1996 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster

Northern League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 44-40
Finished 3rd in the NL's West Division
Manager: John Zizzo (44-40)
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Sioux Falls Stadium
Attendance: 100,958, Avg. 2,462 in 41 home dates
1996 Sioux Falls Canaries Statistics

The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 1996 season with a record of 44 wins and 40 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Canaries scored 522 runs and allowed 560 runs. Steve Hosey led Sioux Falls with 17 home runs and drove in 69 runs. Matt Davis paced all regular batters with a .328 average. Bobby Post topped the squad with 10 wins, while Rich Hyde earned a 2.72 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1996 Sioux Falls Canaries who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Paul Carey, Steve Hosey and Eric Yelding.

John Zizzo served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Matt AllenRRDecember 25, 19696'2"190Queens, NY US
Rob AndrakinRRFebruary 11, 19696'1"180Santa Clara, CA US
Craig BirkLL
Paul CareyLRJanuary 8, 19686'4"220Boston, MA US
Benny CastilloRRJuly 15, 19666'1"192Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Matt DavisSRMay 28, 19686'3"185Chico, CA US
John DickensLLJune 25, 19716'3"195Fort Worth, TX US
Mike DumasRRMay 28, 19715'9"163Hattiesburg, MS US
Chris EvansRRDecember 19, 19715'10"200Lorain, OH US
Mike FontanaRRJanuary 4, 19706'2"202Santa Clara, CA US
Chris Frith-SmithRR
P. J. GuerrieriRR
Steve HoseyRRApril 2, 19696'3"215Oakland, CA US
Jeff HrepichRROctober 10, 19736'2"215Monterey, CA US
Rich HydeRRDecember 24, 19686'0"185Champaign, IL US
Cliff JonesLLJuly 23, 19706'0"170Oakland, CA US
Chris KessickRROctober 25, 19736'3"225Charlotte, NC US
Eddie LantiguaRRSeptember 4, 19736'0"198Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Danny LewisLLDecember 14, 19676'1"215Oakland, CA US
Jeff LocklearSLFebruary 6, 19706'4"210Baltimore, MD US
Scott LoubierRRApril 9, 19746'1"200South Portland, ME US
Nick LovatoLLOctober 27, 19726'1"190Albuquerque, NM US
Paul MagriniRRMarch 27, 19736'4"212Hackensack, NJ US
Brian McRobertsRRJuly 24, 19716'2"190Danville, PA US
Jamie MullikinRLApril 10, 19746'2"185Houston, TX US
Jackie NickellRRApril 20, 19705'10"175Stanford, CA US
Raidel PérezRRNovember 22, 19726'0"189La Habana, La Habana CU
Chris PollardRR
Bobby PostRRJune 8, 19736'1"195Long Beach, CA US
Chris PowellLLSeptember 1, 19686'0"195Newport Beach, CA US
Steve RuckmanRR6'1"200
Mark SaugstadRRNovember 6, 19706'4"210Anaheim, CA US
Mike SealLLSeptember 22, 19666'2"180
Joaquin SerraRRSeptember 5, 19755'9"164La Habana, La Habana CU
Ryan SheetsRR
Larry ShenkRRJune 13, 19696'0"185Hartford, CT US
Mike ShwartzerRRJuly 8, 19736'1"210
Shane SlaytonRR
Chuck WankeRLFebruary 2, 19716'5"200Chehalis, WA US
Paul WilliamsRRAugust 9, 19686'1"217Houston, TX US
Andy WiseSRJune 17, 19716'0"195Long Beach, CA US
Jamie YbarraRRJune 17, 19716'0"164Merced, CA US
Eric YeldingRRFebruary 22, 19655'11"170Montrose, AL 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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