ARMSTRONG'S SECRET NINE (A)
3rd place | 47-55-0, .461 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4-0
R: 411 | RA: 410 | PAYROLL: $3,812,000
07/30/2001
TEAM LEADERS AVG
2 tied with .296
M. Cabrera .296
T. Turner .296
G. Matthews .267
J. Barbour .257
TEAM LEADERS HR
G. Matthews 15
M. Cabrera 9
M. Giles 8
T. Turner 8
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Matthews 47
M. Cabrera 45
T. Turner 42
M. Giles 36
B. Davis 30
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 5
S. Avery 5
J. Willis 5
T. Bond 4
2 more tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
S. Avery 3.45
   
   
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
S. Avery 79
J. Willis 66
T. Bond 61
B. James 56
C. Dolan 51
WHO'S HOT?
P Steve Avery 4-2, 1.32 Last 8 games
P Joe Willis 2-0, 0.52 Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dustin Nippert 8 SV, 10.26 Last 17 games
3B Mike Kinkade .036, 0 HR Last 17 games
RF Julio Borbón .048, 0 HR Last 6 games
SS Frank Shugart .095, 0 HR Last 10 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Steve Avery 17 17 5 5 0 3.45 1.26 Rested
Starter L Cozy Dolan 11 11 1 4 0 4.53 1.30 Tired
Starter L Joe Willis 18 13 5 5 0 4.29 1.23 Exhausted
Starter R Steve Trachsel 8 5 2 3 0 3.79 1.32 Exhausted
Starter R Bill James 18 11 3 6 0 4.01 1.28 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Frank Owen 1 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.85 Rested
Long Relief R Kurt Kepshire 1 0 0 0 0 3.60 1.00 Rested
Long Relief R Brian Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Mike Thurman 6 0 1 0 0 0.00 0.55 Rested
Middle Relief L Chris Capuano 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.55 Rested
Middle Relief R Allen Ripley 15 0 0 1 2 3.78 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Dustin Nippert 30 0 3 4 19 5.90 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Shores 4 0 0 0 0 1.50 1.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Kerry Ligtenberg 12 0 0 0 1 4.22 1.36 Rested
Setup R Joe Boever 10 0 0 0 1 3.77 1.05 Rested
Setup R Howie Koplitz 9 0 0 2 0 4.05 1.60 Rested
Closer L George Stone 30 0 4 5 4 2.57 1.29 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
65 R Art Nichols C 39 80 12 1 5 7 3 21 .150 .209 .250 -0.0
93 R Greg Olson C 13 7 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 .125 .000 -0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
26 R Marcus Giles 2B 100 359 77 8 36 42 45 127 .214 .312 .354 0.5
20 R Mike Kinkade 3B 53 84 14 1 5 4 2 22 .167 .186 .238 -0.5
59 R Wally Gerber SS 40 123 24 0 10 10 19 12 .195 .313 .236 0.5
2 L Adam Kennedy 2B 70 190 43 5 23 28 22 30 .226 .312 .374 0.3
10 R Reddy Mack 2B 33 32 9 0 2 2 7 0 .281 .410 .406 0.5
23 R Don Zimmer 2B 19 13 5 1 1 3 1 5 .385 .429 .615 0.2
14 L Frank Shugart SS 45 94 21 0 6 9 4 15 .223 .263 .255 0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
24 L Jess Barbour LF 72 280 72 2 26 40 31 30 .257 .334 .354 0.5
6 R Gary Matthews LF 98 344 92 15 47 56 52 75 .267 .361 .471 1.6
31 S Melky Cabrera CF 87 280 83 9 45 38 29 47 .296 .361 .468 3.0
35 R Tommie Reynolds LF 71 136 33 1 16 20 21 16 .243 .342 .331 0.9
34 L Bob Taylor RF 57 141 23 5 14 14 29 36 .163 .320 .277 -0.2
