09-03-2012
Big Sky Baseball
1997 Pioneer League Overview
Divisional Standings
North
TeamWLPctGB
Omaha Bombers~9369.574-
Denver Grizzlies~8874.5435
Phoenix Fireballs8775.5376
Minneapolis Millers8181.50012
Salt Lake City Locusts7488.45719
Kansas City Jacks62100.38331
South
TeamWLPctGB
Houston Lone Stars~9963.611-
San Antonio Mission~9666.5933
New Orleans Pelicans8676.53113
El Paso Banditos7488.45725
Dallas Eagles7389.45126
Oklahoma 89ers6696.40733

* = Won Championship
~ = Reached Postseason

Award Winners
Awards
Golden ArmJosé Hernández (DAL)
 18-6, 2.36 ERA, 236.3 IP, 228 K
Big StickRon Allen (OMA)
 .313 AVG, 35 HR, 99 RBI
Young BuckJosé Liñares (HOU)
 .353 AVG, 3 HR, 52 RBI
Platinum Glove Award
PitcherRay Neal (KC).966, 189.3 Inn, 7 PO, 21 A, 1 E, 32.1% RTO
CatcherCarlos Gonzáles (DAL).984, 1010.0 Inn, 897 PO, 146 A, 17 E, 33.7% RTO
First BaseAlberto Cardenas (MIN).996, 1113.7 Inn, 991 PO, 56 A, 4 E
Second BaseCristo Núñez (DAL).990, 1276.0 Inn, 296 PO, 406 A, 7 E
Third BaseKyle Hamm (SLC).990, 1309.0 Inn, 91 PO, 303 A, 4 E
ShortstopOscar Dyer (HOU).969, 1342.3 Inn, 162 PO, 428 A, 19 E
Left FieldShane Bascombe (OMA).996, 1155.3 Inn, 238 PO, 14 A, 1 E
Center FieldKeizo Yamanaka (ELP).993, 1333.0 Inn, 416 PO, 30 A, 3 E
Right FieldCharlie Adkins (NO).986, 621.7 Inn, 135 PO, 8 A, 2 E
All-Stars
Ron Allen (OMA)Jesús Aragón (PHX)Robert Archer (PHX)Bill Baldwin (PHX)Nathan Bennett (HOU)
Chance Bowman (ELP)Jesús Escobar (DEN)Rafael García (SA)Andy Gilmore (NO)Bill Greene (HOU)
Floyd Hayes (SLC)José Hernández (DAL)Salvador Jiménez (SA)Dwayne Johnson (SA)Bill Jones (MIN)
Bob MacAlduie (DEN)Andrés Mejía (OMA)Cameron Miller (ELP)Adolfo Napoleoni (HOU)Drake Newman (DEN)
Mark Robinson (PHX)Tyrone Sharp (MIN)Peter Walter (DEN)Walt Yates (SLC) 
Batting Stats
TeamR/GRGPAABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Denver Grizzlies5.19841162616354441450268442718165651614253122.266.343.481.824
San Antonio Mission4.83782162605453461420274652067454971293435179.266.337.457.794
Salt Lake City Locusts4.4171416260835381141926854225678464162314379.264.332.459.791
Phoenix Fireballs4.3971116262135441143825241169680538151616363.264.337.419.755
Omaha Bombers4.35704162609654591418252611726683811336421121.260.318.423.741
Houston Lone Stars4.036531626046542413153241071176304091181235112.242.303.406.709
New Orleans Pelicans4.02651162600052741415254581406284751291285218.268.339.418.757
El Paso Banditos3.81617162603953601351292681035924851478375164.252.320.390.710
Minneapolis Millers3.73605162597953741373255581365673931320347114.256.314.400.715
Dallas Eagles3.3353916259225275123429634108510438152421896.234.304.364.669
Oklahoma 89ers3.33539162590052891243242541345184121613284115.235.299.377.676
Kansas City Jacks3.2252116258715326115122441157499335164820279.216.278.362.640
Totals4.057877194472366643931622732016851938753153921743733611462.252.319.413.732
Pitching Stats
TeamR/GWLWin%RGCGSHOSVERAIPHHRBBKWHIPOAVGBABIP
Houston Lone Stars2.929963.6114731621627452.641495.0104310942615620.98.200.261
Omaha Bombers3.659369.574591162159453.241482.3135514845113451.22.251.306
New Orleans Pelicans3.888676.5316291621011453.641459.3127813746715281.20.240.309
El Paso Banditos3.977488.4576431623514303.781455.0140011538613641.23.259.324
San Antonio Mission4.079666.593659162148503.771451.0138513047015121.28.258.333
Minneapolis Millers4.108181.50066516265493.931461.0136616943915921.24.253.327
