TABLE OF CONTENTS Art Savage ................................................................................................................................. 3 Front Office ............................................................................................................................... 5 Front Office Directory ..................................................................................................................................7 Executive Staff ............................................................................................................................................8 Finance .....................................................................................................................................................11 Corporate Partnerships .............................................................................................................................11 Ticket Sales & Services .............................................................................................................................12 Marketing .................................................................................................................................................13 Operations ................................................................................................................................................17 2018 Field Staff ....................................................................................................................... 21 2018 River Cats ....................................................................................................................... 25 2017 Review ............................................................................................................................ 55 2017 Final Statistics .................................................................................................................................56 2017 Transactions ....................................................................................................................................57 2017 Day-By-Day .....................................................................................................................................61 Franchise History .................................................................................................................... 65 Team Records ...........................................................................................................................................66 Individual Records ....................................................................................................................................66 Franchise Leaders (Hitters) .......................................................................................................................68 Franchise Leaders (Pitchers) .....................................................................................................................69 Team Award Winners ................................................................................................................................72 Yearly Team Totals .....................................................................................................................................74 All-Time Roster .........................................................................................................................................93 Vancouver Franchise History ...................................................................................................................102 Postseason History ............................................................................................................... 107 Individual Records ..................................................................................................................................108 Yearly Results .........................................................................................................................................110 Pacific Coast League ............................................................................................................ 121 General Information ................................................................................................................................122 2017 Season Review ..............................................................................................................................123 2017 Leaders .........................................................................................................................................124 2017 Team Reviews ................................................................................................................................127 San Francisco Giants ............................................................................................................ 143 Front Office Directory ..............................................................................................................................144 2017 Organizational Leaders ..................................................................................................................146 2017 Team Reviews ................................................................................................................................148 Media & Broadcasting .......................................................................................................... 153 Media Policies & Access ..........................................................................................................................155 Pace of Game Regulations ......................................................................................................................156 General Information ................................................................................................................................160 Raley Field ..............................................................................................................................................162 art Savage rt Savage was a plain-spoken doer who focused on building things up as opposed A to tearing them down. Numerous expressions of tribute have been offered for the Sacramento River Cats owner who died too soon at 58 last November. In truth, it’s easy to exaggerate a human legacy. But Savage is different, because his contributions won’t be measured by words, but by concrete deeds accomplished against the fury of Sacramento-style politics. Everyone loves Raley Field now. It’s quickly become a Sacramento landmark, a place where top athletes play championship baseball and families celebrate life. Savage was bringing professional baseball back to the region after a long absence, but he had to bulldoze through hurdles to do so. He had to beat a lawsuit, construct the stadium, complete its financing, move the team from Vancouver and rebuild it here – all in a matter of months. “All anyone thinks of is the good stuff now,” said Tina Thomas, the lead attorney working with Savage back then. “It was risky and gutsy, but he pulled it off.” By any measure, the River Cats are the best minor league baseball franchise in America. Savage didn’t get it done by being a pushover. “He was a fearsome negotiator,” said Mark Friedman, a developer and friend. When I think of Savage, I think of Little Leaguers in multicolored uniforms filling the lawn seats on a hot summer’s day. Or the glorious sight of a late summer sunset against the Tower Bridge. Or a Delta breeze soothing the grandstands under a moonlit sky. Just days before Savage’s death, West Sacramento approved a massive construction project that someday will fill the vacant lots around Raley Field with homes and businesses. An amphitheater will go up, complementing baseball with music. “Art completed his ballpark before we bought the property to build in West Sacramento,” Friedman said. “I don’t think we would have bought the property otherwise. (He) showed the way forward.” Though he’s no longer with us, summer and children will return each year to the park that Savage built – a legacy beyond words. Re-printed with permission from the Sacramento Bee By: Marcos Breton Published November 25, 2009 rivercats.com /rivercatsbaseball @rivercats 3 front offIce rivercats.com /rivercatsbaseball @rivercats FRONT OFFICE front offIce dIrectory FIELD STAFF SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS • RALEY FIELD 400 BALLPARK DRIVE • WEST SACRAMENTO, CA 95691 (t) 916-376-4700 • (f) 916-376-4710 RIVERCATS.COM • FACEBOOK.COM/RIVERCATSBASEBALL • @RIVERCATS 2018 RIVER CATS 2018 RIVER CATS Executive Management Kriselle Pons .......................... Coordinator, Marketing Susan Savage ............................CEO, Majority Owner Trevor Levine ................... Coordinator, Entertainment Jeff Savage ................................................President Sasha Margulies ..........Coordinator, Digital Marketing Chip Maxson ...................................General Manager Conner Penfold .................Assistant, Media Relations Finance & Human Resouraces Operations & Special Events Maddie Strika ............................Vice President, Finance Brett Myers .....................Director, Stadium Operations 2017 REVIEW Calvin Nguyen .......................Coordinator, Accounting Brittney Nizuk ..........Manager, Events & Entertainment Anthony Hernandez .......................Facility Supervisor Corporate Partnerships & Broadcasting Mike Correa ..................................Facility Operations