09-03-2012
Big Sky Baseball
1978 Pioneer League Overview
Divisional Standings
North
TeamWLPctGB
Omaha Bombers~8775.537-
Minneapolis Millers8379.5124
Kansas City Jacks8280.5065
Denver Grizzlies7686.46911
Salt Lake City Locusts7686.46911
Phoenix Fireballs6795.41420
South
TeamWLPctGB
Dallas Eagles~10656.654-
Houston Lone Stars~9567.58611
New Orleans Pelicans~8676.53120
Oklahoma 89ers8181.50025
El Paso Banditos7587.46331
San Antonio Mission58104.35848

* = Won Championship
~ = Reached Postseason

Award Winners
Awards
Golden ArmJohn Wilson (DAL)
 26-11, 2.70 ERA, 347.0 IP, 371 K
Big StickJuan Valadez (PHX)
 .316 AVG, 54 HR, 143 RBI
Young BuckHunter Peck (NO)
 .384 AVG, 1 HR, 60 RBI
Platinum Glove Award
PitcherWilliam Rutherford (MIN).990, 238.3 Inn, 21 PO, 74 A, 1 E, 21.9% RTO
CatcherDan Gorst (DAL).990, 1112.7 Inn, 1205 PO, 100 A, 13 E, 31.7% RTO
First BaseVíctor Fernández (MIN).996, 1266.7 Inn, 1351 PO, 106 A, 6 E
Second BaseMike Neal (ELP).992, 1276.0 Inn, 348 PO, 428 A, 6 E
Third BaseBob Thomas (OKC).954, 1235.7 Inn, 73 PO, 322 A, 19 E
ShortstopJay Bates (DEN).978, 1239.7 Inn, 207 PO, 362 A, 13 E
Left FieldArmando Rivera (KC)1.000, 1224.7 Inn, 241 PO, 9 A, 0 E
Center FieldTony Wright (SA).996, 870.0 Inn, 278 PO, 1 A, 1 E
Right FieldOrlando Figueroa (ELP).984, 1124.3 Inn, 233 PO, 6 A, 4 E
All-Stars
George Allen (MIN)Tom Arnold (SLC)John Baker (KC)William Butler (SA)Tommy Cochrane (DAL)
Christopher Davis (SLC)Gabe Davis (HOU)Reynaldo González (PHX)Kent Gordon (DAL)Dan Gorst (DAL)
Loren Herman (HOU)Adrián Hernández (KC)Jesse Howe (OKC)Merrill Humphrey (DEN)Reginald Lawrence (PHX)
Jesús Martínez (DEN)Wayne Maynard (NO)Won-sub Pak (HOU)Keith Price (NO)Jorge Romero (KC)
Ogai Toyota (KC)Juan Valadez (PHX)Sergio Vela (DAL)Norm Warren (NO)John Wilson (DAL)
Batting Stats
TeamR/GRGPAABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
New Orleans Pelicans5.1783716263455400147235265161806539144113262.273.349.451.800
Dallas Eagles4.9680416263255268141233372126764608106420989.268.352.430.782
Denver Grizzlies4.9379916261655504139728464280769470167510375.254.320.481.801
Salt Lake City Locusts4.787751626398547715112856416574654812499656.276.347.442.789
Omaha Bombers4.7376716264575394138027455169741637121412376.256.345.421.766
Kansas City Jacks4.737661626480538714012975814373360999368.260.342.416.758
Minneapolis Millers4.5473616261535284135631291129699461136422890.257.326.423.749
Phoenix Fireballs4.296951626143524712922564220967645514437744.246.319.430.750
El Paso Banditos4.2268316261555254132629357132652492137617565.252.324.405.729
Oklahoma 89ers4.1767516261345307133832279132647445121614581.252.321.417.738
Houston Lone Stars4.0765916261515233117033284104627547114620798.224.307.379.685
San Antonio Mission3.90632162590150921158231691406054791357235141.227.301.382.683
Totals4.54882819447480763847162133571800189084656290155381736885.254.330.424.753
Pitching Stats
TeamR/GWLWin%RGCGSHOSVERAIPHHRBBKWHIPOAVGBABIP
Houston Lone Stars3.279567.5865301621114562.911488.7111011242012431.03.212.255
Dallas Eagles3.7010656.6545991622311533.331463.3126811045115351.17.239.314
Oklahoma 89ers4.188181.500677162166423.721453.3126310653813421.24.242.304
Kansas City Jacks4.358280.506704162139413.881477.7135414546812621.23.251.299
Omaha Bombers4.408775.5377131621412433.851484.0135214854013171.27.252.304
Minneapolis Millers4.418379.512715162127444.051447.3136214754311981.32.258.306
