------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | International Replay Baseball League - Founded October 30, 1973 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ***************** IRBL NEWSLETTER # 534 ***************** 6-11-97 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NL West W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered DODGERS 38 26 .594 - 16- 7 22-19 6- 7 32-19 9- 3 30- 3 6- 6 2-17 14-15 4- 4 Massimo Ortensi 1995 GIANTS 31 26 .544 3.5 14-14 17-12 5- 5 26-21 4- 6 27- 1 2- 5 2-20 6- 7 7- 4 Mike Mayko 1990 ROCKIES 29 28 .509 5.5 19-11 10-17 6- 4 23-24 6- 5 24- 4 3- 3 2-21 12- 6 2- 1 Bob French 1997 PADRES 23 41 .359 15 16-19 7-22 4-10 19-31 3- 8 16- 2 3- 3 4-36 8-11 3- 5 Andrea Cristiani 1988 NL Central W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered PIRATES 45 19 .703 - 32- 8 13-11 7- 4 38-15 17- 2 38- 2 4- 4 3-13 9- 8 7- 0 Ricky Diaz 1990 CUBS 31 19 .620 7 19- 8 12-11 6- 3 25-16 14- 6 26- 5 3- 1 2-13 6- 7 2- 3 David Lees 1994 CARDINALS 19 36 .345 21.5 14-16 5-20 6-10 13-26 4- 9 12- 1 3- 4 4-31 7- 6 2- 3 Don Tobin 1991 ASTROS 20 44 .313 25 10-19 10-25 1- 8 19-36 6-15 18- 5 1- 4 1-35 7-14 1- 5 Mike Ranney 1997 REDS 17 40 .298 24.5 7-15 10-25 4- 6 13-34 3-12 14- 6 1- 2 2-32 7-11 1- 5 Jeff Nicholson 1994 NL East W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered PHILLIES 40 13 .755 - 25- 7 15- 6 7- 2 33-11 15- 5 31- 0 4- 2 5-11 7- 5 4- 1 John Parker 1990 MARLINS 34 29 .540 11 21-13 13-16 3- 5 31-24 6-10 25- 3 6- 5 3-21 12-10 4- 5 Don Swearingen 1993 EXPOS 26 24 .520 12.5 14-11 12-13 3- 6 23-18 6- 6 22- 2 2- 3 2-19 9- 6 1- 2 Barry Koopersmith (TGM) BRAVES 32 31 .508 13 17-11 15-20 7- 4 25-27 8-10 23- 1 5- 1 4-29 12- 5 4- 1 Jim Jansen 1997 METS 27 36 .429 18 17-12 10-24 4-10 23-26 6-10 19- 4 5- 5 3-27 6-11 2- 5 Gerry McDonald 1996 AL West W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered MARINERS 33 17 .660 - 15- 5 18-12 10- 7 23-10 4- 3 26- 1 6- 3 1-13 4- 7 5- 1 Barry Koopersmith (TGM) ATHLETICS 23 14 .622 3.5 5- 7 18- 7 6- 5 17- 9 3- 0 22- 0 1- 0 0-14 6- 2 1- 0 Mike Murphy 1997 ANGELS 26 28 .481 9 17-12 9-16 9- 9 17-19 8- 5 20- 2 4- 2 2-24 10- 5 4- 2 Matt Cummings 1991 RANGERS 28 33 .459 10.5 10-13 18-20 8-13 20-20 5-12 25- 1 3- 3 0-29 3- 7 2- 2 Michael Walsh 1996 AL Central W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered ROYALS 42 11 .792 - 19- 5 23- 6 14- 3 28- 8 13- 5 36- 0 3- 3 3- 8 5- 2 1- 1 Tom Dixon, Jr. 1990 BREWERS 28 30 .483 16.5 14-16 14-14 8- 8 20-22 10- 6 23- 4 2- 4 3-22 7- 7 1- 7 John Mattfeld 1977 WHITE SOX 21 25 .457 17.5 10- 9 11-16 9- 8 12-17 3- 6 17- 0 4- 3 0-22 7- 9 1- 1 Chip Hopkins 1992 TWINS 20 31 .392 21 9-16 11-15 3-13 17-18 6- 9 14- 2 4- 1 2-28 5- 9 2- 2 Mark Johnson 1995 INDIANS 16 41 .281 28 9-25 7-16 5-14 11-27 8-14 13- 1 1- 6 2-34 7- 8 1- 3 Bill Mattfeld 1976 AL East W L PCT. G.B. Home Away Left Right Div Lead7 Tied7 Lose7 1 Run Extra Manager Season Entered TIGERS 38 20 .655 - 27- 8 11-12 13- 6 25-14 9- 6 32- 3 4- 4 2-13 10-10 4- 4 George C. Widenor 1987 RED SOX 