1971 Batavia Trojans Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 30-40
Finished 7th in the NYPL
Manager: Joe Lewis (30-40)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Batavia, New York
Ballpark: Dwyer Stadium
Attendance: 52,909, Avg. 1,512
1971 Batavia Trojans Statistics

The Batavia Trojans of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1971 season with a record of 30 wins and 40 losses, finishing seventh in the NYPL.

The Trojans scored 321 runs and allowed 361 runs, most in the circuit. Kim Cates recorded 34 runs batted in. Ron Cash topped all regular hitters by hitting .333. David Baye led the team with 6 wins, while Everett Meggitt registered a 3.43 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1971 Batavia Trojans who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Ron Cash, Danny Fife, Gary Ignasiak and Phil Mankowski.

Joe Lewis served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Donald AbbottRR6'0"185
David BayeRR6'3"200
Ron CashRRNovember 20, 19496'0"180Atlanta, GA US
Kim CatesRR6'5"210
Charles CoeRR5'10"168
Jim EschenSRMay 25, 19505'11"170Port Jefferson, NY US
Danny FifeRROctober 5, 19496'3"175Harrisburg, IL US
Ian FinkRRMay 19, 19526'1"185
Bob FlandersSR6'0"195
Greg GromekRROctober 25, 19495'11"170
Spencer HornRR6'1"180
Gary IgnasiakLLSeptember 1, 19495'11"185Mount Clemens, MI US
Andy KanozaLRNovember 20, 19485'8"165
Steven KnowltonLL6'0"175
Robert LaFranceRROctober 29, 19506'1"200Natick, MA US
Thomas LantzSRSeptember 1, 19526'1"180
Alan LocascioRR6'1"185
Stan LukoicRR6'4"204
Daniel MaluzhinskyRR6'1"165
Phil MankowskiLRJanuary 9, 19536'0"180Buffalo, NY US
Terry MappinLRMarch 23, 19526'2"205
Joe McArthurRR5'9"150
Joe McIlvaineRR6'5"185
Everett MeggittRRDecember 24, 19516'0"165
Richard MiceliRR6'1"187
Robert NemcekRR6'2"190
James NewhookRR6'0"170
Robert ShortellSRJuly 20, 19506'1"180
Miguel VegaRR6'0"178
James VeryzerLR6'1"187
Bob WisniewskiRRDecember 15, 19526'3"205

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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