdez and Jim Lewis gave the Wranglers the win and tied the series at one game apiece.

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September 3, L989 Wichita, Kansas Wranglers 6, Travelers

Just One Day At A Time (Gont'd) September 4,1989 Wichita, IGnsas Wranglers 3, Tiavelers 2 In one of the most dramatic games all season, the Travelers led the game following a home run off reliever Rich Rodriguez in the ninth. Rob DeVolf stood at third with two outs in the ninth for the \Tranglers, and Arkansas intentionally walked'Warren Newson.

The Wranglers then went to pinch hitter, Jose Mota. Mota chopped a single up the middle on the first pitch and the Travelers' All-Star centerfielder Ray

Lankford overran the ball, allowing Newson to score all the way from first base to win the game for the Wranglers and put them ahead in the series.

September 8, 1989 Litde Rock, Arkansas Tiavelers 5, Wranglers 2

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three games to one lead in the series.

September 7, L989 Little Rock, Arkansas Tiavelers {, Wranglers O The Tiavelers' pitchers finally were able to find their mark and Wranglers

September 9, L989 Little Rock, Arkansas Tiavelers 3, Wranglers 0

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Opening Day Opening Day 1990 features a po6t game fireworks show ro kick off the new year.

April IO-19

April

Opening Week Carnival The second annual Opening Week Carnival will be in the parking loc for great pregame and post game fun for fars of all ages. Free carnival ride tickea with a coupon from Quik Tiip. Stadium Dedication & Fireworks Itt Lawrence-Dumont Sradiumt birthday and with the old ballpark taking on a new look, we thoughr we'd tfuow a birthday bash, complete with fireworks.

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Easter Egg Hunt Easter Sunday

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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta It's Mexican Independence Day and we're joining in with the Hispanic Awarenes Council to provide a huge celebrarion at rhe 'l7ranglers game.

May

Beach Boys Concert (tickets $15, reserved seating only). On May 11, baseball will rock with a posr game concerr by rhe Beach Boys. Rock's Dugout Baseball Card Show (10 a.m.) flap Dumont Youth League Day, Oscar Mayer Clip and Save Night The tent area will open at 10 a.m. for dealers and fans alike to buy and trade baseball cards. A Hap Dumont Youth l,eague tournament will also take place on the field during the day.Free youth general admission ticker wirh Oscar Mayer proof of purchase.

Mother's Day All moms will enjoy the Wranglers

May 20

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True Value Cap Night The first 1,5OO fans in the gate will receive free neon caps from True Value, the \Uranglers and B-98 Radio.

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By Bill Plaschke Times StaffWriter

In 1987, Roberto Alomar was just one ofthe bright,young prospects in the San Diego Padres'future andwas playing Double A baseball here in Wichita. Now he's in the show and he's...working for a living. It is exactly one hour before the first pitch of the second game of the 1989 Padres season. The San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium seats still smell clean. The grass still looks new. The

popcom tastes great. And in a tiny room in the stadium basement, Roberto Alomar is dirty and sweating and breathing like an old man.

He is in the Padres' new batting cage. The air conditioning in here doesn't work yet. The pitching machine doesn't work yet either, throwing fastballs that screw into the green carpet about 20 feet in front of home plate. That's OK. Alomar blinks the salt out ofhis eyes and finds a patch of green 20 feet in front of home plate and challenges the machine to bring it. It does, and Alomar sends the ball back. Fastball, line drive. Fastball, line

drive. You could lean against the sides of the protective netting that surrounds that cage and never worry about getting hit because Alomar doesn't hit it there. He hits it straight, as if aiming not at the machine, not at the wall behind it, but at some distant point that only the 21-year-old sees. "Oh baby, baby," he shouts to no one, "Keep it coming." The switch hitter is hitting righthanded because, with the preponderance of right-handed pitching in the league, he won't bat that way much this year and it will inevitably become a weakness. Alomar believes in working on weaknesses. Working only on our 40

Roberto Alomar (Cont'd) strengths, he says, is the biggest weakness of all. Not that he is above jumping over and showing off... "Here, I'11let you see the other side," he shouts, hopping across the carpet and suddenly batting

homers... and still finishing fifth in the

Rookie of the Year voting. That, Alomar says, is tired. That invisible target he seems to be swinging at, last year it was survival, but this year it is respect. He wants to

floor dive back into the sheets. That's what it looks like. But that's not what it is. Spend a winter with him in Salinas, Puerto Rico, the tiny seaside fishing village where he grew up in a modest house with a family that included a baseball-playing father (Padres coach Sandy Alomar) and brother

left-handed. "You watch this." make sure he is never wrongly ranked Fastball, line drive. Fastball, line fifth among his peers again. In drive. Now it is 45 minutes before the game. Somebody Alomar believes in working on mentions that there will soon be about 25,000 people weaknesses. Working only on our upstairs waiting to watch

@adres catching prospect Sandy AlomarJr.). Spend one aftemoon with Roberto in ttre water. strengths, he says, is the biggest him play and, isn't he getting And duck. At the beach tired? house of his'second father' weakness of all. "Me, I'm not tired," he Nestor Pabon, a local says. "You don't worry about pharmacist, Alomar spends anything. tirEd." aftemoons diving off a trampoline into OK, so it looks like he can do this Tired, Alomar says, is finishing the backyard pool. He does bellykind of thing in the middle of the 1988 with the seventh-best September flops, he does flips. When he finally night. It looks like Roberto Alomar average in the National League (.330), can climb out of bed, slide on his belly decides to stay in the water, he grabs a with the best September second base to the refrigerator, pop to his feet for a bat and swings it undemeath the percentage fielding in the National surface, which has nothing to do with glass of milk, and then do a League (zero errors in 29 games), with spectacular, parallel-to-the-hardwoodacrobatics, but you have to figure that an overall .266 average with nine helps something.

