1971 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 37-33
Finished 3rd in the NYPL
Manager: Chuck Cottier (0-0), Dick Cole (0-0)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 56,052, Avg. 1,601
1971 Niagara Falls Pirates Statistics

The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1971 season with a record of 37 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the NYPL.

The Pirates scored 282 runs and yielded 306 runs. Ron Knaub recorded 42 runs batted in. Terry Collins led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .306 average. George Whileyman topped the team with 7 wins and a team-best 2 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Lafayette Currence and John Morlan both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.

Chuck Cottier and Dick Cole served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Gary AbramRRJune 7, 19526'3"190
Brad AlbertsenLRApril 18, 19526'2"180
John BedardRRSeptember 9, 19526'2"205
Richard BedardRR6'0"180
Thomas BellLR6'1"165
Paul BosticRR6'2"185
John CarusoRR5'9"180
Robert ClitesRR6'2"183
Terry CollinsRRMay 27, 19495'9"158Midland, MI US
Lafayette CurrenceSLDecember 3, 19515'11"175Rock Hill, SC US
Gary GandyRR6'1"185
Jim JohnsonRRNovember 4, 19495'11"185
Scott JohnsonRRNovember 17, 19516'3"195
Elliott JonesRR6'0"200
Alexander KanozaRR5'11"185
Ron KnaubLL6'2"185
Matthew MazzaRR6'0"190
John MorlanRRNovember 22, 19476'0"178Columbus, OH US
David NelsonRRSeptember 28, 19496'5"215
Victor PriceRRMarch 7, 19515'10"165
Gary ShadeLR6'1"
Eddie SherlinSR5'11"160
John SimontacchiLR6'2"205
Dennis SlagleRR6'2"175
Fausto SosaRRDecember 3, 19525'8"158
Paul StrauchRR6'3"180
Richard SwinchockRL6'0"200
William ThomasRRDecember 23, 19496'3"190
Danny WaelchliRR6'1"190
Kenneth WaissRR6'2"200
George WhileymanRRMarch 29, 19506'4"190

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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