Other 1988 Yankee Profiles

PAT CLEMENTS
"When he was good, he was really good and when he was bad ... So went Pat Clements' 1987 campaign. There was seemingly no middle ground in his first year with the Yankees after being acquired in the Rhoden trade with Pittsburgh. It was an inconsistent year for Clements, who struggled with his mechanics.
He made the club after an impressive spring but was optioned to Columbus in May. When he returned to the Yankees in June he was unstoppable, giving up only one earned run in 11 appearances. But from July 11 to August 1 he gave up 13 runs in 10 innings and was again sent to Columbus. He was recalled eight days later and, despite struggling, finished the year with respectable totals.
Clements is a durable lefty who can pitch long or short relief, and could also be a starter. This durability, along with a wicked sinker, will give the 26-year-old a look in 1988."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Clements finished tied for 18th place in the American League with 55 appearances, all in relief, which also ranked third on the Yankees. He finished with a record of 3-3 with seven saves (80 IP, 91 H, 45 R, 44 ER, 30 BB, 36 K [1.51 WHIP]). His seven saves tied for 23rd place in the AL, was the third highest total on the Yankees, were a career high and in fact were two more than his career total heading into the 1987 season.
He had a season high of four walks in his first outing of the year on April 10 at Kansas City. His first win of the year came on April 19 against Kansas City, pitching a scoreless inning in a 1-0 Yankee win and giving up one hit in a combined 5-hit shutout with Tommy John (7 IP) and Dave Righetti, who pitched the ninth inning for the save. Clements matched his career high of four strikeouts on May 19 at Oakland, the third time in his career he struck out four batters in a game; in that contest, he pitched 5.2 innings, his longest outing of the season. He was optioned to the Columbus on May 23 after pitching 13 games for the Yankees.
He made two starts for the Clippers, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA in 14 innings pitched before he was recalled by the Yankees on June 5. From the time of his recall through June 28 he pitched 13.2 innings and gave up just one earned run in 11 appearances (0.66 ERA) with three saves. Included in that span was a streak of eight consecutive outings, covering 8.2 consecutive scoreless innings from June 12-28, when Pat did not allow a run, his longest such streak of the year, and he had only one walk in that span to go with five strikeouts.
Through July 8, in 29 games, Pat was 2-0 with four saves and a 2.50 ERA, but in his next eight outings, from July 11 (when he gave up his first home run of the season to Carlton Fisk at Yankee Stadium) through August 1, he allowed 13 earned runs in 10 innings pitched, going 0-2 with an 11.70 ERA. He was optioned back to Columbus on August 2 with an overall record with the Yanks at the time of 2-2 with four saves and a 4.35 ERA. Pat made two appearances for the Clippers (both in relief), pitching five innings and giving up one earned run without a decision, and was recalled from Columbus on August 10.
He made 18 outings for the Yankees after his recall, allowing 20 runs on 38 hits in 30.1 innings pitched for a 5.93 ERA and going 1-1 with three saves. In his final five appearances of the season, starting on September 22, he had a win, two saves, a loss and a no-decision.
Pat was 7-for-9 in save opportunities, with his two 'blown saves' coming on August 18 at Seattle and September 27 at Baltimore. He retired the first batter he faced with runners on base in 25 of 38 instances and retired the first batter he faced overall in 35 of his 55 appearances. He prevented 37 of the 62 runners he inherited from scoring.
He allowed just four home runs all season, including two solo shots in one game on September 1 at Oakland (Jose Canseco and Terry Steinbach). He had a batting average against by left-handed hitters of .179 (14-for-78) and .344 by right-handed hitters (77-for-224). His overall batting average against was .301 (91-for-302).
Pat was selected by the Angels in the fourth round of the June 1983 draft and began his career as a starter for Peoria (Class A), starting 14 of his 15 games with that club. In 1984 he adapted well to his new role as a reliever with Class AA Waterbury. Pat had a club high nine saves in 41 relief outings and gave up just two homers in 67 innings.
He opened the 1985 season, only his third as a pro, with the California Angels. He made the squad after coming to camp as a non-roster player, having spent 1984 with the Angels' Class AA Waterbury club. He made his major league debut on April 9 against Minnesota, retiring the only batter he faced, and his longest career outing came on May 26 when he worked 6.2 scoreless innings (two hits) in a win over Baltimore.
Pat was 5-0 with a 3.34 ERA in 41 relief appearances with the Angels before his contract was acquired by Pittsburgh on August 2 along with outfielder Mike Brown and pitcher Bob Kipper in exchange for pitchers John Candelaria and Al Holland and outfielder George Hendrick. He was tied for 12th in innings pitched among AL relievers at the time of the deal, and only six AL relievers had more than his five wins; AL batters had hit .218 (47-for-216) against him. He won two against Boston and one each against Toronto, Baltimore and Detroit. Pat fanned four in 2.1 innings at Chicago on October 3 to tie his career high (he had four strikeouts against Boston on April 29 in six innings pitched when he recorded his first major league win).
He had one save with California (against Boston on July 5) and two with the Pirates (both against the Mets). He was 4-0 in Anaheim with one save and a 1.37 ERA (6 ER, 39.1 IP), and overall at home in '85 was 4-2 with two saves and a 1.92 ERA (12 ER, 56.1 IP).
Pat led the Pirates in games pitched (65) in 1986, ranking 12th in the National League, with all appearances coming in relief. He finished with a record of 0-4 with two saves and an ERA of 2.80, the lowest earned run average on the Pirate staff and had 31 strikeouts and 32 walks in 61 innings pitched.
He had scoreless streaks of 9.2 innings in 12 outings from April 22 to May 13 and of 10.1 innings in nine outings from May 23 to June 7. His two saves came on May 3, a 7-6 Pirate victory over San Diego, and on May 31, a 4-0 Pittsburgh win against Los Angeles.
Pat gave up just one home run in his 61 innings pitched (to Terry Kennedy at San Diego on July 9). He did not give up a run in his last 13 outings (11.2 IP) and gave up just two runs in his last 20 games (19.1 IP, 13 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 9 K, 0.93 ERA [1.12 WHIP]). Of the 53 hits he gave up in '86, just nine went for extra bases (eight doubles, one homer). He stranded 36 of the 49 runners he inherited.
He was acquired by the Yankees along with pitchers Rick Rhoden and Cecilio Guante from the Pittsburgh Pirates in November 1986 in exchange for pitchers Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley.
A graduate of Pleasant Valley High School in Chino, California where he played baseball and basketball, Pat also played baseball for three seasons at UCLA. He was selected to the USA College All-Star team and was a psychology major.
Pat's hobbies are golf and tennis and his favorite spectator sport is volleyball. His favorite team growing up was the San Francisco Giants and his favorite player was Willie McCovey."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


