Tyler WildCatters
Years Of Existence	1994-1997
League	Texas-Louisiana League
Stadium	Mike Carter Field Mike Carter Field Mike Carter Field is a stadium in Tyler, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Tyler Wildcatters. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1941. The field is the home of the Tyler Junior College Apaches baseball team....
City	Tyler, Texas Tyler, Texas Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...
Team Colors	Teal, Black
Championships	0
General Managers	Lee Smith (1994) Joe Scrivner (1995-96) Mark O’Brien (1996-97)
Field Managers	Bill Stein Bill Stein William Allen "Bill" Stein is a retired professional baseball player and manager. His playing career spanned 17 seasons, 14 of which were spent in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals , the Chicago White Sox , the Seattle Mariners , and the Texas Rangers...  (1994) Wayne Krenchicki (1995) Dave Hilton (1996) Darrell Evans Darrell Evans Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...  (1997)
Mascot	Rigger WildCatter

The Tyler WildCatters were a minor league baseball

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 team located in Tyler, Texas

Tyler, Texas

Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...

. The team, which existed from 1994 to 1997, played in the independent Texas-Louisiana League, and was un-affiliated with any major league baseball

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 team. Their home stadium was historic Mike Carter Field

Mike Carter Field

Mike Carter Field is a stadium in Tyler, Texas. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of Tyler Wildcatters. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,000 people and opened in 1941. The field is the home of the Tyler Junior College Apaches baseball team....

, which has been home to various professional, semi-professional, and collegiate Baseball teams dating back to 1941.

Notable WildCatters

• Greg Brummett - Played for the WildCatters in 1996; made a brief appearance in 1993 with the Minnesota Twins
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   and San Francisco Giants
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• Larry Carter - Played for the WildCatters in 1994; The only WildCatter to throw a no-hitter (a 4-0 Tyler victory on June 21, 1994 against the Beaumont Bullfrogs); served as WildCatters' pitching coach for all four seasons of the team's existence; played for the San Francisco Giants
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   in 1992.
• Sean Collins - Played for the WildCatters from 1995-1997; the WildCatters' all-time leader in runs (176), triples (12) and stolen bases (82); played seven seasons of professional Baseball (1989-1990, 1994-1998) -- peaking at the Double-A level with the Tulsa Drillers
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   in 1998; appeared in the 1991 movie Talent For The Game, starring Edward James Olmos
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   and Lorraine Bracco
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• Darrell Evans
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  Darrell Wayne Evans is a former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 to 1989 with the Atlanta Braves , San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers . He is also the former manager and director of player personnel for the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball...
  
  - Managed the WildCatters in 1997; played a 19-year major league career from 1969 to 1988 with the Atlanta Braves
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  , San Francisco Giants
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  , and Detroit Tigers
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• Dave Hilton - Managed the WildCatters in 1996; played a four-year major league career with the San Diego Padres
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   beginning in 1972.
• Jessie Hollins - Played for the WildCatters in 1997; appeared with the Chicago Cubs
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   in 1992.
• Billy Johnson - Played for the WildCatters in 1994 and 1996; the WildCatters' all-time pitching leader in victories (17), strikeouts (182) and innings pitched (234.2); played six seasons of professional Baseball (1989-1992, 1994, 1996) -- peaking at the Class A level with the Charleston Wheelers (1990-1991) and the Waterloo Diamonds
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   in 1992.
• Wayne Krenchicki - Managed the WildCatters in 1995; played in the majors from 1979-1986 with the Baltimore Orioles
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  , Cincinnati Reds
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  , Detroit Tigers
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  , and Montreal Expos
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• Ken Patterson - Played for the WildCatters in 1996; played a six-year major league career from 1988 to 1994 with the Chicago White Sox
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  , Chicago Cubs
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   and California Angels
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• Todd Rizzo - Played for the WildCatters in 1994; played for the Chicago White Sox
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   from 1998-1999.
• Ken Shamburg - Played for the WildCatters from 1994-1996; the WildCatters' all-time leader in games played (286), at-bats (1,061), hits (317), doubles (82), home runs (45), runs batted in (192) and walks (134); played eleven seasons of professional Baseball (1989-1999) -- peaking at the Triple-A level with the Rochester Red Wings
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   for portions of the 1990-1992 seasons and with the Denver Zephyrs in 1992.
• Bill Stein
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  - Managed the WildCatters in 1994; played a 13-year career beginning in 1972 with the St. Louis Cardinals
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  , Chicago White Sox
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  , Seattle Mariners
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  , and Texas Rangers
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Yearly Records

Season	W	L	Win %	Place First/Second Half	Attendance
1994	42	46	.477	T-2nd/3rd	55,914
1995	48	52	.480	3rd/4th	55,251
1996	36	63	.364	6th/5th	58,572
1997	48	40	.545	2nd/3rd	71,435