El Paso Banditos4.497587.463728162118414.081436.7132514649211681.26.253.298
New Orleans Pelicans4.988676.531807162611374.611448.3137616767113621.41.260.318
Denver Grizzlies4.997686.46980916239394.501452.0146817852212841.37.270.322
San Antonio Mission5.0258104.35881316299314.601433.7137017562711461.39.259.298
Salt Lake City Locusts5.337686.469864162126434.911447.7146322951813911.37.271.323
Phoenix Fireballs5.366795.41486916288405.051429.7150222750012901.40.279.325
Totals4.54972972.500882819441381105104.1217462.31621318906290155381.29.254.305
Fielding Stats
TeamGPOADPTPTCEPctInnRngPBSBARTORTO%
Houston Lone Stars16244591871830641585.98713398.04.2592047235.3
Omaha Bombers162444517159906274114.98213356.04.1572118339.3
Kansas City Jacks162442517598906288104.98413299.04.18111957438.0
Dallas Eagles162438116367906130113.98213170.04.11112126832.1
Oklahoma 89ers162434617699606226111.98213080.04.2182467530.5
Denver Grizzlies162434717619606219111.98213068.04.2192346126.1
New Orleans Pelicans16243391721850614787.98613035.04.18191775832.8
Salt Lake City Locusts162433916698506115107.98313029.04.15142748531.0
Minneapolis Millers162433118861150628568.98913026.04.3081696538.5
El Paso Banditos1624298178510706207124.98012930.04.23152809333.2
San Antonio Mission162429815397505945108.98212903.04.0791886936.7
Phoenix Fireballs16242801513850587582.98612867.04.05122318235.5
Totals1944522882062410940741261214.984157161.04.18132262188533.8
Financial Stats
TeamAttTixPlayersStaffBudgetTot RevTot ExpProfit
Houston Lone Stars4,222,360$10.46$106,564,645$0$116,470,000$126,594,601$106,564,645$20,029,956
Kansas City Jacks3,717,250$10.78$122,305,101$0$111,020,000$114,495,956$122,305,101$-7,809,145
Minneapolis Millers3,542,854$11.51$124,916,229$0$108,180,000$112,244,191$124,916,229$-12,672,038
Salt Lake City Locusts3,454,088$9.93$90,001,378$0$111,390,000$106,025,416$90,001,378$16,024,038
Denver Grizzlies3,363,872$10.58$126,506,459$0$137,300,000$110,159,181$126,506,459$-16,347,278
Omaha Bombers3,137,594$10.00$110,864,976$0$103,130,000$98,233,319$110,864,976$-12,631,657
Dallas Eagles2,999,320$10.13$104,915,334$0$109,370,000$96,996,151$104,915,334$-7,919,183
New Orleans Pelicans2,940,776$10.63$118,663,802$0$111,680,000$99,073,530$118,663,802$-19,590,272
Phoenix Fireballs2,608,610$11.06$101,003,226$0$93,150,000$93,755,132$101,003,226$-7,248,094
El Paso Banditos2,573,661$11.03$94,286,233$0$107,670,000$92,849,450$94,286,233$-1,436,783
Oklahoma 89ers2,453,660$11.24$86,917,327$0$97,000,000$92,626,471$86,917,327$5,709,144
San Antonio Mission1,975,766$12.21$87,395,062$0$102,120,000$86,500,352$87,395,062$-894,710
Totals36,989,811$10.80$1,274,339,772$0$1,308,480,000$1,229,553,750$1,274,339,772$-44,786,022
Batting Leaders
Batting Average
T. CochraneDAL.350
K. GordonDAL.345
B. DavisSLC.334
D. GorstDAL.333
D. WatkinsSLC.317
On-Base Percentage
D. GorstDAL.456
T. CochraneDAL.425
T. FitzgeraldOMA.419
K. GordonDAL.419
K. PriceNO.417
Slugging Percentage
J. ValadezPHX.684
D. WatkinsSLC.603
M. WarrenDEN.594
K. GordonDAL.575
T. CochraneDAL.573
On-Base Plus Slugging
J. ValadezPHX1.080
D. WatkinsSLC1.013
T. CochraneDAL.998
K. GordonDAL.994
D. GorstDAL.963
Games
G. YoungKC159
S. SánchezPHX159
V. FernándezMIN156
K. GordonDAL156
2 players tied with155
Games Started
G. YoungKC159
S. SánchezPHX158
H. SnowSA155
C. GarcíaSA153
