John Koeplin
John was dynamic presence in the AWA lineup during the team's early glory years, as the fiery outfielder would get on teammates and opponents alike. You knew you were at an AWA game in the '70s if you heard the AWA left fielder routinely chewing out the AWA pitcher for giving up too many line drives. After the '81 season, John left the team for a career as a Jesuit priest, finally returning to the team in 1986 to play a supporting role over the next several seasons, stealing a team batting crown in 1987 with a .575 average with the exact minimum number of at bats needed to qualify. John's greatest AWA moment was in the 1975 championship game when his fifth-inning home run keyed a dramatic and emotional AWA victory. He finally hung up the old glove for good in 1997. Aggressive and competitive from first out to last, Father John would often let out a "Holy Toledo!" after a big play. He never missed a Sunday service, even during out of town tournaments.
Years PlayedPositionBatsThrowsNicknameNumber
21Outfield-CatcherRight RightFather John9

Batting and Fielding Statistics

G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SO
BB
SF
Avg.
PO
A
E
Pct.
DP
OfA
1975
13
43
17
21
3
0
2
15
1
5
3
.488
39
3
5
.894
0
3
1976
6
19
6
7
0
0
1
6
0
1
0
.368
15
0
4
.789
0
0
1977
28
93
28
39
3
2
0
21
0
9
2
.419
77
5
16
.837
1
4
1978
22
80
33
36
4
1
1
16
0
11
1
.450
89
2
9
.910
0
2
1979
21
63
28
26
3
0
2
17
1
8
7
.413
74
1
11
.872
1
1
1980
23
73
18
27
3
1
1
13
3
7
1
.370
57
4
9
.875
1
4
1981
20
53
10
19
2
1
1
8
1
3
0
.358
37
5
12
.778
0
5
1982
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1.000
0
0
0
.000
0
0
1983
---
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1984
---
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1985
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
.667
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1986
27
76
19
36
3
1
0
13
1
6
2
.474
43
2
7
.865
0
2
1987
14
40
13
23
1
0
0
11
0
3
1
.575
23
2
4
.862
0
2
1988
26
73
15
26
1
0
0
14
2
6
1
.356
20
1
3
.875
0
1
1989
15
38
11
11
0
0
0
8
0
8
0
.289
11
1
2
.857
0
1
1990
14
35
7
11
1
0
0
9
0
2
3
.314
1
0
1
.500
0
0
1991
13
32
7
12
0
0
0
3
0
3
0
.375
7
1
2
.800
1
0
1992
18
48
14
17
1
2
0
11
1
4
3
.354
13
0
1
.929
0
0
1993
9
23
9
9
1
0
0
6
0
3
1
.391
5
0
2
.714
0
0
1994
4
9
2
7
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
.778
1
0
0
1.000
0
0
1995
2
6
2
4
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
.667
0
0
0
.000
0
0
1996
2
5
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
1
.000
0
0
0
.000
0
0
1997
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
.000
0
0
Total
282
814
244
334
26
8
8
184
11
82
29
.410
513
27
88
.860
4
25

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