1977 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster
Team Record: 27-42
Finished 5th in the NYPL's West Division
Manager: Luther Quinn (27-42)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 35,495, Avg. 1,029
The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1977 season with a record of 27 wins and 42 losses, finishing fifth in the league's West Division.
The Pirates scored 264 runs and conceded 308 runs. Richard Federici paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .262 average. Jean-Pierre Leduc and Ben Wiltbank topped Niagara Falls with 6 wins each, while Jean-Pierre Leduc earned a 2.19 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Steve Farr played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Niagara Falls Pirates to do so.
Luther Quinn served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domingo Balbuena | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Casey Clark | R | R | December 9, 1955 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Randy Cooney | R | L | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Arcadio Cruz | R | R | 6'4" | 205 | ||
| Bienvenido DeLaRosa | L | L | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Steve Farr | R | R | December 12, 1956 | 5'10" | 198 | Cheverly, MD US |
| Richard Federici | L | L | 6'1" | 172 | ||
| Robert Ferguson | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Thomas Fiesthumel | L | L | 5'11" | 160 | ||
| Gary Fulton | L | L | 5'9" | |||
| Timothy Ganch | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Gino Gentile | L | L | August 26, 1958 | 5'11" | 175 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| George Goodrich | R | R | 5'8" | 155 | ||
| Casey Hagan | S | L | 6'4" | 195 | ||
| Gary Hibbett | R | L | May 27, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| George Hill | L | L | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Jessie Jones | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Jean-Pierre Leduc | L | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Macauley | S | R | 5'11" | 164 | ||
| Kevin Maronic | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Cristian Martinez | R | R | July 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Roberto Mayorga | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Hector Mercedes | R | R | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Anthony Nicely | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Victor Ramos | R | |||||
| Gregorio Rodriguez | R | R | 6'0" | 140 | ||
| Paul Rudiman | R | R | 6'2" | 205 | ||
| Robert Semerano | R | R | 6'5" | 205 | ||
| Alfredo Torres | R | R | March 29, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
| Daniel Velasco | R | R | 6'0" | 168 | ||
| Ben Wiltbank | R | R | March 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 190 | Lewes, DE US |
| Jeffrey Woods | L | R | 5'10" | 166 |
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.
