1997 Chico Heat Statistics

Western League (WL) - Independent
Team Record: 45-45
Finished 2nd in the WL's South Division
Manager: Bill Plummer (45-45)
Location: Chico, California
Ballpark: Nettleton Stadium
Attendance: 116,311, Avg. 2,585
1997 Chico Heat Roster

Playoffs - Chico Heat 2 games, Sonoma County Crushers 1
Finals - Chico Heat 3 games, Reno Chukars 1

The Chico Heat of the Western League ended the 1997 season with a record of 45 wins and 45 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Heat plated 556 runs and yielded 495 runs. Terrel Hansen paced Chico with 22 home runs, while Ken Shamburg walloped 15 or more, too. Ken Shamburg drove in 73 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .315 average. Rafael Novoa led the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 3.69 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Members of the 1997 Chico Heat who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Joey Dawley, Jeremy Hernandez and Rafael Novoa.

Bill Plummer served as manager.


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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Rafael Novoa113.7863.6925171300117.01205348657158413509
Scott Navarro88.5004.0021200110119.31376753336084707525
Ed Quijada64.6004.432114100181.3914640941051404363
Paul Runyan55.5004.9622220110119.71329066546162507534
Josh Montgomery47.3645.79308500073.0815547732277704337
Adam Bryant34.4292.054301100261.3541914321269201260
Jeremy Hernandez34.4294.82186500146.7562725514238201206
Pete Magre34.4296.16393800073.07958501233165701336
Mike Guilfoyle12.3335.913901200035.0442923417134200170
Joey Dawley14.2004.3541035001441.3422420218251212186
Nate Palmer000.002010002.011001020009
Brad Van Mierlo000.001010002.021001010009
Bobby Hayselden009.6490500014.0241515370820071
Chad Angerhofer0010.804000008.3111010050200038
Totals4545.5004.6631590855218794.08744954115932912602442303553

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Ken Shamburg90408349741102112173215556.315.407.562.968196101033
Matt Davis9041334273104201949626242.304.405.447.85215370360
Wes Hawkins84365312528314410581084470.266.360.433.79313554140
Terrel Hansen5825722452721302260021641.321.401.6741.075151115023
Corey Paul5323818448641146411514942.348.496.5491.04510105002
Brian Arntzen843232943459130432001672.201.242.286.5288431930
Jeff Rhein452272023754864212752046.267.335.426.7618621310
Levi Funderburk521921772352110526131239.294.340.441.7817801111
Tim Cooper42185160264772727422234.294.373.494.8677910030
John Coats45198174314180831841629.236.308.420.7277313321
Erik Lazerus48182163294050115111237.245.313.294.6074834300
Mat Reese4317516513338212332629.200.231.291.5224841210
Tony Gonzalez241109323276027011015.290.380.419.7993904210
Brian Wisler115142918143150077.429.529.8571.3873602002
Nate Palmer297060716710301418.267.357.417.7742515010
Nestor Serrano13514731020050035.213.275.255.5301221000
Chris Butterfield1769571183018001224.140.290.246.5351400000
Dean Smith1134312710020023.226.273.258.531810100
Tim Hairston626261610021004.231.231.269.500710000
Josh Kaitfors1040345610032049.176.250.206.456700020
Kirk Hagge512122200010006.167.167.167.333200000
Ed Quijada22111000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Rafael Novoa26110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Totals90836283150556859161251045028033372630.273.355.439.79413824248283012


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Ken Shamburg1B4840043244.9969.229
Levi Funderburk1B2622511510.9799.077
Terrel Hansen1B1513212513.9669.600
Nate Palmer1B3242041.0008.667
Josh Kaitfors1B101011.0001.000
Chris Butterfield1B140001.0004.000
Matt Davis2B72130199647.9824.569
Dean Smith2B11242834.9454.727
Tony Gonzalez2B11223224.9644.909
Kirk Hagge2B321001.0001.000
John Coats2B211001.0001.000
Nestor Serrano2B13210.8335.000
Tim Cooper2B113001.0004.000
John Coats3B453175104.9142.356
Matt Davis3B1573451.8912.733
Tony Gonzalez3B14142561.8672.786
Nestor Serrano3B1331432.8501.308
Levi Funderburk3B741112.9382.143
Ken Shamburg3B411011.000.500
Erik Lazerus3B210001.000.500
Ed Quijada3B102001.0002.000
Brian ArntzenC835305571.9887.04813712727.6
Nate PalmerC20828011.0004.50021019.1
Jeff RheinCF45.000
Wes HawkinsCF29.000
Corey PaulCF7.000
Josh KaitforsCF7.000
Tim HairstonCF4.000
Wes HawkinsLF50.000
Mat ReeseLF21.000
Ken ShamburgLF12.000
Terrel HansenLF5.000
Levi FunderburkLF5.000
Corey PaulLF1.000
Josh KaitforsLF1.000
Kirk HaggeLF1.000
Tony GonzalezLF1.000
Wes HawkinsOF81135620.9861.741
Jeff RheinOF45103211.9912.333
Corey PaulOF4391420.9792.209
Mat ReeseOF3654310.9831.583
Terrel HansenOF2664221.9712.538
Ken ShamburgOF1291001.000.833
Brian WislerOF1128010.9662.545
Josh KaitforsOF9180001.0002.000
Tim HairstonOF650001.000.833
Levi FunderburkOF58010.8891.600
Kirk HaggeOF240001.0002.000
Tony GonzalezOF110001.0001.000
Adam BryantP434310.875.163
Joey DawleyP413210.833.122
Pete MagreP393820.846.282
Mike GuilfoyleP391610.875.179
Josh MontgomeryP3027001.000.300
Rafael NovoaP25111940.8821.200
Paul RunyanP22913011.0001.000
Ed QuijadaP2181011.947.857
Scott NavarroP21816031.0001.143
Jeremy HernandezP1817001.000.444
Bobby HayseldenP913011.000.444
Chad AngerhoferP401001.000.250
Nate PalmerP20000.000
Brad Van MierloP10000.000
Corey PaulRF36.000
Terrel HansenRF21.000
Mat ReeseRF16.000
Brian WislerRF11.000
Wes HawkinsRF3.000
Tim HairstonRF3.000
Josh KaitforsRF1.000
Kirk HaggeRF1.000
Erik LazerusSS45711441625.9314.778
Tim CooperSS42901291833.9245.214
Matt DavisSS7720001.0003.857
John CoatsSS10000.000
Totals13672380966110206.9682.44815812825.7

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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