1997
Saugerties Dutchmen
Yearbook

Table of Contents

1997 Scoreboard

Sat., May 24
Troy Haymakers -- Lost 4-11
Sun., May 25
Wappingers Yankees -- Won 20-4, Won forfeit
Sat., May 31
Hyde Park Cardinals -- Won 5-0
Sun., June 1
Clifton Phillies -- Lost 3-10, Lost 8-11
Sat., June 7
Otsego Macs -- Lost 0-10, Lost 0-9
at Cooperstown
Tue., June 10
Schenectady Blue Jays -- Lost 4-14
Sun., June 15
Greenburgh-Ardsley Cobras -- Won 8-7, Lost 1-5
Tue., June 17
Schenectady Blue Jays -- Won 4-3
Sawyer Motors Baseball Classic
Sat., June 21
Albany Senators -- Won 8-4
Commack Reds -- Won 12-6
Sun., June 22
Commack Reds -- Won 10-0
Albany Senators -- Won 17-7

Sat., June 28
Hyde Park Cardinals -- Won 16-5
Sun., June 29
Otsego Macs -- Lost 2-4, Lost 6-7(8)
County Championship Series
Thu July 3
Kingston Mariners -- Lost 4-6
at Lake Katrine
Fri July 4
Kingston Mariners -- Lost 5-10
Sat., July 5
Kingston Mariners -- Won 15-2

Tom McCaffrey Memorial Tournament
Fri., July 11
Schenectady Blue Jays -- Won 4-3
Sat., July 12
South Troy Dodgers -- Won 7-5
Albany Senators -- Lost 2-16
Sun., July 13
Brooklyn Rattlers -- Won 13-2
at Colonie & Schenectady
Ottawa Nepean Canadians Tournament
Fri., July 18
Newmarket Hawks -- Won 3-2
Sat., July 19
Dollard des Ormeaux Dodgers -- Won 7-4
Ottawa Nepean Canadians -- Won 7-1
Sun., July 20
Otsego Macs -- Won 10-8
Ottawa Nepean Canadians -- Lost 2-18
at Ottawa & Nepean
Roy Helsmoortel Memorial Tournament
Sat., July 26
Otsego Macs -- Won 9-6
Richfield Park Orioles -- Lost 2-14
Sun., July 27
Richfield Park Orioles -- Won 11-8
Rain-out: July 27 vs Otsego Macs

1997 Team Statistics

Batting, Base-Running, Fielding

AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SO BB HB SF SH CI Batt.
Aver.
Slug.
Pct.
SB CS E DP
Dutchmen 949 229 304 180 63 7 15 125 125 16 20 2 1 .320 .449 46 15 67 14
Opponents 969 231 302 186 61 5 22 136 100 22 5 7 0 .312 .453 52 15 81 28

Pitching

CG Inn. H R ER BB SO HB WP Bk ShO ERA W L Sv
Dutchmen 10 220 302 231 174 100 156 22 46 1 2 7.12 19 14 3
Opponents 9 222 304 229 159 125 125 16 32 3 2 6.45 14 19 2

One D'men Forfeit Win

[Team Photo]

Yearly Won-Lost Records

Year Affiliation Season
Record
Non-League Pennant
Race
Playoffs Series &
Tourneys
1980 HVRL 20-9 15-8 5-1
1981 HVRL 19-9-1 5-0 14-8-1 0-1
1982 MHBL 15-11 14-9 1-2
1983 MHBL 25-15-1 4-3-1 16-8 2-2 3-2
1984 MHBL 28-9-2 3-1-1 19-6-1 4-0 2-2
1985 MHBL 28-9-1 1-2 22-4 4-1-1 1-2
1986 MHBL 24-5 1-0 19-3 4-2
1987 HVRL 8-12 1-2 7-10
1988 HVRL 11-14-1 3-3-1 8-11
1989 HVRL 20-17 3-4 12-10 5-3
1990 HVRL 12-10 2-1 9-7 1-2
1991 Independent 13-3 13-3
1992 Independent 7-9-1 4-6-1 3-3
1993 Independent 15-13 10-7 5-6
1994 Independent 21-9 17-5 4-4
1995 Independent 23-10 13-5 10-5
1996 Independent 18-11 14-6 4-5
1997 Independent 20-14 6-9 14-5

HVRL=Hudson Valley Rookie League
MHBL=Mohawk-Hudson Baseball League

Won Division Pennant
1980, '83, '84, '85 & '86
Won Division Play-Offs
1980, '83, '84, '85, '86 & '89
Won League Championship
1980, '84, '85 & '86
Won Roy Helsmoortel Memorial Tournament
1993 & '95
Won Sawyer Motors Classic
1995 & '97
Won Malone-Benjamin Memorial Classic
1992
Won County Championship Series
1995

Managerial Records

Manager & Years Won-Lost Tied Pct
Rich Koegel 1983-85 81-33 4 .711
Dennis Sheehan 1980-81, '86, '93-95 122-55 1 .689
Jeff Dodig 1990-91 25-13 0 .658
Kiko Romaguera 1996-97 38-25 0 .603
Boo Schaffer 1982 15-11 1 .577
Mike Dodig 1987-89 39-43 1 .476
Ernie Anderson 1992 7-9 1 .438
327-199 7 .634

