09-03-2012
Big Sky Baseball
1998 Pioneer League Overview
Divisional Standings
North
TeamWLPctGB
Omaha Bombers~9369.574-
Phoenix Fireballs9171.5622
Salt Lake City Locusts8478.5189
Minneapolis Millers7884.48115
Kansas City Jacks59103.36434
Denver Grizzlies53109.32740
South
TeamWLPctGB
Houston Lone Stars~10557.648-
Dallas Eagles~10062.6175
New Orleans Pelicans~9567.58610
San Antonio Mission8280.50623
Oklahoma 89ers6597.40140
El Paso Banditos50112.30955

* = Won Championship
~ = Reached Postseason

Award Winners
Awards
Golden ArmCarlos García (PHX)
 16-8, 2.62 ERA, 247.0 IP, 313 K
Big StickGabriel Álvarez (SLC)
 .348 AVG, 42 HR, 102 RBI
Young BuckRich Young (MIN)
 .261 AVG, 4 HR, 37 RBI
Platinum Glove Award
PitcherJeff Cook (KC).941, 169.0 Inn, 5 PO, 27 A, 2 E, 15.9% RTO
CatcherFélix Ferrer (KC).988, 1010.7 Inn, 975 PO, 155 A, 14 E, 33.6% RTO
First BaseRamón Parra (NO).999, 806.0 Inn, 728 PO, 38 A, 1 E
Second BaseChris Acheson (MIN).976, 1026.7 Inn, 215 PO, 263 A, 12 E
Third BaseKyle Hamm (NO).995, 759.0 Inn, 35 PO, 148 A, 1 E
ShortstopRobert Villarreal (HOU).986, 1356.3 Inn, 170 PO, 468 A, 9 E
Left FieldEugene Henry (KC).992, 1002.0 Inn, 253 PO, 5 A, 2 E
Center FieldRich Young (MIN).996, 907.0 Inn, 248 PO, 11 A, 1 E
Right FieldStephen Hester (MIN).981, 962.0 Inn, 194 PO, 11 A, 4 E
All-Stars
Chris Acheson (MIN)Mario Aguirre (MIN)Steve Alexander (SLC)Ron Allen (OMA)Gabriel Álvarez (SLC)
Robert Archer (PHX)John Cordero (SA)Jesús Escobar (DEN)Gabriel Gallegos (HOU)Carlos García (PHX)
Andy Gilmore (NO)Manuel González (NO)Bill Greene (HOU)José Hernández (DAL)Salvador Jiménez (SA)
José Liñares (HOU)John Locke (DAL)Chris Marshall (DAL)Michael Melton (SA)Adolfo Napoleoni (HOU)
José Rivera (OMA)Jeff Sánchez (SLC)Tyrone Sharp (MIN)Dan Soto (DAL)David Villarreal (HOU)
Peter Walter (DEN) 
Batting Stats
TeamR/GRGPAABH2B3BHRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Salt Lake City Locusts5.15834162630556171588288682378054411586243138.283.343.485.827
Phoenix Fireballs4.6575416262855491147427748174714564143219665.268.345.431.776
Denver Grizzlies4.65753162627355831422248572687225051619233112.255.327.464.790
New Orleans Pelicans4.49727162622553681437282461406846041443277188.268.350.416.766
San Antonio Mission4.43717162616553841392247941706855631362421160.259.336.434.770
Dallas Eagles3.91633162607453291294277391446024691450284126.243.320.391.711
Omaha Bombers3.91633162611354611359223651595953791305404133.249.310.401.711
Houston Lone Stars3.86625162606955141347349132119591351120610732.244.299.420.719
Minneapolis Millers3.52571162590353011277245671125404201525364129.241.301.376.677
Oklahoma 89ers3.38548162593653401291236651365283931431305119.242.304.387.691
El Paso Banditos3.17513162601453421201269361084764831654331123.225.298.349.647
Kansas City Jacks2.9147116258665361113022543140453308176523091.211.266.347.613
Totals4.007779194473228650911621231667601907739554801777833951416.249.317.409.726
Pitching Stats
TeamR/GWLWin%RGCGSHOSVERAIPHHRBBKWHIPOAVGBABIP
Houston Lone Stars2.6410557.6484281622230472.361500.710059441715340.95.194.254
Dallas Eagles3.4910062.617566162138553.131489.7128513242714021.15.238.296
Omaha Bombers3.549369.574574162421553.211502.3128114645514721.16.236.295
Minneapolis Millers3.567884.481576162810493.321453.0123915438715091.12.234.295
New Orleans Pelicans3.659567.5865911622016463.341480.7128614540515601.14.239.309