CECILIO GUANTE
"The 1987 campaign looked very promising for Cecilio Guante, who came to the Yankees in a November 1986 trade with the Pirates. His tender right shoulder forced him on the disabled list twice and his season ended in early July.
The hard-throwing reliever had an excellent spring and started his first year in Pinstripes as the all-important setup man for Dave Righetti. Then came the injury after only 16 games, and the season was over before it really got started. In his brief stints with the team, the native of the Dominican Republic showed promise for 1988.
Guante prevented 15 of 20 runners he inherited from scoring while striking out an impressive 46 batters in only 44 innings. Project those numbers over an entire season, and you'll understand why the Yankees are expecting Cecilio Guante to make a contribution out of the bullpen."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Guante had an injury plagued year in 1987. He pitched in 16 games (all in relief) with the Yankees through May 24, posting a record of 3-2 with one save and a 4.24 ERA, but he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tender right shoulder on May 29 (retroactive to May 25).
He was activated from the disabled list on June 9 and pitched in seven more games (all in relief), going 0-0 with no saves and a 6.64 ERA in those contests. Cecilio was again placed on the DL on July 17 with a strained right shoulder. He was again activated on September 14 but did not pitch again the rest of the season.
His last appearance of the year was on July 5 against Texas when he pitched 4.1 innings, his longest outing of the season. His one save of the year (in his one save opportunity) came on April 21 against Detroit. His wins came on April 14 against Cleveland and in back-to-back appearances, on May 8 against Minnesota and on May 12 against Chicago; those back-to-back victories marked the fifth time in his career he has won two games in a row. His two losses came on April 29 at Texas and on May 18 at Seattle. In between those two defeats he had a string of seven scoreless innings, covering six outings from May 2-15, when he went 2-0, giving up only one hit with eight strikeouts and five walks.
In his May 8 win against the Twins, Guante pitched two scoreless, hitless innings and recorded five strikeouts, his 1987 high and one shy of his single game career best. He also notched five strikeouts in his last appearance on July 5.
Guante finished with an overall record of 3-2 with one save and a 5.73 ERA in 23 games, all in relief, with 42 hits allowed, 20 walks and 46 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched while giving up eight home runs. He struck out 9.4 per 9.0 innings pitched and has now struck out 7.6 hitters per 9.0 innings pitched in his career (339 K in 339.2 IP). Cecilio's 23 appearances were his fewest since he pitched 10 games with the Pirates in his rookie season of 1982. All 224 of his career appearances have been in relief.
He had an overall batting average against of .247 (42-for-170). With a runner on base he retired the first batter he faced in nine of 14 appearances and overall he retired the first batter he faced in 16 of his 23 appearances. Guante prevented 15 of 20 runners he inherited from scoring.
Guante was acquired by the Yankees along with pitchers Rick Rhoden and Pat Clements from the Pittsburgh Pirates in November 1986 in exchange for pitchers Doug Drabek, Brian Fisher and Logan Easley. At the time of the trade, he ranked ninth on the all-time Pirates save list (20).
He appeared in 52 games for the Pirates in 1986 and finished with a record of 5-2, four saves and a 3.35 ERA. He finished second on the Pirates in appearances and saves, and his five wins represent his career high.
Guante struck out 63 batters in 78 innings pitched (7.3 per 9.0 IP). He had a batting average against of .225 (65-for-289) and gave up 11 home runs in his 78 innings pitched. He made one plate appearance, on April 18 at Chicago, and struck out; Cecilio has a career batting average of .061 (3-for-49) with no homers or RBIs.
He had a scoreless streak of 13.1 innings pitched from April 26 to May 18 and allowed just one run in 12 appearances (17.1 IP) from June 18 to July 17. His appearance on August 14 at Philadelphia was the 200th of his career. Cecilio struck out a season high five batters in his last 1986 appearance, August 15 at Philadelphia (first game), pitching three scoreless innings and receiving credit for the Pirates' 6-5 win. He was placed on the disabled list on August 25 after sustaining a sprained right wrist. He was activated on September 24 but did not pitch again.
Cecilio was originally signed by the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent on November 24, 1979. In 1980 he fanned 114 batters in 90 innings at Shelby, led the South Atlantic League in saves and was named to the league's all-star team in his first pro season.
He opened his second pro season in 1981 at the AA level with Buffalo and had a 0.64 ERA in 10 games to earn a promotion to AAA, where he worked 17 games in a starting role with Portland. Cecilio was recalled by the Pirates from Portland four times during the 1982 season. He made his major league debut on May 1, working 3.2 innings against Houston, and his longest outing was seven innings on July 4th (first game) against Montreal.
Cecilio opened the 1983 season at Hawaii but was recalled on May 26. He picked up his first major league save on June 22, working four scoreless innings against Chicago and finished second on the club in saves that year. His first major league win came on June 27 when he pitched seven scoreless innings in relief at St. Louis (and tied his longest career outing).
In 1984 he was plagued by injuries which limited him to 27 appearances, the last coming on July 2 at Los Angeles. He was placed on the disabled list on July 8 with a sore right shoulder, was activated on July 30 and optioned to Nashua (AA Eastern League) where he pitched just one game (3.0 IP) before being sidelined for good by shoulder problems (Cecilio was recalled by the Pirates on September 1 but didn't pitch). His longest outing was 6.2 innings pitched on June 22 (second game) against Philadelphia, giving up one run with no decision. He had 10.1 scoreless innings in nine games between May 15 and June 15.
In 1985 Cecilio established career highs in games (63), innings pitched (109.0) and strikeouts, fanning 92 in 109 innings pitched for a ratio of 7.6 per 9.0 innings. He led the staff in appearances and games finished (31), and made his 100th career appearance on May 17 against Cincinnati. Only eight of the 39 runners he inherited scored.
He did not allow a home run in a stretch of 69.2 innings between April 20 and July 31. Cecilio pitched 5.2 innings of scoreless relief (the longest outing of the year by a Pirate reliever) on July 11 to defeat San Francisco at Three Rivers Stadium, yielding just two hits and one walk while tying his career high with six strikeouts. His scoreless innings streak of 16.1 innings in eight games between August 28 and September 20 was the longest on the staff; he also put together scoreless innings streaks of 14 innings in six games from July 5-22, 13.1 innings in seven games from June 15-July 2 and 10.1 innings from May 19-31.
Cecilio played winter ball in his native Dominican Republic. His hobbies are music and playing cards."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JERRY ROYSTER