1997 Individual Statistics

Batting, Baserunning, Fielding

Batter Batt.
Aver.
G PA AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR Slug.
Pct.
SO BB SF HP GI
DP
SB-CS E
Brian Lindhorst .416 32 122 101 27 42 31 12 0 2 .594 6 16 3 2 5 8-3 6
Bruce Burley .393 25 59 56 16 22 16 4 0 0 .464 4 1 2 0 0 4-3 6
Jesse Arvidson .368 28 110 87 34 32 14 2 1 0 .414 7 14 5 4 4 13-1 8
Chris Fabiano .357 20 84 70 22 25 19 5 0 4 .600 6 9 3 2 0 5-0 7
T.J. Konopka .355 21 65 62 14 22 13 8 1 1 .565 14 3 0 0 1 0-0 0
Mike Onyon .337 32 113 95 22 32 28 8 0 5 .579 13 12 5 1 2 1-1 1
Bill Earl .333 7 18 12 3 4 1 2 0 1 .750 3 5 0 1 0 0-0 2
Craig Bronder .333 8 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Kiko Romaguera .329 29 102 85 14 28 11 4 1 0 .400 6 14 1 1 3 3-0 3
Jed Sagazie .302 17 59 53 18 16 13 3 2 1 .491 2 6 0 0 0 1-1 1
Mike Boffalo .296 17 60 54 13 16 5 2 1 0 .370 5 6 0 0 0 5-1 1
Brooks Alexander .286 6 19 14 3 4 4 2 0 0 .429 7 2 0 1 0 0-0 3
Donovan Cavallaro .282 32 123 110 20 31 15 4 1 0 .345 10 13 0 0 0 2-5 12
Gabe Vincent .263 6 21 19 0 5 4 0 0 0 .263 3 0 0 1 1 0-0 0
Rich Petersen .250 6 20 16 2 4 4 1 0 1 .500 3 2 1 1 0 0-0 1
Ron Johnson .222 10 23 18 6 4 0 0 0 0 .222 2 3 0 1 0 1-0 2
James O'Connell .219 14 41 32 5 7 2 1 0 0 .250 5 7 0 1 3 2-0 4
Larry Santee .167 20 41 36 5 6 1 2 0 0 .222 6 5 0 0 0 0-0 3
Jeff Layman .143 8 15 14 2 2 1 2 0 0 .286 7 1 0 0 0 1-0 0
Eric Lovgren .125 13 8 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 3 0 0 0 1 0-0 2
Paul Robinson .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Steve Mangione .000 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1
Jeremy Clausi .000 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1

GIDP=Grounded Into DoublePlays; ADDITIONAL ERRORS: Tony Pilatich 2, Mike Lindhorst 1; SACRIFICE BUNTS: Romaguera & Clausi 1 ea.; CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE: Alexander 1; PLAYERS WITH NO AT BATS & NO. OF GAMES PLAYED: Paul Bianco 1, Jim Bouton 2, Justin Jeune 4, Mike Lindhorst 8, Ray Mikesh 10, Tony Pilatich 6

Pitching

Pitcher G GS RA GF CG Inn H R ER BB SO HB WP HR B.A. W-L ERA
Chris Fabiano 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 .143 0-0 0.00
Mike Onyon 1 0 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-0 0.00
Jeremy Clausi 6 5 1 6 5 38 30 17 6 12 31 5 4 2 .205 4-1 1.42
Bill Earl 2 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 0-0 4.50
Mike Lindhorst 8 6 2 4 3 35.1 36 27 19 17 16 6 11 0 .242 3-3 4.84
Steve Mangione 6 2 4 4 1 20.1 28 17 13 4 24 2 3 1 .315 2-0 5.75
Ray Mikesh 10 8 2 2 0 52 60 50 41 24 32 2 4 4 .291 4-2 7.10
Eric Lovgren 10 4 6 5 1 27.2 42 30 27 18 15 1 11 1 .356 3-3 8.78
Tony Pilatich 6 6 0 0 0 28 49 28 28 5 19 5 4 2 .377 2-2 9.00
Justin Jeune 4 1 3 3 0 5.1 9 8 8 3 7 0 0 1 .333 1-1 13.50
Craig Bronder 6 0 6 3 0 9.1 21 16 15 8 4 0 4 2 .438 0-0 14.46
Jim Bouton 2 1 1 1 0 4.1 12 8 8 3 0 0 3 2 .500 0-1 16.62
Brian Lindhorst 1 0 1 0 0 2.2 6 8 8 3 2 0 0 6 .375 0-0 27.00
Jesse Arvidson 1 0 1 1 0 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0-0 27.00
Paul Bianco 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 .600 0-1 36.00

GS - Games Started RA - Relief Appearances GF - Games Finished HR - Homeruns Yielded B.A. - Opposing Batters' Batting Average

SAVES - Jeune 2, Fabiano 1. Complete Game Shutout - Clausi 1. Balk - Lovgren 1.

