2004 Tri-City ValleyCats Roster

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 50-25
Finished 1st in the NYPL's Stedler Division
Manager: Gregg Langbehn (50-25)
Affiliation: Houston Astros
Location: Troy, New York
Ballpark: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium
Attendance: 110,497, Avg. 3,069 in 36 home dates
2004 Tri-City ValleyCats Statistics

Playoffs - Tri-City ValleyCats 2 games, Brooklyn Cyclones 1
Finals - Mahoning Valley Scrappers 2 games, Tri-City ValleyCats 0

The Tri-City ValleyCats of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 2004 season with a record of 50 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the league's Stedler Division.

The ValleyCats led the league with just 271 runs allowed. Tri-City scored 425 runs. Mario Garza paced the squad with 15 home runs and drove in 65 runs. Ben Zobrist topped all regular batters by connecting at a .339 clip. Ronnie Ventura paced the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 1.96 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 2004 Tri-City ValleyCats who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Hunter Pence, Chad Reineke, Drew Sutton and Ben Zobrist.

Gregg Langbehn served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Andrew AlvaradoRRDecember 3, 19826'1"200Union City, CA US
Wilner AlvarezRRJuly 14, 19826'0"165Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Jonny AshLRSeptember 11, 19825'9"185Oakland, CA US
Brandon AverillRROctober 18, 19816'4"215
Edgar BabiloniaRRAugust 5, 19835'10"190Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Luke BarganierLRMay 5, 19836'1"175Temple, TX US
Casey BrownRRFebruary 13, 19826'0"220Tulsa, OK US
Francisco CaraballoRROctober 21, 19836'2"195Anaco, Anzoategui VE
Chris ClarkRRAugust 10, 19826'3"200Richmond, KY US
James CooperRRFebruary 12, 19826'3"185Cullen, LA US
Anthony DewittRRMay 30, 19826'0"225Pass Christian, MS US
Raymar DiazRRNovember 13, 19836'7"190Isla Verde, PR
Bo EdmistonRRAugust 1, 19816'5"220Greenville, MS US
Mitch EinertsonRRApril 4, 19865'11"180Oceanside, CA US
Evan EnglebrookRRApril 28, 19826'8"255Mechanicsburg, PA US
Rodrigo EscobarRRFebruary 11, 19835'11"170Cartagena, Bolivar CO
Paul EstradaRRSeptember 10, 19826'1"220Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Mario GarzaLRMay 26, 19816'0"202Shreveport, LA US
Brady KochRRSeptember 8, 19826'2"180Inglewood, CA US
Lance KoenigRRDecember 10, 19806'3"190Neptune, NJ US
Ryan McKellerRRJuly 8, 19836'5"220Austin, TX US
Garrett MurdyRRMarch 15, 19836'4"215Fullerton, CA US
Hunter PenceRRApril 13, 19836'4"230Fort Worth, TX US
Chad ReinekeRRApril 9, 19826'6"230Defiance, OH US
Levi RomeroRRApril 12, 19846'5"185El Tigre, Anzoategui VE
Lou SantangeloRRMarch 16, 19836'1"200Staten Island, NY US
Rory ShortellRRJune 3, 19816'3"205Portland, OR US
Brian SkaugRRApril 13, 19816'1"190Wenatchee, WA US
Enyelbert SotoLLAugust 20, 19826'1"200Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Drew SuttonSRJune 30, 19836'3"200El Dorado, AR US
Ronnie VenturaRRJuly 6, 19835'11"220Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO
Kevin VitalLRFebruary 9, 19806'0"230New Iberia, LA US
Michael WallsRRAugust 9, 19816'1"190Wilmington, DE US
Jeff WigdahlLLJune 4, 19826'0"190San Diego, CA US
Ben ZobristSRMay 26, 19816'3"210Eureka, IL 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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