Roberto Alomar (Gont'd) "People don't realize how hard he

works," said his father Sandy. "It looks natural, but a lot of it is work. He has always worked." One thing definitely natural for Alomar is his fine vertical leap. But even at that, he's only dunked a basketball a couple of times, and not in the last five years. "Of my two sons, he was always the baseball son, the one who would stay at the park all day," recalled his mother Maria in an interview this winter. "He not think of school, he not think of going out with friends, he think only of baseball. He was crazy for baseball." Alomar always thought that hard work would pay off. And at first, it did. After signing out of high school as a free agent, he skipped rookie ball and began his career, at age 17, at Class A Ctlarleston. The next year he was at the higher Class A Charleston. The next year he was at the higher

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Class A in Reno. The next year,

Double-A Wichita. Consecutive yearly averages of .293,.346 and .319 didn't hurt.

"I thought, you play well, you move up," Alomar recalled. "I always thought it was simple." But then came last spring. And complications. He had a tremendous exhibition season, hitting more than .300 and making every play in the field and everyone knew he would be this team's second baseman for as long as he wanted. But not just yet. For each of the previous two seasons, the Padres had gone

with

opening day rookie second basemen who had come straight from double-A. Both times the players-Bip Roberts in 1986, Joey Cora in 1987-had ultimately failed and been retumed to the minor leagues. The Padres didn't want this happening to Alomar. So he was

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minute of Triple-A, angered his brother Sandy. "He had to leam, it's not that way to make the big leagues," Sandy, Jr. said. "Maybe it was good that he leam that." "Yes, I grew up that day," Roberto said. "Leamed." It was a quick lesson. Nine games into his Las Vegas career, he was recalled to the Padres. On April22,he was their starting second baseman. In

his first big league at-bat, against Houston's Nolan Ryan, he beat out a grounderto shortstop for a base hit. He spent the year

studying hitters cards and watching

hitters and

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and received national attention when he appeared for the Reds in the AllStar game at his Riverfront Stadium.

The memories of that night continued through until October, when Sabo was voted Rookie of the Year, followed in the balloting by Chicago Cub first baseman Mark Grace, Dodger pitcher Tim Belchet Atlanta infielder Ron Gant and then Alomar. Throw out Belcher, who has no comparable stats and doesn't play every day anyway, and you see where Alomar could have easily been first.

His hitting-.266,9 homers,41 RBIs from such terrible batting positions (lst or 2nd) that during one September stretch, he came to the plate 22 times in a row with the

"Of rny two sons, he was always the baseball son, the one who would stay at the park all day," recalled his mother Maria.

confidence that he prayed opponents would hit him the ball. "That's what I'm thinking out

there," he said, "Hit it to me, hit it to me. Then I think, 'I can catch it, I can catch it."' The results were, he may still be at second base in the year 2000. "I think right now, he has the best range of any second baseman in the game," said Padres shortstop Garry Templeton, with whom Alomar combined to help the Padres lead the league in tumed double plays last season with 147. "I think he tums the double play better than anyone. And he's only getting better." Not that there weren't more complaints last year. There was still the matter of Rookie of the Year. Despite spectacular fielding, he hit just .236 in the season's first half.

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Grace hit.296 with 7 homers and 47 RBIs, Gant hit .259 with 19 homers and 60 RBIs. Then you throw in fielding...none of the three are considered above average fielders.

"You throw in everything, I am higher than just the fifth place," Alomar said. "[f you take more than hining, put everything together, I don't finish worse than second. Maybe, even,I finish first." Both the charm and curse in the Rookie of the Year award is, you can only win it once. Alomar says he has put its memory behind him. He says there are other things to work on. "The All-Star game," he said,

Gold Glove." He paused.

"Forget about those, a World Series is what I want," he said. "That's what all of us are really working for. Now, that's an award." Reprinted with permissionfrom the San Diego Padres' 1989 Magazinc.

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El Paso Diablos Affiliated: Milwaukee Brewers 1989 Record: 63-73 Manager: Dave Huppert Hitting Leader: Ramon Sambo (.322) Pirching Leader: Jim Hunter (7-10)

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Manager: Eddie Rodriguez Hitting Leader: Bob Rose (.359) Pitching Leader: Scott Lewis (11-12)

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Manager: John Shoemaker Hitting Leader: Carlos Hernandez (.300) Pitching Leader, Dennis Springer (6-8)

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