Season's Recap

1997, the 18th Dutchmen season, was arguably the very strangest of all. One factor was the addition of former Yankee star & controversial author Jim Bouton. But, alas, after just 2 mound efforts, The Bulldog conceded that his 56-year old arm just didn't have anything left.

The final season's record was a respectable 20-14 but those numbers don't begin to tell the story. It was a season of streaks. The D'men would lose 5 straight, then win 6 straight, lose 3 in a row, win 3, lose one, win 5 straight. They did bury the opposition to win the Sawyer Motors Classic and for the last 3 weeks of the campaign were engaged exclusively in tournament play....and quite successfully to boot.

There were tourneys in Albany, Ottawa, Canada and the finale at home, with 3 second place finishes achieved and an overall tourney slate of 13-3.

It was a season in which the offense was generally awesome and had to be! -- since the pitching staff was rewriting the record book, largely with new marks of a negative nature.

An early indication of the offensive potential came on Opening Day when rookie Mike Onyon pinched hit and socked a grandslam in his first Dutchie at bat. Later in the season he did what no one had ever accomplished, hit a 2nd grandslam. Brian Lindhorst reached new heights in his D'men career with a .416 batting average, a record 12 doubles and 31 runs batted in, the 2nd highest total ever. Jesse Arvidson continued his fine fielding and hitting and added to it effective baserunning, swiping 13 sacks in 14 tries. Rookies Bruce Burley and T.J. Konopka promised good years ahead in batting .393 and .355 respectively, while Chris Fabiano returned from pro ball and added new laurels to past numerous ones.

Despite those negative records, there were pitching highlights. Ray Mikesh won 4 games to set the all-time victory mark at 30. Mike Lindhorst, Steve Mangione and Eric Lovgren all won crucial games during the tournaments and 17 year old Justin Jeune, added for the Canadian trip, excelled with a win and 2 saves in 3 relief appearances. Then there was the case of Jeremy Clausi, who showed up one day asking if we could use him. He went on to win 4, lose just one (strictly on errors), compiled a 1.42 E.R.A. (2nd best ever) and truly made the difference in a successful '97 season.

It was a unique season in that, after playing 93% of its games at home since going independent in 1991, this summer the D'men had 10 road games. Most were added through competition in two out-of-town tourneys, boosted tournament competition to an all-time high of 4 and gave the ballclub the opportunity to play in a fine facility like Heritage Park and a ate-of-the-art stadium like JetForm in Ottawa.

Of course, absolutely none of this would be possible without the continued support of our...

Boosters

and those who supported in ways other than monetary. A total of 145 individuals, organizations and businesses did contribute to the team's financial well being, plus Sawyer Motors and Helsmoortel-Erceg Insurance & Financial Services sponsored tournaments for the 5th straight year and full-page program ads were taken by Stewart's Shops and Anaconda Sports. Further, the Saugerties Kiwanis Club aided by having another "Day at the Ballpark" and the treasury was helped immeasurably by the Dutch Tavern's cooperation in maintaining "The Dutchmen Roll" fundraiser.

Appreciation must be extended to Greg Chorvas and his men in the Town's Department of Parks & Recreation. The singular manner in which they maintain the main diamond and their added attention during tournaments and on rainy days assures that the Cantine-Veterans Memorial Complex continues as the recreational gem of the Mid-Hudson Valley and the envy of all visiting ballclubs.

Thanks go to the local and area newspapers for the fine coverage given us and no review of the season can be properly done without giving credit to our loyal batboys, Danny Ereceg with 4 years experience and Eric Lawless with 3. They play an important role in making the Dutchmen Game a class operation and visiting teams do very much appreciate them.

Unfortunately, the recap of the 1997 season has to end on a sad note, a very sad note. We refer, of course, to the death of Sean Cavallaro just days before he commenced his 7th season with us. He is fondly remembered and will be as long as there is "Dutchmen Baseball".

New Records & Achievements

Mention was made in the Season's Recap of strong hitting overcoming a rocky season for the mound staff. That is reflected in part by Team Totals as compared to the past. The batters plated the 3rd most runs ever on the 4th most hits. They set a record for most doubles, and had the most homers in 12 years, the 2nd best extra-basehit total and a .320 batting average, surpassed only once since 1985. They also had the biggest one inning explosion ever by tallying 12 runs in a single stanza.

However...for the first time ever the opposition batted over .300 against us, hit an all-time high of homers, scored 7.14 earned runs on 12.4 hits per 9 innings (both records) and during one Canadian nightmare clubbed 3 consecutive homers in one inning and 7 for the game -- all, quite naturally, new negative standards for D'men hurlers. The opposition also set marks by scoring 10 or more runs in 3 straight games and in 8 overall. An odd comparison of statistics showed that the mere yield of 3.0 walks per 9 innings (3rd best ever) was offset by the fact that the moundmen fired a new high of 46 wild pitches, far surpassing the old standard of 28.

