BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
5th place | 75-87, .463 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 869 | RA: 928 | PAYROLL: $24,653,000
10/29/2001
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Aaron .294
A. Belle .238
E. Mathews .224
C. Childs .224
C. Granderson .206
TEAM LEADERS HR
H. Aaron 51
A. Belle 46
E. Mathews 46
J. Pagliaroni 45
C. Granderson 41
TEAM LEADERS RBI
H. Aaron 105
A. Belle 102
J. Pagliaroni 91
E. Mathews 90
C. Granderson 75
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Malarkey 11
G. Maddux 10
L. Gomez 9
A. Peña 8
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Malarkey 4.56
L. Gomez 4.90
G. Maddux 5.35
A. Peña 5.59
   
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Gomez 157
A. Peña 151
G. Maddux 150
J. Malarkey 123
B. Phyle 84
WHO'S HOT?
P Lefty Gomez 1-1, 2.42 Last 7 games
P Bill Phyle 0-1, 3.00 Last 3 games
P Fred Fussell 1 SV, 1.20 Last 10 games
WHO'S NOT?
LF Bob Nieman .119, 3 HR Last 38 games
P John Malarkey 0-1, 10.64 Last 2 games
3B Eddie Mathews .100, 0 HR Last 12 games
P Bruce Chen 1-1, 10.12 Last 16 games
P Warren Spahn 1-6, 8.91 Last 18 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Alejandro Peña 34 34 8 11 0 5.59 1.31 Rested
Starter R Greg Maddux 34 34 10 14 0 5.35 1.28 Rested
Long Relief L Lefty Gomez 37 22 9 9 0 4.90 1.30 Rested
Long Relief L Warren Spahn 27 4 3 7 0 8.41 1.71 Rested
Long Relief R Charlie A Morton 32 10 5 7 0 5.97 1.42 Rested
Long Relief R Pretzels Getzien 8 0 0 0 0 11.20 1.90 Rested
Long Relief R John Malarkey 39 24 11 6 0 4.56 1.39 Rested
Long Relief R Bill Phyle 49 2 2 4 1 5.54 1.34 Rested
Middle Relief R Slim Embrey 9 0 1 1 0 4.91 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Blake Wood 5 1 1 0 0 9.82 2.18 Rested
Middle Relief L Fred Fussell 26 0 2 2 1 3.50 1.14 Rested
Setup R Alex Malloy 30 0 5 0 1 5.03 1.38 Rested
Setup L Bruce Chen 69 0 2 4 4 6.85 1.49 Rested
Stopper R Akinori Otsuka 11 0 3 1 1 3.46 1.85 Rested
Closer R Harley Young 46 0 1 0 15 2.29 1.02 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R J P Arencibia C 73 182 40 19 35 23 7 71 .220 .264 .549 0.0
20 R Jim Pagliaroni C 123 434 115 45 91 75 53 105 .265 .354 .604 2.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 L Adrián González 1B 126 425 107 28 71 53 34 101 .252 .310 .487 -0.1
33 L Cupid Childs 2B 122 425 95 3 28 58 68 51 .224 .344 .327 0.2
19 R Paul Konerko 1B 140 459 132 36 97 70 63 97 .288 .380 .584 3.0
41 L Eddie Mathews 3B 144 482 108 46 90 99 80 162 .224 .339 .537 2.2
3 R Bobby Grich 2B 150 531 120 28 82 90 70 176 .226 .349 .448 2.0
11 L Herman Long SS 128 371 90 16 42 50 3 67 .243 .271 .445 0.4
14 R Nate Colbert 1B 18 38 9 4 7 5 1 14 .237 .268 .579 -0.0
15 L Ron Fairly 1B 11 24 5 0 4 1 4 5 .208 .321 .250 -0.2
12 R Troy Tulowitzki SS 63 154 42 4 18 24 7 35 .273 .301 .409 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
83 R Ryan Braun LF 144 529 144 48 98 102 22 122 .272 .319 .603 2.2
23 R Bob Nieman LF 96 349 73 16 46 48 44 114 .209 .301 .413 -1.2
28 L Curtis Granderson CF 136 465 96 41 75 71 50 171 .206 .293 .495 0.8
44 R Hank Aaron RF 149 620 182 51 105 96 16 115 .294 .316 .603 2.0
2 R Albert Belle RF 149 542 129 46 102 93 54 113 .238 .314 .533 -0.1
4 R Tommy Davis LF 19 64 23 3 8 10 5 8 .359 .400 .641 0.5
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Bobby Grich 2B .211 8 19 3
2 R Jim Pagliaroni C .265 45 91 1
3 R Hank Aaron RF .294 51 105 7
4 R Paul Konerko 1B .275 7 16 0
5 L Eddie Mathews 3B .224 46 90 17
6 R Albert Belle DH .238 46 102 23
7 R Ryan Braun LF .267 17 43 14
8 L Herman Long SS .243 16 42 24
9 L Curtis Granderson CF .206 41 75 23
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Bobby Grich 2B .211 8 19 3
2 R Jim Pagliaroni C .265 45 91 1
3 R Hank Aaron RF .294 51 105 7
4 R Paul Konerko 1B .275 7 16 0
5 R Ryan Braun LF .267 17 43 14
6 L Eddie Mathews 3B .224 46 90 17
7 R Albert Belle DH .238 46 102 23
8 R Troy Tulowitzki SS .273 4 18 0
9 L Curtis Granderson CF .206 41 75 23
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Larry Benton torn flexor tendon (elbow) 6 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Marvin Miller Division W L PCT GB
Houston Colt 45s 85 77 .525 -
Indianapolis ABCs 80 83 .491 5.5
Kansas City Monarchs 79 84 .485 6.5
Wandering House of David 78 84 .481 7.0
Birmingham Black Barons 75 87 .463 10.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 75-87, .463 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 10 GB
Record at home 44-37, .543 PCT
Record on the road 31-50, .383 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-12, .400 PCT
Record in one-run games 21-25, .457 PCT
Record versus LHP 17-17, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 58-70, .453 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 9-18, .333 PCT
Record in May 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in June 14-13, .519 PCT
Record in July 16-9, .640 PCT
Record in August 15-12, .556 PCT
Record in September 11-17, .393 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .240 - 10th in NL
On-Base Percentage .315 - 10th in NL
Slugging Percentage .498 - 5th in NL
On-Base + Slugging .813 - 8th in NL
Runs Scored 869 - 7th in NL
Hits 1320 - 10th in NL
Extra-Base Hits 632 - 9th in NL
Home Runs 381 - 2nd in NL
Bases On Balls 515 - 5th in NL
Strikeouts 1363 - 9th in NL
Stolen Bases 172 - 9th in NL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 5.41 - 6th in NL
Starters' ERA 5.49 - 6th in NL
Bullpen ERA 5.28 - 7th in NL
Runs allowed 928 - 8th in NL
Hits allowed 1464 - 7th in NL
Opponents AVG .262 - 7th in NL
BABIP .277 - 7th in NL
Home Runs allowed 337 - 6th in NL
Bases On Balls 551 - 9th in NL
Strikeouts 1243 - 4th in NL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Atlanta X Giants (AAA)
67-65, .508 PCT, 5 GB
Montgomery Biscuits (AA)
58-54, .518 PCT, 7 GB
Armstrong's Secret Nine (A)
54-62-0, .466 PCT, 16 GB
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