1996 Newburgh Night Hawks Roster
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
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.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Joel Bennett | R | R | January 31, 1970 | 6'1" | 160 | Binghamton, NY US |
John Broome | R | R | June 26, 1973 | 6'0" | 185 | Stratford, NJ US |
Dickie Brown | R | R | August 13, 1970 | 5'9" | 170 | North Little Rock, AR US |
Paco Cardona | L | R | November 15, 1971 | 5'9" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY US |
Gino Caruso | L | L | July 20, 1969 | 6'0" | 180 | Henderson, NV US |
Mike Church | R | R | April 24, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | New Britain, CT US |
Nate Cromwell | L | L | August 23, 1968 | 6'1" | 185 | Las Vegas, NV US |
Rob DeBrino | R | R | September 25, 1973 | 6'2" | 230 | Westwood, NJ US |
Ken Dixon | S | R | October 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 166 | Monroe, VA US |
Bobby Douglas | R | R | December 10, 1970 | 6'0" | 210 | Hartford, CT US |
Dave Dudeck | R | R | August 24, 1972 | 6'2" | 210 | Somerville, NJ US |
Jim Duffy | R | R | ||||
Gabe Duross | L | L | April 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 195 | Plattsburg, NY US |
Bryan Fitzsimmons | L | L | ||||
Mick Foster | R | R | ||||
G. G. Harris | R | R | May 14, 1973 | 6'2" | 215 | Elliot, SC US |
Chris Johnson | R | R | December 7, 1968 | 6'8" | 215 | Chattanooga, TN US |
Mike Juhl | L | L | August 10, 1969 | 5'9" | 180 | North Tarrytown, NY US |
Scott Kendrick | L | R | November 21, 1975 | 6'3" | 185 | Goshen, NY US |
David Lawson | L | L | November 11, 1972 | 6'1" | 190 | Covina, CA US |
Rich Lemons | L | R | September 9, 1971 | 6'4" | 215 | Tucson, AZ US |
Wayne Lindemann | L | L | December 19, 1969 | 6'1" | 205 | Longview, WA US |
Jeff Love | R | R | November 25, 1973 | 6'1" | 190 | New Haven, CT US |
Dan MacDonald | R | R | ||||
Joey Madden | R | R | February 1, 1971 | 6'4" | 190 | San Francisco, CA US |
Kevin Miedreich | R | R | March 19, 1973 | 6'3" | 210 | Queens, NY US |
Mike Miller | R | R | December 22, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | Manhasset, NY US |
Joe O'Brien | R | R | July 21, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Mike Pagana | R | R | December 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 175 | Newburgh, NY US |
Mike Pineiro | R | R | February 25, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | West Covina, CA US |
Kiko Reyes | R | R | ||||
Jason Riley | R | R | ||||
Tom Tegeler | R | R | March 21, 1973 | 6'3" | 215 | Kingston, NY US |
George Tsamis | R | L | June 14, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | Campbell, CA US |
Hugh Walker | L | R | February 9, 1970 | 5'11" | 210 | Columbus, OH US |
Steve Wojtkowski | L | R | April 10, 1973 | 6'2" | 185 | Nyack, NY US |
Brian Wood | L | R | July 29, 1965 | 6'2" | 200 | |
Byron Woods | R | R | March 14, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Lake 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.