1988 Albany-Colonie Yankees Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 72-66
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Tommy Jones (0-0), Stump Merrill (0-0)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Albany, New York; Colonie, New York
Ballpark: Heritage Park
Attendance: 214,663, Avg. 3,111
1988 Albany-Colonie Yankees Statistics

Playoffs - Albany-Colonie Yankees 3 games, Glens Falls Tigers 1
Finals - Albany-Colonie Yankees 3 games, Vermont Mariners 1

The Albany-Colonie Yankees of the Eastern League ended the 1988 season with a record of 72 wins and 66 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.

The Yankees scored 563 runs and surrendered 574 runs, most in the circuit. Kevin Maas led Albany-Colonie with 16 home runs Oscar Azócar drove in 66 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .273 average. Mike Christopher paced the squad with 13 wins, while Dave Eiland recorded a 2.57 ERA, best among regular hurlers.

Bert Peña, Oscar Azócar, Hensley Meulens, Tony Ferreira, Bob Davidson, Jamie Nelson, Darrin Chapin, Chris Howard, Mitch Lyden, John Ramos, Kevin Maas, Mike Christopher, Kevin Mmahat, Dave Eiland, Andy Stankiewicz, Tim Layana, Jim Leyritz, Dick Scott and Amalio Carreño were all players from the 1988 Albany-Colonie Yankees who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Tommy Jones and Stump Merrill served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Chris AlvarezLRDecember 5, 19656'0"190Las Villas, CU
Dan ArendasLLOctober 30, 19646'0"185
Oscar AzócarLLFebruary 21, 19656'1"170Soro, Sucre VE
Tim BeckerSRAugust 24, 19655'11"170
Brent BlumLLSeptember 19, 19626'4"205Seattle, WA US
Art CalvertRROctober 11, 19636'1"200Philadelphia, MS US
Amalio CarreñoRRApril 11, 19646'0"170Chacachacare, Nueva Esparta VE
Gary CathcartLLDecember 23, 19626'2"170
Darrin ChapinRRFebruary 1, 19666'0"170Warren, OH US
Mike ChristopherRRNovember 3, 19636'5"205Petersburg, VA US
Casey CloseRROctober 21, 19636'1"185Columbus, OH US
Bob DavidsonRRJanuary 6, 19636'0"185Bad Kurznach, DE
Dave EilandRRJuly 5, 19666'3"210Dade City, FL US
Troy EversRRFebruary 4, 19646'4"210
Tony FerreiraLLOctober 4, 19626'1"160Riverside, CA US
Scottie GayRMarch 24, 19646'1"183
Bobby GreenRRMay 20, 19636'1"200
Tony GwinnRRJuly 10, 19646'1"185
Matt HarrisonLDecember 31, 19626'3"190Glens Falls, NY US
Yanko HauradouRRJuly 31, 19655'11"173
Chris HowardRLNovember 18, 19656'0"185Lynn, MA US
Rod ImesRRNovember 19, 19666'5"210Cumberland, MD US
Dean KelleyLRDecember 1, 19655'9"160
Jeff KnoxRMarch 25, 19666'4"210
Rob LambertRRApril 19, 19635'10"170
Tim LayanaRRMarch 2, 19646'2"195Inglewood, CA US
Jim LeyritzRRDecember 27, 19636'0"190Lakewood, OH US
Mitch LydenRRDecember 14, 19646'3"225Portland, OR US
Jason MaasLRMarch 17, 19636'2"190
Kevin MaasLLJanuary 20, 19656'3"195Castro Valley, CA US
Hensley MeulensRRJune 23, 19676'4"200Willemstad, CW
Kevin MmahatLLNovember 9, 19646'5"220Memphis, TN US
Red MorrisonROctober 18, 19656'1"210
Jamie NelsonRRSeptember 5, 19595'11"180Clinton, OK US
Bert PeñaRRJuly 11, 19595'11"165Santurce, PR
John RamosRRAugust 6, 19656'0"190Tampa, FL US
Dana RidenourRRNovember 15, 19656'2"205Panorama City, CA US
Gabriel RodriguezRRDecember 29, 19676'0"265Dorado, PR
Danny RomanRRJune 16, 19656'4"190
Mel RosarioRRFebruary 16, 19676'3"200
Gerry RubLLMay 10, 19646'0"190
Tony RussellRRAugust 8, 19615'11"165
Dick ScottRRJuly 19, 19626'1"170Ellsworth, ME US
Rob SepanekLLMarch 31, 19636'3"190
Scott ShawRRDecember 24, 19636'1"185
Glenn SherlockLRSeptember 26, 19606'0"185Nahant, MA US
Don StanfordRROctober 16, 19656'4"220
Andy StankiewiczRRAugust 10, 19645'9"165Inglewood, CA US
Aris TiradoRRMarch 31, 19635'9"160
Ricky TorresRRDecember 31, 19636'2"210
Bill VoeltzLFebruary 25, 19646'3"180

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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