Kansas City Jacks3.9159103.364634162126243.641468.3127617258313541.27.240.289
Oklahoma 89ers3.936597.401637162612373.661454.3132012352714131.27.249.316
San Antonio Mission4.158280.506672162125493.781475.0148613141415091.29.268.345
Phoenix Fireballs4.309171.562697162169464.011466.0142717239715441.24.261.331
Salt Lake City Locusts4.808478.518777162298354.311479.3157720835715851.31.278.350
El Paso Banditos4.8850112.309790162186234.541466.3156316555712601.45.282.336
Denver Grizzlies6.0753109.327984162144285.771465.0159630653715211.46.284.337
Totals4.08955989.491792619441741354943.7517700.71634119485463176631.23.251.313
Fielding Stats
TeamGPOADPTPTCEPctInnRngPBSBARTORTO%
Omaha Bombers162450016121381619987.98613521.04.07153509828.0
Houston Lone Stars162449717081270629792.98513506.04.13934012035.3
Dallas Eagles162446517691380633298.98513407.04.18740313232.8
New Orleans Pelicans162443816141360612674.98813326.04.09835510529.6
Salt Lake City Locusts162443015811271609887.98613314.04.061135310329.2
San Antonio Mission1624417168413706204103.98313275.04.141041913532.2
Kansas City Jacks1624397155412006055104.98313215.04.05942713531.6
El Paso Banditos1624398171813306229113.98213197.04.17942913932.4
Phoenix Fireballs1624395159713206096104.98313194.04.091246013228.7
Denver Grizzlies1624390163611406129103.98313185.04.111651813325.7
Oklahoma 89ers1624358160914006082115.98113089.04.101742811025.7
Minneapolis Millers162435315641160601396.98413077.04.071232810231.1
Totals1944530381964615582738601176.984159306.04.111354810144430.0
Financial Stats
TeamAttTixPlayersStaffBudgetTot RevTot ExpProfit
Houston Lone Stars4,195,146$16.86$190,852,683$0$170,000,000$148,715,295$190,852,683$-42,137,388
Phoenix Fireballs4,111,723$9.56$117,555,424$0$118,000,000$106,328,153$117,555,424$-11,227,271
Omaha Bombers3,885,521$12.34$144,962,732$0$130,000,000$121,117,722$144,962,732$-23,845,010
New Orleans Pelicans3,648,534$14.67$152,077,694$0$150,000,000$121,407,959$152,077,694$-30,669,735
San Antonio Mission3,562,320$11.73$143,018,953$0$138,000,000$108,174,396$143,018,953$-34,844,557
Salt Lake City Locusts3,322,077$15.26$139,735,390$0$150,000,000$112,727,326$139,735,390$-27,008,064
Denver Grizzlies2,553,269$21.59$136,483,883$0$174,000,000$110,381,033$136,483,883$-26,102,850
Minneapolis Millers2,284,660$14.64$123,300,546$0$120,000,000$99,884,000$123,300,546$-23,416,546
Kansas City Jacks2,031,552$17.19$76,164,000$0$124,000,000$101,204,084$76,164,000$25,040,084
El Paso Banditos1,958,775$14.33$58,644,808$0$130,000,000$96,700,896$58,644,808$38,056,088
Dallas Eagles1,782,950$18.10$117,699,796$0$106,000,000$111,761,853$117,699,796$-5,937,943
Oklahoma 89ers1,000,177$16.34$73,804,475$0$100,000,000$85,348,295$73,804,475$11,543,820
Totals34,336,704$15.22$1,474,300,384$0$1,610,000,000$1,323,751,012$1,474,300,384$-150,549,372
Batting Leaders
Batting Average
G. ÁlvarezSLC.348
M. GonzálezNO.348
P. BelcherNO.342
J. LiñaresHOU.337
J. GonzálesDAL.333
On-Base Percentage
G. ÁlvarezSLC.448
P. BelcherNO.421
P. PiperNO.411
W. GonzálesNO.405
R. ArcherPHX.401
Slugging Percentage
S. JiménezSA.672
G. ÁlvarezSLC.641
J. EscobarDEN.598
A. NapoleoniHOU.592
D. WallaceOKC.569
On-Base Plus Slugging
G. ÁlvarezSLC1.089
S. JiménezSA1.033
A. NapoleoniHOU.961
P. BelcherNO.948
J. EscobarDEN.941
Games
B. CarterSA159
B. BaldwinPHX158
A. NapoleoniHOU158
C. EscalanteSA158
2 players tied with156
Games Started
B. BaldwinPHX156
A. NapoleoniHOU156
B. CarterSA155
A. StanleySLC153
