1996 Newburgh Night Hawks Roster

Northeast League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 55-25
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Dan Shwam (55-25)
Location: Newburgh, New York
Ballpark: Delano-Hitch Park (Field)
Attendance: 41,161, Avg. 1,029
1996 Newburgh Night Hawks Statistics

Playoffs - Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs 3 games, Newburgh Night Hawks 1

The Newburgh Night Hawks of the Northeast League ended the 1996 season with a record of 55 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NL.

The Night Hawks allowed 242 runs, least in the league. Newburgh plated 417 runs. Rich Lemons drove in 61 runs and topped all regular hitters with a .309 average. John Broome paced the team with 9 wins, while Gino Caruso recorded a 2.29 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Members of the 1996 Newburgh Night Hawks who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joel Bennett, Ken Dixon and George Tsamis.

Dan Shwam served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Joel BennettRRJanuary 31, 19706'1"160Binghamton, NY US
John BroomeRRJune 26, 19736'0"185Stratford, NJ US
Dickie BrownRRAugust 13, 19705'9"170North Little Rock, AR US
Paco CardonaLRNovember 15, 19715'9"170Brooklyn, NY US
Gino CarusoLLJuly 20, 19696'0"180Henderson, NV US
Mike ChurchRRApril 24, 19736'0"195New Britain, CT US
Nate CromwellLLAugust 23, 19686'1"185Las Vegas, NV US
Rob DeBrinoRRSeptember 25, 19736'2"230Westwood, NJ US
Ken DixonSROctober 17, 19605'11"166Monroe, VA US
Bobby DouglasRRDecember 10, 19706'0"210Hartford, CT US
Dave DudeckRRAugust 24, 19726'2"210Somerville, NJ US
Jim DuffyRR
Gabe DurossLLApril 6, 19726'1"195Plattsburg, NY US
Bryan FitzsimmonsLL
Mick FosterRR
G. G. HarrisRRMay 14, 19736'2"215Elliot, SC US
Chris JohnsonRRDecember 7, 19686'8"215Chattanooga, TN US
Mike JuhlLLAugust 10, 19695'9"180North Tarrytown, NY US
Scott KendrickLRNovember 21, 19756'3"185Goshen, NY US
David LawsonLLNovember 11, 19726'1"190Covina, CA US
Rich LemonsLRSeptember 9, 19716'4"215Tucson, AZ US
Wayne LindemannLLDecember 19, 19696'1"205Longview, WA US
Jeff LoveRRNovember 25, 19736'1"190New Haven, CT US
Dan MacDonaldRR
Joey MaddenRRFebruary 1, 19716'4"190San Francisco, CA US
Kevin MiedreichRRMarch 19, 19736'3"210Queens, NY US
Mike MillerRRDecember 22, 19726'1"200Manhasset, NY US
Joe O'BrienRRJuly 21, 19726'0"200Philadelphia, PA US
Mike PaganaRRDecember 4, 19735'10"175Newburgh, NY US
Mike PineiroRRFebruary 25, 19726'0"200West Covina, CA US
Kiko ReyesRR
Jason RileyRR
Tom TegelerRRMarch 21, 19736'3"215Kingston, NY US
George TsamisRLJune 14, 19676'2"190Campbell, CA US
Hugh WalkerLRFebruary 9, 19705'11"210Columbus, OH US
Steve WojtkowskiLRApril 10, 19736'2"185Nyack, NY US
Brian WoodLRJuly 29, 19656'2"200
Byron WoodsRRMarch 14, 19726'0"190Lake Charles, LA 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.




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