1997 Midwest League Leaders

1997 Midwest League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1997 Midwest League Standings

Batting Average Leaders

Player	Team	Avg.	H	AB
Robert Fick	West Michigan Whitecaps	.341	158	463
Tony Miranda	Lansing Lugnuts	.341	132	387
Jamie Lopiccolo	Beloit Snappers	.332	136	410
Brady Clark	Burlington Bees	.325	149	459
Dennys Abreu	Rockford Cubbies	.321	155	483
Adonis Harrison	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	.318	131	412
Rob Ryan	South Bend Silver Hawks	.314	132	421
Scott Sollmann	West Michigan Whitecaps	.313	144	460
Jason Conti	South Bend Silver Hawks	.310	142	458
Brent Butler	Peoria Chiefs	.306	147	480
Tyrone Horne	Kane County Cougars	.306	143	468
John Barnes	Michigan Battle Cats	.304	149	490
Chad Meyers	Rockford Cubbies	.301	132	439
Jim Chamblee	Michigan Battle Cats	.300	146	487
Chris Walther	Beloit Snappers	.300	131	437
Brandon Berger	Lansing Lugnuts	.293	115	393
Tommy Peterman	Fort Wayne Wizards	.293	122	417
Dernell Stenson	Michigan Battle Cats	.291	137	471
Doug Hall	Rockford Cubbies	.290	118	407
Chad Moeller	Fort Wayne Wizards	.289	111	384

Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders

Hits Leaders

Player	Team	Hits	2B	3B	HR
Robert Fick	West Michigan Whitecaps	158	50	3	16
Dennys Abreu	Rockford Cubbies	155	19	3	1
John Barnes	Michigan Battle Cats	149	19	5	6
Brady Clark	Burlington Bees	149	29	7	11
Brent Butler	Peoria Chiefs	147	37	2	15
Scott Podsednik	Kane County Cougars	147	23	4	3
Jim Chamblee	Michigan Battle Cats	146	29	5	22
Scott Sollmann	West Michigan Whitecaps	144	13	4	0
Tyrone Horne	Kane County Cougars	143	24	2	21
Jason Conti	South Bend Silver Hawks	142	22	10	3

Home Run Leaders

Player	Team	HR
Joe Freitas	Peoria Chiefs	33
Darron Ingram	Burlington Bees	29
Jim Chamblee	Michigan Battle Cats	22
Tyrone Horne	Kane County Cougars	21
Kevin Burns	Quad Cities River Bandits	20
José León	Peoria Chiefs	20
Jake Patterson	Fort Wayne Wizards	20
Eric Gillespie	Cedar Rapids Kernels	18
Corey Jenkins	Michigan Battle Cats	18
Jamie Lopiccolo	Beloit Snappers	17
Rob Sasser	Cedar Rapids Kernels	17
Bryan Britt	Peoria Chiefs	16
Robert Fick	West Michigan Whitecaps	16
Jacques Landry	West Michigan Whitecaps	16
Christian Rojas	Burlington Bees	16
Brent Butler	Peoria Chiefs	15
Brian Dubose	West Michigan Whitecaps	15
Kevin Ham	Cedar Rapids Kernels	15
Dernell Stenson	Michigan Battle Cats	15
Shawn Wooten	Cedar Rapids Kernels	15

Doubles Leaders

Player	Team	2B
Robert Fick	West Michigan Whitecaps	50
Chris Wakeland	West Michigan Whitecaps	38
Brent Butler	Peoria Chiefs	37
Tony Miranda	Lansing Lugnuts	35
Rob Ryan	South Bend Silver Hawks	35
Dernell Stenson	Michigan Battle Cats	35
Josh Klimek	Beloit Snappers	31
Billy Deck	Peoria Chiefs	30
Julio Zuleta	Rockford Cubbies	30
Jim Chamblee	Michigan Battle Cats	29
Brady Clark	Burlington Bees	29
Kevin Burns	Quad Cities River Bandits	28
Jason Garrett	Kane County Cougars	28
Chad Meyers	Rockford Cubbies	28
Rick Moss	Fort Wayne Wizards	28
Luis Figueroa	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	27
Gary Locurto	Michigan Battle Cats	27
Steve Lomasney	Michigan Battle Cats	27
Jamie Lopiccolo	Beloit Snappers	27
Rene Capellan	West Michigan Whitecaps	26

