2001 Indianapolis Indians Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AAA
Team Record: 66-78
Finished 3rd in the IL's West Division
Manager: Wendell Kim (66-78)
Affiliation: Milwaukee Brewers
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Victory Field
Attendance: 604,407, Avg. 8,513 in 71 home dates
2001 Indianapolis Indians Statistics

The Indianapolis Indians of the International League ended the 2001 season with a record of 66 wins and 78 losses, finishing third in the league's West Division.

The Indians plated 666 runs and yielded 716 runs. Micah Franklin paced Indianapolis with 23 home runs Mark Sweeney drove in 69 runs. Marco Scutaro led all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .295 average. Tim Harikkala topped the squad with 11 wins, while Carlos Chantres registered a 4.42 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Robinson Cancel, Matt Williams, Creighton Gubanich, Brant Brown, Brian Mallette, Rocky Coppinger, Lou Collier, Micah Franklin, Nick Neugebauer, Lance Painter, Chad Fox, Tim Harikkala, Kevin Barker, Gus Gandarillas, Jesse Levis, Chris Jones, Kevin Brown, Mike Coolbaugh, Marco Scutaro, Jay Tessmer, John Snyder, Butch Henry, Bucky Jacobsen, Mike Buddie, Kyle Peterson, Alex Sánchez, Brandon Kolb, Allen Levrault, Ben Sheets, Brian Lesher, Mark Sweeney, Mark Loretta, Steve Rain, James Mouton, Robert Pérez, Tom Fordham, Will Cunnane, Dan Serafini and Elvis Peña were all players from the 2001 Indianapolis Indians who played in the Major Leagues during their careers.

Wendell Kim served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Kevin BarkerLLJuly 26, 19756'2"195Bristol, VA US
Brant BrownLLJune 22, 19716'3"220Porterville, CA US
Kevin BrownRRApril 21, 19736'2"200Valparaiso, IN US
Mike BuddieRRDecember 12, 19706'3"210Berea, OH US
Robinson CancelRRMay 4, 19765'11"225Lajas, PR
Dionys CesarSRSeptember 27, 19766'1"194Yamasa, Monte Plata DO
Carlos ChantresRRApril 1, 19766'3"190Miami, FL US
Lou CollierRRAugust 21, 19735'10"170Chicago, IL US
Mike CoolbaughRRJune 5, 19726'1"185Binghamton, NY US
Rocky CoppingerRRMarch 19, 19746'5"245El Paso, TX US
Will CunnaneRRApril 24, 19746'1"200Suffern, NY US
Tom FordhamLLFebruary 20, 19746'2"210San Diego, CA US
Chad FoxRRSeptember 3, 19706'2"180Coronado, CA US
Micah FranklinSRApril 25, 19726'0"205San Francisco, CA US
Gus GandarillasRRJuly 19, 19716'0"190Coral Gables, FL US
Dave GibralterRRJune 19, 19756'3"224Dallas, TX US
Creighton GubanichRRMarch 27, 19726'3"200Belleville, NJ US
Tim HarikkalaRRJuly 15, 19716'2"185West Palm Beach, FL US
Butch HenryLLOctober 7, 19686'1"195El Paso, TX US
Bucky JacobsenRRAugust 30, 19756'4"255Riverton, WY US
Chris JonesRRDecember 16, 19656'2"200Utica, NY US
Josh KlimekLRFebruary 2, 19746'1"175St. Louis, MO US
Brandon KolbRRNovember 20, 19736'1"190Oakland, CA US
Brian LesherRLMarch 5, 19716'5"205Wilrijk, Antwerp BE
Jesse LevisLRApril 14, 19685'9"180Philadelphia, PA US
Allen LevraultRRAugust 15, 19776'3"240Fall River, MA US
Mark LorettaRRAugust 14, 19716'0"175Santa Monica, CA US
Brian MalletteRRJanuary 19, 19756'0"185Dublin, GA US
Jose MiesesRROctober 14, 19776'1"160Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional DO
James MoutonRRDecember 29, 19685'9"175Denver, CO US
Nick NeugebauerRRJuly 15, 19806'3"235Riverside, CA US
Lance PainterLLJuly 21, 19676'1"195Bedford, Bedfordshire GB
Elvis PeñaSRSeptember 15, 19765'11"164San Pedro de Macoris, San Pedro de Macoris DO
Mike PenneyRRMarch 29, 19776'1"190Orange, CA US
Robert PérezRRJune 4, 19696'3"205Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar VE
Kyle PetersonLRApril 9, 19766'3"215Elkhorn, NE US
Steve RainRRJune 2, 19756'6"250Los Angeles, CA US
Chris RobertsRLJune 25, 19716'0"190Green Cove Springs, FL US
Alex SánchezLLAugust 26, 19765'10"180La Habana, La Habana CU
Marco ScutaroRROctober 30, 19755'10"185San Felipe, Yaracuy VE
Chip SellLRJune 19, 19716'2"205Fontana, CA US
Dan SerafiniSLJanuary 25, 19746'1"190San Francisco, CA US
Ben SheetsRRJuly 18, 19786'1"195Baton Rouge, LA US
John SnyderRRAugust 16, 19746'3"185Southfield, MI US
Mark SweeneyLLOctober 26, 19696'1"195Framingham, MA US
Jay TessmerRRDecember 26, 19716'3"190Meadville, PA US
Matt WilliamsSLApril 12, 19716'0"185Virginia Beach, VA US

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.




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