1997 Phoenix Firebirds Statistics

Pacific Coast League (PCL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 88-55
Finished 1st in the PCL's South Division
Manager: Ron Wotus (88-55)
Affiliation: San Francisco Giants
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Ballpark: Scottsdale Stadium
Attendance: 209,698, Avg. 3,039 in 69 home dates
1997 Phoenix Firebirds Roster

Playoffs - Phoenix Firebirds 3 games, Colorado Springs Sky Sox 0
Finals - Edmonton Trappers 3 games, Phoenix Firebirds 1

The Phoenix Firebirds of the Pacific Coast League ended the 1997 season with a record of 88 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Firebirds plated 816 runs and allowed 721 runs. Dave McCarty paced Phoenix with 22 home runs, while Jeff Ball walloped 15 or more as well. Jeff Ball recorded 103 runs batted in. Jacob Cruz led hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .361 clip. Dan Carlson topped the squad with 13 wins, and Doug Creek recorded a 4.95 ERA, tops among regular hurlers.

Members of the 1997 Phoenix Firebirds who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were William VanLandingham, Steve Soderstrom, Ricky Pickett, Cory Bailey, Eddie Zosky, Joe Roa, Marvin Benard, Dante Powell, Jay Canizaro, Russ Ortiz, Keith Foulke, Dan Carlson, Osvaldo Fernández, Pat Rapp, Wilson Delgado, Damon Berryhill, Dax Jones, Keith Williams, John Johnstone, Rich Aurilia, Rich Rowland, Darryl Hamilton, Kevin Roberson, Jacob Cruz, Jeff Ball, Ramón Martínez, Doug Creek, René Arocha, Dave McCarty, Lee Hancock, Desi Wilson and Doug Mirabelli.

Ron Wotus 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
Dan Carlson133.8123.8829147003109.0102534712361108216451
Shawn Purdy103.7694.375602600282.31034540833142213367
Doug Creek86.5714.9325230210129.7140767115660137427583
René Arocha73.7004.7618180100111.712159591727068403470
Doug Vanderweele64.6004.59362800168.7993835618235503313
Mike Villano53.6254.161311100071.3753633727141202309
Randy Phillips54.5563.04213400047.3442016518227202198
Keith Foulke54.5564.501212000076.07938381115054621321
Cory Bailey401.0001.561301100317.316430611400170
Russ Ortiz43.5715.511414000085.09657521134070213376
Steve Soderstrom48.3336.4731158001105.7141817612521786110498
Joe Roa31.7504.7565000036.0432119411016100158
Ricky Pickett33.5003.1961029001267.7522724249385404302
Pat Rapp201.0003.6033000015.01666290610069
Chad Frontera201.0006.2055000024.732191729013213114
Edwin Corps21.6675.6872100019.0261412081800088
Chad Hartvigson22.5005.37174400053.7633432417052212238
Andy Taulbee22.5007.52196500040.7644134414020000195
William VanLandingham11.5009.0044000017.02019172210701492
Osvaldo Fernández003.0022000012.01054131400147
Mark Peterson007.363010003.7643010210021
Lee Hancock01.0006.1070100010.32377040900053
John Johnstone03.0004.0338034002438.0341717315330104161
Totals8855.6154.8044014314031461241.71405721662128493179264711595494