31 26 .544 6.5 16-13 15-13 9- 9 22-17 8- 6 26- 2 4- 1 1-23 7- 5 1- 1 Frank Hopkins 1991 BLUE JAYS 24 27 .471 10.5 16-12 8-15 8- 6 16-21 7- 7 20- 3 3- 3 1-21 7- 8 4- 4 Roch Doran 1996 ORIOLES 23 34 .404 14.5 13-22 10-12 7-12 16-22 9- 5 18- 2 3- 6 2-26 7- 8 2- 1 Carmine Salerno 1997 YANKEES 18 34 .346 17 11-17 7-17 7- 9 11-25 3-12 14- 1 1- 4 3-29 7- 5 1- 1 Barry Koopersmith 1974 IRBL Home Record: 432-351 .552 DOD GIA PAD ROC AST CAR CUB PIR RED BRA EXP MLN MET PHI ANG ATH MAR RAN BRE IND ROY TWI WHI BLU ORI RSX TIG YAN DODGERS - 4 3 2 7 5 0 4 3 2 3 2 2 1 ANGELS - 0 2 6 5 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 1 0 GIANTS 0 - 1 3 2 5 4 0 2 1 5 4 4 0 ATHLETICS 0 - 0 3 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 5 PADRES 1 2 - 0 3 4 2 0 1 3 0 2 5 0 MARINERS 1 0 - 3 5 6 1 3 0 0 6 3 2 3 ROCKIES 2 0 4 - 2 0 3 2 4 2 0 4 4 2 RANGERS 4 0 1 - 3 0 1 3 0 5 3 3 1 4 DOD GIA PAD ROC AST CAR CUB PIR RED BRA EXP MLN MET PHI ANG ATH MAR RAN BRE IND ROY TWI WHI BLU ORI RSX TIG YAN ASTROS 3 2 1 1 - 4 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 BREWERS 1 3 1 3 - 3 2 5 0 2 3 2 1 2 CARDINALS 1 1 2 6 2 - 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 INDIANS 4 0 0 0 1 - 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 1 CUBS 0 2 4 3 6 2 - 1 5 5 0 0 3 0 ROYALS 3 0 2 3 4 6 - 1 2 5 6 6 4 0 PIRATES 2 0 6 4 6 3 3 - 5 4 3 2 5 2 TWINS 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 - 0 4 3 1 0 3 REDS 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 - 2 3 2 2 1 WHITE SOX 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 1 4 3 3 4 DOD GIA PAD ROC AST CAR CUB PIR RED BRA EXP MLN MET PHI ANG ATH MAR RAN BRE IND ROY TWI WHI BLU ORI RSX TIG YAN BRAVES 1 3 6 1 2 6 1 2 2 - 3 0 4 1 BLUE JAYS 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 - 1 2 1 3 EXPOS 3 1 6 0 5 1 0 1 3 3 - 2 1 0 ORIOLES 3 0 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 - 1 3 3 MARLINS 4 2 4 2 4 3 3 2 4 0 1 - 1 4 RED SOX 0 4 3 3 2 3 0 5 3 1 2 - 1 4 METS 4 2 1 2 0 3 0 5 4 2 2 2 - 0 TIGERS 5 5 4 5 2 3 2 0 3 3 1 3 - 2 PHILLIES 5 6 0 4 4 0 0 1 5 5 0 6 4 - YANKEES 0 1 3 2 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 - IRBL # 534 5-5-97 2 ...................................... The standings include only those series received by 6-11-97 thru the JUN 8 series. ...................................... The following series were overdue as of 6-11-97: NL SERIES: (1 series) --------- MAY 24, 4 g, PHI @ EXP (J.Parker) AL SERIES: (4 series) --------- MAY 4, 4 g, WHI @ MAR (C.Hopkins) MAY 4, 6 g, ORI @ ATH M.Murphy MAY 14, 4 g, ANG @ ATH M.Murphy MAY 19, 3 g, TWI @ ATH M.Murphy ...................................... NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Please note that I now have a new email address: bkoopers@nassau.cv.net Please use the above new address only. Do not use the old address anymore. I have not discontinued the old email address yet but I will eventually and I will not be checking the old address for messages that often. The IRBL web site address (URL) remains the same. I now have a cable modem via Nassau Cablevision giving me much quicker access to the Internet without using a telephone line. The speed is about 500,000 bits per second vs 24,000 bits per second that I was getting with a telephone modem (about 20 times faster). Theoretically, the cable modem can handle 1,000,000 bits per second but with delays through other points in the Internet, the speed cannot be approached. I can now stay connected to the Internet for as long as my computer is on without tying up a telephone line. It actually connects to the same cable as my VCR's and TV's connect to watch cable TV. Unfortunately, they don't provide personal web site space yet so I have to maintain my old LI-Net account to keep the IRBL web site active. I have attached an updated IRBL Manager Address List. ...................................... Files included on LRD # 534: IRBL # 534 5-5-97 3 --------------------------- MANAGERS.xxx --> Manager Address List NEWSL534.xxx --> Newsletter # 534 plus revised team instructions files: INACTIVE.T04 --> GIANTS (6-08-97) INACTIVE.T28 --> MARLINS (6-08-97) INSTRUCT.T04 --> GIANTS (6-08-97) INSTRUCT.T22 --> RED SOX (6-08-97) INSTRUCT.T28 --> MARLINS (6-08-97) MP13 .EXP --> ANGELS (6-07-97) MP16 .EXP --> MARLINS (5-28-97) MP2 .EXP --> RED SOX (6-03-97) MP26 .EXP --> GIANTS (6-08-97) PITCHING.T04 --> GIANTS (6-08-97) TEAM13 .EXP --> ANGELS (6-07-97) TEAM16 .EXP --> MARLINS (5-28-97) TEAM2 .EXP --> RED SOX (6-03-97) TEAM26 .EXP --> GIANTS (6-08-97) File Extension Legend (xxx): --------------------------- PED --> Epson Dot Matrix Compatible Printer "print file" PHL --> HP Laser Compatible Printer "print file" T1C --> Viewable one column newsletter text format TXT --> Viewable text format ...................................... BK IRBL # 534 5-5-97 4 MESSAGES OF INTEREST POSTED ON THE IRBL BBS SINCE THE LAST IRBL NEWSLETTER -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Msg: 1 (Public, sent 05/23/97 at 23:27) From: MARK JOHNSON To: JOHN MATTFELD (Received) Subj: BREWERS DESTROY TWINS Dear John The Brewers won five in a row to bury the Twins 5 games to 1. My team really sucks. Ramon Garcia of the 6 plus ERA threw a shutout defeating Greg Maddux who lost thanks to Nomar Garcaiaparra, who dropped a foul fly. What a long year this is going to be. Msg: 6 (Public, sent 05/31/97 at 22:31) From: GERRY MCDONALD To: RICKY DIAZ (Received) Subj: NO HITTER Brad Radke cooled off the mighty Pirates by pitching a no hitter in the June 3 series. Radke gave up 2 walks and hit one batter. Randy Johnson also pitched a 3 hitter, with 11 k's to give the Mets a split of the 4 game series. Msg: 12 (Public, sent 06/05/97 at 11:07) From: FRANK HOPKINS To: ALL MANAGERS Subj: ROYALS I would like an invagation launched into the Royals games. They just beat the Red Sox six straight. NOBODY beats the mighty Red Sox six in a row. Not just won, mind you, but kicked the living... well, you get the idea. There must be corked bats, emory boards, some