1972 Niagara Falls Pirates Statistics

New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) - Class: Short Season A
Team Record: 48-22
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Chuck Cottier (48-22)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 52,476, Avg. 1,499
1972 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster

The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1972 season with a record of 48 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.

The Pirates plated 346 runs and yielded 275 runs. Butch Alberts drove in 46 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Lafayette Currence, Odell Jones and Charles Janes led the team with 7 wins each, while Charles Janes recorded a 2.28 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Butch Alberts, Lafayette Currence, Miguel Diloné, Odell Jones, Timothy Jones, Omar Moreno and Jimmy Sexton were all players from the 1972 Niagara Falls Pirates who played in the Majors during their careers.

Chuck Cottier served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Charles Janes72.7782.2812961175.0602219432758414
Lafayette Currence73.7002.36131063080.0502521051091109
Odell Jones73.7003.08111151079.0783427320153102
Kim West63.6673.78121262088.0844437733192106
Michael Byrne51.8332.3514000623.0178619133102
Keith Matheny51.8334.6011210145.0432923316137102
Phillip Brooks31.7504.1414000337.0412217122339114
Patrick Cassaday32.6004.938821042.0362923327031401
Oscar Johnson22.5003.27111120055.04131201481721015
Michael Gonzalez11.5000.692220013.054117013100
Jethro Mills11.5004.205100115.01297113012001
John Bedard12.3337.205400015.0141412024011105
Timothy Jones000.00100006.05400306103
Totals4822.6863.3511970030812573.04862752132530515548182540

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Omar Moreno6828925952751162343163044.290.363.402.765104000
Kenneth Melvin6827924738721225372032631.291.360.417.777103213
Butch Alberts662472064264114346513441.311.417.447.86492502
Jimmy Sexton692662124161230231555238.288.430.325.75669110
Thomas Prazych672682473459103537541175.239.291.364.65590802
Miguel Diloné6126522350506001641103828.224.338.251.59056121
Brian Bochow612261872833422211013450.176.310.251.56147302
Juan Lebron2384801225721130026.312.345.488.83339200
Michael Cones53133117141821213401445.154.248.239.48728101
Melvin Gomez49128120918300820631.150.197.175.37221110
John Vance2910680101741318001722.212.390.400.79032711
Doug Zimmerman278671982104001327.113.267.169.43612200
Dennis Hebner3991200120003.222.222.556.7785000
Patrick Cassaday911112200000004.182.182.182.3642000
Kim West1218161210010006.125.125.188.3123020
Phillip Brooks14440110000001.250.250.500.7502000
Oscar Johnson1112100100000017.100.182.100.2821010
John Bedard5320000010000.000.000.000.0000001
Lafayette Currence1415142000001005.000.000.000.0000010
Jethro Mills5430000000011.000.250.000.2500000
Michael Gonzalez2330000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Keith Matheny11970000000003.000.000.000.0000020
Odell Jones11171600000100110.000.059.000.0590000
Charles Janes1214110000010015.000.083.000.0830020
Totals7502496215534550876252427613430281485.236.331.328.65970603314130


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Thomas Prazych1B67524401239.9798.418
John Vance1B3380001.00012.667
Brian Bochow2B54113103924.9604.000
Melvin Gomez2B17334476.9174.529
Butch Alberts3B66471332612.8742.727
Michael Cones3B45421.8182.250
Doug ZimmermanC261831432.9857.57711
John VanceC262071711.9968.6157
Juan LebronC20147920.9877.8006
Dennis HebnerC2130001.0006.5000
Omar MorenoOF6887450.9481.338
Kenneth MelvinOF6898652.9541.529
Miguel DilonéOF6083450.9461.450
Michael ConesOF1623010.9581.438
Michael ByrneP141811.900.643
Phillip BrooksP141540.600.429
Lafayette CurrenceP1311311.9331.077
Kim WestP1291210.9551.750
Charles JanesP12312041.0001.250
Keith MathenyP1144001.000.727
Odell JonesP112610.889.727
Oscar JohnsonP112140.429.273
Patrick CassadayP822001.000.500
Jethro MillsP50410.800.800
John BedardP505001.0001.000
Michael GonzalezP222001.0002.000
Timothy JonesP121001.0003.000
Jimmy SextonSS69861781325.9533.826
Michael ConesSS33910.9234.000
Totals6881719640105118.9573.4292400

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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