1999 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 37-39
Finished 3rd in the NWL's South Division
Manager: Frank Reberger (37-39)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Keizer, Oregon; Salem, Oregon
Ballpark: Volcanoes Stadium
Attendance: 124,627, Avg. 3,368 in 37 home dates
1999 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Statistics

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Northwest League ended the 1999 season with a record of 37 wins and 39 losses, finishing third in the league's South Division.

The Salem- Volcanoes plated 426 runs and allowed 432 runs. Sean McGowan paced Keizer with 15 home runs and drove in 62 runs, while leading all regular hitters with a .335 average. Reinaldo Jimenez and Vance Cozier topped the team with 5 wins each, and Vance Cozier recorded a 4.57 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1999 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Guillermo Rodríguez, Jerome Williams, Kurt Ainsworth, Carlos Valderrama and Jack Taschner.

Frank Reberger served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kurt AinsworthRRSeptember 9, 19786'3"192Baton Rouge, LA US
Ali CepedaRRSeptember 27, 19766'0"190Rio Piedras, PR
Josh CookRRJune 1, 19786'2"195Santa Clara, CA US
Julio CordidoRRJuly 30, 19806'1"220Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Ryan CoxRRDecember 25, 19766'3"195Effingham, IL US
Vance CozierRRSeptember 26, 19776'6"245St. George's, GD
Jeremy CunninghamRRAugust 4, 19786'5"190Santa Clara, CA US
Scott DaeleyRRFebruary 25, 19775'10"178Long Beach, CA US
Deron FeatherstoneRRJune 20, 19776'2"175Hendersonville, NC US
Brian FieldsRLAugust 21, 19746'1"175Cape Girardeau, MO US
Bryan GrocholLLOctober 4, 19776'1"205Oakland, CA US
Mark HillsLLAugust 12, 19786'1"200Salem, OR US
Micah HolstRRMarch 5, 19776'2"205St. Joseph, MO US
Mike HullerRLAugust 25, 19776'1"190Bel Air, MD US
Joe JesterRRJuly 17, 19785'10"180Texarkana, TX US
Reinaldo JimenezRRJanuary 4, 19786'1"175Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Eric JohnsonRRSeptember 12, 19776'4"220West Covina, CA US
Fletcher LeeRRJanuary 29, 19766'1"190Honolulu, HI US
Jeremy LusterSRJune 10, 19776'4"225Atlanta, GA US
Ryan LutherRRJanuary 21, 19776'0"185Dunedin, FL US
Jake MapesRRMarch 1, 19796'4"210Hemet, CA US
Erik MatternRRMarch 23, 19765'11"185Los Angeles, CA US
Sean McGowanRRMay 15, 19776'6"240Winchester, MA US
Brian MeagherLLMay 11, 19776'2"185Lowell, MA US
Jake MessnerLLMay 18, 19776'1"205Sacramento, CA US
Bob NiemetRRAugust 23, 19766'2"204Columbus, OH US
Joseph OjedaRRSeptember 27, 19766'4"190Brooklyn, NY US
Ryan PiniLLFebruary 11, 19776'3"215Kingman, AZ US
Joe PourronRRMarch 12, 19776'7"222Riverdale, GA US
Troy RansomRRJuly 9, 19786'2"180Mesa, AZ US
Guillermo RodríguezRRMay 15, 19785'11"230Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Miguel SabinoRRSeptember 29, 19786'2"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Jack TaschnerLLApril 21, 19786'3"190Milwaukee, WI US
Paul TurcoSROctober 17, 19765'11"162Worcester, MA US
Carlos ValderramaRRNovember 30, 19776'0"180Bachaquero, Zulia VE
Kevin VentRRJune 1, 19776'0"185Kennett, MO US
Zach WellsRRFebruary 23, 19776'4"205Concord, CA US
Jerome WilliamsRRDecember 4, 19816'3"260Honolulu, HI US
Mike WrightRRMarch 13, 19766'2"210San Jose, CA US
Anthony YaccoRRDecember 2, 19806'3"220White Plains, NY US
Mike ZirelliRRJanuary 21, 19776'4"210Burlingame, CA 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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