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
Jacob Cruz1275654939717845312951836464.361.434.538.971265113059
Desi Wilson121502451761552767531634473.344.404.477.881215114035
Dave McCarty121488434851532752292944975.353.419.5901.009256182125
Jeff Ball12654147090151383181031045884.321.396.530.926249125175
Tim Florez11444840257121244761633268.301.363.433.79617458512
Wilson Delgado11945141647120224959932470.288.326.425.75117791644
Dante Powell108510452911092441142341052105.241.323.385.70817493301
Kevin Roberson109399349601001951467953798.287.371.490.861171611022
Doug Mirabelli1004013324988232848125869.265.384.419.80313997312
Dax Jones933182714869753289103939.255.346.351.6979561340
Eddie Zosky862612413867104945331638.278.323.465.78811251122
Marvin Benard1772601420500543119.333.444.417.8612531000
Darryl Kennedy32108981017400811613.173.224.214.4392121121
Ramón Martínez18645761620171059.281.333.368.7022110110
Jay Canizaro23918112167021222924.198.278.358.6362920100
Rich Rowland19665910145021300713.237.318.424.7422520000
Rich Aurilia8393491020152154.294.385.441.8261510000
Mike Villano1314123610030012.500.538.5831.122700100
Doug Creek2524245620000007.250.250.333.583800000
Damon Berryhill415130500010021.385.467.385.851510002
Darryl Hamilton314141410120002.286.286.571.857800000
Russ Ortiz1417130300020016.231.333.231.564301200
Steve Soderstrom3115140300000004.214.214.214.429300100
Osvaldo Fernández2550200000001.400.400.400.800200000
Craig Mayes722212210000015.095.136.143.279320000
Ken Woods11101000100001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Pat Rapp3320100000001.500.500.5001.000100100
Chris Unrat1320100000010.500.667.5001.167100000
Lee Hancock7221100000001.500.500.5001.000100000
Chad Frontera5650100000001.200.200.200.400100100
Keith Williams3550100000002.200.200.200.400100000
Joe Roa6971100000014.143.250.143.393100100
Randy Phillips21981100000015.125.222.125.347100000
Keith Foulke1211101101000012.100.182.300.482300000
Dan Carlson3015121100000017.083.154.083.237100200
Bobby Bonds1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Doug Vanderweele36660000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Cory Bailey13110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Andy Taulbee19550000000003.000.000.000.000000000
Edwin Corps7540000000013.000.200.000.200000000
Chad Hartvigson171190000000023.000.182.000.182010000
Shawn Purdy56440000000001.000.000.000.000010000
René Arocha1814111000000005.000.000.000.000000300
Ricky Pickett61320000000012.000.333.000.333000000
William VanLandingham4550000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Totals17615569491881614452964612775213457530928.294.366.450.816221411749383440


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Desi Wilson1B7559243674.9918.467
Dave McCarty1B7556153371.9958.187
Jeff Ball1B320612.9638.667
Tim Florez2B105189313992.9824.781
Eddie Zosky2B16332737.9523.750
Jay Canizaro2B15253727.9694.133
Ramón Martínez2B142541311.9574.714
Wilson Delgado2B51115031.0005.200
Jeff Ball2B23310.8573.000
Jeff Ball3B107461661413.9381.981
Eddie Zosky3B421665413.9531.929
Jay Canizaro3B679011.0002.667
Tim Florez3B31621.7782.333
Darryl Kennedy3B222001.0002.000
Ken Woods3B10000.000
Doug MirabelliC996294746.9946.8282352440.7
Darryl KennedyC301821240.9806.467017729.2
Rich RowlandC161156001.0007.56224342.9
Craig MayesC5233001.0005.20005116.7
Damon BerryhillC3141001.0005.00001150.0
Chris UnratC12020.5002.0000100.0
Dante PowellCF108.000
Dax JonesCF31.000
Marvin BenardCF4.000
Darryl HamiltonCF3.000
Jacob CruzCF3.000
Kevin RobersonLF79.000
Desi WilsonLF38.000
Dax JonesLF38.000
Marvin BenardLF7.000
Bobby BondsLF1.000
Jacob CruzOF1172391684.9702.179
Dante PowellOF108266741.9862.528
Kevin RobersonOF92139730.9801.587
Dax JonesOF81146652.9681.877
Desi WilsonOF3866631.9601.895
Marvin BenardOF1726210.9661.647
Darryl HamiltonOF360001.0002.000
Keith WilliamsOF10000.000
Dave McCartyOF120001.0002.000
Bobby BondsOF10000.000
Ricky PickettP6133001.000.098
Shawn PurdyP5611413.938.268
John JohnstoneP3813011.000.105
Doug VanderweeleP3621411.941.444
Steve SoderstromP3181812.963.839
Dan CarlsonP2999021.000.621
Doug CreekP2522030.880.880
Randy PhillipsP2174001.000.524
Andy TaulbeeP1956001.000.579
René ArochaP1891350.8151.222
Chad HartvigsonP1714001.000.294
Russ OrtizP149721.8891.143
Mike VillanoP13912021.0001.615
Cory BaileyP1314001.000.385
Keith FoulkeP122910.917.917
Lee HancockP711011.000.286
Edwin CorpsP720001.000.286
Joe RoaP60510.833.833
Chad FronteraP51210.750.600
William VanLandinghamP421001.000.750
Pat RappP322001.0001.333
Mark PetersonP30010.000.000
Osvaldo FernándezP224001.0003.000
Jacob CruzRF114.000
Kevin RobersonRF15.000
Dax JonesRF14.000
Marvin BenardRF6.000
Keith WilliamsRF1.000
Dave McCartyRF1.000
Wilson DelgadoSS1141973321886.9674.640
Eddie ZoskySS304469418.9663.767
Rich AuriliaSS81422081.0004.500
Tim FlorezSS4410011.0003.500
Ramón MartínezSS213001.0002.000
Totals214537251490121435.9772.4314633636.4

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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