2012 Altoona Curve Roster
Team Record: 72-70
Finished 3rd in the EL's Western Division
Manager: P. J. Forbes (72-70)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Peoples Natural Gas Field
Attendance: 270,613, Avg. 4,295 in 63 home dates
The Altoona Curve of the Eastern League ended the 2012 season with a record of 72 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the league's Western Division.
The Curve scored 605 runs and gave up 569 runs. Quincy Latimore paced Altoona with 15 home runs Matt Curry drove in 76 runs and topped all regular batters with a .285 average. Brandon Cumpton led the squad with 12 wins and a team-best 3.85 earned run average, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.
Members of the 2012 Altoona Curve who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Ramón Cabrera, Jacob Stallings, Hunter Strickland, Kyle McPherson, Brock Holt, Duke Welker, Miguel Pérez, Jeff Karstens, Juan Cruz, Tony Sanchez, Shairon Martis, Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon, Andrew Lambo, Kris Johnson, Brandon Cumpton, Aaron Poreda, Robbie Grossman, Phil Irwin, Drew Maggi, Vic Black and Logan Kensing.
P. J. Forbes served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Alderson | R | R | November 3, 1988 | 6'6" | 220 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Nate Baker | L | L | December 27, 1987 | 6'3" | 190 | Memphis, TN US |
| Ryan Beckman | R | R | January 2, 1990 | 6'4" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Vic Black | R | R | May 23, 1988 | 6'4" | 210 | Amarillo, TX US |
| Kelson Brown | R | R | November 7, 1987 | 6'3" | 175 | La Canada, CA US |
| Ramón Cabrera | S | R | November 5, 1989 | 5'8" | 195 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Evan Chambers | R | R | March 24, 1989 | 5'11" | 210 | Miami, FL US |
| Kyle Cofield | R | R | January 23, 1987 | 6'5" | 220 | Gadsden, AL US |
| Gerrit Cole | R | R | September 8, 1990 | 6'4" | 225 | Newport Beach, CA US |
| Mike Colla | R | R | December 23, 1986 | 6'2" | 220 | Santa Barbara, CA US |
| Juan Cruz | R | R | October 15, 1978 | 6'2" | 170 | Bonao, Monsenor Nouel DO |
| Brandon Cumpton | R | R | November 16, 1988 | 6'2" | 215 | Augusta, GA US |
| Jarek Cunningham | R | R | December 25, 1989 | 6'1" | 195 | Spokane, WA US |
| Matt Curry | L | R | July 27, 1988 | 6'1" | 225 | Red Oak, TX US |
| Charlie Cutler | L | R | July 29, 1986 | 6'1" | 215 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Miles Durham | R | R | March 21, 1983 | 6'3" | 215 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Jeremy Farrell | R | R | November 11, 1986 | 6'3" | 200 | Long Branch, NJ US |
| Zach Foster | R | R | May 24, 1987 | 6'4" | 205 | Bradford, PA US |
| Elevys Gonzalez | S | R | October 13, 1989 | 5'11" | 175 | Porlamar, Nueva Esparta VE |
| Robbie Grossman | S | L | September 16, 1989 | 6'0" | 215 | San Diego, CA US |
| Kris Harvey | R | R | January 5, 1984 | 6'2" | 200 | Catawba, NC US |
| Brock Holt | L | R | June 11, 1988 | 5'8" | 180 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| Jeff Inman | R | R | November 24, 1987 | 6'3" | 180 | Bakersfield, CA US |
| Phil Irwin | R | R | February 25, 1987 | 6'3" | 210 | Germantown, TN US |
| Kris Johnson | L | L | October 14, 1984 | 6'4" | 205 | West Covina, CA US |
| Kyle Kaminska | L | R | October 5, 1988 | 6'4" | 180 | Wauseon, OH US |
| Jeff Karstens | R | R | September 24, 1982 | 6'3" | 185 | San Diego, CA US |
| Logan Kensing | R | R | July 3, 1982 | 6'1" | 190 | San Antonio, TX US |
| Andrew Lambo | L | L | August 11, 1988 | 6'3" | 220 | Newbury Park, CA US |
| Quincy Latimore | R | R | February 3, 1989 | 5'11" | 175 | Raleigh, NC US |
| Drew Maggi | R | R | May 16, 1989 | 6'0" | 192 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Christian Marrero | L | L | July 30, 1986 | 6'1" | 185 | Miami, FL US |
| Shairon Martis | R | R | March 30, 1987 | 6'1" | 225 | Willemstad, CW |
| Kyle McPherson | R | R | November 11, 1987 | 6'4" | 215 | Mobile, AL US |
| Matt McSwain | R | R | August 15, 1985 | 6'1" | 197 | High Point, NC US |
| Anthony Norman | L | L | October 20, 1984 | 6'0" | 185 | Bellflower, CA US |
| Gustavo Nunez | S | R | February 8, 1988 | 5'11" | 189 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Miguel Pérez | R | R | September 25, 1983 | 6'3" | 235 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Greg Picart | S | R | September 25, 1985 | 5'11" | 175 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Aaron Poreda | L | L | October 1, 1986 | 6'6" | 240 | Walnut Creek, CA US |
| Aaron Pribanic | R | R | September 1, 1986 | 6'4" | 210 | Fairfax, VA US |
| Jhonathan Ramos | L | L | October 7, 1989 | 5'10" | 190 | San Felipe, Yaracuy VE |
| Tony Sanchez | R | R | May 20, 1988 | 5'11" | 220 | Miami, FL US |
| Adalberto Santos | R | R | September 28, 1987 | 5'11" | 185 | Bronx, NY US |
| Jacob Stallings | R | R | December 22, 1989 | 6'5" | 215 | Brentwood, TN US |
| Hunter Strickland | R | R | September 24, 1988 | 6'3" | 225 | Thomaston, GA US |
| Jameson Taillon | R | R | November 18, 1991 | 6'5" | 230 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Oscar Tejeda | R | R | December 26, 1989 | 6'1" | 170 | San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO |
| Jason Townsend | R | R | September 17, 1988 | 6'3" | 190 | Albany, GA US |
| Erik Turgeon | R | R | March 25, 1987 | 6'0" | 170 | Palm Harbor, FL US |
| Andy Vasquez | L | R | October 8, 1987 | 6'2" | 175 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Tyler Waldron | R | R | May 1, 1989 | 6'2" | 205 | Carmichael, CA US |
| Stefan Welch | L | R | August 12, 1988 | 6'3" | 190 | Adelaide, South Australia AU |
| Duke Welker | L | R | February 10, 1986 | 6'7" | 240 | Kirkland, WA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