payola maybe. This kind of behavior must be dealt with swiftly by the commissioners office before it reaches epidomic perportions. The next thing you know, the White Sox will beat me. By the way, for those who are humorly challanged, THIS IS A JOKE. Good job, Tom. Msg: 13 (Public, sent 06/05/97 at 23:47) From: MARK JOHNSON To: TOM, BARRY, AND THE REST Subj: TWINS TAKE 2 OF 3 FROM ROYALS The Twins did the seemingly impossible by taking 2 of 3 from the mighty Royals in the May 29th series. The hero was someone whgo hadn't picked up a bat all year: Kevin Roberson. Roberson went 5 for 10 with 1 double, 2 dingers and 5 rbi, two of which were game winning homeruns. Clemons finally stopped the bloodshed with a 7-3 series finale victory. IRBL # 534 5-5-97 5 DMB League Batting Rankings, Best: 1997 IRBL NL 6-11 BATTING AVERAGE ON BASE PERCENTAGE SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Gilkey PIR .372 Jaha ROC .465 Jaha ROC .727 Jaha ROC .366 Gilkey PIR .447 Gonzalez,J PHI .685 Knoblauch GIA .365 Bagwell CAR .442 Steinbach PHI .676 Offerman ROC .357 Anderson,B CUB .429 Gilkey PIR .648 Duncan BRA .355 Grace EXP .425 McGwire PIR .646 Seitzer CUB .347 Knoblauch GIA .424 Berroa CUB .643 Grace EXP .346 Offerman ROC .424 Caminiti GIA .613 Berroa CUB .333 WilliamsM GIA .415 Anderson,B CUB .601 Steinbach PHI .330 Caminiti GIA .414 Buhner EXP .582 Renteria BRA .327 McGwire PIR .413 Hundley BRA .569 HITS RUNS RUNS BATTED IN Gilkey PIR 92 Gilkey PIR 60 Jaha ROC 64 Knoblauch GIA 91 Jones,Chi ROC 52 McGwire PIR 59 Duncan BRA 87 Griffey MET 52 Gilkey PIR 57 Jeter DOD 86 Knoblauch GIA 50 Caminiti GIA 56 Offerman ROC 84 Martinez,D PIR 50 Griffey MET 56 Jaha ROC 79 Anderson,B CUB 48 Berroa CUB 54 Martinez,D PIR 78 Berroa CUB 48 RodriguezH PIR 49 Bell,De RED 73 McGwire PIR 48 Carter MLN 48 WilliamsB BRA 73 Jaha ROC 47 Steinbach PHI 44 Berroa CUB 71 Cirillo MLN 45 Hundley BRA 44 DOUBLES TRIPLES HOMERUNS RodriguezH PIR 23 Jefferies GIA 6 McGwire PIR 24 Gilkey PIR 23 Martinez,D PIR 6 Jaha ROC 24 Duncan BRA 22 DeShields AST 5 Griffey MET 20 Seitzer CUB 21 Howard,T MET 5 Steinbach PHI 18 Higginson BRA 20 Knoblauch GIA 5 Berroa CUB 17 Ripken,C PIR 19 Surhoff PIR 4 Gonzalez,J PHI 16 Knoblauch GIA 19 Valle PIR 3 Buhner EXP 16 WilliamsB BRA 19 Greene,W CAR 3 Anderson,B CUB 15 O'Leary AST 18 Stairs MLN 3 Gilkey PIR 15 Zeile AST 18 Stocker DOD 3 Caminiti GIA 14 EXTRA BASE HITS STOLEN BASES STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE Gilkey PIR 38 Goodwin,T AST 45-15 Eisenreich PHI 1.000 RodriguezH PIR 35 Bell,De RED 34- 6 Hudler PHI 1.000 McGwire PIR 32 Knoblauch GIA 26- 6 WilliamsB BRA 1.000 Berroa CUB 31 Young,Eri EXP 24- 7 Sanders MLN 1.000 Jaha ROC 30 McLemore PHI 23- 7 Griffey MET 1.000 Seitzer CUB 29 DeShields AST 21- 5 Phillips,T PHI 1.000 Carter MLN 29 Vizquel EXP 21- 6 Belliard PAD 1.000 WilliamsB BRA 29 Morandini PAD 20- 3 Frazier CUB 1.000 Steinbach PHI 28 Goodwin,C MET 20- 8 Sheets RED 1.000 Palmeiro,R PHI 28 Jordan,B PAD 19- 3 Ochoa GIA 1.000 IRBL # 534 5-5-97 6 DMB