Oklahoma 89ers4.116696.407666162155423.891445.7143713142212971.29.268.329
Dallas Eagles4.127389.4516671621217453.851451.7130014654812761.27.246.296
Phoenix Fireballs4.158775.5376721622211473.831469.7140819542116091.24.258.331
Kansas City Jacks4.1762100.3836751622111313.831467.0128021456814311.26.239.286
Denver Grizzlies4.428874.543716162174434.181436.7143018543715681.30.267.342
Salt Lake City Locusts4.807488.457778162229374.511440.0158422138814381.37.288.353
Totals4.03979965.504783419442051315093.7517514.31626619005423175221.24.253.317
Fielding Stats
TeamGPOADPTPTCEPctInnRngPBSBARTORTO%
Houston Lone Stars162447916691180623991.98513455.04.11435510930.7
Omaha Bombers1624435173315906275107.98313341.04.16939613935.1
Phoenix Fireballs162439916011350608686.98613227.04.081144113630.8
Kansas City Jacks162439515401220602792.98513203.04.05837312333.0
Minneapolis Millers162437815691460602982.98613149.04.0782898930.8
New Orleans Pelicans1624370152910906001102.98313134.04.041144412427.9
El Paso Banditos162435916911200614797.98413095.04.161742412629.7
Dallas Eagles1624343175813406209108.98313065.04.201040413232.7
San Antonio Mission1624346158413206037107.98213059.04.09743413130.2
Oklahoma 89ers162433216761170608678.98713011.04.16749015832.2
Salt Lake City Locusts1624311168114906094102.98312960.04.161342414033.0
Denver Grizzlies162430016671380604982.98612930.04.15143929925.3
Totals1944524471969815790732791134.985157629.04.121194866150630.9
Financial Stats
TeamAttTixPlayersStaffBudgetTot RevTot ExpProfit
Houston Lone Stars4,123,435$17.49$177,390,283$0$170,000,000$141,435,603$177,390,283$-35,954,680
San Antonio Mission4,102,232$11.35$139,359,317$0$136,000,000$116,167,776$139,359,317$-23,191,541
Denver Grizzlies3,976,374$18.99$177,455,216$0$180,000,000$132,781,190$177,455,216$-44,674,026
El Paso Banditos3,661,050$12.08$116,568,375$0$132,000,000$111,095,861$116,568,375$-5,472,514
Omaha Bombers3,477,870$12.47$116,783,093$0$120,000,000$127,124,783$116,783,093$10,341,690
New Orleans Pelicans3,130,834$15.12$108,623,254$0$120,000,000$114,242,396$108,623,254$5,619,142
Phoenix Fireballs2,953,304$11.24$119,797,963$0$116,000,000$101,997,932$119,797,963$-17,800,031
Salt Lake City Locusts2,712,447$15.85$114,075,606$0$130,000,000$109,081,660$114,075,606$-4,993,946
Minneapolis Millers2,022,529$14.61$98,522,891$0$108,000,000$100,380,961$98,522,891$1,858,070
Kansas City Jacks1,984,321$17.41$92,309,482$0$134,000,000$100,780,072$92,309,482$8,470,590
Oklahoma 89ers1,581,713$13.03$75,665,675$0$95,000,000$89,943,661$75,665,675$14,277,986
Dallas Eagles1,183,271$21.88$101,723,685$0$106,000,000$94,063,815$101,723,685$-7,659,870
Totals34,909,380$15.13$1,438,274,840$0$1,547,000,000$1,339,095,710$1,438,274,840$-99,179,130
Batting Leaders
Batting Average
M. GonzálezNO.372
B. BennettMIN.351
R. TizzardSA.340
J. HawkinsNO.338
R. RodríguezNO.332
On-Base Percentage
P. WalterDEN.428
R. RodríguezNO.423
M. GonzálezNO.411
R. TizzardSA.407
B. BennettMIN.405
Slugging Percentage
J. EscobarDEN.723
S. JiménezSA.590
M. GonzálezNO.590
R. AllenOMA.583
T. ChávezDEN.582
On-Base Plus Slugging
J. EscobarDEN1.111
M. GonzálezNO1.000
P. WalterDEN.985
R. AllenOMA.960
D. JohnsonSA.936
Games
A. NapoleoniHOU161
B. CarterSA159
A. MejíaOMA158
R. AllenOMA158
B. BaldwinPHX158
Games Started
B. BaldwinPHX156
A. NapoleoniHOU156
B. CarterSA154
L. SmeerhDAL154
H. FreitasPHX151
At Bats
L. SmeerhDAL629
A. NapoleoniHOU628
