1975 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 38-30
Finished 2nd in the NYPL
Manager: Dick Berardino (38-30)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Elmira, New York
Ballpark: Dunn Field
Attendance: 42,546, Avg. 1,251
1975 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox Statistics

The Elmira Pioneer Red Sox of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1975 season with a record of 38 wins and 30 losses, finishing second in the NYPL.

The Pioneer Red Sox scored 323 runs and allowed 302 runs. Matthew Coletta accounted for 35 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .288 average. Walter Bigos paced the team with 9 wins, while Richard Waller registered a 1.37 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1975 Elmira Pioneer Red Sox who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Juan Agosto, Ed Jurak, Mike Paxton and Dave Schmidt.

Dick Berardino served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Juan AgostoLLFebruary 23, 19586'2"190Rio Piedras, PR
Walter BigosRROctober 6, 19566'2"190
Timothy ClemmonsRRMarch 22, 19565'11"175
Matthew ColettaRRFebruary 9, 19546'0"
Al FaustRRMay 6, 19566'1"195
Pompilio FerminRR6'0"145
Mike HowardRROctober 14, 19576'2"180Portland, ME US
Larry HymanSRAugust 17, 19566'2"181
Ed JurakRROctober 24, 19576'2"185Hollywood, CA US
Gregory KaneRR6'0"195
Gary LaTorreRRAugust 12, 19566'2"195
Carlos LopezRR6'4"180
Edward NussRROctober 22, 19556'5"195
Mike PaxtonRRSeptember 3, 19535'11"190Memphis, TN US
Gary PurcellRRFebruary 7, 19546'1"190Galesburg, IL US
Ivan RiveraLL5'8"165
Leovigildo RomanLL6'3"175
Dionicio SantanaRR6'0"200
Dave SchmidtRRDecember 22, 19566'1"190Mesa, AZ US
Dave SchoppeeRRApril 24, 19576'3"190Bangor, ME US
James ShankleRRDecember 31, 19556'1"185
Carlton SteeleRRJanuary 26, 19546'0"175
Thomas StreightiffRR5'8"165
Happy VincentRR6'2"185
Richard WallerRRApril 7, 19546'2"195Passaic, NJ US
Phillip WelchRRFebruary 17, 19535'10"175

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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