2009 Brockton Rox Roster
Team Record: 56-37
Finished 1st in the CAA
Manager: Chris Miyake (56-37)
Location: Brockton, Massachusetts
Ballpark: Campanelli Stadium
Attendance: 112,343, Avg. 2,613 in 43 home dates
Playoffs - Quebec Capitales 3 games, Brockton Rox 1
The Brockton Rox of the Canadian-American Association ended the 2009 season with a record of 56 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the CAA.
The Rox led the circuit with just 407 runs allowed. Brockton scored 490 runs. Palmer Karr paced the team with 19 home runs, and Keith Brachold walloped 15 or more also. Keith Brachold accounted for 65 RBI. Melvin Falu topped all regular batters with a .328 average. Wayne Lundgren paced the squad with 9 wins and a team-best 2.76 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Napoleon Calzado and Steve Delabar both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Chris Miyake served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Alcantara | R | R | October 3, 1980 | 6'2" | 175 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
| Roberto Álvarez | R | R | August 30, 1983 | 5'11" | 190 | Matanzas, Matanzas CU |
| Craig Anderson | L | L | October 30, 1980 | 6'3" | 185 | Gosford, New South Wales AU |
| Jamie Baker | R | R | December 30, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Boxford, MA US |
| Keith Brachold | L | L | October 5, 1982 | 6'2" | 195 | Boston, MA US |
| Morgan Brown | R | R | May 6, 1984 | 6'2" | 185 | Alstead, NH US |
| Napoleon Calzado | R | R | February 9, 1977 | 6'3" | 201 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Phillip Cuadrado | S | R | November 4, 1983 | 6'1" | 210 | Kissimmee, FL US |
| Steve Delabar | R | R | July 17, 1983 | 6'5" | 215 | Fort Knox, KY US |
| Jerry Dunn | R | R | June 30, 1981 | 6'4" | 210 | Charlotte, NC US |
| Melvin Falu | S | R | August 28, 1980 | 6'0" | 205 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Freddy Flores | R | R | February 12, 1974 | 5'10" | 169 | Silver City, NM US |
| Jon Gossard | R | R | January 27, 1985 | 6'3" | 230 | |
| Chris Grossman | R | R | February 3, 1981 | 6'4" | 215 | Alamo, CA US |
| Brad Hertzler | R | L | April 11, 1986 | 6'1" | 210 | Providence, RI US |
| Palmer Karr | R | R | June 18, 1982 | 6'2" | 225 | |
| John Kelly | R | R | December 13, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | Fitchburg, MA US |
| Derek Kinzler | L | R | November 27, 1984 | 6'0" | 176 | Northridge, CA US |
| Jeff Long | R | R | November 4, 1981 | 6'4" | 200 | |
| Wayne Lundgren | R | R | April 21, 1982 | 6'6" | 230 | Thornleigh, New South Wales AU |
| Buster Lussier | R | R | November 7, 1985 | 6'2" | 220 | Fall River, MA US |
| Rich Michalek | R | R | April 28, 1987 | 5'11" | 190 | |
| Bryan Morse | L | L | September 12, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Leonardtown, MD US |
| Keith Noe | R | R | August 13, 1986 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego, CA US |
| Adam Piechowski | R | R | September 12, 1985 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Dominic Ramos | R | R | March 10, 1983 | 5'10" | 180 | Austin, TX US |
| Fraser Robinson | L | L | March 31, 1985 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Jeff Stevens | R | R | March 28, 1984 | 6'3" | 215 | Danville, VA US |
| John Tesseyman | R | R | January 25, 1986 | 6'2" | 205 | High Falls, NY US |
| Jud Thigpen | R | R | October 3, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Cleveland, MS US |
| Chris Valencia | L | R | April 25, 1987 | 6'2" | 195 | Torrance, CA US |
| Nick Vardaro | R | R | May 4, 1985 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Clyde Williams | L | L | July 7, 1979 | 6'2" | 190 | Orlando, FL US |
| Matt Zachary | R | R | November 13, 1981 | 6'4" | 240 | Keeling, CO US |
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.