A. MejíaOMA624
J. AragónPHX616
B. BaldwinPHX609
Plate Appearances
B. BaldwinPHX710
A. NapoleoniHOU706
J. AragónPHX697
K. YamanakaELP682
F. HayesSLC680
Hits
A. NapoleoniHOU199
J. AragónPHX198
A. MejíaOMA197
M. GonzálezNO195
L. SmeerhDAL189
Doubles
C. MarshallDAL46
M. AguirreELP46
B. BennettMIN46
A. MejíaOMA44
R. TizzardSA44
Triples
A. NapoleoniHOU31
K. YamanakaELP19
J. LiñaresHOU18
M. RodríguezHOU17
E. ForrestSA16
Home Runs
J. EscobarDEN55
S. JiménezSA45
G. JavierOMA39
T. ChávezDEN37
2 players tied with35
Runs
P. WalterDEN118
J. AragónPHX111
R. AllenOMA111
A. NapoleoniHOU108
S. JiménezSA103
Runs Batted In
S. JiménezSA125
J. EscobarDEN125
G. JavierOMA103
R. ArcherPHX103
R. AllenOMA99
Total Bases
S. JiménezSA348
J. EscobarDEN347
A. NapoleoniHOU340
R. AllenOMA331
J. AlfaroSLC321
Extra Base Hits
A. NapoleoniHOU86
J. EscobarDEN78
S. JiménezSA75
J. AlfaroSLC73
J. AragónPHX71
Stolen Bases
A. MejíaOMA117
K. YamanakaELP109
J. AragónPHX103
G. CorbettSA98
R. AllenOMA98
Caught Stealing
R. RodríguezNO49
C. AdkinsNO47
A. NapoleoniHOU46
G. CorbettSA43
P. WalterDEN37
Walks
P. WalterDEN96
B. CarterSA89
R. ArcherPHX89
J. LockeDAL87
E. ForrestSA85
Strikeouts
C. MarshallDAL239
P. ÁlvarezKC194
T. ChávezDEN194
J. AlfaroSLC191
R. SánchezELP186
Wins Above Replacmenet
J. EscobarDEN9.3
P. WalterDEN9.1
R. AllenOMA9.0
J. AragónPHX8.6
A. MejíaOMA7.7
 
Pitching Leaders
Wins
B. GreeneHOU20
J. WynnDEN19
J. HernándezDAL18
C. MillerELP17
4 players tied with16
Losses
R. RandínDAL18
M. BuckOKC17
R. NealKC16
L. AmesSLC15
5 more players tied with15
Earned Run Average
B. GreeneHOU1.79
J. HernándezDAL2.36
G. MesaHOU2.42
D. ParkinsonOMA2.56
T. WalkerOMA2.66
Walks+Hits Per Inning
B. GreeneHOU0.79
D. ParkinsonOMA0.93
J. RománHOU0.96
G. MesaHOU0.97
K. GarcíaHOU0.97
Win-Loss %
B. GreeneHOU.833
J. HernándezDAL.750
J. WynnDEN.731
D. ParkinsonOMA.714
M. RainesNO.714
Games
A. GilmoreNO96
J. RiveraOMA91
P. SizemoreDEN89
T. SharpMIN89
F. GarzaKC89
Innings Pitched
C. GarcíaPHX263.0
B. GreeneHOU257.0
E. McFarlandSLC253.3
R. RandínDAL240.0
C. MillerELP240.0
Batters Faced
C. GarcíaPHX1064
E. McFarlandSLC1036
R. RandínDAL1003
E. LópezPHX997
2 players tied with978
Strikeouts
C. GarcíaPHX325
J. RománHOU281
J. WynnDEN280
W. HenryKC278
B. GreeneHOU263
Walks
J. WynnDEN91
F. RigginsELP90
W. HenryKC86
E. AguirreKC85
J. CookKC85
Earned Runs Allowed
R. ManuelSLC129
S. AndersonSA122
H. PuckettDEN120
J. WynnDEN120
L. AmesSLC118
Runs
S. AndersonSA140
R. ManuelSLC139
H. PuckettDEN129
L. AmesSLC127
R. RandínDAL126
Games Started
L. SmithDAL36
J. HernándezDAL35
R. RandínDAL35
M. RainesNO35
2 players tied with34
Games Finished
J. RiveraOMA58
P. SizemoreDEN54
W. YatesSLC51
M. RobinsonPHX51
J. CorderoSA50
Complete Games
E. McFarlandSLC12
C. MillerELP12
F. RigginsELP11
C. GarcíaPHX9
J. CastroSLC8
Shutouts
R. RandínDAL3
C. MillerELP3
J. CastroSLC3
K. GarcíaHOU2
9 more players tied with2
Hits/9IP
B. GreeneHOU5.57
W. HenryKC5.75
K. GarcíaHOU5.94
J. RománHOU6.16
G. MesaHOU6.23
Strikeouts/9IP
W. HenryKC12.49
A. GilmoreNO12.24
C. GarcíaPHX11.12
J. WynnDEN10.80
J. RománHOU10.61
Runs/9IP
B. GreeneHOU1.89
J. HernándezDAL2.63
G. MesaHOU2.75
D. ParkinsonOMA2.81
T. WalkerOMA2.81
Home Runs/9IP
J. HernándezDAL0.19
T. CruzOMA0.32
B. GreeneHOU0.39
M. HamiltonELP0.44
G. MesaHOU0.49
Strikeouts/Walk
C. GarcíaPHX7.93
C. MillerELP7.14
D. ParkinsonOMA6.88
B. GreeneHOU6.12
2 players tied with6.00
Saves
M. RobinsonPHX42
K. BentonOKC37
