2009 Gary SouthShore RailCats Roster

Northern League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 57-39
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Greg Tagert (57-39)
Location: Gary, Indiana
Ballpark: U.S. Steel Yard
Attendance: 166,334, Avg. 3,539 in 47 home dates
2009 Gary SouthShore RailCats Statistics

Playoffs - Gary SouthShore RailCats 3 games, Kansas City T-Bones 2
Finals - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks 3 games, Gary SouthShore RailCats 1

The Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League ended the 2009 season with a record of 57 wins and 39 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The SouthShore RailCats topped the circuit with just 459 runs allowed. Gary scored 503 runs. Cristian Guerrero led the team with 11 home runs Steve Haake drove in 67 runs. Mike Massaro paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .302. Tony Cogan and Tom Thornton paced the squad with 8 wins each, while Tony Cogan recorded a 3.6 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Tony Cogan and Onan Masaoka both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Greg Tagert served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul BartolucciSRDecember 2, 19765'7"170Thousand Oaks, CA US
Jeff BeachumRRNovember 5, 19836'0"185Memphis, TN US
Chris CarraraRRMay 11, 19855'10"180Pittsburgh, PA US
Tony CoganLLDecember 21, 19766'2"205Chicago, IL US
Aaron CookRROctober 20, 19836'5"175Rockledge, FL US
Jordan CzarnieckiRROctober 4, 19806'1"175Anderson, IN US
Eddy De La CruzRRDecember 18, 19885'11"164San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Anthony EsquerRRSeptember 3, 19846'1"215Montebello, CA US
Tristan FacerLLDecember 30, 19856'5"225Urbana, IL US
Jeff FischerRRDecember 2, 19856'5"200Farmington, MI US
Clint GoocherLLJune 15, 19826'2"195Houston, TX US
Zach GrohRRJuly 16, 19846'2"205
Cristian GuerreroRRJuly 12, 19806'5"210Bani, Peravia DO
Steve HaakeLRSeptember 24, 19806'1"180Belleville, IL US
Kyle HeyneRRAugust 17, 19846'5"220Coldwater, OH US
Garret HolleranRRJanuary 31, 19856'5"185
Aaron JenkinsLLNovember 14, 19845'8"180Brooklyn Park, MN US
Grant JohnsonRRMay 26, 19836'6"220Kansas City, MO US
Chris JonesRRJune 9, 19846'3"205St. Louis, MO US
Rob MarconiRRSeptember 14, 19826'1"200La Grange, IL US
Onan MasaokaRLOctober 27, 19776'0"188Hilo, HI US
Mike MassaroLLApril 15, 19845'11"185Pueblo, CO US
Derell McCallRRSeptember 22, 19816'2"230Pensacola, FL US
Eric McNameeRRAugust 20, 19815'10"160
Jon MuellerRRMay 12, 19846'4"180La Crosse, WI US
Isaac OmuraLRJanuary 21, 19845'10"175Honolulu, HI US
Jay PecciSRSeptember 26, 19765'11"192Redwood City, CA US
Chris PfalzgrafSRNovember 30, 19776'3"210Streator, IL US
Alain QuijanoRLJuly 27, 19826'0"175
Mike RohdeLRSeptember 27, 19836'3"210
Alex RollinRRMay 22, 19856'2"210
Andy ShipmanRRDecember 10, 19816'3"185Warrensburg, MO US
Tom ThorntonLLOctober 30, 19836'6"220Boston, MA US
Edwin WalkerRLOctober 26, 19836'3"205San Antonio, TX US
Brett WallaceRRAugust 19, 19826'0"190San Antonio, TX 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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