2 players tied with152
At Bats
W. MaynardNO593
C. GarrettKC592
J. BakerKC587
T. CochraneDAL585
M. ParsonsDEN(2)582
Plate Appearances
C. GarrettKC712
T. BrownKC703
A. GalindoDAL699
O. ToyotaKC697
T. CochraneDAL694
Hits
T. CochraneDAL205
B. DavisSLC190
K. GordonDAL184
C. GarrettKC178
M. McEachanOKC177
Doubles
K. GordonDAL51
B. PaigeMIN51
W. MaynardNO43
J. EvansELP42
R. SimpsonOKC42
Triples
R. KingHOU23
M. McEachanOKC20
C. GarcíaSA15
J. BatesDEN15
3 players tied with14
Home Runs
J. ValadezPHX54
M. WarrenDEN48
M. HumphreyDEN41
H. SnowSA39
D. WatkinsSLC36
Runs
T. CochraneDAL133
J. WatkinsDAL120
C. GarrettKC118
J. ValadezPHX110
H. SnowSA106
Runs Batted In
J. ValadezPHX143
T. CochraneDAL121
H. SnowSA115
W. MaynardNO113
K. GordonDAL112
Total Bases
J. ValadezPHX359
T. CochraneDAL335
M. WarrenDEN335
M. McEachanOKC323
H. SnowSA317
Extra Base Hits
M. WarrenDEN87
J. ValadezPHX83
W. MaynardNO80
K. GordonDAL76
M. McEachanOKC76
Stolen Bases
J. WatkinsDAL73
T. GardnerMIN70
R. KingHOU52
T. CochraneDAL51
J. GallóSA48
Caught Stealing
T. GardnerMIN26
J. WatkinsDAL25
J. GallóSA24
L. MartínezDEN23
M. ParsonsDEN(2)22
Walks
K. PriceNO113
T. FitzgeraldOMA105
R. GonzálezPHX92
O. ToyotaKC90
D. GorstDAL90
Strikeouts
M. WarrenDEN196
J. BatesDEN188
F. HernándezOKC176
W. MaynardNO176
3 players tied with174
Wins Above Replacmenet
J. ValadezPHX7.8
T. CochraneDAL7.6
T. GardnerMIN6.7
R. GonzálezPHX6.5
D. GorstDAL6.4
 
Pitching Leaders
Wins
J. WilsonDAL26
S. VelaDAL25
W. PakHOU21
J. KleinMIN21
J. HernándezKC20
Losses
R. LermaELP25
M. HoskinsPHX23
P. BarnettSA22
R. HudsonSA22
S. CastilloSA20
Earned Run Average
G. DavisHOU2.20
W. PakHOU2.40
J. WilsonDAL2.70
S. VelaDAL2.89
R. LawrencePHX2.99
Walks+Hits Per Inning
W. PakHOU0.78
J. WilsonDAL0.99
G. DavisHOU1.00
C. GreenOMA1.05
S. VelaDAL1.06
Win-Loss %
G. DavisHOU.800
W. PakHOU.724
J. HernándezKC.714
J. WilsonDAL.703
S. VelaDAL.694
Games
W. ButlerSA86
L. GallegosSLC82
L. VegaOMA81
G. AllenMIN81
A. BowlingNO81
Innings Pitched
J. WilsonDAL347.0
S. VelaDAL332.7
R. LermaELP308.3
R. HudsonSA294.7
Batters Faced
J. WilsonDAL1375
S. VelaDAL1360
R. LermaELP1311
J. BanksMIN1296
R. HudsonSA1248
Strikeouts
J. WilsonDAL371
S. VelaDAL342
W. PakHOU327
B. PetersDAL296
S. KaufmanKC270
Walks
S. CastilloSA162
J. BanksMIN129
B. PetersDAL117
J. KleinMIN114
B. ClarkOKC111
Earned Runs Allowed
P. BarnettSA157
R. LermaELP154
R. HudsonSA153
J. BanksMIN138
J. KleinMIN136
Runs
P. BarnettSA179
R. LermaELP174
R. HudsonSA166
J. BanksMIN159
L. GonzálesELP146
Games Started
R. LermaELP45
J. WilsonDAL45
S. VelaDAL45
P. BarnettSA44
2 more players tied with44
Games Finished
J. LunaDAL54
L. HermanHOU53
T. ArnoldSLC49
G. DanielsMIN43
2 more players tied with43
Complete Games
J. WilsonDAL17
R. LermaELP6
J. BanksMIN6
R. BradleyKC6
R. HudsonSA6
Shutouts
J. WilsonDAL4
M. RobinsonNO1
P. BarnettSA1
S. KaufmanKC1
11 more players tied with1
Hits/9IP
W. PakHOU6.03
G. DavisHOU6.39
G. RussellELP6.59
J. WilsonDAL6.90
C. HidalgoHOU7.43
Strikeouts/9IP
R. LawrencePHX10.10
W. PakHOU10.06
J. WilsonDAL9.62
J. JohnsonPHX9.32
G. RussellELP9.27
Runs/9IP
G. DavisHOU2.55
W. PakHOU2.58
J. WilsonDAL2.72
R. LawrencePHX3.19
S. VelaDAL3.35
Home Runs/9IP
J. RiveraKC0.38
C. HolcombOKC0.39
J. WilsonDAL0.39
S. VelaDAL0.46
S. CastilloSA0.47
Strikeouts/Walk
W. PakHOU9.91
S. VelaDAL7.95
R. LawrencePHX5.76
S. KaufmanKC5.51
J. WilsonDAL4.82
Saves
L. HermanHOU40
J. LunaDAL39