16 L Brock Davis CF 66 164 48 1 30 19 34 19 .293 .406 .366 1.2
27 L Derrick May LF 57 180 51 5 26 20 6 29 .283 .305 .411 0.2
8 L Julio Borbón RF 34 117 24 2 11 11 11 16 .205 .275 .274 -0.2
32 L Jay Bruce RF 41 21 4 1 1 2 2 6 .190 .261 .333 -0.1
3 R Jim McAnany RF 4 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 .125 .222 .125 -0.2
19 R Richard Hidalgo RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
63 R Nick Evans RF 15 18 4 2 6 4 2 5 .222 .300 .611 0.2
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Marcus Giles DH .214 8 36 7
2 L Jess Barbour 2B .257 2 26 13
3 L Derrick May 1B .283 5 26 0
4 S Melky Cabrera CF .296 9 45 15
5 R Gary Matthews LF .267 15 47 7
6 L Julio Borbón RF .204 1 5 4
7 R Wally Gerber SS .195 0 10 0
8 L Frank Shugart 3B .223 0 6 3
9 R Art Nichols C .150 1 5 6
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jess Barbour 2B .257 2 26 13
2 L Brock Davis DH .293 1 30 2
3 S Melky Cabrera CF .296 9 45 15
4 R Marcus Giles 3B .214 8 36 7
5 L Derrick May 1B .283 5 26 0
6 R Gary Matthews LF .267 15 47 7
7 L Julio Borbón RF .204 1 5 4
8 R Wally Gerber SS .195 0 10 0
9 R Art Nichols C .150 1 5 6
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
2B Trea Turner fractured wrist 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 7/30
@ BOS
RHP A. Spalding
7-11, 3.99
Tue 7/31
@ BOS
LHP W. Rodríguez
3-5, 4.73
Thu 8/2
@ PBL
RHP D. Drago
3-2, 2.72
Fri 8/3
@ PBL
RHP B. Hogg
1-1, 9.31
Sat 8/4
@ PBL
RHP V. Mungo
6-4, 2.85
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Birmingham Black Barons
NEWS
STANDINGS
A-D1 W L T PCT GB
Albany Diamond Dogs 66 36 0 .647 -
Penn Yan Mustangs 54 48 0 .529 12.0
Armstrong's Secret Nine 47 55 0 .461 19.0
Kenosha Comets 42 60 0 .412 24.0
Philadelphia Pythians 38 64 0 .373 28.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 47-55-0, .461 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 19 GB
Record at home 30-22-0, .577 PCT
Record on the road 17-33-0, .340 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-8-0, .385 PCT
Record in one-run games 15-15, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-14-0, .481 PCT
Record versus RHP 34-41-0, .453 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4-0, .600 PCT
Record in April 9-13-0, .409 PCT
Record in May 16-12-0, .571 PCT
Record in June 11-14-0, .440 PCT
Record in July 11-16-0, .407 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .238 - 16th in WBL-A
On-Base Percentage .315 - 16th in WBL-A
Slugging Percentage .362 - 16th in WBL-A
On-Base + Slugging .677 - 17th in WBL-A
Runs Scored 411 - 14th in WBL-A
Hits 813 - 15th in WBL-A
Extra-Base Hits 256 - 13th in WBL-A
Home Runs 73 - 19th in WBL-A
Bases On Balls 369 - tied for 4th in WBL-A
Strikeouts 660 - 5th in WBL-A
Stolen Bases 93 - tied for 8th in WBL-A
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.74 - 9th in WBL-A
Starters' ERA 3.89 - 10th in WBL-A
Bullpen ERA 3.42 - 6th in WBL-A
Runs allowed 410 - 7th in WBL-A
Hits allowed 793 - 3rd in WBL-A
Opponents AVG .236 - 3rd in WBL-A
BABIP .275 - 6th in WBL-A
Home Runs allowed 69 - tied for 1st in WBL-A
Bases On Balls 353 - tied for 12th in WBL-A
Strikeouts 685 - 16th in WBL-A
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