1974 Niagara Falls Pirates Roster
Team Record: 33-36
Finished 4th in the NYPL
Manager: Ron Brand (33-36)
Affiliation: Pittsburgh Pirates
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
Ballpark: Sal Maglie Stadium
Attendance: 32,299, Avg. 936
The Niagara Falls Pirates of the New York-Pennsylvania League ended the 1974 season with a record of 33 wins and 36 losses, finishing fourth in the NYPL.
The Pirates scored 275 runs, worst in the league, and surrendered 324 runs. Mike Edwards led all regular batters with a .313 average. Mark Mercer, Larry Angell and Rod Scurry topped Niagara Falls with 5 wins each, while Mark Mercer recorded a 1.86 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Players from the 1974 Niagara Falls Pirates who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Rod Scurry, Fred Breining, Gary Hargis, Mike Edwards, Mark Mercer and Silvio Martínez.
Ron Brand served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Larry Angell | R | R | December 10, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | |
John Bowling | L | L | 5'10" | 177 | ||
Randy Brandt | L | L | 6'3" | 165 | , US | |
Fred Breining | R | R | November 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
Mike Edwards | R | R | August 27, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | Fort Lewis, WA US |
Tim Flaherty | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
Thomas Frizzi | L | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
Joe Galante | R | R | August 26, 1953 | 6'0" | 175 | |
Gene Giamarino | R | R | 6'4" | 188 | ||
Gary Hargis | R | R | November 2, 1956 | 5'11" | 165 | Minneapolis, MN US |
Steve Hughes | R | R | March 28, 1954 | 5'10" | 160 | |
Bernardo Leonard | R | R | July 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 178 | |
Jose Marmolejos | R | R | 5'10" | 170 | ||
David Marshall | R | R | 5'9" | 165 | ||
Silvio Martínez | R | R | August 19, 1955 | 5'10" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
Terry McGarrah | R | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
Mark Mercer | L | L | May 22, 1954 | 6'5" | 220 | Fort Bragg, NC US |
Charles Mitchell | L | R | 6'0" | 200 | ||
Richard Olson | S | R | 5'11" | 185 | ||
Donald Presser | R | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
Alfred Rein | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Samuel Reynoso | L | R | 5'10" | 173 | ||
Rod Scurry | L | L | March 17, 1956 | 6'2" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
Charles Steffen | L | L | 6'2" | 200 | ||
Marvin Whitehurst | L | L | 6'4" | 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.