"A utility player is like a patch. You don't think about it until you have a hole somewhere. Jerry Royster came to the Yankees in an August 26 trade with the White Sox, to sew up a few holes. And with injuries plaguing several members of the team, Royster did just that.
The versatile veteran came to New York and appeared in 18 games, seeing action at second base, third base, shortstop and in the outfield. Royster had a total of 33 chances in those positions combined and committed only two errors. He was just as steady at the plate, hitting .357 (15-for-42) as a Yankee. Those numbers include some timely hitting, like going 2-for-5 as a pinch hitter with three RBI and two game-winning RBI.
Royster's patchwork will be counted on again in 1988."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Jerry was obtained by the Yankees along with infielder Mike Soper on August 26, 1987 from the White Sox in exchange for pitcher Ken Patterson and a minor league player to be named later (pitcher Jeff Pries was sent to Chicago on September 19 to complete the trade). At the time of the trade Jerry was hitting .240 (37-for-154) in 55 games for the White Sox, with seven home runs and 23 runs batted in.
He played four different positions in his first four games as a Yankee (shortstop on August 28, third base on August 29 (first game), second base on August 29 (second game) and left field on August 30). Jerry was used only as a third baseman and as a pinch hitter for the rest of the season. He committed four errors all season, two with the White Sox and two with the Yankees.
Royster had at least one base hit in his final five games of the season, September 27-October 4, including two hits in each of his last three games, going 8-for-15 (.533) in those five contests. He had two RBIs on September 28 against Boston and also scored a run in that game.
He appeared in 18 games with the Yankees and hit .357 (15-for-42) with four RBIs. He had two game winning RBIs for the Yankees, on September 2 against Oakland and on October 2 against Baltimore. He was 2-for-5 (.400) as a pinch hitter with the Yankees with three RBIs. After joining the Yankees, Jerry had five multiple hit games and had two stolen bases in three attempts. His combined total with both clubs was .265 (52-for-196) with seven homers and 27 RBIs. He was acquired by the White Sox when they signed him as a free agent in January of 1987 after spending his previous two seasons with the San Diego Padres.
Royster was originally signed by the Dodgers as a free agent on August 21, 1970, and in 1971 played 'A' ball at both Bakersfield and Daytona Beach in his first professional season. In 1972 he hit .257 with AA El Paso with a career best 18 home runs.
He batted .302 with Albuquerque in 1973 and drove in a career best 68 runs. He made his major league debut for Los Angeles on August 14 against Montreal, appeared in 10 games with the Dodgers and hit .211. Jerry played in 10 games with the Dodgers in 1974 and batted .275 with Albuquerque and hit 10 home runs.
In 1975 Jerry led the Pacific Coast League with both a .333 average and 33 stolen bases and was named as the PCL's Player of the Year. A late-season recall by the Dodgers for the third consecutive year, after five seasons at AAA Albuquerque, marked his last season of minor league ball and he has not been back in the minors since then. Jerry was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in November of 1975 along with Jimmy Wynn, Lee Lacy and Tom Paciorek in exchange for Dusty Baker and Ed Goodson.
1976 was his first full season in the majors. He batted .248 with the Braves in 149 games with five home runs and 45 RBIs and stole 24 bases in 37 attempts. Despite a .216 batting average in 1977, Jerry managed to hit six homers, the second highest single season total of his career. In 1978 he batted .259 and scored 67 runs (his second highest single season total) while stealing 27 bases in 44 attempts.
Jerry swiped a career high 35 bases in 44 attempts in 1979 and established single season highs in runs (103), hits (164) and RBIs (51). He hit .242 in 1980, with 22 stolen bases in 35 attempts, and in 1981 became the Braves' all-time stolen base leader. Jerry had his finest major league season in 1982- he hit a career-high .295 and helped the Braves win their first division flag since 1969.
He was used sparingly during the first four months of that season but was a catalyst during the Braves' stretch drive. He earned the regular left field job for much of the second half and hit .326 from July 29 through the end of the season with 30 runs scored and 13 stolen bases.
Royster strung together a career-best 17-game hitting streak from August 4-27, the longest by a Brave in '82, and also had hitting streaks of 12 and eight games down the stretch. He enjoyed a pair of four-hit games in late September as the Braves fought off challengers en route to the West flag.
Mainly a reserve in 1983, Royster finished with a .235 batting average in 91 games. He had one five-game stretch in July when he drove in nine runs, including a pair of game-winners. He had the opportunity to be the regular third baseman late in the season when Bob Horner was felled with an injury but Royster suffered an ankle injury three days later that knocked him out for three weeks.
He ended his nine-year association with Atlanta with a disappointing year in 1984. He batted just .207 in 81 games, the fewest number of contests for Royster in a Brave uniform (other than the strike-shortened 1981 campaign). He started just 52 games and played four different positions.
In 1985 Jerry enjoyed a fine season in his first year with San Diego, platooning with Tim Flannery at second base. He batted .281, the second best mark of his major league career, and his 31 RBI in just 90 games was the third highest total of his career. Jerry batted .308 in May and .367 in June and also clubbed his first and only major league grand slam on June 21 off the Giants' Greg Minton. He started 49 games at second base, seven at third and four at shortstop and also played twice in the outfield.
Royster batted .257 in 118 games in 1986 and spent time in both the infield and outfield. His most duty came at third base (59 games) but he also played shortstop (24 games), second base (21 games) and in the outfield (seven games). He platooned at third base with Graig Nettles early in the season.
Primarily a utility player and a pinch hitter, Royster hit .250 as a pinch hitter (8-for-32) with five RBIs. Four of the five RBIs (including a game-winning RBI) came in his first six pinch-hitting appearances. He hit safely in five of his first 11 pinch-hitting at-bats (.455) through June 8. Jerry totaled 12 doubles, five homers and 26 RBIs in 257 at-bats and succeeded on three of eight stolen base attempts.
His longest hitting streak was a five-gamer at the start of the season (April 7-15) when he hit safely in seven of his first 17 at-bats (.353). He also enjoyed a stretch of four two-hit games (August 12-17) when he batted .400 (8-for-20) with a pair of homers. Four of his five home runs came in the span of July 28-August 26.
A native of Sacramento, CA, Jerry lettered in four sports at Sacramento High (baseball, football, basketball and track). He also attended Healds Business College in Sacramento.
Jerry is an avid golfer."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


