Stockton Ports
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- Location: Stockton, CA
- League: California League 1946-1972, 1979-1983, 1985-1999, 2002-present
- Affiliation: Chicago White Sox 1949; St. Louis Browns 1951-1952; Chicago Cubs 1953-1954; Oakland Oaks 1955; Vancouver Mounties 1957; St. Louis Cardinals 1958; Baltimore Orioles 1959-1971; California Angels 1972; Milwaukee Brewers 1979-1983, 1985-1999; Cincinnati Reds 2002; Texas Rangers 2003-2004; Oakland A's 2005-present
- Ballpark: Banner Island Ballpark 2005-present
- Famous Alumni: Don Baylor, Paul Blair, Al Bumbry, Jeff Cirillo, Vince DiMaggio, Pumpsie Green, Bobby Grich, Darryl Hamilton, Dave Henderson, Geoff Jenkins, Davey Johnson, Troy O'Leary, Dan Plesac, Ben Sheets, Gary Sheffield
The Stockton Ports are the California League affilliate of the Oakland Athletics. They play their home games at Banner Island Ballpark.
The Stockton Ports were owned 1971 through 1973 by Carl Thompson, Sr. and his wife Noreen.
The Ports have claimed 10 League Championships and 11 other appearance in the championship series, compared with only 16 losing seasons.
[edit] Year-by-Year Record
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 78-52 | 1st | Tony Governor / Harry Goorabian | League Champs |
| 1947 | 95-45 | 1st | Johnny Babich | League Champs |
| 1948 | 72-68 | 4th | Vince DiMaggio | Lost League Finals |
| 1949 | 64-76 | 6th | Nino Bongiovanni | |
| 1950 | 79-61 | 3rd | Harry Clements | Lost League Finals |
| 1951 | 79-68 | 3rd | Harry Clements | Lost in 1st round |
| 1952 | 59-81 | 7th | Harry Clements / Tony Freitas | |
| 1953 | 72-68 | 4th | Bill Salkeld | Lost League Finals |
| 1954 | 80-60 | 3rd | Gene Handley | Lost in 1st round |
| 1955 | 94-53 | 3rd | Roy Partee | Lost League Finals |
| 1956 | 83-57 | 2nd | Roy Partee | Lost League Finals |
| 1957 | 61-79 | 7th | Roy Partee | |
| 1958 | 70-68 | 3rd | Don Pries | Lost in 1st round |
| 1959 | 76-63 | 3rd | Billy DeMars | |
| 1960 | 66-74 | 4th | Billy DeMars | none |
| 1961 | 54-81 | 6th | Harry Dunlop | none |
| 1962 | 70-68 | 3rd | Harry Dunlop | |
| 1963 | 87-52 | 1st | Harry Dunlop | League Champs |
| 1964 | 69-70 | 4th | Harry Dunlop | none |
| 1965 | 83-57 | 1st | Harry Malmberg | League Champs |
| 1966 | 57-83 | 8th | Harry Malmberg | |
| 1967 | 58-81 | 7th | Harry Malmberg | |
| 1968 | 67-73 | 6th | Joe Altobelli | |
| 1969 | 81-59 | 1st | Bill Werle | League Champs |
| 1970 | 54-86 | 7th | Bill Werle | none |
| 1971 | 67-71 | 5th | Roy Malgradi | |
| 1972 | 52-85 | 7th | Mike Stubbins | |
| 1979 | 73-68 | 4th | Lee Sigman | Lost League Finals |
| 1980 | 90-51 | 1st | Tony Muser | League Champs |
| 1981 | 68-71 | 4th | Duane Espy | Lost in 1st round |
| 1982 | 81-57 | 2nd | Duane Espy | |
| 1983 | 79-58 | 2nd | Terry Bevington | Lost in 1st round |
| 1985 | 82-63 | 3rd | Tom Gamboa | Lost League Finals |
| 1986 | 83-59 | 2nd | Dave Machemer | League Champs |
| 1987 | 94-48 | 1st | Dave Machemer | Lost in 1st round |
| 1988 | 94-49 | 1st | Dave Huppert | Lost League Finals |
| 1989 | 89-53 | 1st | Dave Huppert | Lost League Finals |
| 1990 | 82-59 | 2nd | Chris Bando | League Champs |
| 1991 | 71-65 | 4th | Chris Bando | Lost League Finals |
| 1992 | 83-53 | 1st | Tim Ireland | League Champs |
| 1993 | 79-57 | 2nd (t) | Lamar Johnson | Lost in 1st round |
| 1994 | 54-82 | 8th | Lamar Johnson | |
| 1995 | 74-65 | 5th | Bob Mariano | Lost in 1st round |
| 1996 | 79-61 | 3rd | Greg Mahlberg | Lost in 2nd round |
| 1997 | 70-70 | 6th | Greg Mahlberg | Lost in 1st round |
| 1998 | 66-74 | 7th (t) | Bernie Moncallo | |
| 1999 | 57-83 | 9th | Bernie Moncallo / Carlos Ponce | |
| 2002 | 89-51 | 1st | Jayhawk Owens | League Champs |
| 2003 | 77-63 | 3rd | Arnie Beyeler | Lost League Finals |
| 2004 | 72-68 | 5th | Arnie Beyeler | Lost in 1st round |
| 2005 | 78-62 | 2nd | Todd Steverson | Lost in 1st round |
| 2006 | 69-71 | 6th | Todd Steverson | Lost in 1st round |
| 2007 | 64-76 | 8th | Darren Bush |
