2001 Burlington Bees Roster
Team Record: 55-79
Finished 7th in the MWL's West Division
Manager: Joe Szekely (55-79)
Affiliation: Kansas City Royals
Location: Burlington, Iowa
Ballpark: Community Field (Stadium)
Attendance: 54,564, Avg. 853 in 64 home dates
The Burlington Bees of the Midwest League ended the 2001 season with a record of 55 wins and 79 losses, finishing seventh in the league's West Division.
The Bees scored 620 runs and allowed 692 runs. Chad Santos led Burlington with 16 home runs and drove in 83 runs. Ben Cordova paced all regular batters by hitting .294. Runelvys Hernández, Micah Mangrum and Joey Baker topped the team with 7 wins each, while Zach McClellan registered a 4.54 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Brian Bass, Runelvys Hernández, Byron Gettis, Chad Santos, Alejandro Machado, Jeremy Hill and Zach McClellan were all players from the 2001 Burlington Bees who played in the Majors during their careers.
Joe Szekely served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrry Alvarez | R | R | October 20, 1979 | 6'0" | 193 | Cotui, Sanchez Ramirez DO |
| Tony Arnerich | R | R | December 14, 1979 | 6'0" | 200 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Odannys Ayala | R | R | July 2, 1980 | 5'11" | 170 | Santurce, PR |
| Joey Baker | R | R | August 30, 1978 | 6'5" | 200 | La Jolla, CA US |
| Brian Bass | R | R | January 6, 1982 | 6'2" | 215 | Pinehurst, NC US |
| Jesus Coa | R | R | January 25, 1980 | 6'0" | 170 | Caripito, Monagas VE |
| Ben Cordova | L | L | December 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 205 | Colorado Springs, CO US |
| Luis Cotto | R | R | July 9, 1981 | 6'0" | 175 | Rio Piedras, PR |
| Justin Cowan | R | R | November 24, 1977 | 5'10" | 190 | Soldotna, AK US |
| Ryan Douglass | R | R | December 3, 1978 | 6'3" | 200 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Hersy Felix | R | R | April 11, 1978 | 6'3" | 180 | Sousa, Puerto Plata DO |
| Darren Fenster | R | R | September 11, 1978 | 5'9" | 175 | Edison, NJ US |
| Ian Ferguson | R | R | August 23, 1979 | 6'4" | 220 | Stockton, CA US |
| Jason Fingers | R | R | August 17, 1978 | 6'5" | 180 | San Diego, CA US |
| Justin Gemoll | R | R | November 19, 1977 | 6'2" | 218 | South Lake Tahoe, CA US |
| Byron Gettis | R | R | March 13, 1980 | 6'0" | 240 | Centreville, IL US |
| Jonathan Guzman | R | R | August 28, 1978 | 6'1" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Juan Guzman | S | R | May 27, 1980 | 5'10" | 170 | Santiago, Santiago DO |
| Runelvys Hernández | R | R | April 27, 1978 | 6'3" | 185 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO |
| Jeremy Hill | R | R | August 8, 1977 | 5'11" | 200 | Dallas, TX US |
| Billy Keppinger | L | L | December 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 180 | Miami, FL US |
| Juan Llamas | R | R | June 24, 1980 | 6'1" | 165 | Cartagena, Bolivar CO |
| Tom Lora | S | R | October 14, 1977 | 5'10" | 180 | Dajabon, DO |
| Alejandro Machado | S | R | April 26, 1982 | 6'0" | 185 | Caracas, Distrito Federal VE |
| Micah Mangrum | R | R | September 11, 1977 | 6'2" | 170 | Thousand Oaks, CA US |
| Zach McClellan | R | R | November 25, 1978 | 6'5" | 190 | Toledo, OH US |
| Trae McGill | R | R | August 7, 1977 | 6'0" | 195 | Mobile, AL US |
| Shayne Ridley | S | R | November 21, 1977 | 6'2" | 190 | Milton, ON CA |
| Mackeel Rodgers | S | R | April 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 180 | , St. Croix VI |
| Chad Santos | L | L | April 28, 1981 | 5'11" | 220 | Honolulu, HI US |
| Brad Stiles | L | L | February 9, 1981 | 6'6" | 233 | Lamar, CO US |
| Mike Stodolka | L | L | September 24, 1981 | 6'2" | 215 | Fontana, CA US |
| Scott Walter | R | R | December 28, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Manhattan Beach, CA US |
| Wes Wilkerson | R | R | September 11, 1976 | 6'4" | 215 | Nashville, TN US |
| Dusty Wrightsman | R | R | December 7, 1979 | 6'4" | 220 | Terre Haute, IL US |
| Tom Zurita | R | R | June 28, 1980 | 5'11" | 160 | , Anzoategui VE |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
