AZL Athletics
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- Location: Scottsdale, AZ 1988-1995; Phoenix, AZ 1996-2006
- League: Arizona League 1988-2006
- Affiliation: Oakland A's
- Ballpark: Papago Park
The AZL Athletics are the only team to participate every year of the league's existence.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 34-24 | 2nd | Dave Hudgens | none |
| 1989 | 28-25 | 2nd | Casey Parsons | none |
| 1990 | 25-27 | 4th | Gary Jones | none |
| 1991 | 39-21 | 1st | Dick Scott | none League Champs |
| 1992 | 34-22 | 1st | Bruce Hines | none League Champs |
| 1993 | 35-20 | 1st | Bruce Hines | none League Champs |
| 1994 | 32-24 | 2nd | Tony DeFrancesco | none |
| 1995 | 37-19 | 1st | Juan Navarrete | none League Champs |
| 1996 | 33-23 | 2nd | Juan Navarrete | none |
| 1997 | 29-27 | 3rd | Juan Navarrete | none |
| 1998 | 29-27 | 4th | John Kuehl | none |
| 1999 | 39-17 | 1st | John Kuehl | League Champs |
| 2000 | 29-25 | 4th | John Kuehl | |
| 2001 | 35-21 | 1st | Ricky Nelson | League Champs |
| 2002 | 28-28 | 3rd | Ruben Escalera | |
| 2003 | 15-33 | 8th | Ruben Escalera | |
| 2004 | 34-22 | 2nd | Ruben Escalera | Lost playoff |
| 2005 | 30-26 | 3rd | Ruben Escalera | |
| 2006 | 24-31 | 6th | Juan Dilone | |
| 2007 | 25-31 | 7th | Ruben Escalera | |
| 2008 | 21-35 | 7th (t) | Ruben Escalera |
| Team | Individual | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | BA | ERA | Fld | Hitter | AB | Hits | Avr | Pitcher | W-L | ERA | |||
| 1992 | .258 | 3.37 | .950 | Johnnie Jones | 148 | 51 | .341 | William Urbina | 7-1 | 2.59 | |||
| 1993 | .266 | 3.97 | .942 | Johnnie Jones | 170 | 58 | .345 | Trent Montgomery | 4-3 | 3.10 | |||
| 1994 | .249 | 3.45 | .946 | Jon Valenti | 195 | 56 | .287 | Ian Epstein | 5-1 | 1.45 | |||
| 1995 | .256 | 3.37 | .949 | Raymond Hernandez | 143 | 52 | .364 | David Plant | 4-2 | 1.76 | |||
| 1996 | .250 | 4.28 | .955 | Jose Ortiz | 200 | 66 | .330 | Luis Vizcaino | 6-3 | 4.05 | |||
| 1997 | .269 | 4.87 | .942 | Juan Camilo | 191 | 66 | .346 | Juan A. Pena | 6-2 | 2.91 | |||
| 1998 | .263 | 4.71 | .957 | Rusty Keith | 179 | 57 | .318 | Jesus Colome | 2-5 | 3.16 | |||
| 1999 | .266 | 3.55 | .953 | Michael Winner | 207 | 80 | .386 | Kurt Nantkees | 5-4 | 2.19 | |||
| 2000 | .287 | 4.67 | .947 | Joshua Hoffpauir | 172 | 66 | .384 | Alexander Diaz | 3-1 | 3.25 | |||
| 2001 | .257 | 3.32 | .965 | Chris Tritle | 214 | 72 | .336 | Jose Amancio | 7-3 | 3.74 | |||
| 2002 | .255 | 4.61 | .944 | Luis Perez | 168 | 57 | .339 | Santiago Casilla | 2-1 | 2.44 | |||
| 2003 | .281 | 5.73 | .953 | Jorge Mejia | 223 | 84 | .377 | Braulio Santana | 6-1 | 4.50 | |||
| 2004 | .255 | 3.32 | .954 | Wes Long | 206 | 71 | .345 | Danielin Acevedo | 3-2 | 2.17 | |||
| 2005 | .239 | 4.55 | .951 | Ramon Alvarado | 169 | 50 | .296 | T.J. Franco | 5-6 | 3.66 | |||
| 2006 | .237 | 5.25 | NA | Marcos Luis | 178 | 50 | .281 | Leonardo Martinez | 2-5 | 4.08 | |||
| 2007 | .248 | 5.43 | .956 | Marcos Luis | 168 | 50 | .298 | Ronny Morla | 4-2 | 3.72 | |||
