2001 Cleveland Indians Organizational Leaders

2001 Cleveland Indians Minor League Teams, Rosters and Statistics

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Nate Grindell	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	140	34	2	16
Víctor Martínez	Kinston Indians	A	138	33	2	10
Simon Pond	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	137	37	4	15
Tony Medrano	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	135	28	1	7
Jon Hamilton	Akron Aeros	AA	132	24	4	17
Corey Smith	Columbus RedStixx	A	130	26	5	18
Ryan Church	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	124	30	3	22
Karim García	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	122	16	4	31
Luis González	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	119	26	2	10
Mark Budzinski	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	112	26	4	2

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Level	Avg.	Hits	AB
Mike Edwards	Buffalo Bisons, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Akron Aeros	A, AA, AAA	.340	65	191
Víctor Martínez	Kinston Indians	A	.329	138	420
Brian Jenkins	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	.321	34	106
Luis González	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	.312	119	382
Greg LaRocca	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	.312	100	320
Joe Inglett	Columbus RedStixx	A	.300	71	237
Mark Lewis	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	.299	55	184
Tony Medrano	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	.290	135	466
Rickie Morton	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	A	.282	67	238
Simon Pond	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	.282	137	485
Dave Roberts	Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons	AA, AAA	.282	86	305

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	Level	HR
Karim García	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	31
Ryan Church	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	22
Corey Erickson	Akron Aeros	AA	22
Tim Laker	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	20
Corey Smith	Columbus RedStixx	A	18
Jon Hamilton	Akron Aeros	AA	17
Danny Peoples	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	17
Henry Pichardo	Columbus RedStixx, Kinston Indians	A	17
Nate Grindell	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	16
Dave Hollins	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	16

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	Level	2B
Simon Pond	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	37
Nate Grindell	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	34
Víctor Martínez	Kinston Indians	A	33
Ryan Church	Columbus RedStixx, Kinston Indians	A	30
Corey Erickson	Akron Aeros	AA	28
Tony Medrano	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	28
Mark Budzinski	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	26
Luis González	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	26
Corey Smith	Columbus RedStixx	A	26
Dave Hollins	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	25

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	Level	3B
J. J. Sherrill	Columbus RedStixx	A	11
Willy Taveras	Columbus RedStixx	A	7
Rashad Eldridge	Burlington Indians	R	6
Maicer Izturis	Kinston Indians	A	6
Nate Janowicz	Columbus RedStixx, Kinston Indians	A	6
Eric Johnson	Kinston Indians	A	5
Corey Smith	Columbus RedStixx	A	5
Andy Baxter	Burlington Indians	R	4
Mark Budzinski	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	4
Karim García	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	4
Jon Hamilton	Akron Aeros	AA	4
Simon Pond	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	4
Scott Pratt	Akron Aeros	AA	4
Miguel Quintana	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	A	4
Alex Requena	Kinston Indians	A	4
Dave Roberts	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	4

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	Level	RBI
Ryan Church	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	91
Nate Grindell	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	86
Karim García	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	85
Corey Smith	Columbus RedStixx	A	85
Simon Pond	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	70
Dave Hollins	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	67
Corey Erickson	Akron Aeros	AA	65
Jon Hamilton	Akron Aeros	AA	65
Tim Laker	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	57
Víctor Martínez	Kinston Indians	A	57

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	Level	W	L
Jason Davis	Columbus RedStixx	A	14	6
Mike Bacsik	Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons	AA, AAA	13	6
Wilson Sido	Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros	A, AA	10	2
Shane Wallace	Kinston Indians	A	10	2
Hank Thoms	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	10	3
Ryan Drese	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	10	8
Zach Day	Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons	AA, AAA	10	10
Brian Tallet	Kinston Indians	A	9	7
Jake Westbrook	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	8	1
Ryan Larson	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	8	2
Carl Sadler	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	8	3
Nerio Rodríguez	Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons	AA, AAA	8	5
Tim Drew	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	8	6
Matt White	Akron Aeros	AA	8	10

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	Level	ERA	W	L
Hank Thoms	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	2.53	10	3
Jason Davis	Columbus RedStixx	A	2.70	14	6
Mike Bacsik	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	3.04	13	6
Zach Day	Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons	AA, AAA	3.04	10	10
Brian Tallet	Kinston Indians	A	3.04	9	7
Ryan Drese	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	3.63	10	8
Matt White	Akron Aeros	AA	4.81	8	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SHO
Mike Bacsik	Akron Aeros	AA	1
Jason Baker	Kinston Indians	A	1
Jason Davis	Columbus RedStixx	A	1
Ryan Drese	Akron Aeros	AA	1
Tim Drew	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	1
Nerio Rodríguez	Akron Aeros	AA	1
Wilson Sido	Kinston Indians	A	1
Jason Stanford	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	1
Shane Wallace	Kinston Indians	A	1
Bryan Wolff	Akron Aeros	AA	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SO
Brian Tallet	Kinston Indians	A	164
Ryan Drese	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	125
Alberto Garza	Columbus RedStixx, Kinston Indians	A	125
Hank Thoms	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	125
Jason Stanford	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	118
Jason Davis	Columbus RedStixx	A	115
Wilson Sido	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	109
Alex Herrera	Akron Aeros, Kinston Indians	A, AA	105
Mike Bacsik	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	100
Zach Day	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	98

Save Leaders

Player	Team	Level	SV
Brian Jackson	Kinston Indians	A	25
Jose Colon	Columbus RedStixx	A	22
Roy Smith	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	18
David Riske	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	15
Martin Vargas	Buffalo Bisons, Akron Aeros	AA, AAA	13
Chris Cooper	Mahoning Valley Scrappers	A	11
Lee Gronkiewicz	Burlington Indians	R	10
Dan Guillory	Kinston Indians	A	7
Ryan Larson	Kinston Indians, Columbus RedStixx	A	6
Darío Veras	Buffalo Bisons	AAA	6

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