Moving to individual records and achievements, we find a super season by Brian Lindhorst as he boosted his leading career batting average to .397 on the strength of his 2nd .400 season (done 17 times by 9 different batsmen) and now holds the best batting average over a 3-year stretch, .417. His 12 doubles set a new mark and another came when he drove in 9 runs in a 4-game tournament. The old record for consecutive games with an rbi was 8 but Brian reset it with an 11-game streak. He drove in 31 all told, the most since 1984 and the 2nd highest total ever. Along the way he also tied for career sacrifice flies at 10. Additionally, he made one pitching appearance and that too resulted in new records: Most homers yielded in a game, in an inning and consecutively.

Ray Mikesh just kept rewriting the record book in '97 as he extended his own career records for seasons pitched, games pitched, innings pitched, relief appearances, games finished, hit batsmen and homers yielded. But he additionally put his name on the top rung for games started and the big one! -- career victories! -- as his 4 wins put him at 30, two better than the legendary Tom Willerson.

Player-manager Kiko Romaguera literally showed the way in '97. He tied the record for most rbi in a game with 6 and also tied the mark for reaching base the most times in a game when he delivered 4 hits and walked twice. As the career records section shows, he extended his record for most doubleplays executed both by himself and as part of the same keystone combination with Chris Fabiano.

Besides the above-mentioned fielding mark, Fab (along with Brian Lindhorst) became the 5th Dutchmen combo to hit back-to-back homers. He further set a new record by delivering 2 sacrifice flies in a game.

Donovan Cavallaro tied the record for consecutive errorless games at 3rd base at 13 and then later tied the record of 17 other D'men, past and present, by committing 3 errors in a game.

Mike Onyon's record-setting 2 grandslams were previously reported and his "1st at bat homer" broke the old record as the earliest a D'men had ever hit his 1st was in his 7th at bat. He also, along with Jesse Arvidson, set a new mark for sacrifice flies in a season with 5.

Besides breaking the sac fly standard, Jesse also tied the record for most unofficial at bats in a game when he walked 3 times and hit one of those SFs. Jed Sagazie extended his record for outfield assists and extended his own record for Most Triples when he led the team for the 4th straight season. Those 3-baggers also put him in a tie for the most career triples.

There are no records kept in the "Revenge Is Sweet" category but the Dutchies will long savor their 1997 experiences with the Otsego Macs. First the Macs shut them out in both games of a doubleheader (1st time ever) and then frustrated them by winning both games of a twinbill on unearned runs. Later, however, in crucial games in 2 different tournaments, the Dutchmen battled back for a pair of come-from-behind triumphs over the Macs.

Career Statistics -- Current Players

Batting, Baserunning, Fielding

Played in '97, minimum of 2 seasons & minimum of 100 official at bats

Player Yr G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SF SH HP GI
DP
Aver SB-CS E
Jesse Arvidson 3 71 234 66 81 36 4 2 0 34 15 6 4 6 4 .346 21-2 21
Donovan Cavallaro 4 103 202 74 101 53 16 3 0 56 18 2 3 1 5 .334 10-8 36
Bill Earl 8 89 170 28 146 17 7 1 1 34 40 5 2 1 2 .271 18-2 16
Chris Fabiano 6 111 372 92 124 78 28 2 8 48 41 6 0 12 8 .333 28-3 48
Jeff Layman 4 63 126 20 27 15 5 0 1 13 48 0 0 2 1 .214 1-2 2
Brian Lindhorst 4 113 340 91 135 94 28 1 12 48 36 10 0 5 10 .397 27-7 19
Paul Robinson 6 106 345 102 133 34 16 2 5 32 61 2 3 5 0 .386 68-20 23
Kiko Romaguera 8 172 537 100 155 94 34 5 1 61 39 8 4 16 6 .287 24-4 52
Jed Sagazie 5 113 346 80 112 70 17 9 1 40 17 7 2 3 7 .324 10-5 11
Gabe Vincent 4 79 225 18 67 45 14 1 6 20 37 3 1 2 5 .298 1-2 28

What was the Greatest Day in Dutchmen History? Was it August 17, 1980, when the D'men defeated the Newburgh Atoms 5-4 to win the League Championship in their very first season? Or was it another August 17 -- in 1986, when the ballclub rallied for 5 runs in the bottom of the 7th to nip the Half Moon Tigers 9-8 and record their 3rd straight league title? Dennis Sheehan should decide. He was the manager on both occasions.

Pitching

Pitched in '97, minimum of 2 seasons & minimum of 10 games pitched.

