BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
4th place | 8-17, .320 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 2-8
R: 84 | RA: 118 | PAYROLL: $30,799,730
04/30/2002
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Aaron .240
P. Konerko .234
A. Belle .212
B. Grich .200
E. Mathews .190
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Mathews 6
P. Konerko 5
H. Aaron 4
J. Pagliaroni 3
R. Braun 2
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 15
P. Konerko 15
E. Mathews 15
H. Aaron 10
J. Pagliaroni 7
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 2
L. Gomez 2
J. Malarkey 2
S. Bedrosian 1
3 more tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Gomez 2.78
G. Maddux 4.45
A. Javery 4.50
J. Malarkey 5.23
B. Byrd 6.38
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Gomez 41
A. Javery 27
B. Byrd 24
K. Ligtenberg 19
R. Melton 17
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
RF Albert Belle .071, 0 HR Last 11 games
LF Tommy Davis .154, 0 HR Last 9 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Greg Maddux 6 6 1 3 0 4.45 1.29 Rested
Starter R Bill Byrd 6 5 0 4 0 6.38 1.38 Slightly Tired
Starter L Lefty Gomez 6 5 2 4 0 2.78 0.99 Rested
Starter R John Malarkey 6 6 2 1 0 5.23 1.90 Slightly Tired
Starter R Bill Phyle 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.78 Rested
None specified R Tyler Glasnow 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Don Cardwell 2 0 0 0 0 2.45 1.09 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Al Javery 10 0 1 0 0 4.50 1.59 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Kerry Ligtenberg 10 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.61 Rested
Middle Relief R Steve Bedrosian 10 0 1 1 0 6.00 1.50 Rested
Setup R Akinori Otsuka 6 0 0 1 0 1.12 0.62 Rested
Setup L Bruce Chen 7 0 0 0 0 2.57 0.71 Rested
Closer R Harley Young 10 0 0 1 5 1.69 1.41 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
76 R Joe Torre C 10 35 12 0 4 2 2 8 .343 .378 .429 0.4
20 R Jim Pagliaroni C 19 68 12 3 7 7 6 21 .176 .247 .353 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Dick Groat SS 18 53 17 0 6 3 1 7 .321 .345 .340 0.5
14 R Paul Konerko 1B 23 94 22 5 15 7 3 21 .234 .255 .426 0.0
41 L Eddie Mathews 3B 23 79 15 6 15 12 12 30 .190 .297 .456 0.2
3 R Bobby Grich 2B 25 90 18 0 5 10 19 33 .200 .351 .244 0.5
33 L Cupid Childs 2B 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 -0.1
19 L Ron Fairly 1B 10 24 4 0 0 1 4 8 .167 .286 .208 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
34 S Melky Cabrera CF 17 55 16 0 2 8 5 9 .291 .385 .345 0.3
83 R Ryan Braun LF 20 70 12 2 4 4 6 23 .171 .247 .257 -0.6
28 L Curtis Granderson CF 16 49 12 1 2 5 5 16 .245 .327 .347 0.4
44 R Hank Aaron RF 24 100 24 4 10 12 2 24 .240 .250 .420 0.0
2 R Albert Belle RF 22 85 18 1 6 6 6 19 .212 .264 .353 0.0
4 R Tommy Davis LF 21 53 14 0 1 5 2 12 .264 .291 .302 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Bobby Grich 2B .200 0 5 2
2 R Jim Pagliaroni C .176 3 7 0
3 R Hank Aaron RF .240 4 10 0
4 R Paul Konerko 1B .234 5 15 0
5 L Eddie Mathews 3B .190 6 15 0
6 R Ryan Braun LF .171 2 4 0
7 R Albert Belle DH .212 1 6 0
8 R Dick Groat SS .321 0 6 0
9 L Curtis Granderson CF .245 1 2 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Melky Cabrera CF .291 0 2 1
2 R Bobby Grich 2B .200 0 5 2
3 R Hank Aaron RF .240 4 10 0
4 R Paul Konerko 1B .234 5 15 0
5 R Albert Belle DH .212 1 6 0
6 R Ryan Braun LF .171 2 4 0
7 L Eddie Mathews 3B .190 6 15 0
8 R Jim Pagliaroni C .176 3 7 0
9 R Dick Groat SS .321 0 6 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Rube Melton wrist soreness DtD, 3 days On IL, eligible for return
P Alejandro Peña sprained finger 3 days On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 4/30
vs BRK
RHP O. Hershiser
1-2, 3.74
Wed 5/1
vs BRK
LHP D. Leonard
3-0, 3.71
Fri 5/3
@ PHI
LHP S. Carlton
4-1, 1.89
Sat 5/4
@ PHI
RHP J. Ward
3-2, 3.71
Sun 5/5
@ PHI
LHP R. Collins
1-1, 4.61
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
Marvin Miller Division W L PCT GB
Wandering House of David 16 10 .615 -
Houston Colt 45s 15 11 .577 1.0
Kansas City Monarchs 14 12 .538 2.0
Birmingham Black Barons 8 17 .320 7.5
Indianapolis ABCs 7 18 .280 8.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 8-17, .320 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 7½ GB
Record at home 1-11, .083 PCT
Record on the road 7-6, .538 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-3, .400 PCT
Record in one-run games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 2-6, .250 PCT
Record versus RHP 6-11, .353 PCT
Record last 10 games 2-8, .200 PCT
Record in April 8-17, .320 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .232 - 8th in NL
On-Base Percentage .296 - 8th in NL
Slugging Percentage .351 - 10th in NL
On-Base + Slugging .647 - 10th in NL
Runs Scored 84 - 10th in NL
Hits 210 - 6th in NL
Extra-Base Hits 63 - 10th in NL
Home Runs 22 - 9th in NL
Bases On Balls 76 - 5th in NL
Strikeouts 245 - 10th in NL
Stolen Bases 6 - 10th in NL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.10 - 6th in NL
Starters' ERA 4.58 - 6th in NL
Bullpen ERA 3.55 - 6th in NL
Runs allowed 118 - 8th in NL
Hits allowed 228 - 9th in NL
Opponents AVG .249 - 7th in NL
BABIP .294 - 7th in NL
Home Runs allowed 29 - tied for 5th in NL
Bases On Balls 98 - 10th in NL
Strikeouts 214 - 6th in NL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Atlanta X Giants (AAA)
11-9, .550 PCT, 2 GB
Montgomery Biscuits (AA)
11-9, .550 PCT, 3 GB
Armstrong's Secret Nine (A)
9-11-0, .450 PCT, 5 GB
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