1973 Decatur Commodores Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-62
Finished 2nd in the MWL's South Division
Manager: John Van Ornum (63-62)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 34,385, Avg. 550
1973 Decatur Commodores Roster

Playoffs - Danville Warriors 2 games, Decatur Commodores 0

The Decatur Commodores of the Midwest League ended the 1973 season with a record of 63 wins and 62 losses, finishing second in the league's South Division.

The Commodores tallied 469 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 516 runs. Gary Alexander paced Decatur with 17 home runs and accounted for 66 RBI. Wendell Kim led all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .264 clip. Rob Dressler topped the squad with 11 wins, while John Montefusco registered a 2.17 earned run average, leading hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Players from the 1973 Decatur Commodores who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Gary Alexander, Rob Dressler, Bob Knepper, Fred Kuhaulua, John Montefusco and Reggie Walton.

John Van Ornum 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
Rob Dressler1110.5242.8225241420182.0170725785431333312
John Montefusco92.8182.1724121116120.09440294442126206
Thomas O'Donnell910.4742.762622730140.013567435632100567
Bob Knepper72.7781.94111161079.0652817123068012
Jeff McKay65.5453.8426840382.0763935439285117
Julio Divison612.3333.872915213135.01397358650279431
Roger Rasmussen56.4555.58171320071.07050445460455111
Harlan Highfill42.6673.8333000447.0572220427228005
Fred Kuhaulua33.5004.2322500466.0623631239162021
Jay Dillard26.2504.50161130064.0635232441046007
Kenneth Kollmyer13.2503.4411410134.0372113414026203
James Emery000.00200002.01000302000
Kenny Roberts0027.00100002.02760500200
Jerry Scarcella01.0004.097000011.089501007102
Totals6362.5043.392501250508211035.097951639047458148072517640

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
Gary Alexander1234974066810616517665189126.261.394.451.845183101
Wendell Kim1104313605395842271086466.264.378.325.703117250
Henry Jones11347042548947423020134104.221.280.271.550115191
Reggie Walton11846140448901556501124687.223.305.329.634133425
Luis Camilo873112802980123132512325.286.343.361.704101323
Rick Sanderlin773212744676723262474354.277.376.350.72796121
John Andrews863242752558103434324269.211.317.313.62986223
Kim Henderson96290244225733113323969.234.344.283.62769250
Dennis Kendrick48191178144071012201240.225.274.275.54949010
Joe Meade68227182273971114504345.214.370.280.65051200
Dave Stabelfeldt53160142132710523101548.190.262.303.56543003
Douglas Meyer49166130122610012003138.200.366.208.57427320
Mike Rupcich3411797102241111001623.227.350.320.67031301
Rob Dressler267268515201700232.221.254.294.54820110
Joey Martin7332771010010065.370.485.407.89211000
Julio Divison29514711020040027.213.245.255.50012020
Thomas O'Donnell275646470104001012.152.304.196.4999000
John Montefusco24473856000210813.158.304.158.4626010
Jeff McKay26282504000100111.160.222.160.3824110
Bob Knepper14363033100400419.100.222.133.3564101
Kenneth Kollmyer1211101210000012.200.273.300.5733000
Jay Dillard1921133210000046.154.353.231.5843040
Roger Rasmussen1727212201030026.095.174.190.3644040
Fred Kuhaulua2320160110000027.062.167.125.2922020
Jerry Scarcella7220000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Gary Senn3660000000002.000.000.000.0000000
Harlan Highfill33661000000003.000.000.000.0000000
Totals13294382375244787210734443769024539921.232.332.314.646117902745190


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Roger Schmuck1B4941313727.9848.694
Douglas Meyer1B3828313515.9837.789
Mike Rupcich1B2014713213.9888.000
Joe Meade1B171381316.9938.882
Reggie Walton1B549225.9621.200
Joey Martin1B2161001.0008.500
Kim Henderson2B501021051120.9504.140
Wendell Kim2B4496116619.9724.818
Joe Meade2B324879712.9483.969
Henry Jones2B14254365.9194.857
John Andrews3B81761682411.9103.012
Wendell Kim3B36215586.9052.111
Kim Henderson3B1111330.8241.273
Rick Sanderlin3B303001.0001.000
Luis Camilo3B101001.0001.000
Luis CamiloC724494863.9886.9036
Dave StabelfeldtC392621861.9797.17913
Mike RupcichC115410001.0005.8180
Joey MartinC544310.9799.4001
Gary SennC111110.92312.0001
Gary AlexanderC170001.0007.0001
Gary AlexanderOF1211717140.9271.471
Reggie WaltonOF1101408130.9191.345
Rick SanderlinOF74149941.9752.135
Dennis KendrickOF4780210.9881.745
Kim HendersonOF1719110.9521.176
Wendell KimOF10202021.0002.200
Douglas MeyerOF690001.0001.500
John AndrewsOF350001.0001.667
Harlan HighfillP332910.917.333
Julio DivisonP2963940.9181.552
Thomas O'DonnellP2682041.8751.077
Jeff McKayP2607021.000.269
Rob DresslerP25846001.0002.160
John MontefuscoP2452513.9681.250
Fred KuhauluaP2211431.833.682
Roger RasmussenP17817001.0001.471
Jay DillardP162942.733.688
Kenneth KollmyerP110830.727.727
Bob KnepperP1141313.9441.545
Jerry ScarcellaP72110.750.429
James EmeryP20000.000
Kenny RobertsP10120.3331.000
Henry JonesSS981232503030.9263.806
Wendell KimSS18214245.9403.500
Joe MeadeSS8181022.9333.500
Kim HendersonSS65540.7141.667
Totals130030481263193195.9573.3162200

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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