SCOTT NIELSEN
"Never say never, and at age 29 Scott Nielsen isn't giving up his chances of staying in the major leagues. Nielsen was reacquired by the Yankees in a winter trade with the White Sox after he split 1987 with Chicago and their Triple-A club in Hawaii. He saw limited action for the Sox, but the Yankees know full well what he is capable of doing.
Nielsen had been in the New York organization since 1984 and made his major league debut with a win for the Yankees in July 1986. He made it two in a row in his next start, registering his first career complete game and first shutout. Nielsen finished at 4-4 with the Yanks in '86, leading the team in individual shutouts with two while tying for the lead with two complete game victories. In fact, three of Nielsen's seven major league wins have been complete game shutouts.
The right-hander, who can start or relieve, is looking to have that type of success for the whole season."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Scott was reacquired by the Yankees from the Chicago White Sox in November 1987, along with pitcher Rich Dotson, in exchange for Dan Pasqua, Mark Salas and Steve Rosenberg. He was originally acquired by the White Sox from the Yankees in January 1987 along with infielder Mike Soper in exchange for pitcher Pete Filson and infielder Randy Velarde. Scott split the 1987 season with the White Sox and the Hawaii Islanders, their AAA Pacific Coast League affiliate.
He started the season with Hawaii but had his contract purchased by the White Sox on June 4. At that point, he was 3-4 with the Islanders along with a 3.97 ERA in ten games (all starts), including three complete games, and had 28 walks and 30 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched.
Scott made his White Sox debut on June 5, pitching 3.1 scoreless innings of relief at California but was not involved in the decision in Chicago's 6-4 loss. He made his first start for the Sox in his next outing, June 12 at Minnesota (Game 2), going 4.2 innings and giving up six hits and six runs (all earned) and was charged with Chicago's 7-4 loss. After a loss in another start, June 22 at Seattle, Scott recorded his first White Sox win, pitching eight innings and giving up three earned runs on June 30 against Oakland and getting credit for Chicago's 12-3 victory.
He followed that with his third career shutout (and first as a member of the White Sox) in his next outing, July 5 at Cleveland, limiting the Indians to six hits in a 17-0 White Sox win as Chicago equaled the widest margin of victory in a shutout in the club's history. It was his only shutout and his only complete game of the season. Scott made one more start, July 10 at New York, giving up five runs in 1.1 innings and getting the loss in Chicago's 9-5 defeat, before being moved back to the bullpen.
Scott made his longest relief outing in his first appearance since his move to the pen on July 19 against Cleveland, pitching six innings and giving up two runs (earned), and was credited with the White Sox' 9-7 victory. He made an emergency start at Detroit on July 27 and pitched seven innings, giving up four earned runs, and was charged with Chicago's 4-1 loss. He was optioned back to Hawaii on August 7.
At that point, Scott was 3-4 in 11 games with the Sox (including six starts) with a 4.73 ERA (27 ER, 51.1 IP). He did not actually report to the Islanders and was recalled on August 10. He made one more start after his recall, August 11 against Detroit, and was tagged with Chicago's 9-6 loss, giving up seven earned runs in 1.2 innings pitched. After that, his final seven appearances of the season were all in relief and he did not get a win or a loss in those outings.
Scott recorded his first major league save on August 24 at Boston, retiring all three men he faced in the ninth inning with two inherited runners aboard to preserve Chicago's 6-3 win. He picked up his second career save in his next outing, August 26 at Boston, pitching the final 1.1 innings without giving up a run to save Chicago's 5-3 victory.
Overall with the Sox, he finished with a 3-5 record and a 6.24 ERA (46 ER, 66.1 IP) in 19 games (seven starts) with 23 strikeouts and 25 walks. As a starter, he was 2-5 with a 6.57 ERA (28 ER, 38.1 IP) while in his 12 games in relief he was 1-0 with two saves and a 5.79 ERA (18 ER, 28 IP).
Scott's 1986 season started with arm rehabilitation in 'A' ball and ended in the major leagues. He began the year at Ft. Lauderdale of the 'A' Florida State League to rehabilitate his arm following surgery in August 1985. If not for the surgery, he would have participated in the Yankees' major league spring training camp. Scott was 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA in six games (five starts) at Ft. Lauderdale and owned a pair of complete games, assuring himself and the Yankees his arm was recovered from the surgery.
Assigned to AAA Columbus on May 6, Scott was 9-3 with a pair of complete games and a 2.96 ERA in 84.2 innings when his contract was purchased by the Yankees on July 4th. Prior to joining the Yanks, he was named International League Pitcher of the Week, June 23-29, and had a streak of six consecutive wins broken by his third loss just before heading to New York.
Scott made his major league debut as a starter at Texas on July 7 and was a 14-3 winner. He allowed three earned runs in seven innings in that initial start, yielding home runs to Oddibe McDowell and Pete Incaviglia while allowing nine hits and one walk. He struck out five, a figure he has yet to top in the major leagues.
He also won his next start, registering his first major league complete game and first shutout at Minnesota on July 12. He held the Twins to six hits with one walk and four strikeouts. Scott had an ERA of 1.69 through his first two starts.
Scott lost his next three starts, allowing 19 runs (15 earned) in just 7.1 innings, and his ERA for those starts was 18.41. Optioned back to Columbus on July 30, he owned a 2-4 mark in seven starts back at Columbus with a 5.34 ERA. Scott returned to the Yankees on September 1 when major league rosters expanded. His final statistics at Columbus show an 11-7 record and 3.55 ERA.
He made four more starts and one more relief appearance with the Yanks. He defeated Toronto on September 30 and then blanked Boston at Fenway Park in the final game of the season on October 5. He walked two and struck out three and limited the eventual American League champions to just five hits in the 7-0 win.
He accounted for two of the three individual shutouts on the entire Yankee pitching staff in 1986 (Dennis Rasmussen had the other). His two complete game victories tied Rasmussen for the staff lead in that category.
Scott was originally selected by the Seattle Mariners in the sixth round of the June 1983 free agent draft. He made his professional debut that year at the age of 24 at Bellingham (WA) of the 'A' Northwest League. He was 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA with that Mariner farm team and earned a quick promotion to AA Chattanooga, where he compiled a 2-4 mark and 6.39 ERA in 13 games (nine starts).
He was traded from the Mariners organization to the Yankees organization on February 14, 1984 along with pitcher Eric Parent in exchange for infielder Larry Milbourne. Scott played at all three levels of the Yankee farm system in '84: he was 2-1 with a 1.08 ERA in four games (three starts) at Ft. Lauderdale; posted a 6-3 mark and 2.44 ERA in 10 starts at AA Nashville; and was 5-4 with a 3.97 ERA in 11 games (10 starts) at AAA Columbus for a composite 13-8 mark for 1984.
Scott opened the 1985 season at AA Albany and was 6-1 with a 2.95 ERA in his first 11 starts. Bothered by pain in his pitching elbow, he stopped pitching in May in order to rest the sore arm. After an unsuccessful attempt at a comeback, Scott underwent surgery on August 23. The surgery consisted of the repositioning of the ulnar nerve and the removal of bone spurs in his right arm. He began rehabilitation just two weeks after the surgery with hopes of being ready for the start of the 1986 season.
Scott was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Tacoma, Washington. A Mormon, he attended Brigham Young University. A spot starter and reliever for the Cougars' baseball team in his freshman and sophomore years, he opted to leave school and serve his Mormon mission during 1980 and '81.
He went to Buenos Aries, Argentina to assist the underprivileged. He returned to Brigham Young and completed his education and was not drafted until the spring of 1983 at the age of 24.
Scott finished his collegiate career with a 28-3 record and established a NCAA record with 26 consecutive wins. Current major leaguers Rick Aguilera, Wally Joyner and Cory Snyder were his BYU teammates.
An accounting major at BYU, Scott works for Price, Waterhouse during the off-season. His hobbies are fishing and golf and his favorite spectator sport is football. His favorite team growing up was the Oakland A's, his favorite player was Catfish Hunter and his favorite ballpark is Fenway Park."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JOSE CRUZ
"'We've been looking for some lefty hitters who can come off the bench,' Billy Martin said at spring camp.
Enter Jose Cruz, a two-time National League All-Star who has hit .300 or better six times in his major league career. At the age of 40, Cruz may no longer be able to play every day, but the line driving lefty showed in camp that there is still plenty of pop left in his bat. The outfielder owns a .283 batting average and has over 1,000 RBI during his 16-plus years in the major leagues.
'From what I've seen, he's taken care of himself and can still swing the bat,' Martin said. 'We'll be in good shape now.'"

