1992 Niagara Falls Rapids Roster
Team Record: 39-39
Finished 3rd in the NYPL's Stedler Division
Manager: Larry Parrish (39-39)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 48,698, Avg. 1,432 in 34 home dates
The Niagara Falls Rapids of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1992 season with a record of 39 wins and 39 losses, finishing third in the league's Stedler Division.
The Rapids scored 335 runs and allowed 302 runs. Keith Kimsey paced Niagara Falls with 12 home runs and drove in 46 runs. Bobby Higginson topped all regular batters with a .293 average. Sean Whiteside led the team with 8 wins and a team-best 2.47 earned run average, tops among qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 1992 Niagara Falls Rapids who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Tony Clark, Bobby Higginson, Shannon Penn and Sean Whiteside.
Larry Parrish served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Adams | S | R | July 29, 1970 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Yoshitaro Ban | R | R | July 2, 1972 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Matt Bauer | L | L | March 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Curt Bell | R | R | March 4, 1972 | 5'1" | 185 | West Palm Beach, FL US |
| Mike Berlin | R | R | February 14, 1971 | 6'1" | 185 | Wheeling, WV US |
| Ken Carlyle | R | R | April 16, 1971 | 6'1" | 195 | Boston, MA US |
| Tony Clark | S | R | June 15, 1972 | 6'8" | 205 | Newton, KS US |
| Kevin Crombie | R | R | October 3, 1970 | 6'4" | 190 | Staten Island, NY US |
| Malvin DeJesus | R | R | September 16, 1971 | 5'9" | 160 | Santurce, PR |
| Bobby Dickerson | L | L | August 1, 1971 | 6'2" | 188 | Gulfport, MS US |
| Scott Durussel | R | R | January 18, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | Saginaw, MI US |
| Matt Evans | L | L | July 30, 1971 | 6'4" | 230 | Phoenix, AZ US |
| Peter Feeley | R | R | November 4, 1969 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Carlos Fermin | R | R | July 12, 1973 | 5'9" | 140 | Mao, Valverde DO |
| Bart Greene | R | R | September 7, 1970 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Robin Higginbotham | L | L | March 30, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | |
| Bobby Higginson | L | R | August 18, 1970 | 5'11" | 180 | Philadelphia, PA US |
| Brent Killen | L | R | May 25, 1970 | 6'1" | 225 | St. Paul, MN US |
| Keith Kimsey | R | R | August 15, 1972 | 6'7" | 200 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Kevin Lidle | R | R | March 22, 1972 | 5'11" | 170 | Hollywood, CA US |
| Mike Lopez | R | R | August 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 190 | Denver, CO US |
| Paul Magrini | R | R | March 27, 1973 | 6'4" | 212 | Hackensack, NJ US |
| Doug Martin | R | R | March 25, 1969 | 6'3" | 200 | Allen Park, MI US |
| Ricky Martinez | R | R | October 8, 1970 | 6'1" | 178 | Indio, CA US |
| Casey Mendenhall | R | R | September 2, 1970 | 6'2" | 175 | Denver, CO US |
| Riccardo Munoz | R | R | January 16, 1972 | 5'8" | 170 | |
| David Mysel | R | R | April 13, 1971 | 6'5" | 215 | Hershey, PA US |
| Rick Navarro | S | L | January 22, 1970 | 5'10" | 175 | San Diego, CA US |
| Scott Pagano | S | R | April 26, 1971 | 5'11" | 175 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Corey Parker | L | L | April 17, 1971 | 6'3" | 180 | South Laguna Beach, CA US |
| Shannon Penn | S | R | September 11, 1969 | 5'10" | 163 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Greg Raffo | R | R | September 1, 1968 | 6'5" | 190 | Chattanooga, TN US |
| Dave Robson | R | R | April 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 195 | |
| Brian Sullivan | L | L | April 14, 1970 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| John Timko | R | R | November 4, 1971 | 6'2" | 180 | Cleveland, OH US |
| David Verduzco | R | R | September 29, 1968 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Sean Whiteside | L | L | April 19, 1971 | 6'4" | 190 | Lakeland, FL US |
| Kazuharu Yamazaki | R | R | July 21, 1972 | 6'0" | 173 | Shizuoka, Shizuoka JP |
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.
