traded to the New Jersey Americans in January 1968 for Barry Leibowitz, cash, and a high 1968 draft choice. 126.5 (1st of 11) Research by Baseball Almanac. In the playoffs the Oaks would find a tough opponent in the Denver Rockets, who sent the first round series to a seventh game, as the two teams alternated wins in the first six games. Eventually settling into last place the Oaks would become the punching bag of the first year ABA as wins became scarcer as the season wore on. Join our linker program. While he was with the Oaks, he averaged a league-best 26.7 points per (Series Stats)Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-0) versus New Orleans Buccaneers Missed Playoffs. They were helped in part by the hiring of Alex Hannum and Rick Barry for $85,000 per year. var x="function f(x){var i,o=\"\",l=x.length;for(i=0;i 60-18, Finished 1st in ABA Or write about sports? club's anchor and high scorer. The 196869 Oakland Oaks season was the 2nd and final season of the Oaks of the ABA. All rights reserved. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Jan 19 @ NYA, OAK (35-4) beat NYA, 116-105, 40. Do you have a blog? The Oaks would win Game 4 in Indiana easily as they took a 3-1 series lead with a 144-117 win. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. The 196869 Oakland Oaks season was the 2nd and final season of the Oaks of the ABA. 1968-69 Oakland Oaks Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 60-18, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division Coach: Alex Hannum (60-18) PTS/G: 126.5 (1st of 11) Opp PTS/G: 118.1 (11th of 11) SRS: 7.60 (1st of 11) Pace: 116.6 (1st of 11) Off Rtg: 107.9 (1st of 11) Def Rtg: 100.8 (1st of 11) Net Rtg: +7.2 (1st of 11) 1949 Oakland Oaks Roster Pacific Coast League ( PCL) - Class: AAA Team Record: 104-83 Finished 2nd in the PCL Manager: Chuck Dressen (104-83) Location: Oakland, California Ballpark: Oaks' Park Attendance: 534,711, Avg. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The 1969 Oakland Oaks, coached by Alex Hannum, won the ABA Finals after finishing the regular season in 1st place in the Western Division with a 60-18 record. Alex Hannum left the Philadelphia 76ers and became the Oaks' new coach. three-pointers over the course of five games. In the Western Finals, things would go much smoother for the Oaks as they swept the reigning Western Division Champion New Orleans Buccaneers in four straight games. In the ABA Western Division Finals, they swept the previous Division Champion, the New Orleans Buccaneers, in four games. Hockey-Reference utilizes Official NHL data for current NHL seasons. The Opp PTS/G: (Schedule and Results), Managers: Record: 22-40-14 (58 points), Finished 4th in NHLWest Division (Schedule and Results), Primary Arena: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Goals For: 169 (11th of 12), Goals Against: 243 (10th of 12) Without Barry, the Oaks bested the Indiana Pacers in 5 games for the ABA Championship. Where the Oaks had struggled in their first year they suddenly became the team to beat in their second season as Rick Barry dominated the ABA, leading the league in scoring with 34 ppg, as he also averaged 9.4 rebound per game. - Reggie Jackson, A Complete Roster for the 1969 Oakland Athletics. Professional Basketball would return to Oakland just two years later, as the San Francisco Warriors moved across the bay into the Oakland Coliseum Arena, becoming the Golden State Warriors in 1971. Nov 12 @ DNR, OAK (9-2) lost to DNR, 127-134, 12. Hank Bauer(80-69) Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Can you list the top facts and stats about 196869 Oakland Oaks season? Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. When Barry was out (which Def Rtg: 100.8 (1st of 11) The Oaks would go on to complete the worst to first turnaround by winning the Championship at home 135-131 in overtime. [1][2] Team history[edit] However, in December the Oaks would hit a bump in the road as Rick Barry suffered a knee injury against the New York Nets. Most historical data provided by Dan Diamond and Associates. At (Series Stats)Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-0) versus New Orleans Buccaneers Multi-year: Mar 26 @ HSM, OAK (55-18) beat HSM, 131-124, 74. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. 1968/69: In season two, the Oaks began to have a change of fortune right away, as Rick Barry was cleared to play for them in the ABA. Despite losing Barry, the Oaks continued to win as they won 16 straight games as Larry Brown and Doug Moe, who were acquired from the New Orleans Buccaneers helped fill the slack. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. 1969 Playoff Results: Western Division Semifinals vs. Denver Rockets (44-34) late January, but he re-injured the knee and was lost for the season. Batting - 95, Pitching - 94 The Oaks would also land a big name coach as they signed Alex Hannum who in 1967 led the Philadelphia 76ers to an NBA Championship. Twitter