2004 West Michigan Whitecaps Statistics

Midwest League (MWL) - Class: A
Team Record: 69-70
Finished 5th in the MWL's East Division
Manager: Matt Walbeck (69-70)
Affiliation: Detroit Tigers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Fifth Third Ballpark
Attendance: 390,033, Avg. 5,572 in 70 home dates
2004 West Michigan Whitecaps Roster

Playoffs - West Michigan Whitecaps 2 games, South Bend Silver Hawks 0
Playoffs - West Michigan Whitecaps 2 games, Lansing Lugnuts 1
Finals - West Michigan Whitecaps 3 games, Kane County Cougars 2

The West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League ended the 2004 season with a record of 69 wins and 70 losses, finishing fifth in the league's East Division.

The Whitecaps tallied 619 runs and yielded 565 runs. Kelly Hunt paced West Michigan with 21 home runs, while Garth McKinney walloped 15 or more also. Kelly Hunt drove in 102 runs. Juan Francia led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .320 average. Virgil Vasquez topped the team with 14 wins, and Jordan Tata recorded a 3.36 ERA, leading regular hurlers.

Players from the 2004 West Michigan Whitecaps who spent time in the Majors during their careers included Frankie De La Cruz, Tony Giarratano, Cristhian Martínez, Brian Rogers, Jordan Tata and Virgil Vasquez.

Matt Walbeck 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
Virgil Vasquez146.7003.6427270000168.31567368143411201516681
Andy Baldwin84.6672.761414000088.07329275211611002351
Jordan Tata811.4213.3528280100166.3167776276821169015705
Chris Steinborn811.4213.9927270300160.3173947173711051116674
Brian Rogers68.4294.5525250000142.3163767294411201008627
Cristhian Martínez52.7142.441212011073.7592720620045703296
Jermy Rodriguez52.7143.44370700055.0472121424048004242
Danny Zell54.5562.27306700275.3692319224052516312
Brian Santo34.4292.774501900161.76527192254581012279
Anthony Tomey23.4002.724101500449.7351515137261305218
Frankie De La Cruz24.3333.8354038001754.05130232330443113249
Kenon Ronz26.2504.875201400057.3483131613258304237
Damien Myers12.3333.33240600027.030131019025213123
Matt Righter000.005030006.0300020100323
Jason Knoedler009.001010001.021101001007
Chris Homer03.0004.5739024001245.3482823221050115205
Totals6970.4963.5246113913451361231.311895654826841314964816955229

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
Kelly Hunt13658254671150280211022322107.275.308.441.749241127072
Juan Francia1114784137313211303237193444.320.384.361.7451493102012
Vince Blue1345554976612919424319114997.260.328.326.65416243332
Eric Rodland12853347163124266450843885.263.331.369.701174912840
Kody Kirkland12952949650117301110616815149.236.276.401.677199513410
Garth McKinney1174644125994142194111746175.228.313.410.72316935103
Danilo Sanchez873473093391220846002659.294.355.443.79913756150
Luis Sabino103427384549022694710336144.234.302.393.69515153040
Jason Knoedler70240198334874421843359.242.346.379.7257540630
Tony Giarratano431941652047611131132522.285.383.352.7355842113
Alex Trezza49179171153411022200743.199.235.298.5335111000
Nick McIntyre3913712919316211530737.240.277.341.6184400010
Nate Doyle4113812016276311220753.225.326.350.67642211000
Kurt Piantek3312611515233051900838.200.254.357.6104151020
Andrew Graham269083821411901521.253.303.361.6653001100
Richie Burgos279388818303800519.205.247.341.5883010000
Wilton Reynolds26101911115402700932.165.248.275.5222561000
Bo Flowers625224610110106.273.360.455.8151003000
Juan Llamas1551100020000.200.200.200.400100000
Totals13065243471561911982234394551117643721190.254.317.379.69717896979453212


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS%
Kelly Hunt1B131115510110118.9929.588
Kurt Piantek1B449027.96112.250
Richie Burgos1B3333031.00012.000
Nate Doyle1B263001.0004.500
Kody Kirkland1B180011.0008.000
Eric Rodland2B1242453311087.9834.645
Nate Doyle2B10132115.9713.400
Nick McIntyre2B5511031.0003.200
Juan Francia2B4101136.8755.250
Kody Kirkland3B122842372922.9172.631
Nick McIntyre3B19152077.8331.842
Nate Doyle3B20811.8894.000
Danilo SanchezC744937472.9887.6628
Alex TrezzaC482933875.9796.8964
Andrew GrahamC261732133.9857.4626
Nick McIntyreC110001.0001.0000
Vince BlueOF128260150.9812.039
Garth McKinneyOF113180691.9541.646
Luis SabinoOF98186864.9701.980
Jason KnoedlerOF61116711.9922.016
Nate DoyleOF890001.0001.125
Bo FlowersOF6140001.0002.333
Wilton ReynoldsOF45010.8331.250
Nick McIntyreOF440001.0001.000
Frankie De La CruzP5468001.000.259
Kenon RonzP5215001.000.115
Brian SantoP4531031.812.289
Anthony TomeyP416510.917.268
Chris HomerP3930001.000.077
Jermy RodriguezP3715001.000.162
Danny ZellP30214031.000.533
Jordan TataP28143231.9391.643
Virgil VasquezP27112621.9491.370
Chris SteinbornP2783464.8751.556
Brian RogersP251116001.0001.080
Damien MyersP242410.857.250
Andy BaldwinP14514041.0001.357
Cristhian MartínezP126740.7651.083
Matt RighterP501001.000.200
Jason KnoedlerP110001.0001.000
Juan FranciaSS921712802868.9424.902
Tony GiarratanoSS4276146629.9745.286
Nate DoyleSS661423.9093.333
Nick McIntyreSS551523.9094.000
Totals160436951537160393.9703.2621800

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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