Pitcher Yr G GS RA GF CG Inn H ER BB SO HB WP HR B.A. W-L Sv ERA
Paul Bianco 7 28 14 14 12 3 98.0 100 44 25 54 9 4 8 .249 11-4 4 4.04
Bill Earl 8 36 15 21 23 4 123.1 99 49 84 124 7 20 7 .215 10-8 4 3.58
Brian Lindhorst 4 11 10 1 4 4 54.2 47 29 25 36 0 5 9 .225 4-4 0 4.77
Mike Lindhorst 2 10 6 4 5 3 37.2 39 19 18 17 6 11 0 .245 3-3 1 4.54
Eric Lovgren 3 18 8 10 7 2 55.1 63 37 31 36 2 16 2 .296 5-3 0 5.04
Steve Mangione 6 35 18 17 14 4 131.0 154 70 49 105 6 12 8 .316 14-6 1 4.81
Ray Mikesh 8 86 35 51 55 12 310.2 331 151 81 192 12 17 23 .276 30-16 8 4.37
Tony Pilatich 4 22 18 4 11 5 103.0 122 52 16 73 10 11 3 .302 9-4 1 4.54

Continuing w/a long tradition of "First Ball" Honorees, this year the ballclub had: On opening day, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Roger Donlon; new Saugerties Sports Hall of Famer and a player on the original Dutchmen, Jim Farrell; Rich Jackson, the president of the Saugerties Kiwanis Club, on "Kiwanis Day At The Ballpark"; At the Roy Helsmoortel Memorial Tournament, Roy's grandsons, Chris and Scott Helsmoortel; Saugerties Sports Hall of Famer Mike Mauro, who'd played in the first game on the newly reversed Cantine Friend diamond when he was an S.H.S. catcher; Burke Bartells, grandfather of Sean Cavallaro, when Sean's family was presented a memorial plaque.

Career Batting Leaders

CAPITAL LETTERS = Active in 1997

Seasons
Jeff Dodig 9
Ernie Anderson 8
BILL EARL 8
RAY MIKESH 8
Randy Nilsen 8
KIKO ROMAGUERA 8
PAUL BIANCO 7
Tom Whitaker 7
Games
Tom Whitaker 215
Rich Koegel 195
Randy Nilsen 192
Iggy Maines 179
KIKO ROMAGUERA 172
John Dodig 166
Nick Malgieri 151
Joe Roberti 148
Official At Bats
Tom Whitaker 689
Rich Koegel 593
Iggy Maines 542
KIKO ROMAGUERA 537
Randy Nilsen 518
Joe Roberti 469
John Dodig 464
Nick Malgieri 437
Plate Appearances
Tom Whitaker 780
Rich Koegel 679
KIKO ROMAGUERA 626
Iggy Maines 622
Randy Nilsen 616
John Dodig 541
Joe Roberti 517
Jeff Dodig 505
Runs Scored
Tom Whitaker 163
Rich Koegel 136
Jeff Dodig 120
Iggy Maines 116
PAUL ROBINSON 102
Randy Nilsen 100
KIKO ROMAGUERA 100
CHRIS FABIANO 92
Hits
Tom Whitaker 263
Rich Koegel 225
Iggy Maines 184
KIKO ROMAGUERA 155
John Dodig 142
Randy Nilsen 138
Jeff Dodig 135
BRIAN LINDHORST 135
Singles
Tom Whitaker 178
Rich Koegel 150
Iggy Maines 133
Joe Roberti 125
KIKO ROMAGUERA 115
John Dodig 111
PAUL ROBINSON 110
Doubles
Tom Whitaker 49
Rich Koegel 39
KIKO ROMAGUERA 34
CHRIS FABIANO 28
BRIAN LINDHORST 28
John Dodig 26
Jeff Dodig 25
Nick Malgieri 25
Triples
Tom Whitaker 9
JED SAGAZIE 9
Iggy Maines 7
Randy Nilsen 7
Jerry Malgieri 5
KIKO ROMAGUERA 5
Jeff Dodig 4
Jay Harris 4
Homeruns
Rich Koegel 33
Tom Whitaker 27
Iggy Maines 14
BRIAN LINDHORST 12
Jeff Dodig 8
CHRIS FABIANO 8
Rich Koegel 8
Ron Coon 7
Nick Malgieri 7
Extra-Basehits
Tom Whitaker 85
Rich Koegel 75
Iggy Maines 51
BRIAN LINDHORST 41
KIKO ROMAGUERA 40
CHRIS FABIANO 38
Jeff Dodig 36
Randy Nilsen 36
Batting Average
BRIAN LINDHORST .397
PAUL ROBINSON .386
Tom Whitaker .382
Rich Koegel .379
JESSE ARVIDSON .346
Jeff Dodig .339
Iggy Maines .339
Jay Harris .337
Total Bases
Tom Whitaker 411
Rich Koegel 369
Iggy Maines 270
KIKO ROMAGUERA 202
BRIAN LINDHORST 201
Randy Nilsen 192
Joe Roberti 188
Jeff Dodig 187
Slugging Percentage
Rich Koegel .621
Tom Whitaker .597
BRIAN LINDHORST .591
Iggy Maines .498
PAUL ROBINSON .487
CHRIS FABIANO .484
Jeff Dodig .480
Jay Harris .441
Runs Batted In
Tom Whitaker 171
Rich Koegel 151
Iggy Maines 112
BRIAN LINDHORST 94
KIKO ROMAGUERA 94
Joe Roberti 89
John Dodig 87
CHRIS FABIANO 78
Randy Nilsen 78
On-Base Percentage
Jeff Dodig .4673
BRIAN LINDHORST .4665
Rich Koegel .446
PAUL ROBINSON .442
Tom Whitaker .440
DONOVAN CAVALLARO .434
JESSE ARVIDSON .426
CHRIS FABIANO .421
Run Production per Game
BRIAN LINDHORST 1.53
CHRIS FABIANO 1.46
JESSE ARVIDSON 1.44
Tom Whitaker 1.43
Jay Harris 1.35
Jeff Dodig 1.32
JED SAGAZIE 1.32
Rich Koegel 1.30

Compiled by adding runs & rbi & deducting homeruns.

