Tulsa Drillers

• Location: Tulsa, OK
• League: Texas League 1977-2019; Double-A Central 2021; Texas League 2022-
• Affiliation: Texas Rangers 1977-2002; Colorado Rockies 2003-2014; Los Angeles Dodgers 2015-Present
• Ballpark: Driller Park 1977-1980; Robert B. Sutton Stadium 1981-1982 Tulsa County Stadium 1983-1988; Drillers Stadium 1989-2009; ONEOK Field 2010-present

Team History

The Tulsa Drillers, of the Texas League and briefly in Double-A Central, are watched over from beyond the outfield by a giant mural likeness of Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson. The Los Angeles Dodgers farmhands play their home games at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, OK.

The Drillers commissioned the mural of the man who broke MLB's color line in 1947 to commemorate 100 years since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

In 2015, the Dodgers coaxed the Drillers away from the Colorado Rockies just as several Dodgers co-owners made the nearby Oklahoma City RedHawks the Dodgers' Triple-A team by buying them and renaming them the Oklahoma City Dodgers.

When the American Association's Tulsa Oilers moved to New Orleans, LA, becoming the New Orleans Pelicans for 1977, country music star Roy Clark put a Double-A franchise in Tulsa by buying and moving the Lafayette Drillers and raising funds to build Driller Park.

Tulsa and regional rival the Wichita Wind Surge play their season series for the Propeller Trophy.

The Drillers play Copa de la Diversión Hispanic engagement campaign games as Petroleros de Tulsa - a straight translation of the brand of an earlier Tulsa franchise that played as the Tulsa Oilers.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
1977	66-62	3rd	Marty Martinez	Lost in 1st round
1978	57-78	6th	Marty Martinez
1979	58-75	7th	Jimmie Schaffer
1980	75-61	3rd	Wayne Terwilliger
1981	68-65	3rd	Tom Burgess	Lost in 1st round
1982	70-66	2nd	Tom Burgess	League Champs	Orlando Gomez
1983	63-73	7th (t)	Marty Scott			Steve Nielsen
1984	62-73	5th	Orlando Gomez		Greg Jemison
1985	60-76	6th	Orlando Gomez		Bill Fahey
1986	49-85	8th	Bill Stearns			Mike Couchee
1987	52-84	7th	Bill Stearns			Mike Couchee
1988	71-65	4th	Jim Skaalen	League Champs	Stan Hough	Jeff Andrews
1989	73-63	3rd (t)	Tommy Thompson		Walt Williams	Jeff Andrews
1990	68-68	4th	Tommy Thompson		Walt Williams	Jeff Andrews
1991	58-78	7th	Bobby Jones		Jeff Hubbard	Oscar Acosta
1992	77-59	1st (t)	Bobby Jones	Lost in 1st round	Randy Whisler	Jackson Todd
1993	66-69	6th	Stan Cliburn		Randy Whisler	Jackson Todd
1994	63-73	5th	Stan Cliburn		Randy Whisler	Jackson Todd
1995	52-83	8th	Bobby Jones			Jackson Todd
1996	75-64	2nd	Bobby Jones	Lost in 1st round		Scott Terry
1997	61-78	8th	Bobby Jones			Brad Arnsberg
1998	78-62	2nd	Bobby Jones	League Champs		Brad Arnsberg	Bruce Crabbe
1999	74-66	2nd (t)	Bobby Jones	Lost League Finals	Moe Hill	Lee Tunnell
2000	64-76	6th	Bobby Jones (9-21) / Moe Hill (4-5) / Jim Byrd (51-50)		Moe Hill	Mark Brewer
2001	69-70	5th	Paul Carey		Moe Hill	Steve Luebber
2002	72-67	5th	Tim Ireland	Lost League Finals	Moe Hill	Steve Luebber
2003	74-64	2nd	Marv Foley		Darron Cox	Bo McLaughlin
2004	71-68	5th	Tom Runnells	Lost in 1st round	Darron Cox	Bo McLaughlin
2005	75-65	3rd	Tom Runnells	Lost in 1st round	Darron Cox	Bo McLaughlin
2006	75-64	4th	Stu Cole	Lost in 1st round	Orlando Merced	Bo McLaughlin
2007	69-69	4th	Stu Cole	Lost in 1st round	Orlando Merced / Mike Coolbaugh	Bo McLaughlin
2008	58-82	7th	Stu Cole		Dave Hajek	Bo McLaughlin
2009	74-66	2nd	Stu Cole (24-22) / Ron Gideon (50-44)		Dave Hajek	Bryan Harvey
2010	69-70	5th	Ron Gideon		Dave Hajek	Bryan Harvey
2011	68-72	5th	Duane Espy		Dave Hajek	Dave Schuler
2012	75-64	4th	Duane Espy	Lost in 1st round	Kevin Riggs	Dave Schuler
2013	68-70	5th	Kevin Riggs	Lost in 1st round	Darin Everson	Darryl Scott
2014	71-68	4th	Kevin Riggs	Lost League Finals	Darin Everson	Darryl Scott	Ron Gideon
2015	62-77	6th	Razor Shines		Shawn Wooten	Matt Herges	Leo Garcia
2016	68-71	4th	Ryan Garko		Terrmel Sledge	Bill Simas	Leo Garcia
2017	77-63	2nd (t)	Ryan Garko (50-50) / Scott Hennessey (27-13)	Lost League Finals	Terrmel Sledge	Bill Simas	Leo Garcia
2018	74-65	2nd	Scott Hennessey	League Champs	Terrmel Sledge	Dave Borkowski	Leo Garcia
2019	78-61	2nd	Scott Hennessey	Lost League Finals	Adam Melhuse	Dave Borkowski	Pedro Montero
2020	Season cancelled
2021	63-57	5th	Scott Hennessey		Brett Pill	Dave Borkowski	Chris Gutierrez
2022	69-67	4th	Scott Hennessey	Lost in 1st round	Brett Pill	Ryan Dennick	Chris Gutierrez, Luis Vasquez
2023			Scott Hennessey		Lou Iannotti	Ryan Dennick, Durin O'Linger	Juan Apodaca

External Link

• The Official Site of the Tulsa Drillers