League Pitching Rankings, Best: 1997 IRBL NL 6-11 EARNED RUN AVERAGE STRIKEOUTS WALKS MartinezPJ DOD 2.14 MartinezPJ DOD 117 Brown DOD 10 Brown DOD 2.16 Glavine PIR 109 Mendoza PAD 13 FernandezA PHI 2.38 Smoltz PHI 100 Clark,M PHI 14 Appier PIR 2.42 Sanders PAD 98 Jones,B EXP 16 Smoltz PHI 2.44 Pettitte BRA 93 FernandezA PHI 18 Glavine PIR 2.70 Appier PIR 92 Cormier PAD 18 Hill MLN 2.74 Schilling MLN 85 Wall ROC 19 Hentgen DOD 2.83 Kile CAR 84 Gross CAR 19 Pavlik DOD 2.91 Guzman PIR 82 Valdes,I PHI 20 Sanders PAD 2.96 Tapani PIR 82 Mussina CUB 20 WINS WIN PERCENTAGE SHUTOUTS Glavine PIR 11- 0 Glavine PIR 1.000 FernandezA PHI 4 Smoltz PHI 10- 1 Parrett BRA 1.000 Morgan PIR 2 FernandezA PHI 10- 2 Person CUB 1.000 Avery GIA 2 Tapani PIR 10- 4 Hoffman PIR 1.000 Hill MLN 2 Pavlik DOD 8- 2 Trombley BRA 1.000 Cone GIA 1 Ritz MET 8- 5 Krivda CUB 1.000 Johnson,R MET 1 Valdes,I PHI 7- 1 Maduro BRA 1.000 Gardner PHI 1 Appier PIR 7- 2 HernandezX PHI 1.000 D'Amico AST 1 Osborne EXP 7- 2 Stevens DOD 1.000 Brown DOD 1 Mussina CUB 7- 3 Morel GIA 1.000 Schilling MLN 1 OPP. BATTING AVERAGE OPP. ON BASE PERCENTAGE OPP. SLUGGING PCT Pavlik DOD .176 Smoltz PHI .239 MartinezPJ DOD .264 Smoltz PHI .190 Brown DOD .242 Pavlik DOD .268 MartinezPJ DOD .195 Pavlik DOD .251 Brown DOD .272 Brown DOD .212 FernandezA PHI .272 Smoltz PHI .304 Appier PIR .219 MartinezPJ DOD .277 Hentgen DOD .306 Sanders PAD .224 Appier PIR .277 Avery GIA .332 Schilling MLN .225 Schilling MLN .287 Glavine PIR .335 Guzman PIR .227 Guzman PIR .289 Urbina AST .344 FernandezA PHI .229 Glavine PIR .291 Hill MLN .349 Glavine PIR .234 Radke MET .300 Pettitte BRA .350 HITS PER 9 INNINGS WALKS PER 9 INNINGS RNRS PER 9 INNINGS Pavlik DOD 5.52 Brown DOD 1.03 Brown DOD 8.11 Smoltz PHI 6.14 FernandezA PHI 1.71 Smoltz PHI 8.29 MartinezPJ DOD 6.27 Clark,M PHI 1.73 Pavlik DOD 8.73 Brown DOD 6.78 Mendoza PAD 1.77 FernandezA PHI 9.51 Appier PIR 7.35 Valdes,I PHI 2.03 MartinezPJ DOD 9.97 Schilling MLN 7.41 Wall ROC 2.13 Appier PIR 10.09 FernandezA PHI 7.51 Cormier PAD 2.13 Schilling MLN 10.27 Sanders PAD 7.57 Radke MET 2.14 Guzman PIR 10.65 Guzman PIR 7.66 Smoltz PHI 2.14 Glavine PIR 10.73 Leiter,A EXP 7.67 Mussina CUB 2.20 Avery GIA 11.13 IRBL # 534 5-5-97 7 DMB League Team Leaders: 1997 IRBL NL 6-11 TEAM AVG OBP SPC AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 97 ROCKIES .304 .366 .482 1998 330 607 122 14 69 313 191 381 25 21 97 CUBS .296 .363 .465 1766 285 522 97 11 60 272 173 297 28 10 97 PIRATES .280 .356 .472 2219 366 621 127 16 89 352 251 440 36 27 97 BRAVES .279 .337 .445 2197 306 612 142 11 67 290 184 472 23 16 97 GIANTS .278 .343 .413 2033 289 565 105 20 43 276 195 303 49 18 97 EXPOS .276 .338 .422 1769 248 489 94 5 51 231 157 308 69 35 97 PHILLIES .275 .352 .459 1798 292 495 98 7 73 273 197 341 90 21 97 REDS .266 .325 .407 2008 243 534 96 10 56 229 155 385 62 19 97 DODGERS .263 .338 .387 2253 283 593 100 7 55 262 231 434 48 24 97 MARLINS .252 .325 .384 2166 280 546 98 19 50 269 218 447 32 23 97 CARDINALS .248 .324 .367 1825 220 452 69 8 44 208 192 385 21 13 97 METS .242 .309 .387 2155 285 522 91 13 65 271 189 438 32 14 97 PADRES .235 .313 .392 2130 252 500 96 6 76 235 222 469 75 25 97 ASTROS .232 .297 .333 2125 213 494 86 11 35 202 189 417 95 39 League Totals .266 .334 .414 3892 1421 833 2744 685 28442 7552 158 3683 5517 305 TEAM ERA W L S G IP H R ER BB K HR GDP 97 DODGERS 2.70 38 26 10 64 584.1 453 193 175 199 422 39 46 97 PHILLIES 3.30 40 13 11 53 482.1 439 186 177 113 383 40 35 97 PIRATES 3.39 45 19 14 64 581.2 521 241 219 185 536 48 38 97 MARLINS 3.49 34 29 16 63 573.0 549 255 222 215 438 56 49 97 BRAVES 4.13 32 31 22 63 555.1 572 284 255 179 417 57 41 97 CUBS 4.14 31 19 16 50 452.2 470 235 208 134 348 49 34 97 ASTROS 4.23 20 44 8 64 567.2 580 311 267 243 347 52 32 97 GIANTS 4.35 31 26 14 57 525.1 532 279 254 225 390 46 33 97 PADRES 4.74 23 41 13 64 571.2 645 333 301 227 426 81 59 97 METS 4.77 27 36 13 63 557.0 592 315 295 227 435 75 45 97 CARDINALS 4.89 19 36 9 55 482.1 532 295 262 188 337 63 41 97 EXPOS 5.19 26 24 18 50 454.2 505 287 262 219 350 51 39 97 ROCKIES 5.32 29 28 12 57 502.0 555 328 297 187 366 82 49 97 REDS 5.79 17 40 8 57 506.1 608 350 326 203 322 94 33 League Totals 4.28 412 412 7553 3520 5517 574 412 184 7396.1 3892 2744 833 TEAM G PO A E DP TC PCT PB 97 PHILLIES 53 1447 478 26 44 1951 .987 2 97 METS 63 1671 626 33 51 2330 .986 9 97 PIRATES 64 1745 629 35 46 2409 .985 1 97 GIANTS 57 1576 541 33 40 2150 .985 6 97 EXPOS 50 1364 495 31 42 1890 .984 3 97 REDS 57 1519 549 35 38 2103 .983 2 97 DODGERS 64 1753 654 43 53 2450 .982 4 97 PADRES 64 1715 676 50 65 2441 .980 0 97 ROCKIES 57 1506 580 44 56 2130 .979 6 97 BRAVES 63 1666 647 49 46 2362 .979 4 97 ASTROS 64 1703 600 51 36 2354 .978 4 97 MARLINS 63 1719 669 53 54 2441 .978 10 97 CUBS 50 1358 490 43 39 1891 .977 4 97 CARDINALS 55 1447 549 49 47 2045 .976 4 League Totals 412 22189 8183 575 657 30947 .981 59 IRBL # 534 5-5-97 8 DMB League Batting Rankings, Best: 1997 IRBL AL 6-11 BATTING AVERAGE ON BASE PERCENTAGE SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Piazza ROY .420 Piazza ROY .493 Piazza ROY .715 Johnson,L TIG .373 Sheffield ORI .470 Belle BLU .702 Burks ROY .370 Bonds ATH .456 Burks ROY .683 Lofton ATH .368 Davis,C ATH .451 Sheffield ORI .682 Greer IND .368 Greer IND .449 Mondesi WHI .679 RodriguezA RSX .365 Burks ROY .448 Larkin MAR .641 Mondesi WHI .362 Martinez,E YAN .443 Gant BRE .619 Grudz'lnek TIG .360 RodriguezA RSX .439 Santiago MAR .606 Kendall ATH .357 Thome RSX .430 Thomas YAN .604 Gwynn,T TIG .357 Thomas YAN .429 Franco,J TIG .603 HITS RUNS RUNS BATTED IN Johnson,L TIG 94 Grudz'lnek TIG 59 Burks ROY 57 Grudz'lnek TIG 94 Burks ROY 54 Belle BLU 50 Piazza ROY 81 Johnson,L TIG 54 Johnson,L TIG 50 RodriguezA RSX 80 Piazza ROY 53 Gant BRE 48 Burks ROY 77 Sheffield ORI 53 Mondesi WHI 47 Mondesi WHI 71 Belle BLU 50 Gwynn,T TIG 46 Durham IND 71 Finley RSX 50 Baines ROY 45 Martinez,T BRE 70 RodriguezA RSX 46 Ramirez RSX 45 Finley RSX 68 Larkin MAR 45 Karros RSX 45 Lansing MAR 67 Vaughn,M ROY 