1997 Kingsport Mets Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: R
Team Record: 37-31
Finished 3rd in the AL's West Division
Manager: Ken Berry (37-31)
Affiliation: New York Mets
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: Hunter Wright Stadium
Attendance: 48,396, Avg. 1,467 in 33 home dates
1997 Kingsport Mets Roster

The Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League ended the 1997 season with a record of 37 wins and 31 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Mets scored 414 runs and conceded 418 runs. Rob Stratton led Kingsport with 15 home runs and drove in 50 runs. Jerson Perez paced all regular hitters by hitting .267. Ray Lovingood topped the team with 6 wins, while Dicky Gonzalez registered a 4.36 earned run average, tops among regular hurlers.

Players from the 1997 Kingsport Mets who spent time in Major League Baseball during their careers included Endy Chávez, Tim Corcoran, Alex Escobar and Dicky Gonzalez.

Ken Berry 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
Ray Lovingood63.6675.861313000063.08048411130265507294
Randy Hamilton53.6252.53210900446.3381813015244101192
Tony Payne301.0005.26100200025.7311715314028402120
Joaquin Montada32.6006.901311000060.07855461122152615282
Dicky Gonzalez36.3334.361212010066.0703832710076400282
Humberto Santana36.3335.281313010076.78751459164716210329
Tim Corcoran201.0004.2470300017.0121082821431275
Rob Borkowski201.00016.885040025.3131010120500033
Mark Maberry22.5001.802201300535.036147313451002158
Adam Garmon22.5007.711851000342.05043361021139506200
Ynocencio De La Cruz23.4006.6166000031.346302348131401151
John Mattson101.0004.6364100023.32512122502520398
Chad Durick11.5001.176050007.73211301100031
Mark Enloe11.5006.45154400044.7573732721036216208
Rob Cox12.3334.712101100242.0492522216224323188
Jason Bowring009.002020004.0744110400218
Shane Smith0013.502020002.0143130200011
Totals3731.5445.3219268662016592.06834183507520819578457502670

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
Jerson Perez652702584569102329127741.267.293.357.6499243020
Rob Stratton63270245516111515501161994.249.319.518.83712726001
Juan Penalver51220180375781228763232.317.431.406.8377315211
Pat Burns602482243255113030741767.246.300.321.6227221511
Jason Bowring612352183254101635831243.248.298.385.6838434010
Brandon Copeland411791483150101737632333.338.438.561.9998315120
Mo Bruce341461283547833211441620.367.445.547.9927012000
Jason Brett49196170254633018622042.271.347.324.6715520600
Chad Durick31136126233813052510735.302.346.524.8696642010
Kelly Ramos50192170253831732231733.224.298.376.6746451403
Shane Smith37135113152570313211522.221.333.363.6964124300
Endy Chávez19887316224004521310.301.407.356.7632620200
Sean McGrath2695781820400644726.256.348.308.6562425320
Tony Johnson1554451015303911917.333.444.6001.0442710000
Mark Rodriguez261008712131031400825.149.221.264.4852310500
Alex Escobar1040366730031038.194.250.278.5281030011
Josh Cook9262003000201510.150.346.150.496301000
Mark Maberry231101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Jose Nunez2761000000002.000.000.000.000000100
Adam Garmon18110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Totals6902639232741462110920573568747230560.267.341.404.746941363932117


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Pat Burns1B4938819838.9818.306
Mark Rodriguez1B855213.9837.125
Chad Durick1B86611051.0009.625
Shane Smith1B3260001.0008.667
Mo Bruce1B190001.0009.000
Jason Brett2B285658717.9424.071
Jason Bowring2B14253416.9834.214
Juan Penalver2B991412.9582.556
Jerson Perez2B7141842.8894.571
Sean McGrath2B7212127.9556.000
Mo Bruce2B6171415.9695.167
Juan Penalver3B38291001312.9083.395
Jason Bowring3B1552994.7912.267
Sean McGrath3B1162630.9142.909
Mark Rodriguez3B435001.0002.000
Chad Durick3B305001.0001.667
Jerson Perez3B201001.000.500
Kelly RamosC453864794.9809.6227202252.4
Shane SmithC251622931.9857.6406231336.1
Josh CookC530210.9706.4000300.0
Mo BruceCF23.000
Endy ChávezCF18.000
Brandon CopelandCF15.000
Alex EscobarCF10.000
Jason BowringCF7.000
Brandon CopelandLF23.000
Jason BowringLF17.000
Chad DurickLF13.000
Tony JohnsonLF8.000
Pat BurnsLF8.000
Jason BrettLF3.000
Rob CoxLF1.000
Rob StrattonOF63100250.9531.619
Brandon CopelandOF4051960.9091.500
Jason BowringOF28254021.0001.036
Mo BruceOF2339221.9531.783
Endy ChávezOF1843221.9572.500
Chad DurickOF1421210.9581.643
Alex EscobarOF1019020.9051.900
Tony JohnsonOF86020.750.750
Pat BurnsOF815020.8821.875
Jason BrettOF340001.0001.333
Rob CoxOF101001.0001.000
Mark MaberryP2214001.000.227
Randy HamiltonP2125011.000.333
Rob CoxP213610.900.429
Adam GarmonP181210.750.167
Mark EnloeP1501120.846.733
Humberto SantanaP13724021.0002.385
Joaquin MontadaP1331320.8891.231
Ray LovingoodP131610.875.538
Dicky GonzalezP1241012.9331.167
Tony PayneP1003011.000.300
Tim CorcoranP712001.000.429
John MattsonP613001.000.667
Chad DurickP601001.000.167
Ynocencio De La CruzP620001.000.333
Rob BorkowskiP502001.000.400
Shane SmithP21010.500.500
Jason BowringP20000.000
Rob StrattonRF63.000
Jason BowringRF4.000
Brandon CopelandRF2.000
Chad DurickRF1.000
Jerson PerezSS52981302227.9124.385
Jason BrettSS81622104.7924.750
Juan PenalverSS5311011.0002.800
Sean McGrathSS22131.5001.500
Jose NunezSS10000.000
Totals9801776713129149.9512.54013463543.2

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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