2008 Chattanooga Lookouts Roster

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 67-72
Finished 4th in the SL's North Division
Manager: Mike Goff (67-72)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Ballpark: A.T.&T. Field
Attendance: 236,639, Avg. 3,480 in 68 home dates
2008 Chattanooga Lookouts Statistics

The Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League ended the 2008 season with a record of 67 wins and 72 losses, finishing fourth in the league's North Division.

The Lookouts scored 681 runs and yielded 685 runs. Danny Dorn led Chattanooga with 21 home runs Eric Eymann drove in 71 runs. Chris Valaika paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .301 average. Ben Jukich topped the squad with 10 wins, while Sam LeCure recorded a 3.42 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 2008 Chattanooga Lookouts who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Travis Wood, Jordan Smith, Danny Dorn, Carlos Fisher, Drew Stubbs, Justin James, Josh Roenicke, Robert Manuel, Chris Valaika, Daryl Thompson, Ramón Ramírez, Eddy Rodríguez, Joe Valentine, Matt Belisle, Sam LeCure, Justin Turner, Danny Herrera, Jerry Gil, Pedro Viola, Chris Heisey and Craig Tatum.

Mike Goff served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Drew AndersonSRFebruary 2, 19835'9"170Brownsburg, IN US
James AveryRRJune 10, 19846'0"210Maple Creek, SK CA
Matt BelisleRRJune 6, 19806'3"230Austin, TX US
Luis BolivarRRFebruary 15, 19816'0"192, Aragua VE
Jose CastroSRNovember 5, 19865'8"170Caguas, PR
Tom CollaroRRApril 4, 19836'4"216Sunrise, FL US
Shaun CumberlandLRAugust 1, 19846'2"185Mobile, AL US
Mike DeJesusLRJuly 16, 19835'8"175Staten Island, NY US
Misael DeJesusRRNovember 5, 19846'2"235Nagua, Maria Trinidad Sanchez DO
Chris DenoveRRDecember 9, 19826'1"215Westlake Village, CA US
Danny DornLLJuly 20, 19846'2"200San Dimas, CA US
Eric EymannRRFebruary 9, 19846'2"195Omaha, NE US
Carlos FisherRRFebruary 22, 19836'4"220West Covina, CA US
Ramon GeronimoRROctober 8, 19836'0"185Bajos de Haina, San Cristobal DO
Jerry GilRROctober 14, 19826'3"215San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Michael GriffinRROctober 1, 19835'9"200Corpus Christi, TX US
Tonys GutierrezLLAugust 18, 19836'1"220Cagua, Aragua VE
Chris HeiseyRRDecember 14, 19846'1"220Mount Joy, PA US
Sean HenryRRAugust 18, 19856'0"180San Francisco, CA US
Danny HerreraLLOctober 21, 19845'6"165Odessa, TX US
Mike HrynioRRNovember 18, 19826'2"220Dover, NJ US
Justin JamesRRSeptember 13, 19816'3"215Oklahoma City, OK US
Jeff JeffordsRRNovember 4, 19846'0"205Florence, SC US
Ben JukichLLOctober 17, 19826'5"205Duluth, MN US
Chris KroskiLRMay 17, 19826'2"225Pittston, PA US
Sam LeCureRRMay 4, 19846'0"210Jefferson City, MO US
Derrik LutzRRApril 22, 19856'0"210Lebanon, PA US
Justin MallettRRNovember 11, 19816'6"210Belleville, IL US
Robert ManuelRRJuly 9, 19836'3"205Houston, TX US
Ruben MedinaRRJuly 29, 19865'11"157San Luis Falcon, VE
Ramón RamírezRRSeptember 16, 19826'0"190Cagua, Aragua VE
Eddy RodríguezRRDecember 1, 19856'0"220Villa Clara, CU
Josh RoenickeRRAugust 4, 19826'3"205Baltimore, MD US
Jordan SmithRRFebruary 4, 19866'3"220American Fork, UT US
Cody StraitRRMay 28, 19836'1"180Beaumont, TX US
Drew StubbsRROctober 4, 19846'4"205Atlanta, TX US
B. J. SzymanskiRROctober 1, 19826'5"210Wichita Falls, TX US
Lee TaborLLDecember 17, 19846'2"175Sumtner, SC US
Craig TatumRRMarch 18, 19836'1"225Hattiesburg, MS US
Daryl ThompsonRRNovember 2, 19856'0"205La Plata, MD US
Justin TordiRRApril 9, 19846'1"208Rochester Hills, MI US
Justin TurnerRRNovember 23, 19845'11"202Long Beach, CA US
Chris ValaikaRRAugust 14, 19855'11"205Santa Monica, CA US
Joe ValentineRRDecember 24, 19796'2"190Las Vegas, NV US
Camilo VazquezLLOctober 3, 19835'11"205La Habana, La Habana CU
Pedro ViolaRLJune 29, 19836'1"185San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Sean WatsonRRJuly 24, 19856'2"215Miami, FL US
Travis WoodRLFebruary 6, 19875'11"175Little Rock, AR 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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