November 2009 Standings and Leaders

2009 ILLOWA LEAGUE W L PCT
Chicago Champions 91 62 .595
Rising Bamm Beano’s 81 72 .529
Chicago Highlanders 76 68 .528
Molly Putts Marauders 71 64 .526
Three Rivers Gamblers 71 64 .526
Northside Hitmen 73 71 .507
Green Rock Bombers 71 73 .493
Kentucky Kernels 62 73 .459
Moline Upperdeckers 63 81 .438
Twin Cities Thunderchickens 59 85 .410

Player AVG Tm   Player SLG Tm   Player OBP Tm
Pujols, A .337 TC   Pujols, A .686 TC   Pujols, A .435 TC
Jones, C .314 UP   Rodriguez, A .585 CC   Mauer, J. .422 UP
Mauer, J. .310 UP   Braun, R. .576 TR   Ramirez, H. .412 BB
Ramirez, H. .307 BB   Utley, C .559 NH   Jones, C .405 UP
Hamilton, J. .302 GR   Ramirez, M .554 NH   Martin, R. .401 BB
Pedroia, D. .301 TR   Ramirez, H. .550 BB   Rodriguez, A .389 CC
Martin, R. .298 BB   Hamilton, J. .546 GR   Berkman, L. .384 CH
Bay, J. .296 TR   Jones, C .546 UP   Bay, J. .375 TR
Morneau, J .286 CC   Bay, J. .531 TR   Teixeira, M. .371 BB
Jeter, D. .285 TR   Teixeira, M. .527 BB   Markakis, N. .371 TC
                     
Player Runs Tm   Player Hits Tm   Player 2B Tm
Pujols, A 113 TC   Pujols, A 164 TC   Markakis, N. 53 TC
Utley, C 112 NH   Ramirez, H. 162 BB   Pujols, A 50 TC
Markakis, N. 110 TC   Pedroia, D. 162 TR   Pedroia, D. 48 TR
Teixeira, M. 107 BB   Rios, A 160 UP   Rios, A 48 UP
Berkman, L. 100 CH   Morneau, J 158 CC   Bay, J. 45 TR
Sizemore, G 100 CC   Markakis, N. 157 TC   Berkman, L. 44 CH
Ramirez, H. 97 BB   Mauer, J. 152 UP   Ramirez, H. 43 BB
Rollins, J 94 CC   Utley, C 152 NH   Mauer, J. 41 UP
Victorino, S. 94 TR   Hamilton, J. 151 GR   Uggla, D. 41 BB
Pedroia, D. 93 TR   Martin, R. 149 BB   Morneau, J 38 CC
                     
Player 3B Tm   Player HR Tm   Player RBI Tm
Rollins, J 10 CC   Howard, R. 42 KK   Pujols, A 139 TC
Rios, A 8 UP   Pujols, A 40 TC   Teixeira, M. 121 BB
Jones, Ad. 8 UP   Cabrera, M 40 NH   Ramirez, M 111 NH
Upton, J. 8 CH   Utley, C 38 NH   Cabrera, M 110 NH
Young, C. 7 CH   Rodriguez, A 37 CC   Morneau, J 108 CC
Mauer, J. 6 UP   Braun, R. 36 TR   Braun, R. 107 TR
Braun, R. 6 TR   Ramirez, M 36 NH   Rodriguez, A 102 CC
Reyes, J 6 MP   Dunn, A. 36 GR   Utley, C 100 NH
Ramirez, H. 5 BB   Hamilton, J. 32 GR   Ramirez, H. 92 BB
Morneau, J 5 CC   Teixeira, M. 32 BB   Hamilton, J. 92 GR
                     
Player BB Tm   Player SO Tm   Player SB Tm
Mauer, J. 95 UP   Howard, R. 155 KK   Reyes, J 53 MP
Ramirez, H. 87 BB   Dunn, A. 138 GR   Rollins, J 45 CC
Berkman, L. 86 CH   Kemp, M. 131 BB   Upton, B 45 CC
Dunn, A. 84 GR   Braun, R. 130 TR   Victorino, S. 40 TR
Pujols, A 83 TC   Pence, H. 129 NH   Sizemore, G 40 CC
Martin, R. 82 BB   Cameron, M 128 TC   Rios, A 35 UP
Teixeira, M. 81 BB   Uggla, D. 121 BB   Suzuki, I 35 MP
Wright, D 77 KK   Sizemore, G 119 CC   Ellsbury, J. 35 TC
Markakis, N. 76 TC   Damon, J 118 CH   Ramirez, H. 29 BB
Sizemore, G 72 CC   Young, C. 118 CH   Damon, J 26 CH
                     