3 players tied with150
At Bats
A. NapoleoniHOU628
B. BaldwinPHX622
S. AlexanderSLC620
R. AllenOMA602
S. JiménezSA595
Plate Appearances
B. BaldwinPHX714
E. ForrestSA696
S. AlexanderSLC686
R. ArcherPHX684
A. NapoleoniHOU681
Hits
A. NapoleoniHOU203
B. BaldwinPHX199
J. GonzálesDAL195
M. GonzálezNO194
G. ÁlvarezSLC192
Doubles
A. NapoleoniHOU47
R. RodríguezNO46
J. GonzálesDAL45
J. LiñaresHOU45
M. AguirreMIN44
Triples
A. NapoleoniHOU34
J. LiñaresHOU24
C. EscalanteSA23
J. AlvaradoHOU19
2 players tied with17
Home Runs
S. JiménezSA61
J. EscobarDEN45
G. ÁlvarezSLC42
J. ChávezSLC40
2 players tied with38
Runs
S. JiménezSA116
G. ÁlvarezSLC115
A. NapoleoniHOU107
R. ArcherPHX103
J. AragónPHX102
Runs Batted In
S. JiménezSA149
J. ChávezSLC126
G. ÁlvarezSLC102
J. LockeDAL98
A. NapoleoniHOU98
Total Bases
S. JiménezSA400
A. NapoleoniHOU372
G. ÁlvarezSLC354
J. ChávezSLC335
M. GonzálezNO299
Extra Base Hits
A. NapoleoniHOU99
S. JiménezSA93
J. ChávezSLC80
G. ÁlvarezSLC72
2 players tied with71
Stolen Bases
R. AllenOMA108
J. AragónPHX104
O. RuízOKC96
C. MarshallDAL83
A. MejíaOMA83
Caught Stealing
M. GonzálezNO50
R. RodríguezNO49
E. ForrestSA35
A. MejíaOMA34
D. WallaceOKC33
Walks
R. ArcherPHX112
C. BowlesOMA102
B. CarterSA91
A. GuzmánSA87
J. LockeDAL87
Strikeouts
A. StanleySLC202
P. ÁlvarezKC190
R. VillarrealHOU190
C. BowlesOMA187
J. AnayaSLC185
Wins Above Replacmenet
G. ÁlvarezSLC10.9
S. JiménezSA9.3
J. SánchezSLC7.1
A. NapoleoniHOU6.7
M. GonzálezNO6.5
 
Pitching Leaders
Wins
J. RománHOU19
B. GreeneHOU19
M. WhittierNO19
G. MesaHOU18
2 more players tied with18
Losses
F. RigginsELP21
H. PuckettDEN20
F. ElazarELP19
E. McFarlandSLC18
2 players tied with17
Earned Run Average
B. GreeneHOU1.73
G. MesaHOU1.99
J. RománHOU2.01
D. ParkinsonOMA2.07
D. VillarrealHOU2.35
Walks+Hits Per Inning
B. GreeneHOU0.78
J. RománHOU0.87
D. ParkinsonOMA0.91
C. GarcíaPHX0.92
G. MesaHOU0.92
Win-Loss %
G. MesaHOU.783
D. ParkinsonOMA.773
M. RainesNO.762
J. RománHOU.760
B. GreeneHOU.760
Games
G. LeeKC93
J. RiveraOMA91
T. SharpMIN85
A. CummingsMIN75
A. DrakeMIN75
Innings Pitched
B. GreeneHOU255.3
F. RigginsELP250.3
M. WhittierNO250.0
C. GarcíaPHX247.0
Batters Faced
F. RigginsELP1112
E. McFarlandSLC1044
J. BosaldaNO1012
S. AndersonSA995
2 players tied with986
Strikeouts
C. GarcíaPHX313
R. RuízNO279
B. GreeneHOU261
E. YatesOMA260
J. RománHOU258
Walks
F. RigginsELP122
W. HenryKC106
E. LópezPHX89
E. AguirreKC85
F. ElazarELP81
Earned Runs Allowed
H. PuckettDEN178
F. ElazarELP133
E. McFarlandSLC133
F. RigginsELP128
L. AmesSLC123
Runs
H. PuckettDEN182
E. McFarlandSLC153
F. RigginsELP151
F. ElazarELP135
L. AmesSLC132
Games Started
E. YatesOMA34
R. PérezSLC33
W. HenryKC33
A. GalindoKC33
17 more players tied with33
Games Finished
J. RiveraOMA64
A. GilmoreNO54
J. CorderoSA52
K. BentonOKC51
J. LeijaPHX50
Complete Games
J. CastroSLC10
F. RigginsELP9
E. McFarlandSLC9
J. BosaldaNO9
B. GreeneHOU8
Shutouts
K. GarcíaHOU4
J. CastroSLC3
J. HernándezDAL2
G. MesaHOU2
5 more players tied with2
Hits/9IP
J. RománHOU5.30
B. GreeneHOU5.53
K. GarcíaHOU6.00
G. MesaHOU6.32
D. ParkinsonOMA6.37
Strikeouts/9IP
W. HenryKC12.10
C. GarcíaPHX11.40
E. YatesOMA10.38
R. RuízNO10.36
B. BoggsNO10.19
Runs/9IP
B. GreeneHOU1.97
G. MesaHOU2.22
J. RománHOU2.27
D. ParkinsonOMA2.36
D. VillarrealHOU2.59
Home Runs/9IP
B. GreeneHOU0.28
G. MesaHOU0.31
M. MeltonSA0.41
B. BoggsNO0.43
J. HernándezDAL0.56
Strikeouts/Walk
C. GarcíaPHX10.79
J. HernándezDAL8.61
E. YatesOMA6.84