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


PETE FILSON
"Pete began the 1987 season with the Columbus Clippers and was recalled by the Yankees on July 10. At that point he was 8-4 with a 4.44 ERA for the Clippers, appearing in 17 games (all starts).
He did not appear in a game with the Yankees and was optioned back to Columbus on July 16. He finished his season at Columbus with a record of 12-4 in 22 games (all starts) along with a 3.73 ERA and a shutout. His 12 wins ranked in a tie for third among International League pitchers.
Filson was recalled back to the Yankees on August 29 and made his first five Yankee appearances out of the bullpen, pitching 10 innings and giving up nine runs (seven earned) with no decisions or saves and a 6.30 ERA. He made his first start of the year on September 26 against Baltimore, throwing seven shutout innings and allowing five hits, with four walks and four strikeouts (both season highs), and received credit for the 2-0 combined shutout win (with Tim Stoddard and Dave Righetti). It was Pete's first win since September 28, 1985 when he was a member of the Minnesota Twins.
He made one other appearance, his second start of the year, on October 1 against Boston, going five innings and allowing only one run on six hits, and did not get a decision in the Yankees' 7-5 loss. Beginning on September 12, Pete pitched 13.1 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up a run in the fifth inning of his October 1 start. In his two starts, he gave up just one run (earned) and 11 hits in 12 innings pitched (0.75 ERA) with six walks and six strikeouts [1.42 WHIP].
Filson was the Yankees' eighth round draft choice in June of 1979 and began his minor league career by winning his first 12 decisions. Pitching for Paintsville, he led the Appalachian League in wins, ERA, complete games, shutouts, innings pitched and strikeouts, while tying for the league lead with a 1.000 winning percentage, and was named the left-hander on the league's all-star squad. Pete tossed a no-hitter to beat Kingsport 1-0 on August 7.
In 1980, Pete was 3-0 at Greensboro and 10-9 with Ft. Lauderdale. He pitched a no-hitter for Greensboro on April 25, blanking Gastonia 4-0. Named Yankee Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 1981, he was 7-1 at Ft. Lauderdale and 10-2 with a 1.82 ERA at Nashville while tying for the Southern League lead in winning percentage (.833).
He began the 1982 season with the Yankees' AAA affiliate at Columbus but was acquired by the Twins along with infielder Larry Milbourne and pitcher John Pacella for pitcher Roger Erickson and catcher Butch Wynegar in May. Pete was 0-2 with an 8.76 ERA in five games (three starts) with the Twins. With Toledo, he was 8-10 and led the International League with 11 complete games.
Pete was disabled for much of the 1983 season with a posterior shoulder strain. His first big league save came on April 18 against Seattle and he recorded his first major league win with a strong 2.1 inning relief stint at California on May 15. He spent the final week of August with Toledo in the International League and then came back to make five strong starts for the Twins in September; Pete was 3-0 in those five starts. Until that point, 18 of his previous 21 appearances for the Twins had been out of the bullpen. His only loss of the year came in his one ineffective start, on June 8 at Kansas City.
In 48 relief appearances in 1984 he was 4-3 with a 3.63 ERA, and overall for the season posted a 6-5 mark with a 4.10 ERA in 55 games. Of the 44 runners he inherited, just 12 (27%) scored. Pete won his first three decisions of the season, his first full year in the majors, but dropped his last three after winning his sixth game in a start against Seattle on July 30. He struck out six batters in a hitless three innings against Toronto on August 26.
In 1985 Pete went 4-5 with a 3.67 ERA in 40 games (six starts) with the Twins. His best effort was a 7.2 inning, 3-hit relief stint to beat Toronto 8-2 on May 19. Five losses came in a stretch of six consecutive starts, May 25-June 24. Pete was 3-0, 2.43 in 34 relief outings and led the club's relievers by stranding 28 of 38 inherited runners (74%) over the season.
He began the 1986 season with the Minnesota Twins, where he was 0-0 in four games with a 5.68 ERA. He appeared in all four of those games in relief and pitched 6.1 innings, giving up 13 hits, four runs (all earned) and one home run with two walks and four strikeouts. His contract was assigned to the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago's AAA affiliate in the American Association, on April 30.
Filson posted a 14-3 record with six saves and a 2.26 ERA with the Bisons, leading the league in wins and ERA, and was named as the 1986 American Association Pitcher of the Year. He appeared in 36 games including 12 starts, pitched four complete games including a shutout, struck out 81 and walked 32 in 139 innings pitched. Pete joined the White Sox on September 2 in a waiver transaction.
He appeared in three games with Chicago, going 0-1, with a 6.17 ERA. His one decision came in his only big league start of '86, a 6-2 loss to Oakland on September 10. His other two outings were in relief. In 11.2 innings pitched with the White Sox, he gave up 14 hits, nine runs (eight earned) and four home runs with five walks and four strikeouts.
His longest outing of the year came on October 3 at Minnesota, when he went five innings in relief and gave up two runs on solo homers by Kirby Puckett and Greg Gagne. Pete was acquired by the Yankees from the Chicago White Sox in January 1987 along with infielder/outfielder Randy Velarde in exchange for pitcher Scott Nielsen and infielder Mike Soper.
Pete is a graduate of Ridley High School in Folsom, Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University, majoring in criminal justice, and pitched in the College World Series in 1977. He spent the winter prior to the 1987 season pitching for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League and was one of the circuit's ERA leaders.
Pete's hobbies are basketball and golf and his favorite entertainer is Dan Akroyd."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


