1972 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster
Team Record: 48-22
Finished 1st in the NYPL
Manager: Chuck Cottier (48-22)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 52,476, Avg. 1,499
The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1972 season with a record of 48 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NYPL.
The Pirates plated 346 runs and yielded 275 runs. Butch Alberts drove in 46 runs and topped hitters with significant playing time with a .311 average. Lafayette Currence, Odell Jones and Charles Janes led the team with 7 wins each, while Charles Janes recorded a 2.28 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.
Omar Moreno, Odell Jones, Timothy Jones, Lafayette Currence, Jimmy Sexton, Butch Alberts and Miguel Diloné were all players from the 1972 Niagara Falls Pirates who played in the Majors during their careers.
Chuck Cottier served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Alberts | R | R | May 4, 1950 | 6'2" | 205 | Williamsport, PA US |
| John Bedard | R | R | September 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 205 | |
| Brian Bochow | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Phillip Brooks | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Michael Byrne | R | L | 6'1" | 155 | ||
| Patrick Cassaday | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Michael Cones | R | R | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Lafayette Currence | S | L | December 3, 1951 | 5'11" | 175 | Rock Hill, SC US |
| Miguel Diloné | S | R | November 1, 1954 | 6'0" | 160 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Melvin Gomez | R | R | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Michael Gonzalez | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Dennis Hebner | L | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
| Charles Janes | R | R | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Oscar Johnson | S | L | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Odell Jones | R | R | January 13, 1953 | 6'3" | 175 | Tulare, CA US |
| Timothy Jones | S | R | January 24, 1954 | 6'5" | 220 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Juan Lebron | R | R | January 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Keith Matheny | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Kenneth Melvin | R | R | February 17, 1951 | 6'0" | 160 | |
| Jethro Mills | L | L | 6'0" | |||
| Omar Moreno | L | L | October 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui PA |
| Thomas Prazych | R | R | December 21, 1953 | 6'6" | 190 | |
| Jimmy Sexton | R | R | December 15, 1951 | 5'10" | 175 | Mobile, AL US |
| John Vance | L | R | 6'3" | 208 | ||
| Kim West | R | R | 6'2" | 200 | ||
| Doug Zimmerman | R | R | 6'2" | 185 |
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.