Unofficial At Bats
Jeff Dodig 107
Randy Nilsen 98
Tom Whitaker 91
KIKO ROMAGUERA 89
Rich Koegel 86
Iggy Maines 80
John Dodig 77
Jay Harris 69
Sacrifice Flies
BRIAN LINDHORST 10
Tom Whitaker 10
Rich Koegel 8
Randy Nilsen 8
KIKO ROMAGUERA 8
JED SAGAZIE 7
4 tied with 6
Sacrifice Bunts
Randy Nilsen 13
Nick Malgieri 11
Bill Bartells 6
Jerry Malgieri 6
Ernie Anderson 5
Jay Harris 5
5 tied with 4
Hit By Pitch
John Dodig 22
KIKO ROMAGUERA 16
Jeff Dodig 13
Nick Malgieri 13
CHRIS FABIANO 12
PAUL ROBINSON 9
Randy Dodig 8
Bill Bartells 7
Bill Schaffer 7
Bases on Balls
Jeff Dodig 86
Tom Whitaker 76
Rich Koegel 74
Iggy Maines 71
Randy Nilsen 71
KIKO ROMAGUERA 61
Jay Harris 57
CHRIS FABIANO 48
4 tied with 6
Intentional Walks
Rich Koegel 11
CHRIS FABIANO 5
BRIAN LINDHORST 5
Tom Whitaker 5
Jeff Dodig 3
Iggy Maines 3
5 tied with 2

This Saugerties Dutchmen ballclub's first game was a 4-2 victory over the Beacon Bears on June 1, 1980. It was truly "Tom Whitaker Day" as he hurled a 4-hit, 10-strikeout gem and went 3-3 with a double and 3 [sic] singles.

Strikeouts
Randy Nilsen 63
KIKO ROMAGUERA 61
Joe Roberti 58
Ron Coon 54
Jay Dodig 52
JEFF LAYMAN 48
Iggy Maines 43
Ray Stagich 43
Plate Appearances per Strikeout
Kevin Ward 31.8
Jay Harris 30.1
Tom Whitaker 30.0
Rich Koegel 25.2
JED SAGAZIE 23.4
DONOVAN CAVALLARO 20.2
JESSE ARVIDSON 18.9
Iggy Maines 16.4
Grounding Into Double Plays
John Dodig 14
Mike Dodig 11
BRIAN LINDHORST 10
Jeff Dodig 10
CHRIS FABIANO 8
Joe Roberti 8
Randy Nilsen 7
JED SAGAZIE 7
Tom Whitaker 7
Reaching Base on Errors
Iggy Maines 22
Tom Whitaker 22
Nick Malgieri 21
Joe Roberti 19
Rich Koegel 17
KIKO ROMAGUERA 17
CHRIS FABIANO 16
Randy Nilsen 13
3-Hit Games
Tom Whitaker 20
Rich Koegel 18
Joe Roberti 14
PAUL ROBINSON 13
Iggy Maines 12
JED SAGAZIE 10
BRIAN LINDHORST 8
3 ties with 7
3-RBI Games
Tom Whitaker 21
Rich Koegel 14
Iggy Maines 9
Joe Roberti 8
Jeff Dodig 6
BRIAN LINDHORST 6
Nick Malgieri 6
John Dodig 5

Career Baserunning Leaders

Stolen Bases
PAUL ROBINSON 68
Jeff Dodig 54
Jay Harris 49
CHRIS FABIANO 28
BRIAN LINDHORST 27
KIKO ROMAGUERA 24
Randy Nilsen 22
Ron Coon 21
Bill Schaffer 21
Success Percentage
Ron Coon 21-1 95%
Scott Gardner 17-1 94%
Jay Harris 49-4 92%
CHRIS FABIANO 28-3 90.3%
BILL EARL 18-2 90%
Kevin Beaver 17-2 89%
Mike Carpino 15-2 88%
KIKO ROMAGUERA 24-4 86%
Bob Slover 18-3 86%
Caught Stealing
PAUL ROBINSON 20
Jeff Dodig 12
DONOVAN CAVALLARO 8
Rob Dodig 8
BRIAN LINDHORST 7
Randy Nilsen 6
Randy Dodig 5
JOE SHEEHAN 5

The Dutchmen have pulled off 4 triple plays over the years but the last was particularly memorable. It was the rarest of baseball feats -- an unassisted triple play! Kevin Ward did it, in the top of the 7th of a 0-0 game on June 10, 1989 vs. the Newburgh Atoms. The D'men went on to win the contest in the bottom of the inning.

