2007 Peoria Chiefs Roster

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 71-68
Finished 4th in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Ryne Sandberg (71-68)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Peoria, Illinois
Ballpark: Dozer Park
Attendance: 259,784, Avg. 3,820 in 68 home dates
2007 Peoria Chiefs Statistics

The Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League ended the 2007 season with a record of 71 wins and 68 losses, finishing fourth in the league's West Division.

The Chiefs scored 581 runs and conceded 618 runs. Welington Castillo led Peoria with 11 home runs Russ Canzler drove in 54 runs. Jim Adduci paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .292 average. Jake Renshaw topped the squad with 12 wins, while Marco Carrillo registered a 4.08 earned run average, best among regular hurlers.

Members of the 2007 Peoria Chiefs who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Jim Adduci, Al Alburquerque, Darwin Barney, Henry Blanco, Russ Canzler, Welington Castillo, José Ceda, Rafael Dolis, Blake Lalli, Juan Mateo, Wade Miller, James Russell and Kerry Wood.

Ryne Sandberg served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jim AdduciLLMay 15, 19856'2"210Burnaby, BC CA
Al AlburquerqueRRJune 10, 19866'0"195San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Darwin BarneyRRNovember 8, 19855'10"180Portland, OR US
Michael BartekRRFebruary 28, 19845'11"165Houston, TX US
Oscar BernardRRJune 27, 19836'2"170San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mike BillekRRMarch 4, 19846'4"235Clearwater, FL US
Henry BlancoRRAugust 29, 19715'11"220Caracas, Distrito Federal VE
Matt CampLRMay 29, 19846'0"200Gastonia, NC US
Matthew CanepaRRJune 3, 19856'1"195Walnut Creek, CA US
Russ CanzlerRRApril 11, 19866'2"220Berwick, PA US
Marco CarrilloRRFebruary 1, 19875'11"215Culiacan, Sinaloa MX
Yusuf CarterSRFebruary 6, 19856'2"205Brooklyn, NY US
Julio CastilloRROctober 6, 19876'3"212Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Welington CastilloRRApril 24, 19875'10"220San Isidro, Distrito Nacional DO
José CedaRRJanuary 28, 19876'5"280Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Brad ClippRRAugust 15, 19846'2"180San Diego, CA US
Miguel Cuevas-NovasRRAugust 11, 19836'9"260Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
Rafael DolisRRJanuary 10, 19886'4"215La Romana, La Romana DO
Clark HardmanLRAugust 8, 19856'2"200Fullerton, CA US
Arik HempyRLJuly 19, 19846'4"245Tupelo, MS US
Valerio HerediaSRMarch 14, 19865'10"150Barahona, Barahona DO
Robert HernandezRROctober 7, 19886'2"165Valencia, Carabobo VE
Leon JohnsonLLJune 11, 19856'1"185Provo, UT US
Dylan JohnstonLRMarch 25, 19876'0"180Chandler, AZ US
Alfred JosephRRJuly 25, 19865'11"190Corpus Christi, TX US
Blake LalliLRMay 12, 19836'1"210Pittsburgh, PA US
Casey LambertLLDecember 11, 19855'11"175Charlottesville, VA US
Josh LansfordRRJuly 31, 19846'2"215Livermore, CA US
Brian LeclercLRJanuary 12, 19855'10"175Seminole, FL US
D. J. LewisRRAugust 25, 19856'0"210Los Angeles, CA US
Andrew LopezRRJanuary 18, 19876'1"185Sacramento, CA US
Alex MaestriRRJune 1, 19855'11"175Cesena, Emilia-Romagna IT
Ryne MaloneLRJanuary 6, 19855'11"180Clinton, IA US
Matt MaradeoRRJune 30, 19836'5"210Allentown, PA US
Juan MateoRRDecember 17, 19826'2"235Bani, Peravia DO
Wade MillerRRSeptember 13, 19766'2"185Reading, PA US
Jonathan MotaRRJune 1, 19876'0"200Valencia, Carabobo VE
Billy MuldowneyRRAugust 9, 19846'1"215West Chester, PA US
Ryan NorwoodRLFebruary 18, 19836'4"220Lynn, MA US
Jeremy PapelbonRLJune 24, 19836'1"205Baton Rouge, LA US
Mark PawelekLLAugust 18, 19866'3"190Springville, UT US
Jose PinaRRNovember 2, 19856'2"150San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan DO
Charles PlattRROctober 12, 19826'2"235Santa Fe, TX US
Jake RenshawRRApril 29, 19866'3"230Ventura, CA US
Rocky RoquetRRNovember 6, 19826'2"215San Luis Obispo, CA US
Jayson RuhlmanLLAugust 17, 19846'1"180Mount Clemens, MI US
James RussellLLJanuary 8, 19866'4"205Cincinnati, OH US
Nate SamsonRRAugust 19, 19876'1"190Ocala, FL US
Derek SchermerhornRRApril 24, 19846'2"215Yorba Linda, CA US
Chris ShaverLLAugust 21, 19816'7"250Alexandria, VA US
Chris SiegfriedLLDecember 12, 19856'5"195McMinnville, OR US
Marquez SmithRRMarch 20, 19855'10"205Panama City, FL US
Donald WaltersRRJuly 18, 19866'1"195Houston, TX US
Kerry WoodRRJune 16, 19776'5"210Irving, TX US
Ty WrightRRFebruary 26, 19856'0"200Tyler, TX 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.




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