Triples Leaders

Player	Team	3B
Yuri Sanchez	Burlington Bees	12
Brian McClure	Clinton LumberKings	11
Jose Nunez	South Bend Silver Hawks	11
Pete Paciorek	Clinton LumberKings	11
Jason Conti	South Bend Silver Hawks	10
Mike Burrows	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	8
Cleatus Davidson	Fort Wayne Wizards	8
Rod Lindsey	Clinton LumberKings	8
Kendrick Moore	Lansing Lugnuts	8
Juan Rodriguez	Cedar Rapids Kernels	8
Brady Clark	Burlington Bees	7
Brian Dubose	West Michigan Whitecaps	7
Nathan Dunn	Clinton LumberKings	7
Eric Gillespie	Cedar Rapids Kernels	7
Julio Ramírez	Kane County Cougars	7
Brandon Berger	Lansing Lugnuts	6
Papo Bolivar	Fort Wayne Wizards	6
Theo Fefee	Cedar Rapids Kernels	6
Pat Hallmark	Lansing Lugnuts	6
Adonis Harrison	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	6

RBI Leaders

Player	Team	RBI
Darron Ingram	Burlington Bees	97
Tyrone Horne	Kane County Cougars	91
Robert Fick	West Michigan Whitecaps	90
Kevin Burns	Quad Cities River Bandits	86
Joe Freitas	Peoria Chiefs	86
Jamie Lopiccolo	Beloit Snappers	80
Jake Patterson	Fort Wayne Wizards	80
Dernell Stenson	Michigan Battle Cats	80
Brian Dubose	West Michigan Whitecaps	79
Rick Moss	Fort Wayne Wizards	77
Rob Sasser	Cedar Rapids Kernels	77
Julio Zuleta	Rockford Cubbies	77
Chris Wakeland	West Michigan Whitecaps	75
Shawn Wooten	Cedar Rapids Kernels	75
John Barnes	Michigan Battle Cats	73
Brandon Berger	Lansing Lugnuts	73
Jim Chamblee	Michigan Battle Cats	73
Kevin Ham	Cedar Rapids Kernels	73
Rob Ryan	South Bend Silver Hawks	73
Eric Gillespie	Cedar Rapids Kernels	72

Wins Leaders

Player	Team	W	L
Dave Borkowski	West Michigan Whitecaps	15	3
Clay Bruner	West Michigan Whitecaps	15	3
Brent Billingsley	Kane County Cougars	14	7
Jay Peterson	Burlington Bees	14	6
Robb Welch	Michigan Battle Cats	13	10
Tommy Darrell	Cedar Rapids Kernels	12	10
Greg Romo	West Michigan Whitecaps	12	6
Allen Sanders	Lansing Lugnuts	12	7
Julio Ayala	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	11	3
Jose DeLeon	Peoria Chiefs	11	3
Dave Hooten	Fort Wayne Wizards	11	8
Scott MacRae	Burlington Bees	11	4
Ramón Ortiz	Cedar Rapids Kernels	11	10
Craig Quintal	West Michigan Whitecaps	11	6
Jeriome Robertson	Quad Cities River Bandits	11	8
Russ Spear	West Michigan Whitecaps	11	6
Nate Yeskie	Fort Wayne Wizards	11	7
Brandon Baird	Lansing Lugnuts	10	7
Jose Espinal	Rockford Cubbies	10	10
Brad Penny	South Bend Silver Hawks	10	5