J. CorderoSA36
W. YatesSLC32
J. RiveraOMA31
Wins Above Replacmenet
B. GreeneHOU8.3
J. HernándezDAL7.8
C. MillerELP7.4
T. CruzOMA5.5
M. HamiltonELP5.5
 
Top Players By Position
Catchers
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
J. EscobarDEN155551251.3231.111
D. JohnsonSA12631916.279.936
J. SánchezSLC14215500.313.847
M. HuddyPHX12718700.282.825
C. GonzálesDAL9611420.245.710
First Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
A. NapoleoniHOU199127859.317.919
B. BaldwinPHX1877613.307.799
A. CardenasMIN14695097.263.677
B. BenítezSLC14624800.309.862
C. BowlesOMA10232782.228.855
Second Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
D. NewmanDEN117288258.257.848
R. RodríguezNO16012877.332.884
R. TizzardSA16976732.340.890
F. HayesSLC169308548.288.874
B. JonesMIN162259210.282.824
Third Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
S. JiménezSA1784512566.302.933
J. LockeDAL118216152.235.812
J. ChávezELP17317931.313.857
K. HammSLC11524590.225.764
T. RogersNO11828754.244.802
Shortstops
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
G. JavierOMA1523910328.289.905
J. HawkinsNO17956226.338.837
D. WatersMIN13633850.282.746
C. MarshallDAL146105183.246.734
M. AguirreELP13124975.254.733
Left Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
E. HenryKC123215360.261.815
J. AlfaroSLC171318643.291.902
T. ChávezDEN140379114.288.928
S. BascombeOMA135155984.267.728
E. UnderwoodHOU120186041.256.787
Center Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
P. WalterDEN180327985.324.985
J. AragónPHX1981688103.321.908
A. MejíaOMA1971263117.316.841
M. GonzálezNO195179343.3721.000
E. ForrestSA17187250.306.858
Right Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
R. AllenOMA178359998.313.960
J. QuiñonesHOU13134910.277.908
R. ArcherPHX159351035.279.888
D. WallaceOKC137317158.272.875
G. CorbettSA13474598.311.839
Starting Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBB
B. GreeneHOU2041.79257.026343
J. HernándezDAL1862.36236.322853
C. MillerELP17113.15240.025736
T. CruzOMA11113.41221.717253
M. HamiltonELP1193.11202.319645
D. VillarrealHOU1393.23228.321151
R. GarcíaSA1273.18215.020247
M. RainesNO1563.10223.321172
G. MesaHOU1472.42219.719260
B. MacAlduieDEN12113.76227.318030
Relief Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPSVHLD
T. SharpMIN1261.91146.01319
C. BowmanELP562.7259.7264
J. CorderoSA572.1562.7360
J. LeijaPHX562.9271.0414
K. BentonOKC542.8254.3370
E. FrancoMIN663.24155.782
E. WhatleyMIN573.20118.0122
A. GilmoreNO11123.40172.01415
G. CastilloSLC124.3572.320
J. RiveraOMA962.71132.7315
Notable Debuts and Breakout Performances
Batters
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
D. NewmanDEN117288258.257.848
R. RodríguezNO16012877.332.884
J. EscobarDEN155551251.3231.111
J. LiñaresHOU1313521.353.951
M. GonzálezNO195179343.3721.000
J. HawkinsNO17956226.338.837
J. DávilaOKC138166867.254.739
J. QuiñonesHOU13134910.277.908
S. MurphySLC14029752.290.901
R. TizzardSA16976732.340.890
Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBBSVHLD
G. OlivaresPHX14113.63218.02206300
R. LópezDEN13154.07218.72396300
T. WalkerOMA1672.66230.32468200
J. CamachoPHX13113.91207.02267300
M. HamiltonELP1193.11202.31964500
E. WhatleyMIN573.20118.014438122
J. GarcíaMIN10123.85191.71543400
J. RosadoDAL4104.15125.71143900
L. SmithDAL1093.11208.31634600
G. TaylorOKC022.4540.362821
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