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Standings

 
Team NameAffWLPctGBLManager(s)
West Haven YankeesNyy8356.597--Carl Merrill
Reading PhilliesPhi7761.5585.5Jim Snyder
Bristol Red SoxBos7366.52510.0Tony Torchia
Buffalo BisonsPit7267.51811.0Steve Demeter
Holyoke MillersMil6376.45320.0Gerorge Farson
Waterbury A'sOak4991.35034.5Ed Nottle

Playoff teams in bold.

Player Register


Abreu, Armando (AA) - Reading
Alburtis, Roscoe (AA) - Bristol
Alcala, Santo (MLB) - Buffalo
Alexander, Matt (MLB) - Buffalo
Anderson, Larry (MLB) - Reading
Arias, Juan (AAA) - Buffalo
Armstead, Vernon (AA) - Waterbury
Atherton, Keith (MLB) - Waterbury
Attaway, Eric (AA) - Waterbury
Babitt, Shooty (MLB) - Waterbury
Bailey, Daryl (AA) - Holyoke
Baker, Kenny (AAA) - West Haven
Barnes, Michael (AA) - Buffalo
Bass, Kevin (MLB) - Holyoke
Baum, Mark (AA) - Bristol
Beard, Dave (MLB) - Waterbury
Berger, Ken (AA) - Reading
Bevington, Terry (AAA) - Holyoke
Birrell, Bob (AAA) - Bristol
Boggs, Wade (MLB) - Bristol
Bonaparte, Elijah (AAA) - Reading
Boyce, Randy (AA) - Holyoke
Boyer, Raymond (AAA) - Bristol
Bradley, Bert (MLB) - Waterbury
Braun, Barton (AAA) - Waterbury
Breining, Fred (MLB) - Buffalo
Brusstar, Warren (MLB) - Reading
Burdette, Ricky (AA) - West Haven
Callahan, Pat (AAA) - West Haven
Camper, Cardell (MLB) - Reading
Carroll, Ed (AA) - Holyoke
Castro, Jose (AAA) - Reading
Chapman, Nate (AAA) - West Haven
Cicatiello, Gary (AA) - Buffalo
Clapham, Mark (AA) - Waterbury
Cliburn, Stu (AAA) - Buffalo
Cochran, Greg (AAA) - West Haven
Conroy, Tim (MLB) - Waterbury
Cook, Tim (AAA) - Holyoke
Cooper, Don (MLB) - West Haven
Cort, Barry (MLB) - Holyoke
Cotes, Eugenio (AAA) - Buffalo
Curry, Steve (AAA) - Reading
Cyburt, Phillip (AA) - Buffalo
Davis, Michael (AAA) - Waterbury
Dayett, Brian (MLB) - West Haven
De la rosa, Jesus (MLB) - Buffalo
DeBarr, Dennis (MLB) - Waterbury
Dempsey, Pete (AAA) - Reading
Denman, Brian (MLB) - Bristol
Djakanow, Paul (AAA) - Buffalo
Dravecky, Dave (MLB) - Buffalo
Driver, Ron (AA) - Holyoke
Duke, Daniel (AA) - West Haven
Duncan, Columbus (AA) - Holyoke
Duran, Richard (AA) - Holyoke
Ellison, Jeff (AA) - Buffalo
Espino, Juan (MLB) - West Haven
Evans, Ricky (AAA) - Buffalo
Evans, Ronald (AAA) - Bristol
Faust, Alvin (AAA) - Bristol
Filer, Tom (MLB) - West Haven
Foley, Bill (AAA) - Holyoke
Foster, Otis (AAA) - Bristol
Fournier, Bruce (AAA) - Waterbury
Fowler, Don (AAA) - Reading
Galante, Joseph (AA) - Buffalo
Gedman, Rich (MLB) - Bristol
Gelinas, Marc (AA) - Buffalo
Glover, Lawrence (AA) - Waterbury
Grandas, Bob (AAA) - Waterbury
Green, Randy (AAA) - Waterbury
Griffin, Alan (AAA) - Buffalo
Griffin, Mike (MLB) - West Haven
Hall, Rocky (AA) - Holyoke
Harris, Frank (AAA) - Bristol
Harris, Mark (AA) - West Haven
Hart, Thomas (AA) - Reading
Hater, Wayne (AAA) - West Haven
Henderson, Mike (AAA) - Holyoke
Hernaiz, Jesus (MLB) - Reading
Hinds, Sam (MLB) - Holyoke
Hurst, Bruce (MLB) - Bristol
Inviglio, John (AAA) - Reading
Irwin, Dennis (AAA) - West Haven
Jarquin, Gersan (AAA) - Holyoke
Jemison, Greg (AA) - West Haven
Johnston, James (AA) - Buffalo
Johnston, Mark (AA) - West Haven
Jones, Joe (AA) - Reading
Jurak, Ed (MLB) - Bristol
King, Jerome (AAA) - Bristol
Klebba, Rob (AA) - Waterbury
Kolarek, Frank (AAA) - Waterbury