ERA Leaders

Player	Team	ERA	W	L
Craig Quintal	West Michigan Whitecaps	1.96	11	6
Clay Bruner	West Michigan Whitecaps	2.38	15	3
Dave Hooten	Fort Wayne Wizards	2.62	11	8
Brad Penny	South Bend Silver Hawks	2.74	10	5
Russ Spear	West Michigan Whitecaps	2.97	11	6
Brent Billingsley	Kane County Cougars	3.01	14	7
Kasey Richardson	Fort Wayne Wizards	3.08	7	5
Jon Cannon	Rockford Cubbies	3.14	9	6
Rodrigo López	Clinton LumberKings	3.19	6	8
Brian Passini	Beloit Snappers	3.22	9	5
Dave Borkowski	West Michigan Whitecaps	3.46	15	3
Matt Kinney	Michigan Battle Cats	3.54	8	5
Greg Romo	West Michigan Whitecaps	3.56	12	6
Brian Fuentes	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	3.58	6	7
Ramón Ortiz	Cedar Rapids Kernels	3.58	11	10
Allen Sanders	Lansing Lugnuts	3.79	12	7
Bryan Braswell	Quad Cities River Bandits	3.80	6	6
Scott MacRae	Burlington Bees	3.82	11	4
Travis McCall	South Bend Silver Hawks	3.87	7	6
Bobby Rodgers	Kane County Cougars	3.87	8	10

Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders

Shutout Leaders

Player	Team	SHO
Ramón Ortiz	Cedar Rapids Kernels	4
Aaron Cames	Kane County Cougars	3
Dave Borkowski	West Michigan Whitecaps	2
Clay Bruner	West Michigan Whitecaps	2
Dave Hooten	Fort Wayne Wizards	2
Mark Nussbeck	Peoria Chiefs	2
Craig Quintal	West Michigan Whitecaps	2
Brent Billingsley	Kane County Cougars	1
Chris Gissell	Rockford Cubbies	1
Mark Harriger	Cedar Rapids Kernels	1
Matt Kinney	Michigan Battle Cats	1
Scott MacRae	Burlington Bees	1
Jason Middlebrook	Clinton LumberKings	1
Jay Reames	Peoria Chiefs	1
Bobby Rector	Kane County Cougars	1
Kasey Richardson	Fort Wayne Wizards	1
Jerrod Riggan	Cedar Rapids Kernels	1
Jeriome Robertson	Quad Cities River Bandits	1
Allen Sanders	Lansing Lugnuts	1
Russ Spear	West Michigan Whitecaps	1

Strikeout Leaders

Player	Team	SO
Ramón Ortiz	Cedar Rapids Kernels	225
Brent Billingsley	Kane County Cougars	175
Robb Welch	Michigan Battle Cats	158
Aaron Cames	Kane County Cougars	157
Brian Fuentes	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	153
Dave Hooten	Fort Wayne Wizards	138
Bobby Rodgers	Kane County Cougars	138
Clay Bruner	West Michigan Whitecaps	135
Jeriome Robertson	Quad Cities River Bandits	135
Mark Nussbeck	Peoria Chiefs	132
Jon Cannon	Rockford Cubbies	130
Orber Moreno	Lansing Lugnuts	128
Jose Garcia	Beloit Snappers	126
Greg Romo	West Michigan Whitecaps	124
Matt Kinney	Michigan Battle Cats	123
Rodrigo López	Clinton LumberKings	123
Matt DeWitt	Peoria Chiefs	121
Bryan Braswell	Quad Cities River Bandits	118
Chad Durbin	Lansing Lugnuts	116
Brian Passini	Beloit Snappers	116

Save Leaders

Player	Team	SV
Francisco Cordero	West Michigan Whitecaps	35
Kevin Crafton	Peoria Chiefs	29
Martin Sanchez	Kane County Cougars	22
Trevor Schaffer	Rockford Cubbies	21
Scooter Cushman	Burlington Bees	19
Chris Garza	Fort Wayne Wizards	15
Roberto Paredes	Beloit Snappers	15
Pete Harvell	South Bend Silver Hawks	13
Chuck Beale	Michigan Battle Cats	12
Danny Greene	Cedar Rapids Kernels	12
Chad Rodriguez	Lansing Lugnuts	12
Rafael Betancourt	Michigan Battle Cats	11
Brian Fitzgerald	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	10
Jason Crews	South Bend Silver Hawks	9
Rodrigo López	Clinton LumberKings	9
Esteban Maldonado	Quad Cities River Bandits	9
Jose DeLeon	Peoria Chiefs	8
Mario Opipari	Fort Wayne Wizards	8
Jeromy Palki	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	8
Brandon Baird	Lansing Lugnuts	7

1997 Midwest League Leaders

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