M. MeltonSA6.82
R. PérezSLC6.28
Saves
J. LeijaPHX43
A. GilmoreNO40
J. CorderoSA40
J. RiveraOMA38
K. BentonOKC35
Wins Above Replacmenet
B. GreeneHOU9.0
C. GarcíaPHX8.0
M. MeltonSA7.4
J. HernándezDAL7.4
D. VillarrealHOU6.1
 
Top Players By Position
Catchers
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
J. SánchezSLC15625802.341.961
J. EscobarDEN13245903.277.941
P. PiperNO1508612.329.883
M. VaughanELP1228423.277.743
T. HartPHX5412330.263.828
First Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
A. NapoleoniHOU20318983.323.961
B. BaldwinPHX19912685.320.838
B. CarterSA132389566.243.900
C. AndersonOKC15521761.291.819
L. GallantDEN10229691.251.864
Second Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
R. RodríguezNO15735679.299.842
H. BaileyDEN18075336.323.826
C. AchesonMIN12484741.279.753
R. TizzardSA17766034.319.816
D. HillELP118154980.248.702
Third Basemen
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
S. JiménezSA1846114954.3091.033
J. ChávezSLC172401261.290.903
J. LockeDAL111279838.221.798
C. PakDEN7415421.3801.193
E. BrownPHX16014730.305.813
Shortstops
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
D. NewmanDEN136327769.235.781
M. AguirreMIN16564365.287.797
J. AnayaSLC171105748.296.818
C. MarshallDAL136195183.267.824
R. VillarrealHOU10714531.205.651
Left Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
J. AragónPHX1771254104.299.819
S. BascombeOMA148157177.271.765
P. BelcherNO15921786.342.948
J. AlfaroSLC127247032.288.856
S. AguilarDAL9843354.291.782
Center Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
G. ÁlvarezSLC1924210272.3481.089
M. GonzálezNO194157054.348.931
P. WalterDEN148256959.273.861
L. SotoPHX145158524.3671.017
E. ForrestSA17184739.289.815
Right Fielders
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
R. AllenOMA1733184108.287.836
R. ArcherPHX15435969.277.928
C. EscalanteSA17904774.328.876
A. BarriosSLC152278918.311.925
D. WallaceOKC148348544.301.926
Starting Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBB
B. GreeneHOU1961.73255.326142
C. GarcíaPHX1682.62247.031329
M. MeltonSA16112.86242.323234
J. HernándezDAL1693.18226.324128
D. VillarrealHOU1472.35225.723048
D. ParkinsonOMA1752.07217.720243
G. MesaHOU1851.99230.718651
J. RománHOU1962.01237.725867
R. PérezSLC1883.58233.725140
J. HansonOKC10153.31222.719939
Relief Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPSVHLD
J. RiveraOMA791.74139.3383
J. CorderoSA541.3666.0401
T. SharpMIN561.58108.01616
J. LeijaPHX211.0659.3431
D. SotoDEN(2)1072.21101.7176
C. BowmanSLC684.1278.7270
K. BentonOKC562.9358.3350
H. RodríguezPHX552.3273.7215
L. LarsonHOU531.8767.3014
D. JutrasKC673.0582.723
Notable Debuts and Breakout Performances
Batters
PlayerTmHHRRBISBAVGOPS
C. PakDEN15727886.302.928
R. YoungMIN9943773.261.722
S. HesterMIN11463450.258.750
L. SotoPHX145158524.3671.017
J. AnayaSLC171105748.296.818
D. HillELP118154980.248.702
G. ÁlvarezSLC1924210272.3481.089
C. RileyPHX9184734.300.889
R. VillarrealHOU10714531.205.651
C. EscalanteSA17904774.328.876
Pitchers
PlayerTmWLERAIPKBBSVHLD
B. BoggsNO1072.64167.01895400
F. VillegasDAL893.38229.02275400
C. GarcíaPHX1682.62247.03132900
J. RiveraOMA791.74139.318342383
E. WhatleyMIN15113.22240.72395700
E. AguirreKC7153.75221.01708500
O. RomeroOKC783.50154.31826300
D. JutrasKC673.0582.7822723
S. AndersonSA10123.74238.01945800
J. CamachoPHX13133.82217.02446500
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