1997 Michigan Battle Cats Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 70-67
Finished 2nd in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Billy Gardner (70-67)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Battle Creek, Michigan
Ballpark: C.O. Brown Stadium
Attendance: 126,947, Avg. 2,116 in 60 home dates
1997 Michigan Battle Cats Roster

Playoffs - Lansing Lugnuts 2 games, Michigan Battle Cats 1

The Michigan Battle Cats of the Midwest League ended the 1997 season with a record of 70 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the league's East Division.

The Battle Cats scored 725 runs and allowed 672 runs. Jim Chamblee paced Michigan with 22 home runs, while Dernell Stenson and Corey Jenkins walloped 15 or more, too. Dernell Stenson accounted for 80 RBI. John Barnes led hitters with significant playing time with a .304 average. Robb Welch topped the squad with 13 wins, and Matt Kinney recorded a 3.54 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Members of the 1997 Michigan Battle Cats who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were John Barnes, Rafael Betancourt, Jim Chamblee, Justin Duchscherer, Shea Hillenbrand, Rontrez Johnson, Matt Kinney, Steve Lomasney, Chris Reitsma, Dernell Stenson and Wilton Veras.

Billy Gardner 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
Robb Welch1310.5654.2226260310153.71428872880215817119678
Matt Kinney85.6153.5322220210117.39359464782123006514
Josh Garrett810.4444.8022220200138.71649474133506413323619
Curt Romboli52.7143.004612000169.0602923325269306293
Germaine Hunter54.5563.645202100171.76540298424682610322
Jason Sekany56.4554.0816160300106.092554854111034014448
Brian Rose41.8001.76100100015.312330201920160
Chris Reitsma41.8002.9099000049.7572316413041203217
Chris Festa45.4444.0437101100093.71095042834153527418
Scott Musgrave45.4445.611511200078.79659491117251513357
Steve Smetana21.6672.35180600230.723168112029102132
Lyle Prempas21.6677.79131400017.327171522021530598
Chuck Beale27.2223.7339928101289.31115837517286229405
Andy Hazlett101.0005.2522000012.015772101200050
Justin Duchscherer11.5005.6244000024.0261715110019300109
Brian Partenheimer11.5006.65170400021.732161619316304104
Larry Wimberly13.2506.89134400131.334252449027203138
Chris Thompson01.0001.1580300015.711721111300162
Rafael Betancourt03.0001.9527022001132.3269722052013125
Totals7067.5114.11396137126112281168.011956725338344822101867161195149

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
John Barnes130566490801491956731956542.304.387.400.78719675063
Jim Chamblee133562487112146295227318453107.300.384.515.900251817053
Wilton Veras13153048951141213868323151.288.336.393.729192196130
Dernell Stenson1315704717913735215806472105.291.400.469.8692211019086
Corey Jenkins1114684266810217418625528129.239.301.425.726181911031
Rontrez Johnson118494411879910654029126596.241.355.331.68513629630
Gary Locurto1204894196499270463856393.236.337.329.667138132322
Steve Lomasney10237132450892731251343298.275.353.488.84115889330
Shea Hillenbrand64238224286513333913920.290.315.415.7309321041
Asbel Ortiz431481431940813610332.280.299.413.7125921100
Jose Olmeda61207194243770121501163.191.238.242.4804731100
Tim Kratochvil4414212911344101900935.264.317.310.6274042020
Peter Prodanov55165141242651521111830.184.288.340.6294833211
Jorge DeLeon2063591016300420019.271.258.322.5801930130
Javier Fuentes3090771013110811718.169.273.208.4811624200
Orlando Sanchez2170613112111000915.180.286.295.5811820000
Chris Madonna1642344520011069.147.286.206.492701010
Alex Ahumada312121311010003.250.250.500.750600000
Totals13335227459172512122313710364010346481965.264.343.398.74018269791204417


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Gary Locurto1B112909631983.9818.679
Shea Hillenbrand1B161336310.9798.688
Peter Prodanov1B13897310.9707.385
Chris Madonna1B2120031.0006.000
Javier Fuentes1B16110.8757.000
Jim Chamblee2B1041942782063.9594.538
Asbel Ortiz2B304377717.9454.000
Orlando Sanchez2B45512.9092.500
Peter Prodanov2B438001.0002.750
Javier Fuentes2B34912.9294.333
Jorge DeLeon2B10000.000
Alex Ahumada2B12410.8576.000
Wilton Veras3B130992201929.9442.454
Shea Hillenbrand3B841050.7371.750
Peter Prodanov3B43320.7501.500
Asbel Ortiz3B10000.000
Javier Fuentes3B103001.0003.000
Steve LomasneyC9462383123.9837.511121113222.4
Tim KratochvilC402792533.9907.6003311634.0
Peter ProdanovC126712001.0006.58325550.0
Chris MadonnaC934710.9764.55625444.4
Rontrez JohnsonCF109.000
John BarnesCF32.000
Peter ProdanovCF2.000
Corey JenkinsLF71.000
Dernell StensonLF67.000
Peter ProdanovLF1.000
Asbel OrtizLF1.000
Tim KratochvilLF1.000
John BarnesOF113213861.9741.956
Rontrez JohnsonOF109237670.9722.229
Dernell StensonOF10814511140.9181.444
Corey JenkinsOF72104772.9411.542
Peter ProdanovOF18300001.0001.667
Asbel OrtizOF110001.0001.000
Tim KratochvilOF10000.000
Germaine HunterP52813011.000.404
Curt RomboliP46413001.000.370
Chuck BealeP3921511.944.436
Chris FestaP3781632.889.649
Rafael BetancourtP2715001.000.222
Robb WelchP266951.750.577
Matt KinneyP22513001.000.818
Josh GarrettP2282554.8681.500
Steve SmetanaP184320.778.389
Brian PartenheimerP1711001.000.118
Jason SekanyP161215001.0001.688
Scott MusgraveP1521110.929.867
Larry WimberlyP1334001.000.538
Lyle PrempasP130321.600.231
Brian RoseP1022001.000.400
Chris ReitsmaP92320.714.556
Chris ThompsonP804001.000.500
Justin DuchschererP40310.750.750
Andy HazlettP20000.000
John BarnesRF85.000
Dernell StensonRF44.000
Peter ProdanovRF15.000
Corey JenkinsRF1.000
Jose OlmedaSS59801353121.8743.644
Jim ChambleeSS272969710.9333.630
Javier FuentesSS253157612.9363.520
Jorge DeLeonSS18173886.8733.056
Orlando SanchezSS162657717.9225.188
Asbel OrtizSS8121856.8573.750
Alex AhumadaSS224011.0003.000
Totals199235041389218311.9572.456191525727.3

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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