1974 Auburn Phillies Roster
Team Record: 34-32
Finished 2nd in the NYPL
Manager: Larry Rojas (34-32)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies
Location: Auburn, New York
Ballpark: Falcon Park I
Attendance: 46,157, Avg. 1,399
The Auburn Phillies of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1974 season with a record of 34 wins and 32 losses, finishing second in the NYPL.
The Phillies tallied 349 runs and conceded 328 runs. Ronald Jackson paced Auburn with 11 home runs Gary Begnaud drove in 59 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .327. Goose Gregson and Angel Hernandez led the team with 7 wins each, while Miguel Beltran registered a 2.35 earned run average, leading regular hurlers.
Players from the 1974 Auburn Phillies who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Lonnie Smith, Jeff Schneider, Jim Wright and Fred Breining.
Larry Rojas served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Ballenger | R | L | November 11, 1955 | 6'0" | 180 | Hampton, VA US |
| Gary Begnaud | R | R | January 30, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Miguel Beltran | R | R | July 14, 1950 | 195 | Mertzon, TX US | |
| Fred Breining | R | R | November 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
| P. J. Carey | R | R | November 4, 1953 | 6'1" | 193 | Scranton, PA US |
| Roberto Duran | L | L | February 2, 1954 | 5'10" | 168 | North Casas Grandes, Chihuahua MX |
| Gregory Glod | R | R | February 2, 1953 | 6'4" | 185 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Goose Gregson | R | R | February 10, 1950 | 6'3" | 180 | Hamlet, NC US |
| Angel Hernandez | R | R | September 22, 1954 | 5'11" | 179 | |
| Lawrence Hicks | L | L | September 15, 1951 | 5'10" | ||
| Ronald Jackson | L | R | February 24, 1954 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Brent Keener | R | R | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Jorge Lebron | R | R | September 27, 1959 | 5'10" | 152 | |
| Jorge McKenzie | R | R | 6'0" | 156 | ||
| Raul Nieves | R | R | July 18, 1954 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Jerome Reedy | R | R | April 3, 1952 | 6'0" | 170 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Gilberto Rivera | R | R | October 23, 1950 | 5'11" | 165 | Juana Diaz, PR |
| Jeff Schneider | S | L | December 6, 1952 | 6'3" | 195 | Bremerton, WA US |
| Paul Sherry | R | R | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| Larry Silveira | R | R | April 8, 1953 | 6'1" | 195 | |
| Lonnie Smith | R | R | December 22, 1955 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Wayne Williams | R | R | January 31, 1954 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Jim Wright | R | R | March 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 205 | St. Joseph, MO US |
| Nicolas Ysursa | R | R | March 5, 1952 | 6'1" | 175 |
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.
