1988 Albany-Colonie Yankees Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Chris Alvarez | L | R | December 5, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Las Villas, CU |
Dan Arendas | L | L | October 30, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | |
Oscar Azócar | L | L | February 21, 1965 | 6'1" | 170 | Soro, Sucre VE |
Tim Becker | S | R | August 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 170 | |
Brent Blum | L | L | September 19, 1962 | 6'4" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
Art Calvert | R | R | October 11, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, MS US |
Amalio Carreño | R | R | April 11, 1964 | 6'0" | 170 | Chacachacare, Nueva Esparta VE |
Gary Cathcart | L | L | December 23, 1962 | 6'2" | 170 | |
Darrin Chapin | R | R | February 1, 1966 | 6'0" | 170 | Warren, OH US |
Mike Christopher | R | R | November 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 205 | Petersburg, VA US |
Casey Close | R | R | October 21, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | Columbus, OH US |
Bob Davidson | R | R | January 6, 1963 | 6'0" | 185 | Bad Kurznach, DE |
Dave Eiland | R | R | July 5, 1966 | 6'3" | 210 | Dade City, FL US |
Troy Evers | R | R | February 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 210 | |
Tony Ferreira | L | L | October 4, 1962 | 6'1" | 160 | Riverside, CA US |
Scottie Gay | R | March 24, 1964 | 6'1" | 183 | ||
Bobby Green | R | R | May 20, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | |
Tony Gwinn | R | R | July 10, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Matt Harrison | L | December 31, 1962 | 6'3" | 190 | Glens Falls, NY US | |
Yanko Hauradou | R | R | July 31, 1965 | 5'11" | 173 | |
Chris Howard | R | L | November 18, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | Lynn, MA US |
Rod Imes | R | R | November 19, 1966 | 6'5" | 210 | Cumberland, MD US |
Dean Kelley | L | R | December 1, 1965 | 5'9" | 160 | |
Jeff Knox | R | March 25, 1966 | 6'4" | 210 | ||
Rob Lambert | R | R | April 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 170 | |
Tim Layana | R | R | March 2, 1964 | 6'2" | 195 | Inglewood, CA US |
Jim Leyritz | R | R | December 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 190 | Lakewood, OH US |
Mitch Lyden | R | R | December 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 225 | Portland, OR US |
Jason Maas | L | R | March 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 190 | |
Kevin Maas | L | L | January 20, 1965 | 6'3" | 195 | Castro Valley, CA US |
Hensley Meulens | R | R | June 23, 1967 | 6'4" | 200 | Willemstad, CW |
Kevin Mmahat | L | L | November 9, 1964 | 6'5" | 220 | Memphis, TN US |
Red Morrison | R | October 18, 1965 | 6'1" | 210 | ||
Jamie Nelson | R | R | September 5, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Clinton, OK US |
Bert Peña | R | R | July 11, 1959 | 5'11" | 165 | Santurce, PR |
John Ramos | R | R | August 6, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Tampa, FL US |
Dana Ridenour | R | R | November 15, 1965 | 6'2" | 205 | Panorama City, CA US |
Gabriel Rodriguez | R | R | December 29, 1967 | 6'0" | 265 | Dorado, PR |
Danny Roman | R | R | June 16, 1965 | 6'4" | 190 | |
Mel Rosario | R | R | February 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 200 | |
Gerry Rub | L | L | May 10, 1964 | 6'0" | 190 | |
Tony Russell | R | R | August 8, 1961 | 5'11" | 165 | |
Dick Scott | R | R | July 19, 1962 | 6'1" | 170 | Ellsworth, ME US |
Rob Sepanek | L | L | March 31, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | |
Scott Shaw | R | R | December 24, 1963 | 6'1" | 185 | |
Glenn Sherlock | L | R | September 26, 1960 | 6'0" | 185 | Nahant, MA US |
Don Stanford | R | R | October 16, 1965 | 6'4" | 220 | |
Andy Stankiewicz | R | R | August 10, 1964 | 5'9" | 165 | Inglewood, CA US |
Aris Tirado | R | R | March 31, 1963 | 5'9" | 160 | |
Ricky Torres | R | R | December 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 210 | |
Bill Voeltz | L | February 25, 1964 | 6'3" | 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.