Ogden A's

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Ogden A's
1979 1980
Ogden, Utah
Class-level
Previous Triple-A (1979–1980)
Minor league affiliations
League Pacific Coast League (1979–1980)
Division Southern Division
Major league affiliations
Previous Oakland Athletics (1979–1980)
Team data
Ballpark John Affleck Park (demolished)
( 41°12′04″N111°58′52″W / 41.201°N 111.981°W / 41.201; -111.981 )

The Ogden A's were a minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League, based in Ogden, Utah. They were the Triple-A farm club of the Oakland Athletics, and replaced the San Jose Missions as the tenth team in the PCL.

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References

  1. Rock, Brad (April 14, 1979). "Young Gulls drop opener". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hender003ric
  3. Shenefelt, Mark (June 17, 2016). "Lindquist Field was an early anchor to downtown Ogden's rebirth". Ogden Standard-Examiner. (Utah). Retrieved March 29, 2017.