1977 West Haven Yankees Statistics
Team Record: 86-52
Finished 1st in the EL's New England Division
Manager: Mike Ferraro (86-52)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: West Haven, Connecticut
Ballpark: Quigley Stadium
Attendance: 41,072, Avg. 595
Playoffs - West Haven Yankees 3 games, Trois Rivieres Aigles 0
The West Haven Yankees of the Eastern League ended the 1977 season with a record of 86 wins and 52 losses, finishing first in the league's New England Division.
The Yankees scored 721 runs, best in the league. West Haven yielded 566 runs. Jerry Narron led the team with 28 home runs, while Garry Smith, Rick Stenholm and Don Castle each walloped 15 or more, too. Jerry Narron drove in 93 runs. Nate Chapman and Jerry Narron topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Jim Lysgaard paced the squad with 12 wins, and Jim Lysgaard and Roger Slagle earned a 2.81 ERA, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1977 West Haven Yankees who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Mike Heath, Dámaso García, Jesús Figueroa, Randy Niemann, Larry McCall, Greg Erardi, Don Castle, Joe Lefebvre, Jerry Narron, Rick Anderson, Dave Rajsich, Jim Beattie, Willie Upshaw, Roger Slagle and Domingo Ramos.
Mike Ferraro served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lysgaard | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.81 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 141.0 | 117 | 61 | 44 | 8 | 61 | 2 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Roger Slagle | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.81 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 170.0 | 164 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Dave Rajsich | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.84 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38.0 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Douglas Melvin | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.53 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 130.0 | 124 | 63 | 51 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Richard Fleshman | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.79 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 171.0 | 181 | 81 | 72 | 15 | 45 | 3 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||
| Tim Lewis | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.64 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 97.0 | 97 | 53 | 50 | 13 | 48 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||
| James Curnal | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.00 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 62 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Rick Anderson | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5.69 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 98.0 | 110 | 72 | 62 | 16 | 47 | 8 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Steve Taylor | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.94 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 47 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Randy Niemann | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.52 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | 73 | 44 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Beattie | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Jose Alcantara | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Neal Mersch | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Ricks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry McCall | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.74 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Greg Erardi | 16 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Pichardo | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Wright | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.0 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Totals | 83 | 51 | .619 | 3.65 | 251 | 138 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 17 | 1155.0 | 1117 | 560 | 468 | 100 | 440 | 26 | 732 | 31 | 6 | 69 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Chapman | 133 | 533 | 482 | 73 | 144 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 50 | .299 | .358 | .369 | .727 | 178 | 8 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Jerry Narron | 121 | 498 | 438 | 80 | 131 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 53 | .299 | .376 | .527 | .904 | 231 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Garry Smith | 126 | 509 | 452 | 76 | 124 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 91 | .274 | .348 | .498 | .846 | 225 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Dámaso García | 129 | 494 | 445 | 62 | 118 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 60 | .265 | .323 | .335 | .658 | 149 | 4 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Rick Stenholm | 106 | 426 | 392 | 65 | 108 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 69 | .276 | .331 | .457 | .788 | 179 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Domingo Ramos | 129 | 491 | 431 | 55 | 106 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 65 | .246 | .325 | .329 | .655 | 142 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Don Castle | 111 | 445 | 379 | 71 | 104 | 23 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 87 | .274 | .369 | .530 | .900 | 201 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
| Mike Heath | 98 | 394 | 352 | 58 | 94 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 55 | .267 | .332 | .401 | .733 | 141 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jesús Figueroa | 79 | 340 | 304 | 61 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 28 | .270 | .334 | .368 | .703 | 112 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Steven Coulson | 74 | 331 | 297 | 34 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 32 | .273 | .338 | .333 | .672 | 99 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Nelson Pichardo | 73 | 280 | 262 | 34 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | .271 | .296 | .351 | .647 | 92 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Willie Upshaw | 41 | 169 | 157 | 20 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19 | .299 | .343 | .433 | .776 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Antonio Bautista | 51 | 181 | 170 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 42 | .253 | .294 | .318 | .612 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joe Lefebvre | 6 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .364 | .462 | .455 | .916 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Guarascio | 13 | 41 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .105 | .171 | .132 | .302 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Rajsich | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Slagle | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1326 | 5162 | 4624 | 721 | 1265 | 205 | 34 | 116 | 651 | 52 | 34 | 415 | 682 | .274 | .339 | .408 | .747 | 1886 | 0 | 57 | 40 | 26 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Castle | 1B | 107 | 944 | 80 | 7 | 73 | .993 | 9.570 | ||||
| Jerry Narron | 1B | 32 | 321 | 14 | 2 | 35 | .994 | 1.469 | ||||
| Willie Upshaw | 1B | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 5.500 | ||||
| Dámaso García | 2B | 129 | 263 | 382 | 19 | 71 | .971 | 5.000 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | 2B | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.250 | ||||
| Joseph Guarascio | 2B | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
| Steven Coulson | 3B | 51 | 38 | 115 | 12 | 9 | .927 | 3.000 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | 3B | 45 | 27 | 91 | 8 | 1 | .937 | 2.622 | ||||
| Antonio Bautista | 3B | 34 | 25 | 76 | 10 | 5 | .910 | 2.971 | ||||
| Mike Heath | 3B | 8 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .824 | 1.750 | ||||
| Joseph Guarascio | 3B | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 3.667 | ||||
| Mike Heath | C | 83 | 490 | 60 | 13 | 5 | .977 | 6.627 | 16 | |||
| Jerry Narron | C | 61 | 304 | 26 | 5 | 2 | .985 | 5.410 | 6 | |||
| Nate Chapman | OF | 132 | 244 | 9 | 19 | 3 | .930 | 1.917 | ||||
| Garry Smith | OF | 126 | 268 | 5 | 7 | 3 | .975 | 2.167 | ||||
| Rick Stenholm | OF | 74 | 110 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .925 | 1.500 | ||||
| Jesús Figueroa | OF | 71 | 121 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .926 | 1.775 | ||||
| Willie Upshaw | OF | 19 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .906 | 1.526 | ||||
| Joe Lefebvre | OF | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Don Castle | OF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 | ||||
| Tim Lewis | P | 34 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | .529 | ||||
| Rick Anderson | P | 29 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .800 | .552 | ||||
| Douglas Melvin | P | 25 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 3 | .971 | 1.320 | ||||
| Richard Fleshman | P | 25 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 5 | .952 | 1.600 | ||||
| Roger Slagle | P | 24 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 1.625 | ||||
| Jim Lysgaard | P | 20 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .964 | 1.350 | ||||
| James Curnal | P | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .700 | .500 | ||||
| Randy Niemann | P | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .692 | ||||
| Dave Rajsich | P | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| Jose Alcantara | P | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .700 | .700 | ||||
| Dave Wright | P | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .556 | ||||
| Steve Taylor | P | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.000 | ||||
| Ed Ricks | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| Larry McCall | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| Jim Beattie | P | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.667 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Neal Mersch | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Domingo Ramos | SS | 129 | 222 | 433 | 23 | 77 | .966 | 5.078 | ||||
| Nelson Pichardo | SS | 9 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 4 | .973 | 4.000 | ||||
| Joseph Guarascio | SS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 6.000 | ||||
| Totals | 1371 | 3537 | 1544 | 172 | 317 | .967 | 3.706 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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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