Career Fielding Leaders

Errors
Randy Nilsen 56
KIKO ROMAGUERA 52
PAUL ROBINSON 68
CHRIS FABIANO 48
Randy Dodig 45
DONOVAN CAVALLARO 35
Bill Schaffer 28
GABE VINCENT 28
John Dodig 27
Doubleplays Turned
KIKO ROMAGUERA 67
Jay Dodig 52
BRIAN LINDHORST 50
CHRIS FABIANO 43
Randy Nilsen 43
Rich Koegel 42
JESSE ARVIDSON 39
PAUL ROBINSON 30
Most Games at Position
P--RAY MIKESH 86
C--John Dodig 146
1B--Rich Koegel 107
2B--KIKO ROMAGUERA 114
3B--DONOVAN CAVALLARO 93
SS--CHRIS FABIANO 107
LF--Iggy Maines 110
CF--Jeff Dodig 86
RF--Nick Malgieri 106

Career Pitching Leaders

Seasons Pitched
BILL EARL 8
RAY MIKESH 8
Paul Bianco 7
John Jorgensen 6
STEVE MANGIONE 6
Tom Whitaker 6
Games Pitched
RAY MIKESH 86
Tom Whitaker 56
John Jorgensen 53
Tom Willerson 43
BILL EARL 35
Joe Veltrie 36
Innings
RAY MIKESH 310.2
Tom Whitaker 239.2
John Jorgensen 211.0
Tom Willerson 200.1
Ron Coon 162.1
Steve Freer 142.1
Games Started
RAY MIKESH 35
Tom Whitaker 32
John Jorgensen 29
Tom Willerson 29
Ron Coon 27
Steve Freer 25
Relief Appearances
RAY MIKESH 51
Gregg Manis 25
John Jorgensen 24
Tom Whitaker 24
BILL EARL 21
Rob Lasher 21
Games Finished
RAY MIKESH 55
Tom Whitaker 44
John Jorgensen 31
Tom Willerson 25
BILL EARL 23
Gregg Manis 23
Complete Games
Tom Whitaker 24
Tom Willerson 17
Chris Mason 12
RAY MIKESH 12
Ron Coon 10
John Jorgensen 10
Complete Game Shutouts
Tom Willerson 6
John Jorgensen 4
Brian Dial 3
5 tied with 2
Complete Low-Hit Games (3 or less hits)
Tom Willerson 5
Brian Dial 4

3 ea. by Bowers, Coon, Jorgensen, Mason, MIKESH & Whitaker

Wins
RAY MIKESH 30
Tom Willerson 28
Tom Whitaker 26
John Jorgensen 17
Ron Coon 16
Steve Freer 15
Strikeouts
Tom Willerson 273
John Jorgensen 214
RAY MIKESH 192
Tom Whitaker 178
BILL EARL 124
Ron Coon 124
Earned Run Average
Tom Willerson 2.02
Rich Sperl 2.13
John Pilatich 3.05
Chris Mason 3.26
Ron Coon 3.33
Rob Lasher 3.52
Opponents' Batt.Av.
Tom Willerson .202
BILL EARL .215
Ron Coon .230
Rich Sperl .234
John Pilatich .239
Bob Bowers .243
Aver.Hits/9 Inn.
Tom Willerson 6.87
BILL EARL 7.27
Ron Coon 7.93
Rich Sperl 8.05
Bob Bowers 8.33
John Pilatich 8.41
Aver.BBs/9 Inn.
TONY PILATICH 1.40
Tom Willerson 2.20
PAUL BIANCO 2.30
Tom Whitaker 2.63
RAY MIKESH 2.90
Rich Sperl 3.35
BBs & Hits/9 Inn.
Tom Willerson 9.1
Rich Sperl 11.47
PAUL BIANCO 11.48
RAY MIKESH 11.9
Tom Whitaker 12.0
TONY PILATICH 12.1
Saves
Tom Whitaker 9
RAY MIKESH 8
PAUL BIANCO 4
BILL EARL 4
Gregg Manis 4
John Jorgensen 3
Walks
Ron Coon 103
John Jorgensen 91
Joe Veltrie 89
Steve Freer 88
BILL EARL 84
RAY MIKESH 81
Wild Pitches
BILL EARL 20
Gregg Manis 19
John Jorgensen 17
RAY MIKESH 17
Ron Coon 16
ERIC LOVGREN 16
Chris Young 16
Hit Batsmen
RAY MIKESH 12
TONY PILATICH 10
PAUL BIANCO 9
BILL EARL 7
Darrin Hogeboom 7
Gregg Manis 7
Tom Whitaker 7
Homeruns Yielded
RAY MIKESH 23
Tom Whitaker 14
John Jorgensen 13
Joe Veltrie 12
Steve Freer 11
BRIAN LINDHORST 9