MIKE KINNUNEN
"Kinnunen was signed by the Yankees to a Columbus (AAA) contract in November as a free agent after he was released by the Baltimore Orioles following the conclusion of the 1987 season. The Yankees are the sixth organization he has been with in the last seven seasons (the Orioles, Cardinals, Expos, Royals and Twins are the others).
He spent most of 1987 with Rochester, the AAA International League affiliate of the Orioles. With Rochester in 48 games (all in relief) Mike posted a 6-4 record with 16 saves and a 1.75 ERA. His 16 saves led the International League and he finished third in the league with 34 games finished. With 40 points he won the International League Rolaids Relief Man Award.
Mike did appear in 18 games during the season with the Orioles, all in relief, with a 4.95 ERA and did not have a decision or a save in those appearances (including four games finished). He has now worked 48 games in his major league career (all in relief) without gaining a decision.
He began the season at Rochester, but after appearing in only three games there was recalled to Baltimore on April 16. He made his first appearance with Baltimore on April 19 (Game 2) against Cleveland, pitching two-thirds of a scoreless inning. In his third appearance with the Orioles on April 25 at Milwaukee, he had his longest outing of the season, going 3.2 innings and giving up one run on three hits, and had a season high four strikeouts. He appeared in eight games with the Orioles, pitching 9.2 innings and giving up three runs (2.79 ERA) before being optioned back to Rochester on May 13.
Kinnunen remained in Rochester until he was recalled on July 7, and pitched that day against Chicago (0.1 IP, 1 ER) before being optioned back to Rochester on July 21. He remained at Rochester through the conclusion of their season, then was recalled to Baltimore for the final time on September 7. From that point until the conclusion of the season Mike appeared in nine games, pitching 10 innings and allowing eight earned runs (7.20 ERA).
He has enjoyed the most success in his career against the Yankees, allowing only five hits and two runs (one earned) in 9.2 innings over eight games.
Mike was selected by the Twins in the 10th round of the June 1979 free agent draft after his junior year at Washington State. He was 6-6 with a 4.12 ERA in 17 games (16 starts) and a 4.12 ERA with Orlando in his first season of professional ball.
He began the 1980 season in Toledo and was 2-2 with three saves and a 2.57 ERA in 15 relief appearances when he was recalled by the Twins in June and spent the rest of the season with the big league club. Mike made his major league debut in Detroit on June 12 and gave up a home run to Champ Summers. He was used exclusively in relief, his longest outing being three innings (twice), and was 0-0 with no saves and a 5.04 ERA in 21 outings for the Twins.
In his final season with the Twins organization in 1981, he was 4-4 with Toledo with four saves and a 5.50 ERA. Kinnunen was acquired by the Cardinals from the Twins in exchange for pitcher Jeff Little in October 1981. In 1982, he appeared in only 18 games at Arkansas (a Cardinal affiliate) but earned five saves and four wins and had the second lowest ERA on a club that led the Texas League in ERA. He was signed by the Expos organization on April 27, 1983 after he was released by the Cardinal organization on April 4.
In 38 games at Memphis (Expos) Mike tied for the club lead in saves (6) and was second on the staff in ERA (2.57). In 1984 at Indianapolis and Jacksonville (Expo farm teams) he was a combined 9-3 with four saves. He was acquired by the Royals from the Expos with outfielder Ken Baker in exchange for shortstop U.L. Washington in January of 1985.
In 1985 Mike pitched with Omaha, the Royals' AAA affiliate in the American Association, and was second on the club in appearances (53), saves (6) and games finished (25). On March 23, 1986 he was signed by the Orioles as a seven-year free agent.
He spent most of the '86 season with Rochester, where he was 1-3 with 10 saves and held opponents to a .216 batting average against. He did not allow a home run in 87.2 innings pitched and was second on the staff in appearances (47), saves (10) and games finished (24). Mike was recalled to Baltimore on September 14 and worked in his first game for the Orioles the next day at Yankee Stadium, his first big league appearance since October 4, 1980 with the Minnesota Twins. He had no decisions in nine appearances (all in relief) with the Orioles in '86 and posted a 6.43 ERA.
Mike attended Lincoln High School in Seattle where he pitched, played quarterback and was president of his senior class. He attended Washington State University for three years, compiling a 20-9 record and helping the Cougars to three straight Pac-8 Northern Division championships. In 1979 as a junior Mike was 9-3 and was the co-winner of the team's Most Valuable Pitcher Award.
He played for the United States team which finished second in the world amateur tournament in Italy in 1978. He was 3-0 in tourney play with a 0.45 ERA.
Nicknamed 'Kino,' Mike's hobby is fishing."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


STEVE SHIELDS
"Steve signed with the Yankees in November 1987 as a six-year minor league free agent. He spent 1987 with the Mariners organization, going 3-2 in 16 appearances with Triple-A Calgary and 2-0 in 20 appearances with Seattle.
He is a former starter who has been with four organizations."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Shields began the year with the Mariners, and in his first appearance of the season on April 9 at California pitched 2.1 innings of relief, giving up two hits and one earned run, and was credited with his first major league save in the Mariners' 7-2 win over the Angels. In his second appearance, on April 11 against Minnesota, he pitched 1.2 innings of relief with a season high three strikeouts before leaving the game after Kirby Puckett hit him in the face with a line drive. Steve was placed on the 21-day disabled list the following day with a fractured cheek bone.
He was activated from the DL on May 12 and made his first appearance following the injury the next day in a relief outing at Boston, getting the final out in the Mariners' 5-4 win to earn his second save of the year. Shields picked up his first win of the year in his next appearance, on May 16 against the Yankees, pitching three innings of relief, giving up two hits and one earned run, and was credited with the Mariners' 10-8 victory. He picked up his third save of the year on June 5 against Kansas City, pitching two scoreless innings to save the Mariners' 7-2 win.
Through his first ten outings with the Mariners, Steve was 1-0 with three saves and a 2.47 ERA (4 ER, 14.2 IP). While involved in no decisions in his next three outings, however, he gave up eight runs (earned) and 11 hits (including three homers) in three innings pitched, a 24.00 ERA to raise his overall ERA to 6.11. He was outrighted to Calgary on June 26.
Steve appeared in nine games with Calgary (all in relief), going 2-1 with a save and a 1.85 ERA (3 ER, 14.2 IP). He was recalled from Calgary on July 25 and picked up his second win of the season on August 2 at California, pitching 1.1 scoreless innings in Seattle's 5-4 win. He appeared in seven games with the Mariners following his recall and in those contests was 1-0 with no saves and a 7.31 ERA (10 ER, 12.1 IP). That left Steve with an overall record of 2-0 with Seattle along with two saves and a 6.60 ERA (22 IP, 30 IP) in 20 games, all in relief.
On August 18 he was outrighted back to Calgary, where he finished the '87 season. In his second stint at Calgary, he appeared in seven games (all in relief) with a 1-1 record with three saves and a 2.90 ERA (3 ER, 9.1 IP). Overall in his two stints with Calgary, he was 3-2 in 16 games (all in relief) with four saves and a 2.25 ERA (6 ER, 24 IP).
Shields spent six years in the Red Sox' farm system where he shifted between the bullpen and the starting rotation. He originally was Boston's 10th round selection in the 1977 June draft and posted a 1-6 record and a 4.11 ERA with Elmira in his first professional season. He went 3-3 with a 1.94 ERA for Winter Haven in 1978, and in 1979 ranked eighth in the Carolina League with a 3.02 ERA and was second in the league with 152 strikeouts, his single season professional high. In 1980 Steve was 5-6 with four saves in his first season at AA Bristol.
In 1981, his second season at Bristol, he was 5-14. At Bristol in 1982, he tossed an Eastern League leading 13 complete games and three shutouts. After going 4-12 in 1983 at Pawtucket, the AAA affiliate of the Red Sox, Steve was signed to a minor league contract by Atlanta as a six-year minor league free agent in October of that year.
Steve spent time in 1984 both as a starter and a reliever at the Braves' AAA Richmond affiliate and was second on the club in wins, appearances and strikeouts and was third in saves. He started the 1985 season at Richmond where, in his first seven games, he recorded four complete games, two shutouts and a 1.79 ERA. Steve was promoted to Atlanta on May 30.
He made his major league debut on June 1 in a start against Pittsburgh and received a no-decision in a 6-3 loss (4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K). He won his first major league game on June 9 in his third start, a 10-3 victory over the Dodgers (6 IP, 3R), and received a no-decision on June 13 against Cincinnati, despite allowing one hit in eight innings in an eventual 11-inning 9-2 loss. Steve was 1-2 with a 4.47 ERA in 12 appearances (six starts) before being optioned to Richmond on July 10.
Steve finished the year at Richmond leading the International League with three shutouts, and his 2.64 ERA and eight complete games were second in the league. He was called up by the Braves in September and made seven more relief appearances.
He started the 1986 season at Richmond but was acquired by Kansas City on September 23 to complete the deal that sent Darryl Motley to Atlanta. At Richmond, he ranked second in the IL with a 2.59 ERA, the top mark among starters, and tied for the league lead in strikeouts with Richmond teammate Charlie Puleo by fanning 124 in 149.1 innings. Steve earned a September promotion to Atlanta, where he made six relief appearances without a decision before his trade to the Royals. He made three more appearances with Kansas City to finish the year. He then was acquired by the Mariners from the Royals in December of 1986 with pitcher Scott Bankhead and outfielder Mike Kingery in exchange for outfielder Danny Tartabull and pitcher Rick Luecken.
Steve graduated from Hokes Bluff (AL) High School where he lettered in baseball, basketball and football. He led the basketball team to three straight championships and was named All-America as a senior. He also pitched his American Legion team to the state title.
His hobbies are hunting, fishing and bowling, and his favorite spectator sports are college basketball and drag racing. Steve's favorite team growing up was the Atlanta Braves and his favorite player was Phil Niekro."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


