the second-place team on waivers and team manager Strat Scarlotos left with the players. Poor attendance had led to team owner Sandy Scheman asking the players to accept deferred payment on the season. The players refused, the team waived the professional roster and then signed the new Clippers, bringing on the Jets of Westchester, an amateur team who had won the 1976 New York state American Softball Association championship. New Clippers outfielder Tony DiCairano said "In the amateur tournaments we played in, the other teams would have one or two all-world players. The teams we're going against now have eight or nine." The new Clippers proceeded to then lose their first 8 games, finishing the season and were the team swept in the playoffs by Baltimore in the first-round. Jim Parker of the new Clippers hit .571 in 9 in his nine games. The team folded at the end of the season. Several of the Clippers professionals would reappear in the APSPL the next season - Richter, Dunn, Foley, Galloway and Chiapetta with the Trenton Statesmen; Cammilere and pitcher Sam Sapienza with the New England Pilgrims. Mike Foley made the 1978 all-APSPL squad with Trenton. Jim Galloway of the Clippers is a member of the American Softball Association Hall of Fame, inducted in 1985. New York Clippers record References External links APSPL on Fun While It Lasted Softball History Data Softball History USA Detroit Caesars Online Home National Softball Hall of Fame Softball teams Sports teams in New York (state) Men's professional softball teams