45 Piazza ROY 44 DOUBLES TRIPLES HOMERUNS Finley RSX 21 Johnson,L TIG 10 Gant BRE 18 Belle BLU 19 Lankford ORI 7 Sheffield ORI 18 Grudz'lnek TIG 19 H'lndswrth ROY 6 Piazza ROY 17 Ramirez RSX 18 Burks ROY 4 Belle BLU 16 Morris RAN 17 Stevens RSX 3 Larkin MAR 16 H'lndswrth ROY 16 Myers,G TIG 3 Canseco MAR 15 RodriguezA RSX 16 Clark,D WHI 3 ValentinJs RAN 15 Johnson,L TIG 16 Devarez BRE 3 Mondesi WHI 14 Burks ROY 15 Girardi TIG 3 Burks ROY 14 Bichette IND 15 Thome RSX 3 Palmer IND 14 EXTRA BASE HITS STOLEN BASES STOLEN BASE PERCENTAGE Belle BLU 36 Johnson,L TIG 33-12 Finley RSX 1.000 Sheffield ORI 33 Grudz'lnek TIG 32- 4 RodriguezA RSX 1.000 Burks ROY 33 Durham IND 30- 7 Alomar,R BLU 1.000 Johnson,L TIG 32 Lofton ATH 25- 2 Karros RSX 1.000 Mondesi WHI 31 Amaral TWI 20- 2 Baines ROY 1.000 Ramirez RSX 31 Curtis RAN 20- 9 Molitor BLU 1.000 Finley RSX 31 Martin,A MAR 19- 8 Elster ATH 1.000 Larkin MAR 30 Burks ROY 17- 3 Martin,N ATH 1.000 ValentinJs RAN 30 Biggio BRE 16- 4 Liriano IND 1.000 H'lndswrth ROY 28 Larkin MAR 14- 4 Franco,J TIG 1.000 IRBL # 534 5-5-97 9 DMB League Pitching Rankings, Best: 1997 IRBL AL 6-11 EARNED RUN AVERAGE STRIKEOUTS WALKS Clemens ROY 2.41 Clemens ROY 106 Darwin,D ATH 7 Maddux,G TWI 2.44 Finley BRE 95 Mulholland ATH 13 Benes,An ROY 2.45 Fassero ANG 89 Reynolds MAR 14 Finley BRE 2.83 Smiley ROY 73 Hampton ATH 14 Moyer ANG 3.11 Burba RAN 66 Maddux,G TWI 15 Fassero ANG 3.23 Nagy TIG 66 Thompson,J WHI 15 Smiley ROY 3.32 Nomo ORI 64 Sager RSX 16 Olivares BRE 3.43 Wells,D RSX 58 Lira BLU 17 Reynolds MAR 3.54 Reynolds MAR 57 Candiotti BLU 17 Belcher ROY 3.54 Neagle RSX 57 Rosado MAR 17 WINS WIN PERCENTAGE SHUTOUTS Clemens ROY 12- 0 Clemens ROY 1.000 Moyer ANG 2 Nagy TIG 9- 2 Ashby TIG 1.000 Belcher ROY 2 Benes,An ROY 8- 2 Grace MAR 1.000 Nomo ORI 2 Smiley ROY 8- 2 Rueter WHI 1.000 Fassero ANG 2 Stottlemyr TWI 7- 1 Bottenf'ld MAR 1.000 Clemens ROY 2 Prieto RAN 7- 3 Torres RAN 1.000 Garcia BRE 1 Finley BRE 7- 4 Bailey,C IND 1.000 Lieber RAN 1 Burba RAN 7- 5 Embree BLU 1.000 Thompson,J WHI 1 Wakefield MAR 6- 1 Groom YAN 1.000 Campbell TIG 1 Rogers TIG 6- 1 Carlson ANG 1.000 Reynolds MAR 1 OPP. BATTING AVERAGE OPP. ON BASE PERCENTAGE OPP. SLUGGING PCT Benes,An ROY .202 Maddux,G TWI .278 Clemens ROY .294 Finley BRE .206 Clemens ROY .290 Finley BRE .317 Clemens ROY .210 Finley BRE .290 Prieto RAN .318 Stottlemyr TWI .214 Rosado MAR .291 Moyer ANG .324 Prieto RAN .217 Harnisch ANG .292 Stottlemyr TWI .331 Rosado MAR .221 Benes,An ROY .293 Maddux,G TWI .340 Harnisch ANG .226 Moyer ANG .300 Benes,An ROY .345 Wakefield MAR .230 Reynolds MAR .302 Harnisch ANG .348 Robertson MAR .235 Smiley ROY .305 MartinezR ATH .355 Burba RAN .237 Darwin,D ATH .306 Robertson MAR .358 HITS PER 9 INNINGS WALKS PER 9 INNINGS RNRS PER 9 INNINGS Benes,An ROY 6.62 Darwin,D ATH 1.24 Maddux,G TWI 10.04 Finley BRE 6.69 Maddux,G TWI 1.46 Finley BRE 10.54 Stottlemyr TWI 6.88 Lira BLU 1.69 Harnisch ANG 10.74 Clemens ROY 6.96 Reynolds MAR 1.71 Clemens ROY 10.75 Prieto RAN 7.27 Mulholland ATH 