Player HBP Tm   Player ERA Tm   Player W Tm
Fielder, P. 26 TR   Sabathia, C. 2.59 TR   Sabathia, C. 18 TR
Quentin, C. 16 UP   Oswalt, R 2.60 CH   Maddux, G 17 CC
Utley, C 15 NH   Lincecum, T. 2.85 CC   Hamels, C. 16 NH
Rodriguez, A 14 CC   Hamels, C. 2.95 NH   Cain, M. 16 CC
Weeks, R. 12 CH   Volquez, E. 3.08 MP   Hernandez, L 15 GR
Ramirez, M 10 NH   Matsuzaka, D. 3.11 BB   Lincecum, T. 14 CC
Johjima, K. 10 TR   Moyer, J. 3.24 BB   Mussina, M 14 UP
Milledge, L. 8 CH   Garza, M. 3.32 BB   Moyer, J. 13 BB
Ramirez, H. 7 BB   Jurrjens, J. 3.35 BB   Kuroda, H. 13 NH
Ellsbury, J. 7 TC   Guthrie, J. 3.38 CH   Hernandez, F. 13 CH
                     
Player SO Tm   Player SV Tm   Player SHO Tm
Verlander, J. 255 UP   Rivera, M. 33 MP   Sabathia, C. 6 TR
Sabathia, C. 213 TR   Soria, J. 31 NH   Moyer, J. 5 BB
Lincecum, T. 206 CC   Saito, T. 31 KK   Wainwright, A. 3 MP
Burnett, A. 201 NH   Rodriguez, F 26 UP   Matsuzaka, D. 3 BB
Santana, E. 190 MP   Papelbon, J. 24 BB   Guthrie, J. 3 CH
Bonser, B. 190 NH   Ziegler, B. 21 CH   Olsen, S. 3 TC
Hamels, C. 185 NH   Okajima, H. 21 GR   Oswalt, R 2 CH
Webb, B. 177 KK   Devine, J. 19 CC   Harrison, M. 2 TC
Volquez, E. 170 MP   Arredondo, J. 18 TR   Lincecum, T. 2 CC
Perez, O 167 UP   Carlson, J. 17 TC   Volstad, C. 2 BB

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categories Standings | May 26, 2009 | comments Comments (0)

Highlanders Take On The New Guy

We ventured out to the banks of the Fox River to play Keith this month. The Highlander lineup continued its streak of hot hitting, hitting .281 on the series and taking six of nine games. We started hot and stayed in the zone for the full series, running our won-loss record to 24-15.

The top performer for the month didn’t even play all nine games; Howie Kendrick went 11-24 (.458/.458/.875) with 7 runs and 4 RBI in 6 games. He also didn’t walk, running his at-bat total to 89 without a walk this season. Stephen Drew also hit well, hitting 2 homers in two separate games and driving in 9 runs. Chris Young hit .324 and had 5 doubles and two steals.

Our pitching was good but not great, with a 4.16 ERA on the series. Roy Oswalt won both of his starts, and Ryan Madson picked up two wins in relief. Jim Johnson lost two in relief, and Julian Tavarez and Cla Meredith both got knocked around a bit, while Andrew Miller got his second start and did a pretty good job again, going 7 innings and allowing only 3 runs, though he did pick up a loss.

On the year, Stephen Drew is leading the team in homers and RBI, with 8 HR and 28 RBI along with a team-leading .290 average. No one is performing extraordinarily, but no one is slumping too badly either; it’s been a strong all-around team effort. On the mound, Oswalt has a 5-2 record in 8 starts, and Felix Hernandez is 4-2. Jeremy Guthrie and Jon Garland are both 3-1. Even Ian Snell is 2-2 with a 2.93 ERA. Brad Zeigler has 10 saves and a 2.13 ERA. The overall team ERA is 3.89.

This next month, with a rematch with the Iowa teams, will go a long way to telling us if our record so far is for real. We expected to compete, but didn’t really expect to compete for first place.

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categories Uncategorized | May 15, 2009 | comments Comments (0)

All-Time Leaders: Home Runs

It’s been a while since I ran a list of the all-time leaders in various categories, and with the blog coming online, I thought this would be a great time to do so!  So without further ado, here are the top 10 home run hitters of the Illowa League, current and retired. Read more »

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categories History | May 14, 2009 | comments Comments (6)

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