The Star Spangled Banner Oaks Managers 1903 - 1905 Pete Lohman 1905 - 1909 George Van Haltren 1909 Bill Reidy 1910 - 1911 Harry Wolverton 1912 Bayard "Bud" Sharpe 1913 Carl Mitze 1913 - 1914 Art Devlin 1914 - 1915 Tyler Christian 1915 - 1916 Rowdy Elliott 1916 - 1922 Del Howard 1923 - 1929 Ivon Howard 1930 - 1932 Carl Zamloch 1933 - 1934 Ray Brubaker 1934 Art Veltman 1935 Oscar Vitt 1936 - 1937 Bill Meyer 1938 Dutch Zwilling 1939 - 1943 Johnny Vergez 1944 - 1945 Dolph Camilli 1945 Billy Raimondi 1946 - 1948 Casey Stengel 1949 - 1950 Charlie Dressen 1951 - 1952 Mel Ott 1953 Augie Galan 1954 Charlie Dressen 1955 Lefty O'Doul 1946-48 Team Roster Charles (Casey) Stengel, manager John Babich, coach Red Adams, trainer Chuck Symonds, batboy Pete Poncini, groundskeeper Outfield Loyd Christopher, outfield Mel (Diz) Duezabou, outfield Brooks Holder, outfield Max Marshall, outfield Hershal Martin, outfield George Metkovich, outfield Charlie Metro, outfield Eddie Murphy, outfield Walt Pocekay, outfield Mel Reeves, outfield Donald (Snuffy) Smith, outfield Frenchy Uhalt, outfield Maurice Van Robays, outfield Wally Westlake, outfield Charlie Workman, outfield Infield Vic Buccola, first base Mickey Burnett, shortstop Merrill Combs, third base Glen Crawford, infield Nick Etten, first base Ray Hamrick, shortstop Bill Hart, third base Roy Hughes, infield Harry (Cookie) Lavagetto, third base Gene Lillard, infield Dario Lodigiani, second base Billy Martin, third base Johnny Price, infield Tony Sabol, infield Eddie Samcoff, second base Les Scarsella, first base, outfield Glen Stewart, second base Catchers Ed Fernandes, catcher Paul Gillespie, catcher Ed Kearse, catcher Ernie Lombardi, catcher Billy Raimondi, catcher Pitchers Renaldo Ardizoia, pitcher Jim Arnold, pitcher George Babich, pitcher Gene Bearden, pitcher Ralph Buxton, pitcher Joe Faria, pitcher Charlie Gassaway, pitcher Tom Hafey, pitcher Will Hafey, pitcher, outfield Damon Hayes, pitcher Lloyd Hittle, pitcher Earl Jones, pitcher Bob Klinger, pitcher Thornton Lee, pitcher Hugh Mulcahy, pitcher Henry (Cotton) Pippen, pitcher Ambrose (Bo) Palica, pitcher Jack Salveson, pitcher Frank Shea, pitcher Dewey Soriano, pitcher Floyd Speer, pitcher Bryan Stephens, pitcher Jim Tobin, pitcher Lou Tost, pitcher Hy Vandenberg, pitcher Les Webber, pitcher Aldon Wilkie, pitcher Bud Foster, announcer

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Look at Casey's Line-Up Card in his own handwriting.

Casey Stengel gets the Key to the City of Oakland.

Visit the 1948 Oaks Spring Training Camp. Clippings and photos from the Scrapbook of Renny Gonzalez.

1948 Oaks Player Stats.

"As I remember it." -- Recollections by John Gilmore.

1946 Remar Bread Color 1948 Signal Oil 1950 Remar Bread

NOW! To see pictures and read about the Oakland Oaks players of the post-war era, just click below. Be sure to also check out the Autograph page.

Multi-Media Presentations: A Look at the 1939 Oaks. Home movies from inside the Oaks dugout during a 1939 game. Click here! Also, a profile of one of that team's great players, Hugh Luby. HISTORICAL VIDEO. Old movie footage of the pre-game festivities on Opening Day, 1918, with famous dancer Doraldina throwing out the first pitch to Pop Anson at the Oaks' ballpark. Check it out! An Interview with the Coach. Listen to an interview of Oaks pitching coach John Babich by Charley Thompson. Oakland Oaks vs. S.F. Seals. Listen to Oaks' broadcaster Bud Foster announce a half inning of play between the 1948 Oaks and the 1948 Seals. Double Play! Martin to Hamrick to Etten. Bud Foster calls it. The Saga of Ralph (Pine Tar) Buxton . . . as told by Bud Foster. Recollections of George Metkovich, Nick Etten, and Jack Salveson, by Bud Foster and Bill Laws.

Programs from the Collection of Jean Krom: Satchel Paige's Eastern Stars vs. the 1948 Oakland All Stars. Santa Claus World Series, Nov. 7, 1948.

Oaks Box Office Information * Rose Brockway Nelson, Ticket Manager
	Box Seats	$1.75
	General Admission	$1.25
	Ladies (Saturday only)	$ .75
	Students	$ .75
	Adult Bleachers	$ .75
	Student Bleachers	$ .50
	Children Bleachers	$ .10
Phone reservations can be made any time before the day of the game. Call OLympic 2-7700. Reserved Box Seats must be picked up by 6:00 P.M. the day of the game. Sunday's must be picked up by 5:00 P.M. Saturday. Season reservations for any day of the week may be made by written request.

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