BOB GEREN
"Geren began the 1987 season at AA Albany-Colonie and was hitting .219 (21-for-96) in 31 games with three home runs and 11 runs batted in when he was promoted to AAA Columbus on May 29. He played in five games with the Clippers, hitting .150 (3-for-20) with a home run and three RBIs, before being outrighted back to Albany on June 12.
He finished the season with Albany, and in the 47 games he played there, following his return, batted .222 (26-for-117) with eight home runs and 20 RBIs. Overall in his two stints with Albany, Bob hit a combined .221 (47-for-213) with 11 home runs and 31 RBIs; his 11 homers ranked second on the club, and his five game-winning RBIs ranked fourth. He led all Eastern League catchers in fielding with a .994 percentage (two errors in 358 chances).
He signed with the Yankees in November of 1985 as a six-year minor league free agent. In 1986 he batted .254 at Columbus, with seven homers and 25 RBIs, and .148 [in 11 games] at Albany-Colonie.
Geren was selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round (24th choice overall) in the regular phase of the June 1979 free agent draft. That choice was awarded to the Padres as compensation for the Los Angeles Dodgers' signing of [free agent] Derrel Thomas. In his first professional season, Bob hit .172 in 54 games at Walla Walla.
He split his time in 1980 between Reno (where he hit .287 in 48 games with four homers and 23 RBIs) and Walla Walla (where he hit .254 in 51 games). Geren was acquired by the Cardinals organization in December 1980 along with pitchers Rollie Fingers and Bob Shirley and catcher Gene Tenace for catchers Terry Kennedy and Steve Swisher, infielder Mike Phillips, and pitchers Al Olmstead, John Urrea, Kim Seaman and John Littlefield. Geren hit .222 in 64 games at St. Petersburg in 1981.
In 1982, his second consecutive season at St. Petersburgh, he batted .244 in 110 games. He led Florida State League catchers in games (96) and assists (72). Bob spent the entire 1983 season at Springfield, where he tied for third in the Midwest League in home runs with 24, his professional high. He batted .265 and set another personal pro best with 73 runs batted in. Bob led Midwest League catchers in total chances (939), putouts (826) and assists (102).
He spent most of 1984 at Arkansas, batting .247 with 15 home runs and 40 RBIs, and in 15 games at Louisville hit .175. In 1985, Bob's final year as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, he hit .225 at Arkansas, where he spent most of the season, and in five games at Louisville batted .357."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JEFF MORONKO
"Moronko signed with the Yankees as a six-year minor league free agent in November of 1986. In 1987 he was not a member of the Yankees' 40-man roster at the start of spring training and reported directly to the club's minor league camp. He began the season with the Columbus Clippers.
The Yankees purchased his contract from Columbus on July 2 when Bobby Meacham was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right ankle. At that point, in 65 games with Columbus, Jeff was hitting .264 (60-for-227) with 39 runs, 14 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and 48 runs batted in. He made his Yankee debut on July 3 against Texas (Game 1) at Yankee Stadium, playing shortstop and going 1-for-1, hitting a single (his only base hit as a Yankee) off Paul Kilgus. Jeff followed that by going 0-for-10 in his next five games with the Yankees and was optioned to Columbus on July 15. At that point, in his six games with the Yankees, he was hitting .091 (1-for-11) with two strikeouts.
Moronko did not report to Columbus and was recalled on July 16, the day after Willie Randolph was placed on the 21-day disabled list with torn cartilage in his left knee. He made one appearance after his recall, in right field on July 19 at Texas, without batting. In his seven games with the Yankees, he played four different positions (shortstop, left field, third base and right field). He was optioned back to Columbus on July 22 when Juan Bonilla's contract was purchased and finished the season with the Clippers.
In his second tour at Columbus, Jeff batted .208 (25-for-120) in 35 games with two home runs and eight RBIs. Overall in his two stints with Columbus, he hit a combined .245 (85-for-347) in 100 games with 13 home runs (fourth on the club) and 56 RBIs (fifth on the club). Jeff saw most of his action with the Clippers at third base (78 games), but also played four games at shortstop and 12 games in the outfield. He was named as the third baseman on the postseason International League All-Star team.
Moronko was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the sixth round of the June 1980 free agent draft. In his first pro season, he hit .242 in 63 games at Batavia, and in 1981 batted .256 at Chattanooga with six homers and 51 RBIs. In 1982, his second season at Chattanooga, he hit .253 with five homers and 50 RBIs. Jeff batted .269 in 124 games with the AA Buffalo Bisons in 1983 with 12 homers and 49 RBIs.
In 1984 Jeff was Buffalo's offensive leader and was named to both the Topps AA All-Star team and the Eastern League All-Star squad. He ranked second in the league in RBIs (95) and total bases (224), third in doubles (30), fourth in batting average (.314), tied for fourth with 147 hits and was fifth in runs scored (84); all those figures represent career highs. Jeff also hit 13 home runs.
He earned a promotion to the Indians on September 1 and appeared in seven games with the Tribe, batting .157 (3-for-19) with a run scored, a double and three RBIs along with three walks and five strikeouts. Moronko made his major league debut on September 1, starting against Boston. He collected his first major league hit the following day, also against Boston, and recorded his first major league RBI on September 7 against Oakland, driving in two runs with a double. Of his 19 at-bats against Cleveland, 14 came against lefties.
Moronko began the 1985 season with Maine, he AAA affiliate of the Indians, and in six games batted .250 (6-for-24). He was traded to the Texas Rangers organization on April 29 to complete the deal of April 4 that sent Kevin Buckley to Cleveland. After the trade, he played 63 games at Tulsa (where he hit .262 with nine homers and 36 RBIs) and 54 games at the Rangers' AAA Oklahoma City affiliate (where he hit .247 with five homers and 17 RBIs). Playing for Oklahoma City in 1986, Jeff batted .280 in 120 games with seven home runs and 44 RBIs.
Jeff attended Texas Wesleyan and San Jacinto Junior College and was a member of the U.S.A. All-Star team in 1980. He graduated from Pasadena (TX) High School in 1978, where he played basketball and football and was an All-State safety on the gridiron. Jeff did not play high school baseball but played Little League, Pony League, and American Legion ball as a youngster."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