Season Pitching Leaders

Games Pitched
21 Tom Whitaker '83
Innings
92.1 Tom Whitaker '80
Games Started
14 Steve Freer '89
Relief Appearances
21 Tom Whitaker '83
Games Finished
17 Tom Whitaker '83
Complete Games
12 Tom Whitaker '80
Wins
11 Tom Whitaker '83
Saves
9 Tom Whitaker '83
Losses
5 ea. by Mason '88, S.Freer '89, Beaver '93
Earned Run Average
1.26 Ray Mikesh '91
Strikeouts
111 Tom Willerson '85
Bases on Balls
60 Steve Freer '89
Hits Per 9 Innings
5.2 Bill Earl '91
Hits & Walks Per 9 Innings
Tom Willerson 7.3 '85
Wild Pitches
11 Lovgren & M.Lindhorst, both '97
Hit Batsmen
7 Darrin Hogeboom '96
Homeruns Yielded
10 Steve Freer '89

Season Batting Leaders

Games
41 Tom Whitaker '83
Official At Bats
133 Tom Whitaker '80
Plate Appearances
147 Tom Whitaker '83
Runs Scored
40 Paul Robinson '95
Hits
51 Tom Whitaker '84
Doubles
19 Brian Lindhorst '97
Triples
3 (many players)
Homeruns
8 Rich Koegel '84, Pete Koegel '85
Extra-Basehits
19 Rich Koegel '84
Batting Average
.459 Tom Whitaker ;80
Runs Batted In
44 Tom Whitaker '84
Total Bases
85 Tom Whitaker '84
Slugging Percentage
.809 Tom Whitaker '86
On-Base Total
65 Iggy Maines '83
On-Base Percentage
.534 Jeff Dodig '90
Reaching Base on Errors
9 Iggy Maines '84
Bases on Balls
28 Jay Harris '80
Intentional Walks
4 Rich Koegel '85
Sacrifice Flies
5 ea. by Jesse Arvidson, Mike Onyon '97
Sacrifice Bunts
7 Randy Nilsen '83
Hit By Pitches
8 John Dodig '82
Unofficial At Bats
33 Jay Harris '80
Strikeouts
26 Ron Coon '83
Grounding Into Double Plays
6 John Dodig '83

Season Baserunning Leaders

Stolen Bases
32 Paul Robinson '95
Caught Stealing
9 Paul Robinson '93

Season Fielding Leaders

Errors
17 Kiko Romaguera '95
Double Plays Participated
21 Jay Dodig '88
Outfield Assists
6 Tom Whitaker '83

The ballclub has had 3 general managers in its history. The first was Greg Helsmoortel, who served for the 10 years that Helsmoortel Insurance sponsored the team. When it became a community-supported undertaking, Steve Dodig took over as GM for 3-year stint. Jack Keeley has now held the post for the last five seasons.

Single Game Feats

Offense

Hitting For The Cycle
Gary Manis '84
5 hits
Jeff Dodig twice, both '84; Gary Manis '84; Jeff Dodig '85
Runs Batted In
6 Iggy Maines '81; Brian Lindhorst '94; Kiko Romaguera '97
Total Bases
11 Iggy Maines '81; Nick Malgieri '81; Gary Manis '84
Homeruns
2 -- 3 times by Tom Whitaker; twice by Iggy Maines & Randy Nilsen; Once each by Brian Lindhorst, Ron Coon, Pete Koegel & Nick Malgieri.
Grandslams
Mike Onyon twice '97 & '97; once ea. by Rich Koegel '82, Randy Nilsen '83, Mike Kavanaugh '90 & Paul Robinson '95
Back-to-Back Homeruns
Rich Koegel & Iggy Maines '81; Tom Whitaker & Rich Koegel in both '81 & '84; Roger Steltz & Mike Kavanaugh '91; Rich Koegel & Brian Lindhorst '97
Stolen Bases
5 Jeff Dodig '85

Pitching

Least Hits, Complete Game
0 Tom Willerson '86
Strikeouts
15 Tom Willerson '85

Consecutive Streaks

Offense

Games Played
125 Joe Roberti
Hits
10 Tom Whitaker '85
Games Scoring Runs
16 Paul Robinson '95
Games Hitting Safely
14 Brian Lindhorst '96
Games Driving in Runs
11 Brian Lindhorst '96
Games Homering
3 Jeff Dodig '89
Games Without Striking out
37 Rich Koegel '84-'85
Plate Appearances Without Striking out
130 Rich Koegel '84-'85
Games Stealing A Base
10 Paul Robinson '95

Pitching

Wins
9 Paul Bianco
Hitless Innings
12 Bob Bowers '88
Shutout Innings
26.3 Tom Willerson '84
Innings Without A Walk
35 Tony Pilatich
Batters Retired
21 Tom Willerson '86
Complete Games
10 Tom Whitaker '80
Strikeouts
8 John Jorgensen '85

In Memoriam

[PHOTO]

Pictured are Burke Bartells, the grandfather of the late Sean Cavallaro, and Donovan Cavallaro, his cousin and teammate. They hold the plaque which was presented to Sean's family on July 26 at Cantine Memorial Field. It will be permanently displayed at the ballpark in honor of the Dutchmen veteran who passed away just prior to Opening Day, 1997.


1997 Saugerties Dutchmen Yearbook
Print version by Jack Keeley
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