2008 Aberdeen IronBirds Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 36-39
Finished 4th in the NYPL's McNamara Division
Manager: Gary Kendall (36-39)
Affiliation: Baltimore Orioles
Location: Aberdeen, Maryland
Ballpark: Ripken Stadium
Attendance: 247,836, Avg. 6,522 in 38 home dates
2008 Aberdeen IronBirds Statistics

The Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 2008 season with a record of 36 wins and 39 losses, finishing fourth in the league's McNamara Division.

The IronBirds scored 330 runs and surrendered 333 runs. Tyler Kolodny led Aberdeen with 10 home runs and drove in 38 runs. Caleb Joseph paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .261 clip. Cole McCurry topped the team with 8 wins and a team-best 2.77 ERA, best among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Matt Albers, Greg Aquino, Cory Doyne, Oliver Drake, Kyle Hudson, Caleb Joseph, Bob McCrory, Chris Ray and Tim Spooneybarger were all players from the 2008 Aberdeen IronBirds who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Gary Kendall served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matt AlbersLRJanuary 20, 19836'1"225Houston, TX US
Brent AllarRRMarch 1, 19856'3"230Fort Worth, TX US
Jason AltenhofLRAugust 20, 19865'9"165Melbourne, FL US
Greg AquinoRRJanuary 11, 19786'1"190Puerto Palenque, San Cristobal DO
T. J. BaxterLRDecember 13, 19856'1"215Elizabeth, NJ US
Brian BentRRSeptember 11, 19856'2"210Baltimore, MD US
Kraig BinickRLFebruary 10, 19855'10"180Old Westbury, NY US
Arthur BonevaciaSRMay 16, 19885'9"160Willemstad, CW
Paul ChmielLRMay 17, 19876'5"200Mount Pocono, PA US
Brandon CooneyRRAugust 2, 19856'6"240Miami, FL US
Fredy DezaRRDecember 11, 19826'2"175La Romana, La Romana DO
Cory DoyneRRAugust 13, 19816'2"240Tampa, FL US
Oliver DrakeRRJanuary 13, 19876'4"215Worcester, MA US
Chad DurakisRRSeptember 3, 19856'1"210Lutherville, MD US
Tom EdwardsLROctober 15, 19856'2"200New Brunswick, NJ US
Pat EganRROctober 25, 19846'7"230Hartford, CT US
Lee EllisRRJuly 22, 19846'1"213Thousand Oaks, CA US
Joe EspositoLRMay 15, 19856'0"230Mineola, NY US
Paco FigueroaRRFebruary 19, 19835'11"180Miami, FL US
Nick HaughianLLJanuary 1, 19876'0"205Marysville, WA US
Kyle HudsonLLJanuary 7, 19875'11"175Mattoon, IL US
Caleb JosephRRJune 18, 19866'3"180Nashville, TN US
Jacob JuliusLLMarch 13, 19866'5"210New Albany, IN US
Tony KirbisRRFebruary 16, 19856'2"220San Diego, CA US
Tyler KolodnyRRMarch 9, 19886'3"206Woodland Hills, CA US
Luis LebronRRMarch 15, 19856'1"180El Seibo, DO
Calvin LesterSRDecember 23, 19836'1"180Miami, FL US
Bob McCroryRRMay 3, 19826'1"205Steens, MS US
Cole McCurryLLSeptember 25, 19856'2"210Candler, NC US
Greg MiclatSRJuly 23, 19875'8"180Chesapeake, VA US
Marcus MooreRRJune 1, 19846'4"180Ogden, UT US
Nathan MoreauLLSeptember 15, 19866'3"223Lilburn, GA US
Scott MuellerRRJune 9, 19866'3"175Phoenix, AZ US
Ryan O'SheaLRMay 29, 19866'1"200New Orleans, LA US
Aaron OdomLLSeptember 24, 19846'0"165Lubbock, TX US
Eric PerlozzoRRSeptember 7, 19845'9"175Shippensburg, PA US
Stephen ProcnerLLDecember 27, 19846'2"200Cleveland, OH US
Chris RayRRJanuary 12, 19826'3"210Tampa, FL US
Garabez RosaRROctober 12, 19896'2"165Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
Chris SalbergRLMay 8, 19846'1"185Rockford, IL US
Andy SchindlingRRAugust 15, 19866'2"175Silver Spring, MD US
Jacob SmithLLOctober 1, 19856'4"210Owensboro, KY US
Tim SpooneybargerRROctober 21, 19796'3"190San Diego, CA US
Jedidiah StephenRRApril 30, 19846'2"195Zanesville, OH US
Josh TambaLRNovember 15, 19846'2"200Santa Rosa, CA US
Robbie WidlanskyLRNovember 6, 19846'2"210Plantation, FL US
Henry WilliamsonRRNovember 1, 19856'5"233Houston, TX US
Rick ZagoneLLSeptember 30, 19866'4"215Crystal Lake, IL 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.




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