1995 Trenton Thunder Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 73-69
Finished 1st in the EL's South Division
Manager: Ken Macha (73-69)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Trenton, New Jersey
Ballpark: ARM & HAMMER Park
Attendance: 453,915, Avg. 6,393 in 71 home dates
1995 Trenton Thunder Statistics

Playoffs - Reading Phillies 3 games, Trenton Thunder 0

The Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League ended the 1995 season with a record of 73 wins and 69 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Thunder tallied 649 runs and surrendered 624 runs. Pork Chop Pough paced Trenton with 21 home runs and accounted for 69 RBI. Ryan McGuire led all regular batters by hitting .333. Rafael Orellano and Shawn Senior topped the squad with 11 wins each, while Rafael Orellano registered a 3.09 earned run average, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1995 Trenton Thunder who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Walt McKeel, Ben Shelton, Jeff Suppan, Lou Merloni, Alex Delgado, Greg Blosser, Shayne Bennett, Eddie Zambrano, Lee Tinsley, Ron Mahay, Aaron Sele, Bill Selby, Pat Lennon, Vaughn Eshelman, Andy Abad, Jared Fernández, Ken Ryan, Joe Hudson, Ryan McGuire, Nomar Garciaparra and Trot Nixon.

Ken Macha served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Andy AbadLLAugust 25, 19726'1"184Palm Beach, FL US
Chad AmosRROctober 8, 19716'6"225
Scott BakkumRRNovember 20, 19696'4"205La Crosse, WI US
Shayne BennettRRApril 10, 19726'5"200Adelaide, South Australia AU
Mike BlaisRROctober 2, 19716'5"226Norwich, CT US
Greg BlosserLLJune 26, 19716'3"200Manatee, FL US
Kurt BogottLLSeptember 30, 19726'4"195Stirling, IL US
Wes BrooksRRJanuary 11, 19726'3"200Belleville, IL US
Matt BrownRRApril 4, 19696'0"195
Tim CainSROctober 9, 19696'1"180Springfield, MA US
Todd CareyLRAugust 14, 19716'1"180Lynn, MA US
Glenn CarterRRNovember 29, 19676'0"175
Joe CarusoRRSeptember 16, 19706'3"195
Brett CederbladSRMarch 6, 19736'5"195Sydney, New South Wales AU
Joe CiccarellaLLDecember 29, 19696'3"190
Alex DelgadoRRJanuary 11, 19716'0"195Palmarejo, Zulia VE
Scott EmersonSLDecember 22, 19716'5"195Baltimore, MD US
Vaughn EshelmanLLMay 22, 19696'3"205Philadelphia, PA US
Jeff FainoRLNovember 22, 19706'0"185Salem, MA US
Jared FernándezRRFebruary 2, 19726'2"223Salt Lake City, UT US
Aaron FullerSRSeptember 7, 19715'10"180Fresno, CA US
Nomar GarciaparraRRJuly 23, 19736'0"165Whittier, CA US
Tim GrahamLRSeptember 4, 19716'0"170Lancaster, OH US
Brent HansenRRAugust 4, 19706'2"195La Jolla, CA US
Mike HardgeRRJanuary 27, 19725'11"183Fort Hood, TX US
Doug HeckerRRJanuary 21, 19716'4"210Syosset, NY US
Chris HillLLApril 13, 19696'1"175Dallas, TX US
Steve HoemeRRNovember 2, 19676'6"195Pratt, KS US
Joe HudsonRRSeptember 29, 19706'1"173Philadelphia, PA US
Todd IngramRRApril 1, 19686'4"200Bellevue, WA US
Dom JohnsonRRAugust 9, 19686'5"230Atlanta, GA US
J. J. JohnsonRRAugust 31, 19736'0"204Sharon, CT US
Bob JudaySRDecember 29, 19706'0"180
Gregg LangbehnRLNovember 14, 19695'11"170
Pat LennonRRApril 27, 19686'2"200Whiteville, NC US
Dana LevangieRRAugust 11, 19695'10"185Whitman, MA US
Ron MahayLLJune 28, 19716'2"200Crestwood, IL US
Chuck MalloyRRMarch 1, 19726'4"225
Jeff MartinRRJuly 14, 19706'4"220
Ryan McGuireLLNovember 23, 19716'2"210Bellflower, CA US
Walt McKeelRRJanuary 17, 19726'2"200Wilson, NC US
Lou MerloniRRApril 6, 19715'10"188Framingham, MA US
Pat MurphyLRMarch 24, 19725'10"160
Lipso NavaRRNovember 28, 19686'1"190Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Trot NixonLLApril 11, 19746'1"195Durham, NC US
Rafael OrellanoLLApril 28, 19736'2"160Hamacao, PR
Dean PetersonRRAugust 3, 19726'3"200Peru, IN US
Pork Chop PoughRRDecember 25, 19696'0"200Sebring, FL US
Ed RileyLLFebruary 10, 19706'2"195Worcester, MA US
Ken RyanRROctober 24, 19686'3"200Pawtucket, RI US
Bill SelbyLRJune 11, 19705'9"190Monroeville, AL US
Aaron SeleRRJune 25, 19706'5"205Golden Valley, MN US
Shawn SeniorLLMarch 17, 19726'1"195
Ben SheltonRLSeptember 21, 19696'3"215Chicago, IL US
Mike SullivanRRJanuary 27, 19686'3"195
Jeff SuppanRRJanuary 2, 19756'2"225Oklahoma City, OK US
Lee TinsleySRMarch 4, 19695'11"190Shelbyville, KY US
Eddie ZambranoRRFebruary 1, 19666'2"175Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Jose ZambranoRRMarch 18, 19716'0"165Maracaibo, Zulia VE

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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