J. RomeroKC33
J. DowneyOKC32
C. ThomasOMA27
Wins Above Replacmenet
S. VelaDAL12.7
J. WilsonDAL12.7
W. PakHOU10.2
J. HoweOKC7.8
B. PetersDAL5.8
 
Top Players By Position
Catchers
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
D. GorstDAL14012680.333.963
N. JonesNO16019850.313.832
A. McClureDEN(2)13023840.278.850
J. PowersDEN7816510.299.901
J. PérezOMA1212450.291.744
First Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
K. GordonDAL184221120.345.994
D. WatkinsSLC155361100.3171.013
G. YoungKC153291100.291.947
T. FitzgeraldOMA14122860.290.903
M. WarrenDEN14848980.262.936
Second Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
R. GonzálezPHX164184913.296.877
M. NealELP16557822.311.810
L. MartínezDEN97155329.267.818
Ã. MuñózMIN105105717.254.723
M. NelsonHOU9865425.225.681
Third Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
R. KingHOU13546052.250.798
B. WeaverELP15812632.301.767
K. PriceNO1249677.259.829
Q. LingKC1428621.285.810
D. BellOMA151256923.274.765
Shortstops
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
W. MaynardNO1653011316.278.874
O. ToyotaKC15113832.263.784
A. FloresOMA8763420.261.812
J. FraserELP9394124.238.769
C. SpencerMIN(2)13664510.262.737
Left Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
J. ValadezPHX166541430.3161.080
T. CochraneDAL2052212151.350.998
M. HumphreyDEN12941951.3451.123
L. LivingstonDEN10926662.291.957
C. WoodsSLC11822788.312.954
Center Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
T. GardnerMIN1472310270.276.849
J. PierceOMA13745515.346.919
B. DavisSLC190106118.334.849
B. GillDEN10222586.248.819
J. SotoloDAL9886216.259.806
Right Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
C. GarrettKC17819730.301.856
B. PaigeMIN14875244.303.864
C. GarcíaSA132299347.237.817
J. WatkinsDAL16944873.315.836
M. McEachanOKC17725846.305.939
Starting Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBB
S. VelaDAL25112.89332.734243
J. WilsonDAL26112.70347.037177
W. PakHOU2182.40292.732733
J. HoweOKC19143.59283.022348
B. PetersDAL19153.44288.0296117
B. ClarkOKC13163.96282.0244111
G. DavisHOU1642.20204.317959
C. HolcombOKC15163.32233.316978
S. KaufmanKC16153.61286.727049
J. RiveraKC14153.55258.317696
Relief Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPSVHLD
J. O'DayHOU471.9189.71314
L. VegaOMA1112.72116.0118
W. ButlerSA842.84158.3014
A. BowlingNO552.48116.3520
R. ScottOMA632.1081.3818
D. CookeOKC652.8872.0715
G. AllenMIN902.51104.0219
A. HernándezKC642.2285.0522
J. RodríguezELP422.5275.0612
J. LunaDAL643.2561.0392
Notable Debuts and Breakout Performances
Batters
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
J. PierceOMA13745515.346.919
T. CochraneDAL2052212151.350.998
L. LivingstonDEN10926662.291.957
B. PaigeMIN14875244.303.864
H. PeckNO14416028.384.976
J. ValadezPHX166541430.3161.080
A. McClureDEN13023840.278.850
R. GonzálezPHX164184913.296.877
J. PowersDEN7816510.299.901
M. MacKinneyDEN7218322.265.907
Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBBSVHLD
J. EstradaNO17164.33270.025310200
C. GreenOMA1683.57189.31212800
G. DavisHOU1642.20204.31795900
W. ButlerSA842.84158.319878014
G. RussellELP983.18164.01698702
J. EncarnaciónNO14144.49224.31869100
S. SánchezOKC121.8876.7903023
J. HoweOKC19143.59283.02234800
K. van der RooijELP112.0566.08627128
S. VelaDAL25112.89332.73424300
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