2001 St. Paul Saints Roster

Northern League-Central (NLC) - Independent
Team Record: 37-53
Finished 3rd in the NLC's North Division
Manager: Doug Sisson (37-53)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ballpark: Midway Stadium
Attendance: 282,613, Avg. 6,572 in 43 home dates
2001 St. Paul Saints Statistics

The St. Paul Saints of the Northern League-Central ended the 2001 season with a record of 37 wins and 53 losses, finishing third in the league's North Division.

The Saints plated 418 runs and surrendered 514 runs, most in the league. Tony Chance paced St. Paul with 14 home runs and drove in 63 runs. Jason Hill led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .319. Chris Swiatkiewicz topped the squad with 10 wins, while Jake Whitney recorded a 2.75 ERA, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 2001 St. Paul Saints who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Matt Duff, Dan Smith, Derrick White and Keith Williams.

Doug Sisson served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Aaron AkinRRJune 13, 19776'2"190Manhattan, KS US
Scott AlbinRRSeptember 27, 19756'0"185Redondo Beach, CA US
George ArnottRRSeptember 3, 19776'1"200Santa Cruz, CA US
Oliver BerroaRRMarch 24, 19786'1"204San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Reagan BuckleyRRMarch 14, 19745'11"190Houston, TX US
Graham BurgessRRAugust 26, 19795'10"190
Jason CamilliRROctober 18, 19756'0"190Phoenix, AZ US
Ricky CasteelRROctober 29, 19776'2"190Texarkana, TX US
Chet ChamblessRRAugust 1, 19786'5"200Mobile, AL US
Tony ChanceRROctober 26, 19646'1"210Charleston, WV US
Jesse CornejoRLOctober 26, 19766'3"196Wellington, KS US
Craig DourRRAugust 6, 19756'1"180
John DriskillLROctober 21, 19776'0"190
Matt DuffRROctober 6, 19746'1"192Clarksdale, MS US
Jason DunawayRRJanuary 12, 19776'1"177Greeley, CO US
Gavin FinglesonSRAugust 5, 19765'10"188, AU
Ben FleethamRRAugust 3, 19726'1"205Minneapolis, MN US
Jody FriedmanLLAugust 8, 19696'1"200
Ricky GomezRRDecember 7, 19785'10"183San Juan, PR
Noah HallRRJune 9, 19775'11"205Boulder Creek, CA US
Matt HarringtonRRFebruary 1, 19826'2"185West Valley, CA US
Jason HillRRFebruary 25, 19756'0"205Los Angeles, CA US
Tomohiro HondaRRJune 19, 19776'1"179
Jesse IbarraSRJuly 12, 19726'3"195Los Angeles, CA US
Anthony MariniRLJanuary 22, 19776'0"185Union, NJ US
Erik MetzgerRRJuly 27, 19746'0"205Jackson, MS US
Keith MeyersLLApril 11, 19796'0"190Hastings, MN US
Yuji NereiLLSeptember 9, 19735'10"205Tokyo, JP
Maximo NunezRRJanuary 15, 19726'5"165Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Chris OleanRRMay 29, 19776'0"185Owatonna, MN US
Ryan RuizLLApril 7, 19775'9"160Mission Viejo, CA US
Jeremy SalyersRRJanuary 31, 19766'3"200Wise, VA US
Casey SauckeRRMarch 21, 19786'0"200Rochester, NY US
Mark SchlosserSRJuly 21, 19745'11"185Humboldt, SK CA
Chris SchwabLRJuly 25, 19746'3"215St. Paul, MN US
Dan SmithLLApril 20, 19696'5"190St. Paul, MN US
Bob SpanglerRRFebruary 2, 19776'1"175
Chris SwiatkiewiczRRMay 24, 19766'1"190Fridley, MN US
Jay VeniardLLAugust 16, 19746'4"215Syracuse, NY US
Derrick WhiteRROctober 12, 19696'1"220San Rafael, CA US
Jake WhitneyLLMay 23, 19766'1"190Edina, MN US
Keith WilliamsRRApril 21, 19726'0"190Bedford, PA US
Finley WoodwardRRAugust 15, 19755'11"200Quincy, FL 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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