2011 Columbus Clippers Roster
Team Record: 88-56
Finished 1st in the IL's West Division
Manager: Mike Sarbaugh (88-56)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Huntington Park
Attendance: 591,884, Avg. 8,704 in 68 home dates
Playoffs - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 1
Finals - Columbus Clippers 3 games, Durham Bulls 1
The Columbus Clippers of the International League ended the 2011 season with a record of 88 wins and 56 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Clippers topped the league with 716 runs, fueled by 152 home runs. Columbus allowed 622 runs. Jerad Head paced the squad with 24 home runs, while Jared Goedert and Luis Valbuena walloped 15 or more, too. Luis Valbuena drove in 75 runs and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .302 clip. Zach McAllister led the squad with 12 wins, and Jeanmar Gómez registered a 2.56 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 2011 Columbus Clippers who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Matt McBride, Steven Wright, Corey Kluber, Grady Sizemore, Joshua Rodriguez, Justin Germano, Paul Phillips, Josh Judy, Joe Martinez, Paolo Espino, Jerad Head, Argenis Reyes, Luke Carlin, Tyler Sturdevant, Alex White, Ezequiel Carrera, Jordan Brown, Scott Barnes, Jess Todd, Zach Putnam, Luis Valbuena, Jensen Lewis, Chad Huffman, Travis Buck, Shelley Duncan, Thomas Neal, Michel Hernández, Nick Johnson, Jeanmar Gómez, C. C. Lee, Nick Hagadone, Lonnie Chisenhall, Trevor Crowe, Mitch Talbot, Matt Langwell, Cord Phelps, Zach McAllister, Frank Herrmann, Jason Donald, Matt LaPorta, Jason Kipnis and David Huff.
Mike Sarbaugh served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Barnes | L | L | September 5, 1987 | 6'4" | 200 | Springfield, MA US |
| Bubba Bell | L | R | October 9, 1982 | 6'0" | 195 | Houston, TX US |
| Eric Berger | L | L | April 22, 1986 | 6'2" | 205 | Goldsboro, NC US |
| Brett Brach | R | R | March 29, 1988 | 6'2" | 190 | Freehold, NJ US |
| Jordan Brown | L | L | December 18, 1983 | 6'0" | 220 | Walnut Creek, CA US |
| Travis Buck | L | R | November 18, 1983 | 6'2" | 230 | Richland, WA US |
| Luke Carlin | S | R | December 20, 1980 | 5'10" | 190 | Silver Spring, MD US |
| Ezequiel Carrera | L | L | June 11, 1987 | 5'11" | 185 | Guiria, Sucre VE |
| Dwight Childs | R | R | July 23, 1988 | 6'2" | 190 | Carmichael, CA US |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | L | R | October 4, 1988 | 6'2" | 190 | Morehead City, NC US |
| Ben Copeland | L | L | December 17, 1983 | 6'1" | 190 | Bradford, PA US |
| Trevor Crowe | S | R | November 17, 1983 | 5'10" | 190 | Portland, OR US |
| Jason Donald | R | R | September 4, 1984 | 6'1" | 195 | Fresno, CA US |
| Shelley Duncan | R | R | September 29, 1979 | 6'5" | 215 | Tucson, AZ US |
| Paolo Espino | R | R | January 10, 1987 | 5'10" | 215 | Panama, Panama PA |
| Tim Fedroff | L | R | February 4, 1987 | 5'10" | 200 | Rahway, NJ US |
| Justin Germano | R | R | August 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 210 | Pasadena, CA US |
| Jared Goedert | R | R | May 25, 1985 | 6'1" | 210 | Concordia, KS US |
| Jeanmar Gómez | R | R | February 10, 1988 | 6'3" | 215 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Nick Hagadone | L | L | January 1, 1986 | 6'5" | 230 | Sandpoint, ID US |
| Jerad Head | R | R | November 15, 1982 | 6'0" | 210 | Topeka, KS US |
| Michel Hernández | R | R | August 12, 1978 | 6'0" | 215 | La Habana, La Habana CU |
| Frank Herrmann | L | R | May 30, 1984 | 6'4" | 220 | Rutherford, NJ US |
| Wes Hodges | R | R | September 14, 1984 | 6'2" | 205 | Chattanooga, TN US |
| David Huff | S | L | August 22, 1984 | 6'1" | 210 | Huntington Beach, CA US |
| Chad Huffman | R | R | April 29, 1985 | 6'1" | 215 | Houston, TX US |
| Nick Johnson | L | L | September 19, 1978 | 6'3" | 235 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Josh Judy | R | R | February 9, 1986 | 6'4" | 210 | Morgantown, WV US |
| Jason Kipnis | L | R | April 3, 1987 | 5'11" | 200 | Northbrook, IL US |
| Corey Kluber | R | R | April 10, 1986 | 6'4" | 215 | Birmingham, AL US |
| Matt Langwell | R | R | May 6, 1986 | 6'2" | 220 | Bryan, TX US |
| Matt LaPorta | R | R | January 8, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | Port Charlotte, FL US |
| C. C. Lee | R | R | October 21, 1986 | 5'11" | 190 | Peng-Hu County, TW |
| Jensen Lewis | R | R | May 16, 1984 | 6'3" | 240 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Joe Martinez | L | R | February 26, 1983 | 6'2" | 190 | South Orange, NJ US |
| Zach McAllister | R | R | December 8, 1987 | 6'6" | 240 | Peoria, IL US |
| Matt McBride | R | R | May 23, 1985 | 6'2" | 215 | Bethlehem, PA US |
| Beau Mills | L | R | August 15, 1986 | 6'3" | 220 | Visalia, CA US |
| Thomas Neal | R | R | August 17, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Inglewood, CA US |
| Cord Phelps | S | R | January 23, 1987 | 6'1" | 210 | Stanford, CA US |
| Paul Phillips | R | R | April 15, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | Demopolis, AL US |
| Marty Popham | R | R | August 4, 1987 | 6'6" | 235 | Louisville, KY US |
| Zach Putnam | R | R | July 3, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Rochester, MI US |
| J. D. Reichenbach | L | L | August 29, 1987 | 6'2" | 180 | Doylestown, PA US |
| Argenis Reyes | S | R | September 25, 1982 | 5'10" | 180 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Joshua Rodriguez | R | R | December 18, 1984 | 6'0" | 192 | Houston, TX US |
| Grady Sizemore | L | L | August 2, 1982 | 6'2" | 205 | Seattle, WA US |
| Carlton Smith | L | R | January 23, 1986 | 6'2" | 205 | Plainfield, NJ US |
| Kyle Smith | R | R | December 25, 1987 | 6'1" | 190 | Visalia, CA US |
| Tyler Sturdevant | R | R | December 20, 1985 | 6'0" | 185 | Littleton, CO US |
| Mitch Talbot | R | R | October 17, 1983 | 6'1" | 180 | Cedar City, UT US |
| Jess Todd | R | R | April 20, 1986 | 5'11" | 210 | Longview, TX US |
| Luis Valbuena | L | R | November 30, 1985 | 5'10" | 215 | Caja Seca, Zulia VE |
| Donnie Webb | S | R | April 30, 1986 | 5'11" | 210 | Enid, OK US |
| Alex White | R | R | August 29, 1988 | 6'3" | 220 | Greenville, NC US |
| Steven Wright | R | R | August 30, 1984 | 6'2" | 215 | Torrance, CA US |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
