1971 Wichita Aeros Statistics

American Association (AA) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-74
Finished 3rd in the AA's West Division
Manager: Ken Aspromonte (66-74)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Lawrence-Dumont Stadium
Attendance: 280,320, Avg. 4,005
1971 Wichita Aeros Roster

The Wichita Aeros of the American Association ended the 1971 season with a record of 66 wins and 74 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Aeros plated 636 runs and yielded 706 runs. Mike Carruthers paced Wichita with 14 home runs and accounted for 71 RBI. Buddy Bell led hitters with significant playing time with a .289 average. Rich Hand and Dick Tidrow topped the team with 8 wins each, while Dick Tidrow recorded a 4.14 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers.

Rick Austin, Frank Baker, Buddy Bell, Kurt Bevacqua, Gary Boyd, Jack Brohamer, Larry Burchart, Lou Camilli, Chris Chambliss, Jim Clark, Ed Farmer, Ted Ford, Pedro González, John Hairston, Rich Hand, Jack Heidemann, Phil Hennigan, Dennis Higgins, Steve Jones, Bob Kaiser, John Lowenstein, Chuck Machemehl, Rich Nye, Mike Paul, Cap Peterson, Jim Rittwage, Fred Stanley and Dick Tidrow were all players from the 1971 Wichita Aeros who played in the Majors during their careers.

Ken Aspromonte 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
Rich Hand82.8001.88111141086.0662818440550301
Dick Tidrow86.5714.142020310124.012361572145581805
Mike Paul67.4624.371717210107.010255521442879301
Gary Boyd54.5564.55271210189.0905645942674403
Rich Thoms42.6674.3925100841.0422920524326002
Rick Austin45.4444.28141321180.0954438744066203
Larry Burchart45.4445.1036000167.0935538539342214
Jim Rittwage46.4005.73241210188.098615613501545011
Bob Kaiser32.6005.719611141.0402626620022113
Ed Farmer22.5004.507700040.0352220615019203
Steve Jones22.5005.6614300135.0422722516231002
Rich Nye23.4006.8811600034.0512926311024101
Chuck Machemehl26.2504.3826710876.0734337642669302
Phil Hennigan101.0001.807000215.0104307018000
Mac Crossan11.5003.457700047.0372118229126101
Bill Tsoukalas16.1434.5037500476.0794438838866415
Rich Seminoff340.0
Dennis Higgins310.0
Mike Carruthers000.00100001.00000001000
Ray Miller01.0002.458000011.0123305010100
Ronald Zuber02.00012.758500024.0373534820013013
Totals5762.4794.583741320155281082.0112564355112252948771404500

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
Buddy Bell129520470651362311159734251.289.344.413.756194026
Mike Carruthers125470435531252211471132147.287.320.439.760191356
Jim Clark9739934660109265957124868.315.401.497.898172302
Jack Brohamer1033913554593145444122640.262.314.363.678129334
Butch Allen11342637549861019431374292.229.313.333.646125513
Lou Camilli662832483876131333023034.306.383.403.786100212
Luis Isaac93330287297573125403357.261.341.317.65891271
Cap Peterson913052774173114846102342.264.325.419.743116302
Frank Baker522111873261122832222425.326.403.540.943101000
Ted Ford492001762858112531322232.330.404.500.90488020
Kristopher Krebs75226213184781016331137.221.262.268.53057110
Mel Civil65207186224133214261731.220.288.301.58956121
John Lowenstein37153125274080824432430.320.431.5761.00772202
Edward Southard50184159223710314122027.233.324.296.62047221
John Hairston3312111220322051500818.286.333.438.77149010
Fred Stanley3214011412288118012515.246.386.360.74541100
Chris Chambliss13464281230261048.286.348.500.84821000
Larry Wallin237771311102300521.155.221.254.47418100
Gary Boyd27282701000030018.370.393.370.76310000
Mike Paul17423719100200412.243.317.270.58710010
Steve Jones1411111600000002.545.545.5451.0916000
Jack Heidemann628247600020045.250.357.250.6076000
Chuck Machemehl27313026201200110.200.226.367.59211000
Rich Hand1337334600020026.182.229.182.4106020
Bill Tsoukalas3925232500010016.217.240.217.4575001
Jim Rittwage2532266510220038.192.276.462.73712030
Dick Tidrow22444154000110221.098.159.098.2574100
Rich Nye1515122300010034.250.400.250.6503000
Rick Austin14332613100000716.115.303.154.4574000
Rich Thoms25992200000005.222.222.222.4442000
Ed Farmer713100200000012.200.273.200.4732020
Bob Kaiser916151220020009.133.133.267.4004010
Pedro González1520181200010022.111.200.111.3112000
Larry Burchart3616161100000009.062.062.062.1251000
Gary Stone612111000000013.000.083.000.0830000
Ray Miller8330000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Phil Hennigan7330000000001.000.000.000.0000000
Mac Crossan716130000000026.000.133.000.1330010
Ronald Zuber8760000000001.000.000.000.0000010
Totals159351304572609121219030985604538459812.265.334.384.718175603038310


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Mike Carruthers1B117908791183.9898.436
Cap Peterson1B3023422519.9818.533
Chris Chambliss1B3273031.0001.000
Mel Civil1B220001.0001.000
Jack Brohamer2B72156211540.9875.097
Edward Southard2B325181310.9784.125
Kurt Bevacqua2B14323511.9854.786
Kristopher Krebs2B13313819.9865.308
Buddy Bell2B11192533.9364.000
Fred Stanley2B7132115.9714.857
Pedro González2B102001.0002.000
Buddy Bell3B1131071601319.9542.363
Jack Brohamer3B16163432.9433.125
Kristopher Krebs3B1261121.8951.417
Cap Peterson3B323001.0001.667
John Lowenstein3B202001.0001.000
Pedro González3B211001.0001.000
Luis IsaacC915515343.9936.6377
John HairstonC311881862.9726.6456
Larry WallinC211541322.9887.9521
Gary StoneC5251001.0005.2000
Butch AllenOF1011261143.9721.356
Jim ClarkOF94142581.9481.564
Mel CivilOF5382452.9451.623
Frank BakerOF5187481.9191.784
Ted FordOF47128210.9922.766
Cap PetersonOF4162310.9851.585
John LowensteinOF3455221.9661.676
Edward SouthardOF11120001.0001.091
Chris ChamblissOF8150001.0001.875
Kurt BevacquaOF460001.0001.500
Buddy BellOF210001.000.500
Bill TsoukalasP3761311.950.514
Larry BurchartP3631111.933.389
Rich SeminoffP34.000
Dennis HigginsP31.000
Gary BoydP2761510.955.778
Chuck MachemehlP2671321.909.769
Rich ThomsP250811.889.320
Jim RittwageP245810.929.542
Dick TidrowP20101711.9641.350
Mike PaulP1718031.000.529
Steve JonesP1412001.000.214
Rick AustinP14713031.0001.429
Rich NyeP114411.889.727
Rich HandP1178021.0001.364
Bob KaiserP934001.000.778
Ronald ZuberP80010.000.000
Ray MillerP801001.000.125
Phil HenniganP723001.000.714
Ed FarmerP73711.9091.429
Mac CrossanP762001.0001.143
Mike CarruthersP10000.000
Lou CamilliSS651121491730.9394.015
Kristopher KrebsSS2737681310.8903.889
Fred StanleySS254380911.9324.920
Jack HeidemannSS6101423.9234.000
Buddy BellSS61218041.0005.000
Totals154735241310141283.9723.1251400

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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