2001 San Jose Giants Roster

California League (CL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 77-63
Finished 1st in the CL's North Division
Manager: Lenn Sakata (77-63)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: San Jose, California
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 145,225, Avg. 2,105 in 69 home dates
2001 San Jose Giants Statistics

Playoffs - San Jose Giants 2 games, Bakersfield Blaze 1 - Remainder of series cancelled, Lake Elsinore and San Jose declared co-champions.

The San Jose Giants of the California League ended the 2001 season with a record of 77 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the league's North Division.

The Giants plated 667 runs and yielded 686 runs. Tim Flaherty paced San Jose with 26 home runs and drove in 83 runs. Jhonny Carvajal topped all regular batters by hitting .261. Vance Cozier led the team with 15 wins, while Mitch Walk recorded a 3.54 ERA, leading pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Adam Shabala, Ángel Chávez, Tony Torcato, Erasmo Ramirez, Kevin Joseph, Guillermo Rodríguez, Lance Niekro, Erick Threets and Jack Taschner were all players from the 2001 San Jose Giants who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Lenn Sakata served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Paul Ah YatRLOctober 13, 19746'1"192Honolulu, HI US
Jeff AlfanoRRAugust 16, 19766'3"195Amarillo, TX US
Jeff AllenRRJune 8, 19766'1"190Newton, NJ US
Luke AndersonRRApril 9, 19786'5"210Gardnerville, NV US
Manny BermudezRRDecember 15, 19766'1"195Walnut Creek, CA US
Dave BrousLLMarch 9, 19806'2"195Crescent City, CA US
Elliot BrownSRJune 7, 19756'2"190Metairie, LA US
Carlos CampusanoRRSeptember 2, 19755'11"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Jon CannonRLJanuary 1, 19756'3"215Sun Valley, ID US
Jhonny CarvajalRRJuly 24, 19735'10"180Barcelona, Anzoategui VE
David CashRRJuly 25, 19796'1"180San Diego, CA US
Jose CerdaRRMay 14, 19776'2"215Fresno, CA US
Ángel ChávezRRJuly 22, 19816'0"185David, Chiriqui PA
Josh CookRRJune 1, 19786'2"195Santa Clara, CA US
Vance CozierRRSeptember 26, 19776'6"245St. George's, GD
Scott DaeleyRRFebruary 25, 19775'10"178Long Beach, CA US
Jake EstevesRRJuly 31, 19756'1"200Auburn, CA US
Alex FajardoRRFebruary 6, 19766'0"180Moca, Espaillat DO
Joe FarleySLApril 23, 19796'8"230Olympia, WA US
Jason FarmerRRMay 6, 19796'2"200Palm Springs, FL US
Tim FlahertyRRJuly 11, 19766'4"220North Adams, MA US
Juan FriasRRJune 27, 19796'0"180San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Randy GoodrichRRNovember 8, 19766'4"210Walnut Creek, CA US
Justin HallRRSeptember 23, 19765'10"175Inglewood, CA US
Joe JesterRRJuly 17, 19785'10"180Texarkana, TX US
Kevin JosephRRAugust 1, 19766'4"200Camp Hill, PA US
Edwin MaldonadoRRJanuary 3, 19796'0"180Hato Rey, PR
Arturo McDowellLLSeptember 7, 19796'1"170Jackson, MS US
Joe MessmanRRJuly 29, 19756'2"175Parkdale, OR US
Jake MessnerLLMay 18, 19776'1"205Sacramento, CA US
Benji MillerRRMay 2, 19766'2"180Lynchburg, VA US
Ramon MoretaRRSeptember 5, 19755'11"180La Romana, La Romana DO
Lance NiekroRRJanuary 29, 19796'3"210Winter Haven, FL US
Julio PavonRRJune 14, 19766'2"160Granada, NI
Marco PernaleteSROctober 12, 19786'0"155Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Erasmo RamirezLLApril 29, 19766'0"180Santa Ana, CA US
Guillermo RodríguezRRMay 15, 19785'11"230Barquisimeto, Lara VE
Waner SantanaSRApril 20, 19815'11"170Los Mameyes, DO
Sammy SerranoRRDecember 3, 19766'2"205Bronx, NY US
Adam ShabalaLRFebruary 6, 19786'1"190Streator, IL US
Jack TaschnerLLApril 21, 19786'3"190Milwaukee, WI US
Erick ThreetsLLNovember 4, 19816'5"240Hayward, CA US
Tony TorcatoLROctober 25, 19796'1"195Woodland, CA US
Todd UzzellRRJune 22, 19786'3"200Houston, TX US
Kevin VentRRJune 1, 19776'0"185Kennett, MO US
Mitch WalkLLApril 7, 19786'2"199Urbana, IL US
Nick WilfongLRNovember 6, 19786'1"190St. Louis, MO US
Anthony YaccoRRDecember 2, 19806'3"220White Plains, NY US
Mike ZirelliRRJanuary 21, 19776'4"210Burlingame, CA 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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