2005 Sioux Falls Canaries Roster

Northern League (NL) - Independent
Team Record: 35-60
Finished 6th in the NL's North Division
Manager: Mike Pinto (35-60)
Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Ballpark: Sioux Falls Stadium
Attendance: 118,611, Avg. 2,471 in 48 home dates
2005 Sioux Falls Canaries Statistics

The Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League ended the 2005 season with a record of 35 wins and 60 losses, finishing sixth in the league's North Division.

The Canaries scored 461 runs and conceded 607 runs, most in the circuit. Edgard Clemente led Sioux Falls with 22 home runs and accounted for 64 RBI. Abner Arroyo paced batters with significant playing time with a .321 average. Julio Medina topped the team with 6 wins, while Cory Walters recorded a 3.68 ERA, best among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 2005 Sioux Falls Canaries who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Les Norman, Tony Cogan and Edgard Clemente.

Mike Pinto served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Josh AllanRRJanuary 4, 19826'0"210Torrance, CA US
Abner ArroyoLLDecember 16, 19796'0"181Humacao, PR
John BallonRRApril 21, 19786'1"205Los Angeles, CA US
Jason CierlikLLFebruary 21, 19816'0"200Brooklyn Park, MN US
Wilson CiprianRRNovember 14, 19825'11"160Villa Mella, Santo Domingo DO
Edgard ClementeRRDecember 15, 19755'11"188Santurce, PR
Tony CoganLLDecember 21, 19766'2"205Chicago, IL US
Brent CordellSRMay 22, 19806'3"215Oregon, OH US
Jackson CrowtherRRSeptember 14, 19766'4"195Phoenix, AZ US
Sean DonlinLLOctober 17, 19796'0"185Redmond, WA US
Josh ElliottRRApril 12, 19836'2"205
Alexis EncarnacionRRSeptember 26, 19826'0"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Carlos FigueroaLLOctober 5, 19786'1"190Rio Piedras, PR
Josh FultonSRDecember 11, 19795'10"185Cedar City, UT US
Warren GasparSRNovember 8, 19796'2"195Gilroy, CA US
Rafael GrossRRAugust 8, 19745'10"155San Cristobal, San Cristobal DO
Joe HaponionekLLFebruary 10, 19826'1"215
Kerry JacobsonLRApril 5, 19796'0"225Aberdeen, SD US
Jonny KaplanRRJanuary 11, 19805'8"180St. Louis, MO US
Kyle KmiecikRRJune 13, 19826'0"195
Matt KoziaraRRNovember 8, 19766'2"205Franklin, PA US
Alex LlanosLRSeptember 20, 19766'1"185San Juan, PR
Mike LyonsRRMay 20, 19756'3"220Orlando, FL US
Jacoby MarshallLLNovember 22, 19806'1"205
Samuel MartinezRRMarch 22, 19796'2"165Gaspar Hernandez, Espaillat DO
Julio MedinaRRApril 25, 19836'4"185Ceyala, MX
Anthony MoneganLRMay 11, 19796'1"165Chicago, IL US
Matt MontgomeryRRMay 13, 19766'3"210Bellflower, CA US
Eric MontoyaRRJanuary 20, 19785'9"160
Marcus NettlesLLMay 15, 19805'11"185Chicago, IL US
Les NormanRRFebruary 25, 19696'1"185Warren, MI US
Tony O'DonnellLLFebruary 21, 19796'4"200Cincinnati, OH US
Kirk PierceRRMay 26, 19736'3"200Scottsdale, AZ US
Eric PringleSRJune 12, 19825'10"175Inglewood, CA US
Jeff Reboin
Mike RodriguezRRAugust 31, 19826'1"180Roseville, CA US
Gerald SmileyRROctober 1, 19826'0"200Seattle, WA US
Jared SmithLRDecember 1, 19786'2"200New Orleans, LA US
Robert Stockton
Juan ThomasRRApril 17, 19726'4"265Ashland, KY US
Cory WaltersRRJuly 7, 19796'0"170Winnie, TX US
Nick WebbLLJuly 8, 19796'3"200Houston, TX US
Chris WeberLRNovember 7, 19815'10"175St. Paul, MN US
John WesleyRROctober 14, 19806'6"263Flushing, NY US
Robert WirthRRDecember 2, 19805'11"195Park Ridge, IL US
Billy ZbacnikLLApril 20, 19816'5"235Grand Rapids, MI 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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