1989 Charlotte Knights Statistics

Southern League (SL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 70-73
Finished 4th in the SL's East Division
Manager: Jim Essian (70-73)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Ballpark: Knights Castle Stadium
Attendance: 157,720, Avg. 2,206
1989 Charlotte Knights Roster

The Charlotte Knights of the Southern League ended the 1989 season with a record of 70 wins and 73 losses, finishing fourth in the league's East Division.

The Knights plated 677 runs and surrendered 713 runs, most in the league. Erik Pappas paced Charlotte with 16 home runs Derrick May drove in 70 runs. Greg Smith led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .296 clip. Laddie Renfroe topped the team with 19 wins and a team-best 3.14 earned run average, leading qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1989 Charlotte Knights who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Shawn Boskie, Jim Bullinger, Frank Castillo, Kevin Coffman, Dan Firova, Pat Gomez, Ced Landrum, Kelly Mann, Derrick May, Erik Pappas, Laddie Renfroe, Rich Scheid and Greg Smith.

Jim Essian 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
Laddie Renfroe197.7313.14782581115132.0127524612341085112
Shawn Boskie118.5794.3828280500181.0196105881084316419111
David Rosario801.0003.425541500679.0733530650977129
Greg Kallevig710.4123.6133206320157.016282639509711112
Phil Harrison69.4004.7427250200148.0131887818855132413
Tom Michno57.4173.3637108100104.39550397621075624
Rich Scheid41.8004.08176210046.3433021827237277
Frank Castillo34.4293.841010040068.0733529712343101
Kris Roth21.6677.85102300018.3241716022212202
Jeff Hirsch24.3335.811711400157.3564837546141696
Pat Gomez101.0002.5122000014.3145403011024
Roger Williams11.5006.5364100020.733161548116010
Jackie Davidson17.1255.422516400091.312066555591055227
Erik Pappas000.001010001.00000100100
Dan Firova000.002020002.01000100000
Jim Bullinger000.002020003.02000305001
Fernando Zarranz02.00011.7090300010.013131311418101
Kevin Coffman03.0003.7474100021.715159026212215
Gary Parmenter03.00010.19121500117.72623206917111
Matt Cakora06.0006.213401300042.0473329432532203
Totals7073.4904.39412145128173231215.01251713592102628748836231690

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
Derrick May136530491721452659701973376.295.346.424.7702085104
Greg Smith1265284675913823656438134252.296.358.403.7611886941
Erik Pappas119434354691063111649786650.299.419.528.9471878421
Ced Landrum12342136172921126374594854.255.349.346.6951255520
Glenn Sullivan12940535551901968501063838.254.333.408.7421456334
Kelly Mann1174033453785141856113360.246.322.362.6841259881
Bob Bafia7929627338761311039531555.278.324.443.7681215031
Pablo Rivera101326287337650843443124.265.340.366.7051052512
Jim Bullinger1243673203469131328303956.216.305.291.595932602
Luis Cruz8125424037638111665728.262.286.317.603761601
Orsino Hill8227924144631401034613253.261.350.444.7941072221
Butch Garcia672392154259130944411635.274.333.460.794994221
Howard Nichols44141124183780420111220.298.383.460.843575001
John Lewis5715612814334217522318.258.383.344.727443201
Ty Griffin45171143253360321852529.231.351.336.687482011
Jeff Small281089912266011033518.263.308.354.662352110
Dan Firova349078621600813611.269.315.346.661271140
Phil Harrison2732262400031019.154.185.154.33940500
Tom Michno3713114320020003.273.273.455.72750200
Jeff Hirsch1818151300000013.200.250.200.45030200
Shawn Boskie3230233320010044.130.259.217.47750300
David Rosario55650200001001.400.400.400.80020100
Greg Kallevig3323201210000019.100.143.150.29330200
Laddie Renfroe781061100001003.167.167.167.33310400
Jackie Davidson2513110110020023.091.231.182.41320000
Rich Scheid17530000000011.000.250.000.25000100
Matt Cakora34110000000001.000.000.000.00000000
Frank Castillo10550000000003.000.000.000.00000000
Kevin Coffman8550000000002.000.000.000.00000000
Pat Gomez2221000000001.000.000.000.00000000
Roger Williams6110000000000.000.000.000.00000000
Kris Roth101010000000101.00000000
Totals18845313465567712312262610260416972482720.264.340.390.7301815068753322


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Glenn Sullivan1B12484261965.9907.282
Butch Garcia1B2613813210.9875.808
Erik Pappas1B21981315.9915.286
Bob Bafia1B10503091.0005.300
Dan Firova1B521415.9625.000
Kelly Mann1B120001.0002.000
Greg Smith2B1262533482059.9684.770
Luis Cruz2B243647616.9333.458
Erik Pappas2B223001.0002.500
Jeff Small2B110001.0001.000
Ty Griffin2B110001.0001.000
Bob Bafia2B101001.0001.000
Bob Bafia3B6739109198.8862.209
Ty Griffin3B393868123.8982.718
Jeff Small3B22172531.9331.909
Howard Nichols3B1391250.8081.615
Butch Garcia3B1181641.8572.182
Erik Pappas3B626001.0001.333
Luis Cruz3B210001.000.500
Kelly MannC1066108497.9876.54710
Erik PappasC462443262.9796.0002
Dan FirovaC114512021.0005.1822
Butch GarciaC931310.9713.7782
Derrick MayOF1302398130.9501.900
Ced LandrumOF112226580.9672.062
Pablo RiveraOF871175103.9241.402
Orsino HillOF73112641.9671.616
Erik PappasOF4552720.9671.311
John LewisOF40470001.0001.175
Luis CruzOF9100001.0001.111
Howard NicholsOF75110.857.857
Butch GarciaOF340001.0001.333
Laddie RenfroeP78101511.962.321
David RosarioP553830.786.200
Tom MichnoP37171532.914.865
Matt CakoraP3467001.000.382
Greg KallevigP33133121.9571.333
Shawn BoskieP2883162.8671.393
Phil HarrisonP27431021.0001.296
Jackie DavidsonP25219021.000.840
Rich ScheidP1719001.000.588
Jeff HirschP1741312.9441.000
Gary ParmenterP120411.800.333
Kris RothP102511.875.700
Frank CastilloP1088001.0001.600
Fernando ZarranzP90000.000
Kevin CoffmanP716001.0001.000
Roger WilliamsP601001.000.167
Pat GomezP237001.0005.000
Dan FirovaP20000.000
Jim BullingerP20000.000
Erik PappasP10000.000
Jim BullingerSS1181882812660.9473.975
Luis CruzSS4453781318.9102.977
Jeff SmallSS717721.9233.429
Bob BafiaSS357021.0004.000
Totals176436451475195292.9632.9021600

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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