2004 Yakima Bears Roster

Northwest League (NWL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 35-41
Finished 4th in the NWL's East Division
Manager: Bill Plummer (35-41)
Affiliation: Arizona Diamondbacks
Location: Yakima, Washington
Ballpark: Yakima County Stadium
Attendance: 51,544, Avg. 1,393 in 37 home dates
2004 Yakima Bears Statistics

The Yakima Bears of the Northwest League ended the 2004 season with a record of 35 wins and 41 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Bears scored 403 runs and surrendered 423 runs. Chris Carter led Yakima with 15 home runs and drove in 63 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time with a .336 average. Reuben Kerbs and Chris Kemlo topped the team with 5 wins each, and A. J. Shappi recorded a 1.75 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Chris Carter, Carlos González, Steven Jackson, Garrett Mock, Ross Ohlendorf, Mark Reynolds and Esmerling Vásquez were all players from the 2004 Yakima Bears who played in the Majors during their careers.

Bill Plummer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rodrigo AguirreLRAugust 1, 19835'10"185Hermosillo, Sonora MX
Todd BuchananLLSeptember 16, 19806'2"200Lansing, MI US
Josh BuhagiarLLFebruary 23, 19816'0"192Daly City, CA US
Brandon BurgessSRFebruary 24, 19836'4"225Santa Rosa, CA US
Joe CarqueRRMay 20, 19816'2"185Las Vegas, NV US
Chris CarterLLSeptember 16, 19826'0"230Fremont, CA US
Chad ClarkRRJuly 30, 19806'6"215Grand Rapids, MI US
Carlos GonzálezLLOctober 17, 19856'1"220Maracaibo, Zulia VE
Hipolito GuerreroLLJune 13, 19836'0"160Banica, DO
Trey HendricksSRAugust 8, 19826'4"200Houston, TX US
Steven JacksonRRMarch 15, 19826'5"230Sumter, SC US
Chris KemloRRSeptember 23, 19836'5"205Oshawa, ON CA
Reuben KerbsLLOctober 19, 19806'2"185Dodge City, KS US
Koley KolbergRRNovember 26, 19826'1"176Dallas, TX US
B. J. LangeRRFebruary 24, 19835'11"195
Jered LiebeckRRJanuary 27, 19816'1"200Mission Viejo, CA US
Billy LockinRRNovember 27, 19825'8"155Tarzana, CA US
Cristobal MelendezRRNovember 9, 19806'2"185Arroyo, PR
Steve MenaRRJanuary 24, 19856'4"230Miami, FL US
Orlando MercadoRRMarch 13, 19855'9"220Mayaguez, PR
Garrett MockSRApril 25, 19836'4"230Houston, TX US
Walt NovoselLLJune 16, 19816'3"215Youngstown, OH US
Ross OhlendorfRRAugust 8, 19826'4"240Austin, TX US
Josh PerraultRRJune 11, 19826'5"215Salt Lake City, UT US
Dan PohlmanRRJanuary 1, 19826'1"215Barrington, IL US
Aldwin PolimarRRJune 15, 19826'2"190Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Kellen RaabLLFebruary 16, 19826'6"225Omaha, NE US
Mark ReynoldsRRAugust 3, 19836'2"220Pikeville, KY US
Angel RochaLLNovember 15, 19846'3"205Duverge, DO
Erik SchindewolfLROctober 1, 19815'11"180Houston, TX US
A. J. ShappiRROctober 16, 19826'2"195Orange, CA US
Brandon SimonLLSeptember 9, 19805'11"190Fresno, CA US
Chris ThompsonRRJanuary 2, 19826'3"195Mobile, AL US
Robbie VanLLNovember 3, 19816'2"210Bountiful, UT US
Esmerling VásquezRRNovember 7, 19836'1"200Tenares, Hermanas Mirabal DO
Keith WhatleyLLApril 23, 19806'2"210Huntsville, TX US
Mike WhiteLLSeptember 12, 19826'2"210Danville, IL US
Matty WilkinsonLROctober 25, 19776'3"205Geelong, Victoria AU

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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