DALE MOHORCIC
"Got off to a rousing start only to have illness contribute to a late-season slide. Mohorcic led Texas with 16 saves, the third highest single-season total in club history, and was third in the league with 74 appearances, the most ever by a Texas right-hander. He allowed a run in only 23 of 74 appearances and permitted only 30 of 82 inherited baserunners to score. He made 38 appearances from May 12 to July 29, going 5-1 with 12 saves and a 1.61 ERA.
Mohorcic earned saves in 15 of his first 17 chances but converted just one in his final six attempts beginning on July 29. He was disabled from August 12-27 with gastrointestinal bleeding.
Born in Cleveland, he was signed as a free agent to an Oklahoma City (AAA) contract in March 1985. He spent eight and a half seasons in the minors before making his major league debut."

-Tom Pedulla, The Complete Handbook of Baseball, 1988 Edition


DR. STUART J. HERSHON (Team Physician)
"Dr. Stuart J. Hershon is in his first season as the Yankees team doctor. He is an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with St. Lukes-Roosevelt and North Shore Hospitals. He is a graduate of Harvard University and New York Medical College."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Dr. Stuart J. Hershon begins his first year as the Yankees team physician. He is an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with St. Lukes-Roosevelt and North Shore Hospitals, and previously was the team physician for Nassau Community College. He is a graduate of Harvard University and New York Medical College."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


GENE MONAHAN (Trainer)
"Gene Monahan is in his 17th season as the Yankees trainer. He has spent 26 years in professional baseball and is a certified member of NATA."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"A certified member of NATA (National Athletic Trainers Association) and a member of PBATS (Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society), serving as chairman of the grants and scholarships committee, Gene has 26 years of service in professional baseball. He started in 1962 at Ft. Lauderdale and is entering his 17th year at the helm of the Yankee training duties.
Gene served as American League trainer at two All-Star Games (1977 at Yankee Stadium and 1986 at Houston's Astrodome). All three of his previous assistants during his Yankee tenure advanced to head training positions in the major leagues."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


STEVE DONOHUE (Assistant Trainer)
"Steve Donohue is in his third year as the Yankees assistant trainer. He has been in the Yankees organization since 1979. Steve graduated from the University of Louisville."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"A certified member of NATA and a certified member of New York State EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians), Steve is in his third season as the Yankees' assistant trainer. He has been a member of the Yankees organization since 1979, working at West Haven (1979), Nashville (1980-81) and Columbus (1982-85).
Steve was also assistant trainer for the New York Jets (1974-78) and assistant trainer for the University of Louisville's NCAA Championship basketball team in 1980."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JEFF MANGOLD (Strength and Conditioning Coach)
"Jeff Mangold is in his fifth year as the Yankees strength and conditioning coach. He supervises in-season and off-season weight and conditioning programs."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook

"Jeff Mangold is entering his fifth year as the Yankees strength and conditioning coach, supervising the team's daily weight training program. He previously spent three years each as assistant strength coach at the University of Florida and the University of Nebraska."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


NICK PRIORE (Clubhouse Manager)
"Nick Priore has worked in the Yankees clubhouse for over 22 years. He was Pete Sheehy's assistant."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


BOB FLEMING (Assistant Clubhouse Manager)
"Bob Fleming is in his third year as the Yankees clubhouse man. He works closely with Nick Priore."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


LOU CUCUZZA (Visitors Clubhouse Manager)
"Lou Cucuzza is in his 13th season of hosting the visiting teams at Yankee Stadium."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


LOU CUCUZZA, JR. (Assistant Visitors Clubhouse Manager)
"Lou Cucuzza, Jr. has assisted his father in the Yankee Stadium visitors clubhouse since 1976."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


STEVE GREGORY (Umpires' Room Attendant)
"Steve Gregory is in charge of the umpires locker room for the tenth season."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


BOB SHEPPARD (Public Address Announcer)
"Bob Sheppard has been the public address Voice of the Yankees [since 1951]. He also teaches speech at St. John's University."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


EDDIE LAYTON (Stadium Organist)
"Eddie Layton is the Yankee Stadium organist and has recorded more than 25 albums. He also records commercials, and plays at Radio City and other New York entertainment centers."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


JIM OGLE (Yankees Alumni Association)
"Jim Ogle heads the Yankees Alumni Association and coordinates Old Timers' Day. He was a New York sportswriter for more than 20 years."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


MARSH SAMUEL (Spring Training Coordinator)
"Marsh Samuel is the Yankees Spring Training Coordinator. He began his baseball career as a publicist with the 1946 White Sox, and also developed the first press guide."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


BOB ADAMENKO (Yankees Photographer)
"Bob Adamenko has been the Yankees Photographer since 1984. He also photographs many other New York sporting events."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


JIM TURNER (Yankees Photographer)
"Jim Turner is in his second year as a Yankee photographer. He works alongside Bob Adamenko."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


STEVE CRANDALL (Yankees Photographer)
"Steve Crandall is in his second season as a Yankee photographer. He assists Bob Adamenko."

-The New York Yankees Official 1988 Yearbook


MIKE FENNELL (Bullpen Catcher)
"Mike Fennell, the Yankees' bullpen catcher, is in his second season in that capacity. He was a catcher in the Yankees organization from 1983-85 and then served as bullpen catcher at Albany in 1985 and at Columbus in 1986."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JOHN COOK (Statistics)
"John Cook is in his first season charting the Yankee defense and will be in charge of the Yankees' baseball computer statistics. Cook was a catcher from 1979-83 at the University of South Florida."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide


JEFF SADLER (Video Coordinator)
"Jeff Sadler is in his first season coordinating the Yankees' video tape operations. Sadler played at Florida Southern College from 1979-81, served as a coach at Palm Beach Junior College for three years and the University of Florida for two years, and was the bullpen catcher at Columbus last season."

-1988 New York Yankees Information Guide