1997 Cedar Rapids Kernels Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 62-76
Finished 3rd in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Mario Mendoza (62-76)
Affiliation: Anaheim Angels
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Veterans Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 124,629, Avg. 1,947 in 64 home dates
1997 Cedar Rapids Kernels Roster

Playoffs - Cedar Rapids Kernels 2 games, Burlington Bees 0
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Cedar Rapids Kernels 0

The Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Midwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 62 wins and 76 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Kernels scored 685 runs and yielded 756 runs, most in the circuit. Eric Gillespie paced Cedar Rapids with 18 home runs, while Kevin Ham, Shawn Wooten and Rob Sasser each walloped 15 or more as well. Rob Sasser drove in 77 runs. Juan Rodriguez and Kevin Ham topped all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .281 average. Tommy Darrell led the squad with 12 wins, and Ramón Ortiz recorded a 3.58 ERA, tops among pitchers with enough qualifying appearances.

Players from the 1997 Cedar Rapids Kernels who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Ramón Ortiz, Brandon Puffer, Jerrod Riggan, Rob Sasser and Shawn Wooten.

Mario Mendoza 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
Tommy Darrell1210.5454.0427260500191.72121088618401106627810
Ramón Ortiz1110.5243.5827270840181.01567872225302257514740
Jerrod Riggan98.5294.8919190310116.0132706315362652212506
Edgar Leyva86.5714.6922211001121.011873631358177933529
Jason Stockstill714.3335.3827270100160.716711196258611165410706
Kevin Humphreys51.8335.623001600265.775454199040735283
Brendon Cowsill35.3754.752601800336.0412419416132302160
Keith Volkman22.5002.453802000551.3361814727143706218
Hector Rodriguez101.00012.1990400010.314151441301500158
Danny Greene11.5000.4524018001239.72772111042101156
Jacobo Soriano14.2007.752501200133.7433329523128416169
Juan Henderson14.2009.13207400145.3705546917021425224
Mark Harriger16.1437.821211111050.77050444331501410251
Brandon Puffer002.60100200017.386501001101366
Jose Cintron005.402000005.0333200410020
Juan Rodriguez0054.001010001.0676120000112
Brian Scutero01.0000.87100900110.314510631100154
Chris Gadway01.0004.56150300023.723121219014313101
Jimmy O'Quinn01.0008.22140700015.317141441111700171
Fernando De La Cruz02.00011.48100400113.319221711401060280
Totals6276.4494.90368138120186271189.01251756647145474139276628935214

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
Rob Sasser134577497103135265177737136992.272.367.447.814222118036
Kevin Ham1234944416712426115739941127.281.342.447.789197153360
Chuck Abbott13359352086120215754311262170.231.315.331.64617273620
Juan Rodriguez111481416661171881255111243106.281.348.450.797187411830
Eric Gillespie122484421781072671872805580.254.343.477.82020174040
Shawn Wooten108417353431022311575014971.289.379.487.86617286360
Theo Fefee11038736740881363351091890.240.276.332.60912291011
Evert Jean 't Hoen12343238441781933462331114.203.273.292.56511277730
Jeff Guiel4117213232427010261323528.318.465.5981.0647903025
Bryan Graves682261911439120117123232.204.327.283.6105443000
Nate Murphy51170149213342013421943.221.312.275.5874121011
Matt Curtis34134113212881418001716.248.351.442.7935032020
Jose Monzon34124111122530414001214.225.301.360.6614080101
Gar Vallone411108913211018021820.236.361.281.6422530210
Matt Garrick2811095112161014101223.221.321.305.6262972100
Cale Carter30100861819300821816.221.313.256.5692224110
Robby Welles2071641017202820518.266.329.391.7192521100
Allan Parker155148412200533310.250.294.292.5861400000
Cesar Geronimo17464257000110210.167.222.167.389701100
Brian Ussery1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Totals134451804520685113522040112619135715311080.251.334.392.72617719950443514


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Eric Gillespie1B10190564991.9919.594
Juan Rodriguez1B221478311.9817.045
Robby Welles1B11876110.9898.455
Shawn Wooten1B9666051.0008.000
Gar Vallone1B5310031.0006.200
Matt Curtis1B5472001.0009.800
Chuck Abbott2B1131963391569.9734.735
Evert Jean 't Hoen2B183542315.9624.278
Gar Vallone2B111620041.0003.273
Rob Sasser3B1331043032822.9363.060
Eric Gillespie3B1241322.8951.417
Allan Parker3B103001.0003.000
Bryan GravesC643686186.9826.7035542228.9
Jose MonzonC322283611.9968.2506191747.2
Matt GarrickC231451552.9706.957126823.5
Shawn WootenC1910013001.0005.947721622.2
Eric GillespieC736311.9755.57118220.0
Matt CurtisC7354011.0005.57121019.1
Juan RodriguezCF92.000
Theo FefeeCF32.000
Kevin HamCF12.000
Cesar GeronimoCF10.000
Nate MurphyCF6.000
Theo FefeeLF69.000
Jeff GuielLF23.000
Cale CarterLF21.000
Matt CurtisLF17.000
Nate MurphyLF11.000
Robby WellesLF3.000
Gar ValloneLF3.000
Juan RodriguezLF1.000
Bryan GravesLF1.000
Matt GarrickLF1.000
Kevin HamOF1212201675.9711.950
Theo FefeeOF99159741.9761.677
Juan RodriguezOF961741043.9791.917
Jeff GuielOF4165551.9331.707
Cale CarterOF2234120.9461.591
Nate MurphyOF1830110.9691.722
Matt CurtisOF1731421.9462.059
Cesar GeronimoOF13210001.0001.615
Robby WellesOF370001.0002.333
Gar ValloneOF310001.000.333
Bryan GravesOF10000.000
Matt GarrickOF110001.0001.000
Keith VolkmanP38312011.000.395
Kevin HumphreysP3071911.963.867
Jason StockstillP27643021.0001.815
Ramón OrtizP2742011.960.889
Tommy DarrellP27112861.8671.444
Brendon CowsillP260611.857.231
Jacobo SorianoP250310.750.120
Danny GreeneP2438001.000.458
Edgar LeyvaP22410021.000.636
Juan HendersonP2027021.000.450
Jerrod RigganP1910930.8641.000
Chris GadwayP1524011.000.400
Jimmy O'QuinnP1413011.000.286
Mark HarrigerP1288011.0001.333
Brian ScuteroP1001001.000.100
Brandon PufferP1013011.000.400
Fernando De La CruzP102410.857.600
Hector RodriguezP901001.000.111
Jose CintronP20000.000
Juan RodriguezP10000.000
Kevin HamRF110.000
Jeff GuielRF20.000
Cesar GeronimoRF4.000
Juan RodriguezRF3.000
Nate MurphyRF2.000
Theo FefeeRF2.000
Cale CarterRF1.000
Evert Jean 't HoenSS1021412694665.8994.020
Chuck AbbottSS193351713.9234.421
Allan ParkerSS13243516.9834.538
Gar ValloneSS10102255.8653.200
Rob SasserSS30000.000
Eric GillespieSS224001.0003.000
Totals198935671552174358.9672.574221385628.9

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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