2008 Sioux City Explorers Roster

American Association (AA) - Independent
Team Record: 52-44
Finished 2nd in the AA's North Division
Manager: Les Lancaster (52-44)
Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Ballpark: Lewis and Clark Park
Attendance: 87,616, Avg. 1,947 in 45 home dates
2008 Sioux City Explorers Statistics

Playoffs - Sioux Falls Canaries 3 games, Sioux City Explorers 0

The Sioux City Explorers of the American Association ended the 2008 season with a record of 52 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the league's North Division.

The Explorers scored 431 runs and allowed 400 runs. Alex Llanos led Sioux City with 10 home runs and drove in 60 runs. Chad Gabriel paced batters with significant playing time with a .308 average. Alexander Francisco topped the squad with 12 wins, while Nick Singleton registered a 2.25 earned run average, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2008 Sioux City Explorers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dusty Bergman, Charlton Jimerson and Walter Young.

Les Lancaster served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Dusty BergmanLLFebruary 1, 19786'5"200Carson City, NV US
Jason BryanRRNovember 18, 19816'2"190Brooklyn, NY US
Juan CamachoSRJanuary 13, 19816'2"175San Carlos, VE
Cameron CheekRRSeptember 9, 19836'3"200Atlanta, IL US
Curt DixonRRJuly 19, 19856'5"225McAlester, OK US
Paige DumontRRNovember 26, 19826'8"240Ukiah, CA US
Keith EusebioSRJanuary 31, 19835'10"173Boca Chica, Santo Domingo DO
Paul FaganLLApril 13, 19856'5"215Jacksonville, FL US
Kevin FitzgeraldRRNovember 27, 19836'3"225Ronkonkoma, NY US
Alexander FranciscoSRNovember 15, 19806'0"175Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Anton FrenchLRJuly 25, 19755'11"170St. Louis, MO US
Chad GabrielRRMay 19, 19846'2"195Norwalk, CA US
Michael GibbsRRSeptember 18, 19846'5"195Philadelphia, PA US
Tug GillinghamRRMay 26, 19826'1"210
Chris GrossmanRRFebruary 3, 19816'4"215Alamo, CA US
Luke HetheringtonRRApril 13, 19836'2"210Covington, WA US
Charlton JimersonRRSeptember 22, 19796'3"210San Leandro, CA US
Dustin JonesRRFebruary 5, 19846'1"195
Matt KretzschmarRRAugust 2, 19866'3"215San Pedro, CA US
Tim LaydenLLDecember 22, 19826'2"180New York, NY US
Alex LlanosLRSeptember 20, 19766'1"185San Juan, PR
Ty MarotzRRNovember 19, 19816'2"200
Nick McCoolaSRJanuary 28, 19835'11"185
Mike McTamneyRRDecember 15, 19826'1"190
Ramon NavarroRRJuly 28, 19846'0"170Elk Grove Village, IL US
Tony O'DonnellLLFebruary 21, 19796'4"200Cincinnati, OH US
Pete PirmanRRJune 25, 19796'0"185
Enohel PolancoRRAugust 11, 19745'9"169Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Brett ReidRROctober 18, 19795'11"200Independence, MO US
Jorge RodriguezRRJuly 29, 19856'0"195
Garvis RomeroRRJanuary 22, 19816'0"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Steve RussellRRDecember 20, 19836'6"185San Diego, CA US
Derek SchermerhornRRApril 24, 19846'2"215Yorba Linda, CA US
Juan SenreisoRRAugust 4, 19816'0"191Guaymate, La Romana DO
Nick SingletonRRApril 23, 19836'0"170Montgomery, AL US
Jason TuttleLLNovember 27, 19795'8"165Winston-Salem, NC US
Geoff WagnerLLSeptember 2, 19826'1"210
Sam WalkerRRApril 5, 19856'0"170
Walter YoungLRFebruary 18, 19806'5"320Hattiesburg, MS 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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