Kraus, Jeff (AA) - Reading
Ladd, Pete (MLB) - Bristol
Lancellotti, Rick (MLB) - Buffalo
Landreth, Larry (MLB) - Holyoke
Laribee, Russell (AAA) - Bristol
Lefebvre, Joe (MLB) - West Haven
Lewis, Tim (AAA) - West Haven
Lois, Alberto (MLB) - Buffalo
Lollar, Tim (MLB) - West Haven
Long, Bob (MLB) - Buffalo
Lora, Ramon (AAA) - Reading
Lysgaard, Jim (AAA) - West Haven
Macauley, Andrew (AA) - Buffalo
Macwhorter, Keith (MLB) - Bristol
Martinez, Ignacio (AA) - Buffalo
Mathos, Peter (AA) - Reading
Matuszek, Len (MLB) - Reading
McDonald, Jerry (AAA) - Buffalo
McDonald, Jim (AAA) - West Haven
McGaffigan, Andy (MLB) - West Haven
McGee, Willie (MLB) - West Haven
McMillan, Tom (MLB) - Buffalo
McNeely, Ron (AA) - Waterbury
Mersch, Neil (AAA) - West Haven
Meyer, Scott (MLB) - Waterbury
Minker, Allan (AA) - Waterbury
Mize, Paul (AAA) - Waterbury
Moore, Bobby (MLB) - Waterbury
Moore, Kelvin (MLB) - Waterbury
Munninghoff, Scott (MLB) - Reading
Noles, Dickie (MLB) - Reading
Nowakowski, Ted (AA) - Waterbury
Olsen, Rich (AAA) - Holyoke
Ongarato, Mike (AAA) - Bristol
Parks, Danny (AAA) - Bristol
Patterson, Mike (MLB) - Waterbury
Pena, Tony (MLB) - Buffalo
Polinsky, Bob (AAA) - West Haven
Poole, Bruce (AA) - Bristol
Popovich, Thomas (AA) - Reading
Purcell, Gary (AAA) - Bristol
Quinones, Rene (AAA) - Holyoke
Rautzhan, Lance (MLB) - Holyoke
Reed, Jerry (MLB) - Reading
Reed, Steve (AAA) - Holyoke
Retzer, Ed (AAA) - Waterbury
Riggar, Calvin (AA) - Holyoke
Righetti, Dave (MLB) - West Haven
Robbins, Leroy (AA) - Waterbury
Rock, Robert (AA) - Buffalo
Rodriguez, Luis (AAA) - Reading
Ruling, Stephen (AAA) - Reading
Rush, Lawrence (AAA) - Holyoke
Salazar, Luis (MLB) - Buffalo
Sanchez, Orlando (MLB) - Reading
Schmidt, Dave (MLB) - Bristol
Schmitz, Dan (AAA) - West Haven
Schuster, Mark (AAA) - Holyoke
Sherrill, Dennis (MLB) - West Haven
Shiera, Norman (AA) - Reading
Shoebridge, Terry (AAA) - Holyoke
Showalter, Buck (AAA) - West Haven
Smith, James (AAA) - Buffalo
Smith, Robert (AAA) - Holyoke
Smithson, Mike (MLB) - Bristol
Softy, Mark (AA) - West Haven
Soto, Thomas (AAA) - Holyoke
Speck, Cliff (MLB) - Reading
Splitt, Steven (AA) - Holyoke
Steele, Carlton (AA) - Bristol
Stenholm, Richard (AAA) - West Haven
Stephenson, Kevin (AAA) - Bristol
Stevens, Paul (AAA) - Waterbury
Swift, Weldon (AA) - Holyoke
Tabler, Pat (MLB) - West Haven
Taylor, Steve (AAA) - West Haven
Thomason, Erskine (MLB) - Reading
Torres, Alfredo (AAA) - Buffalo
Tronerud, Ricky (AA) - Waterbury
Valley, Chick (AAA) - Buffalo
Virgil, Ozzie (MLB) - Reading
Vukovich, George (MLB) - Reading
Walk, Bob (MLB) - Reading
Walker, Chico (MLB) - Bristol
Walterhouse, Dick (AAA) - Buffalo
Weismiller, Robert (AA) - Buffalo
Welborn, Sam (AAA) - Reading
Whiting, Don (AA) - Holyoke
Wilson, Jim (AAA) - Bristol
Wiltbank, Ben (AAA) - Buffalo
Wyatt, Porter (AA) - Holyoke
Wyszynski, Dennis (AA) - Waterbury
Young, Ernest (AA) - Buffalo
Yurak, Jeff (MLB) - Holyoke

Award Winners



League Leaders

Batting Average:   Dave Schmidt - Bristol (.325)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Dave Schmidt - Bristol (.453)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Rick Lancellotti - Buffalo (.571)
At Bats:   Luis Salazar - Buffalo (515)
Runs:   Luis Salazar - Buffalo (95)
Hits:   Luis Salazar - Buffalo (161)
Doubles:   Dave Schmidt - Bristol (32)
Triples:   Chico Walker - Bristol (12)
Home Runs:   Rick Lancellotti - Buffalo (34)
Runs Batted In:   Joe Lefebvre - West Haven, Rick Lancellotti - Buffalo (98)
Total Bases:   Rick Lancellotti - Buffalo (289)
Walks:   Jerry McDonald - Buffalo (87)
Strikeouts:   Alfredo Torres - Buffalo (119)
Stolen Bases:   John Inviglio - Reading (31)
Hit by Pitch:   Pete Dempsey - Reading (11)

Wins:   Brian Denman - Bristol, Scott Munninghoff - Reading (12)
Losses:   Tim Conroy - Waterbury, Dave Beard - Waterbury (13)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Bob Walk - (2.24)
Games:   Mike Smithson - Bristol (46)
Complete Games:   Dave Beard - Waterbury (20)
Shutouts:   Brian Denman - Bristol (3)
Saves:   Daniel Duke - West Haven (11)
Innings Pitched:   Dave Beard - Waterbury (188)
Walks:   Tim Conroy - Waterbury (111)
Strikeouts:   Bob Walk - Reading (113)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Tom Filer - (1.20)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Walk - (7.59)
HR/9 Ip:   Keith Macwhorter - Bristol (0.11)
Walks/9 Ip:   Brian Denman - (2.59)
SO/9 Ip:   Andy McGaffigan - (7.06)