All-Time WildCatters Player Register

• James Baldridge, RHP (1994)
• Rob Batchler, RHP (1995-1996)
• Michael Benavidez, RHP (1997)
• Joe Bertucci, UTL (1995)
• Britton Bonneau, 2B-SS (1994)
• Luther Bowen, RHP (1997)
• John Bowles, 1B-3B (1996)
• Jeff Brown, LHP (1994)
• Greg Brummett, RHP (1996)
• Ron Caridad, RHP (1997)
• Larry Carter, RHP (1994)
• Tommy Carter, LHP (1996)
• Chris Cassels, 1B-3B-DH (1997)
• Ramon Cedeno, OF (1997)
• Matt Cesare, SS (1994)
• John Codrington, RHP (1997)
• Billy Coleman, RHP (1997)
• Sean Collins, OF-2B (1995-1997)
• Troy Conkle, SS-RHP (1994-1996)
• Jim Cooney, C-1B (1996)
• Derek Dana, C (1994-1995)
• Ray Davis, RHP (1997)
• Danny DiPace, OF-3B (1997)
• Sean Doran, RHP (1994)
• Steve Emmons, 1B (1997)
• Cody Farr, LHP (1994-1995)
• Jason Farrow, RHP (1997)
• Rich Faulks, LHP (1994)
• Eric Ford, 2B-3B (1995)
• Gary Frank, 2B (1997)
• Cory Gafford, C (1997)
• Javier Gomez, RHP (1997)
• Clay Gould, OF (1994-1995)
• Rafael Guerrero, OF-1B (1997)
• Lincoln Gumbs, UTL (1997)
• Chris Hancock, LHP (1995-1996)
• Richie Hare, OF (1996)
• James Harris, 3B (1994-1995)
• Kelly Hartman, LHP (1997)
• Tim Haugh, LHP (1994-1995)
• Derek Henderson, 3B (1996-1997)
• Erin Higgins, LHP (1996)
• Jessie Hollins, RHP (1997)
• Rod Huffman, RHP (1994)
• Todd Ingram, RHP (1996)
• Ray Jackson, OF (1994)
• Billy Johnson, RHP (1994, 1996)
• Jack Johnson, C (1997)
• Brett Jones, RHP (1994-1995)
• Rich Kelley, LHP (1995)
• Ron Kitchen, RHP (1996-1997)
• Josef Klam, C (1996)
• Kerry Knox, LHP (1995, 1997)
• Tom Koerick, C (1996)
• Damian Leyva, LHP (1994)
• Steve Long, RHP (1996)
• Steve Maddock, RHP (1997)
• Aaron Martin, LHP (1997)
• Jerry Martin, RHP (1997)
• Paul Meador, LHP (1995-1996)
• Mark Mesewicz, LHP (1996)
• Troy Mooney, RHP (1994)
• Jeff Motes, 2B-SS (1996)
• Jason Motley, 1B (1996)
• Billy Norcross, 1B (1994-1995)
• Joe Norris, RHP (1997)
• Clemente Nunez, RHP (1997)
• Steve Ortiz, LHP (1997)
• Ken Patterson
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  , LHP-DH (1996)
• Bryan Pauler, C-1B (1996)
• Steve Peck, RHP (1995)
• Carlos Perez, 1B-OF (1996-1997)
• Sandy Pichardo, 2B-SS (1997)
• Dan Popple, RHP (1995)
• Joe Porcelli, LHP (1994)
• Dan Rambo, RHP (1995)
• Zach Randle, 2B-SS (1995)
• Ronnie Rantz, LHP (1995)
• O.J. Rhone, OF (1995)
• Tony Rich, 2B (1996)
• Elvin Rivera, RHP (1995)
• Todd Rizzo, LHP (1994)
• Chris Rusciano, RHP (1996)
• Fabian Salmon, RHP (1995)
• Todd Samples, OF (1995)
• Tom Schneider, LHP (1995)
• Ken Shamburg, OF-1B (1994-1996)
• John Simmons, LHP (1996)
• Alex Slattery, RHP (1996)
• Jason Smiga, SS (1996-1997)
• Joel Smith, C (1994)
• Karl Stanley, RHP (1994)
• Earl Steinmetz, RHP (1997)
• Terry Tewell, C (1995)
• Matt Torres, C (1994)
• John Turner, 2B-3B (1994-1995)
• Rocky Turner, OF (1996)
• Mark Tuttle, RHP (1995)
• Colby Weaver, C (1996)
• Brian Williams, RHP (1996)
• Lanny Williams, UTL (1994-1996)
• Doug Wollenburg, 2B (1996)
• Pat Woodruff, OF (1994-1995)