2001 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Roster
Team Record: 84-52
Finished 2nd in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Gary Thurman (84-52)
Affiliation: Seattle Mariners
Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium
Attendance: 207,823, Avg. 3,197 in 65 home dates
Playoffs - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 2 games, Quad Cities River Bandits 0
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Midwest League ended the 2001 season with a record of 84 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the league's West Division.
The Timber Rattlers surrendered 513 runs, least in the league. Wisconsin plated 688 runs. John Castellano paced the team with 14 home runs and accounted for 81 RBI, while leading all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .334. Kevin Olore topped the squad with 13 wins, and Clint Nageotte registered a 3.14 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.
Players from the 2001 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Clint Nageotte, Jorge Sosa, Aaron Taylor, Jaime Bubela, Jamal Strong and Shin-Soo Choo.
Gary Thurman served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Julio Ayala | L | L | April 20, 1975 | 6'2" | 203 | Hato Rey, PR |
Pat Barnes | R | L | September 25, 1979 | 6'2" | 180 | Mobile, AL US |
Blake Bone | L | R | January 12, 1979 | 6'1" | 190 | Gadsden, AL US |
Jaime Bubela | L | R | June 6, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Houston, TX US |
O. J. Burton | R | R | December 16, 1976 | 6'3" | 225 | Port Jefferson, NY US |
John Butler | R | R | August 23, 1977 | 6'3" | 210 | Villa Rica, GA US |
Mark Carroll | R | R | October 19, 1978 | 6'0" | 185 | Hudson, NY US |
John Castellano | R | R | September 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 180 | North Babylon, NY US |
Shin-Soo Choo | L | L | July 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 210 | Busan, KR |
Antero Correa | R | R | January 3, 1978 | 6'2" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jake Daubert | L | R | May 19, 1979 | 6'2" | 205 | Glen Ridge, NJ US |
Ariel Durango | S | R | April 5, 1979 | 5'10" | 150 | Panama, Panama PA |
Joe Dusan | L | L | July 30, 1977 | 6'1" | 190 | Batavia, NY US |
Dan Floyd | R | R | January 17, 1983 | 5'9" | 175 | Geelong, Victoria AU |
Corey Freeman | R | R | October 13, 1979 | 5'11" | 165 | Tampa, FL US |
Sheldon Fulse | S | R | November 10, 1981 | 6'1" | 200 | Leesburg, FL US |
Erik Grunwald | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 6'4" | 220 | Monterey Park, CA US |
Derrick Gutierrez | R | R | October 6, 1978 | 5'11" | 188 | Vega Baja, PR |
Daniel Head | R | R | October 7, 1978 | 6'2" | 215 | Mobile, AL US |
Jose Herrera | R | R | November 11, 1979 | 6'6" | 205 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jared Hoerman | R | R | April 25, 1977 | 6'4" | 230 | Garden City, KS US |
Ben Hudson | R | R | November 4, 1979 | 6'4" | 210 | Decatur, GA US |
Rett Johnson | L | R | July 6, 1979 | 6'2" | 211 | Conway, SC US |
Pedro Liriano | R | R | February 20, 1977 | 5'11" | 165 | Pimentel, DO |
Chuck Lopez | L | L | November 29, 1976 | 6'1" | 190 | East Los Angeles, CA US |
Guillermo Martinez | S | R | June 24, 1980 | 6'0" | 150 | Maracay, Aragua VE |
Tim Merritt | R | R | February 7, 1980 | 6'0" | 180 | Pensacola, FL US |
Russ Morgan | R | L | November 20, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Utica, NY US |
Clint Nageotte | R | R | October 25, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | Parma, OH US |
Kevin Olore | L | R | September 21, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Waterbury, CT US |
Wilfredo Quintana | R | R | June 22, 1978 | 5'11" | 181 | Loiza, PR |
Miguel Richardson | R | R | August 5, 1980 | 6'5" | 200 | San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO |
Joe Rodriguez | R | R | February 11, 1978 | 5'9" | 183 | Dorado, PR |
Jorge Sosa | R | R | April 28, 1978 | 6'2" | 220 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Jamal Strong | R | R | August 5, 1978 | 5'10" | 180 | Pasadena, CA US |
Aaron Taylor | R | R | August 20, 1977 | 6'7" | 230 | Valdosta, GA US |
Derrick Van Dusen | L | L | June 6, 1981 | 6'2" | 170 | Fontana, CA US |
Miguel Villilo | S | R | October 10, 1981 | 6'1" | 180 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
Sam Walton | L | L | December 1, 1978 | 6'5" | 225 | New Hartford, NY US |
Hawkeye Wayne | R | R | November 24, 1977 | 6'1" | 200 | Honolulu, HI US |
Roy Wells | R | R | November 17, 1978 | 6'3" | 190 | Hyden, KY US |
Chad Wiles | R | R | May 15, 1978 | 6'1" | 200 | Grand Island, NE 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.