1997 Kane County Cougars Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 70-68
Finished 2nd in the MWL's Central Division
Manager: Lynn Jones (70-68)
Affiliation: Florida Marlins
Location: Geneva, Illinois
Ballpark: Phillip Elfstrom Stadium
Attendance: 436,505, Avg. 6,614 in 66 home dates
1997 Kane County Cougars Roster

Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Cedar Rapids Kernels 0
Playoffs - Kane County Cougars 2 games, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0
Finals - Lansing Lugnuts 3 games, Kane County Cougars 2

The Kane County Cougars of the Midwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 70 wins and 68 losses, finishing second in the league's Central Division.

The Cougars plated 667 runs and allowed 620 runs. Tyrone Horne paced Kane County with 21 home runs and drove in 91 runs, while leading batters with significant playing time by connecting at a .306 clip. Brent Billingsley topped the team with 14 wins and a team-best 3.01 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 1997 Kane County Cougars who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Héctor Almonte, Brent Billingsley, Roosevelt Brown, Gary Knotts, Scott Podsednik and Julio Ramírez.

Lynn Jones 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
Brent Billingsley147.6673.0126260310170.71466757950017511113697
Bobby Rodgers810.4443.8627270200165.7154817196101381417699
Aaron Cames810.4443.9126260330149.714367651143015715610627
Geoff Duncan72.7784.074421300186.3854639730596504375
Dave Townsend51.8332.401211010063.7542017416051815260
Alex Morris401.0005.34190500032.0392419319222116149
Travis Wyckoff42.6672.684001400050.3502315222136503226
Brandon Leese31.7503.8376000042.3271818018032313171
Martin Sanchez35.3754.5051044002254.04031272322575011237
Tim McClaskey21.6673.16182700137.029181338238313151
Matt Levan23.4003.09119000043.7441615516045325183
Kevin Zaleski23.4005.472101300024.7372015412419101124
Jon Widerski24.3335.711710000064.77646415300451405307
Bobby Rector101.0000.8633011021.011221402400076
Mark Richards11.5002.38180500134.03413937327101142
Nelson Lara12.3333.992901800338.3372017114043113169
Adam Danner14.2004.12100200019.7261292841602292
Gary Knotts15.16713.0577000020.0333429217019318113
Derek Santiago16.1438.02128000046.0724641618030213224
Larry Rupcich000.001010001.010000000003
Joe Aversa000.001000002.020001000009
Jeff Johannsen007.1570300011.3131092701000355
Héctor Almonte01.0003.8681300114.011661601010259
Totals7068.5074.03415138128105291192.01164620534824392310909619985148

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
Scott Podsednik1356115318014723434928116072.277.352.352.704187531432
Tyrone Horne13357646889143242219118710488.306.434.500.9342341330118
Jason Garrett128528476721312835683235101.275.326.378.704180115392
Ryan Robertson116471376641072211171038569.285.414.436.85016493074
Jeff Venghaus1285294167198203043171186105.236.370.298.6681241261561
Julio Ramírez994343767096187145341637122.255.329.452.781170151421
Larry Kleinz10742136450881611144124863.242.334.382.71613984232
Jon Heinrichs602582353563122136851934.268.322.349.6718270311
Jay Jones6422221020626043102829.295.330.381.7118073101
Roosevelt Brown61234211295071430542252.237.312.336.6487151002
Joe Aversa63243203174132017313058.202.304.236.5404841631
Larry Glozier55182159212850016221629.176.275.208.4823386011
Larry Rupcich3313511113241008201721.216.331.225.5562542500
Jason Alaimo3699907225021012525.244.293.367.6603302021
Earl Agnoly341131009210121031623.210.282.290.5722904300
Ismael Reynoso34102914120001012821.132.210.132.3421251200
Jorge Bautista207667910300722518.149.213.194.4071321120
Chris Clark21554778300221612.170.291.234.5251102000
Alex Melconian312100100000012.100.250.100.350111000
Totals1330530145416671152196277859613764598944.254.345.360.705163610253694037


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Jason Garrett1B123108476990.9929.431
Jay Jones1B10744061.0007.800
Earl Agnoly1B9644051.0007.556
Jeff Venghaus2B1252343132477.9584.376
Larry Glozier2B12173014.9793.917
Larry Rupcich2B6712001.0003.167
Joe Aversa2B101011.0001.000
Larry Kleinz3B106522172716.9092.538
Jorge Bautista3B20122882.8332.000
Larry Rupcich3B1252444.8792.417
Larry Glozier3B30711.8752.333
Ryan RobertsonC987939085.9919.0109825138.3
Jason AlaimoC331852015.9956.212535920.5
Jay JonesC231421011.9936.609314630.0
Julio RamírezCF99.000
Scott PodsednikCF40.000
Chris ClarkCF2.000
Scott PodsednikLF70.000
Jon HeinrichsLF60.000
Chris ClarkLF6.000
Earl AgnolyLF4.000
Alex MelconianLF2.000
Jeff VenghausLF1.000
Scott PodsednikOF1332021051.9771.594
Julio RamírezOF99179842.9791.889
Jon HeinrichsOF60814001.0001.417
Roosevelt BrownOF5975561.9301.356
Tyrone HorneOF3450210.9811.529
Earl AgnolyOF2026020.9291.300
Chris ClarkOF1923020.9201.211
Jeff VenghausOF590001.0001.800
Alex MelconianOF370001.0002.333
Martin SanchezP515920.875.275
Geoff DuncanP4471430.875.477
Travis WyckoffP4051110.941.400
Nelson LaraP2915001.000.207
Bobby RodgersP27123133.9351.593
Aaron CamesP2662530.9121.192
Brent BillingsleyP2632211.962.962
Kevin ZaleskiP211310.800.190
Alex MorrisP1951421.9051.000
Mark RichardsP184810.923.667
Tim McClaskeyP1807001.000.389
Jon WiderskiP1761330.8641.118
Dave TownsendP12311031.0001.167
Derek SantiagoP1231212.9381.250
Matt LevanP1126001.000.727
Adam DannerP1012011.000.300
Héctor AlmonteP802001.000.250
Brandon LeeseP713001.000.571
Gary KnottsP70420.667.571
Jeff JohannsenP711001.000.286
Bobby RectorP301001.000.333
Larry RupcichP101001.0001.000
Joe AversaP10000.000
Roosevelt BrownRF59.000
Tyrone HorneRF34.000
Scott PodsednikRF25.000
Earl AgnolyRF16.000
Chris ClarkRF12.000
Jeff VenghausRF4.000
Alex MelconianRF1.000
Joe AversaSS6283175939.9664.161
Larry GlozierSS4154931021.9363.585
Ismael ReynosoSS343379911.9263.294
Larry RupcichSS16194647.9424.062
Totals201635761463159310.9692.500171316633.5

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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