2.09 Benes,An ROY 10.90 Rosado MAR 7.41 Wells,D RSX 2.13 Rosado MAR 10.94 Harnisch ANG 7.55 Sager RSX 2.41 Moyer ANG 10.99 Wakefield MAR 7.57 Fassero ANG 2.60 Reynolds MAR 11.24 Robertson MAR 8.00 Hampton ATH 2.61 Darwin,D ATH 11.29 Moyer ANG 8.00 Portugal RSX 2.65 Lira BLU 11.36 IRBL # 534 5-5-97 10 DMB League Team Leaders: 1997 IRBL AL 6-11 TEAM AVG OBP SPC AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 97 MARINERS .315 .393 .531 1809 354 570 92 4 97 341 226 332 46 16 97 TIGERS .308 .368 .468 2079 368 641 110 23 59 350 192 273 76 31 97 ROYALS .305 .391 .489 1866 358 570 95 16 72 340 247 325 45 19 97 WHITE SOX .302 .352 .463 1649 253 498 85 9 54 229 124 278 31 17 97 RED SOX .285 .361 .487 1989 339 567 121 11 86 321 224 399 34 5 97 ATHLETICS .279 .357 .424 1282 198 358 62 5 38 188 150 202 44 11 97 BLUE JAYS .266 .332 .421 1747 246 465 90 9 54 228 167 250 46 16 97 TWINS .264 .334 .377 1752 231 462 86 5 34 216 176 290 50 15 97 RANGERS .262 .325 .415 2095 283 548 92 11 69 265 189 376 69 37 97 YANKEES .261 .347 .364 1759 221 459 81 4 31 203 220 285 26 17 97 INDIANS .260 .329 .412 1929 242 501 100 8 59 230 186 368 59 19 97 BREWERS .255 .339 .394 2005 265 511 81 9 60 253 232 361 40 18 97 ORIOLES .250 .321 .388 1950 270 488 82 11 55 250 196 279 16 13 97 ANGELS .229 .308 .374 1810 205 414 72 4 61 197 199 330 18 17 League Totals .274 .347 .429 3833 1249 829 2728 600 25721 7052 129 3611 4348 251 TEAM ERA W L S G IP H R ER BB K HR GDP 97 ROYALS 3.13 42 11 14 53 475.0 400 187 165 185 361 50 37 97 MARINERS 3.99 33 17 13 50 448.1 419 226 199 191 323 49 38 97 BLUE JAYS 4.09 24 27 8 51 455.0 478 230 207 152 290 61 40 97 ANGELS 4.34 26 28 11 54 483.0 510 252 233 181 296 47 39 97 BREWERS 4.36 28 30 12 58 524.2 537 288 254 236 321 56 58 97 TIGERS 4.36 38 20 19 58 530.0 535 275 257 232 346 57 42 97 ATHLETICS 4.38 23 14 16 37 327.0 359 176 159 101 217 29 27 97 RANGERS 4.80 28 33 15 61 537.2 574 314 287 263 351 71 45 97 TWINS 4.95 20 31 9 51 452.1 461 278 249 192 266 66 29 97 RED SOX 5.08 31 26 14 57 503.0 592 317 284 173 316 71 51 97 WHITE SOX 5.30 21 25 9 46 402.1 459 258 237 180 284 50 31 97 ORIOLES 5.39 23 34 10 57 510.2 565 341 306 221 374 95 38 97 YANKEES 5.52 18 34 11 52 453.1 556 318 278 192 301 59 38 97 INDIANS 6.16 16 41 13 57 503.0 607 373 344 229 302 68 44 League Totals 4.71 371 371 7052 3459 4348 557 371 174 6605.1 3833 2728 829 TEAM G PO A E DP TC PCT PB 97 TIGERS 58 1590 655 31 47 2276 .986 5 97 ATHLETICS 37 981 413 22 32 1416 .984 2 97 BLUE JAYS 51 1365 507 31 45 1903 .984 5 97 INDIANS 57 1509 640 37 48 2186 .983 4 97 ANGELS 54 1449 578 37 42 2064 .982 4 97 MARINERS 50 1345 524 35 42 1904 .982 6 97 WHITE SOX 46 1207 469 32 31 1708 .981 1 97 TWINS 51 1357 584 38 31 1979 .981 7 97 BREWERS 58 1574 689 48 61 2311 .979 6 97 ORIOLES 57 1532 558 46 45 2136 .978 4 97 RED SOX 57 1509 668 49 52 2226 .978 4 97 ROYALS 53 1425 528 49 41 2002 .976 7 97 YANKEES 52 1360 542 48 40 1950 .975 3 97 RANGERS 61 1613 605 57 50 2275 .975 5 League Totals 371 19816 7960 560 607 28336 .980 63