1976 Baton Rouge Cougars Statistics
Team Record: 43-27
Finished 1st in the GSL
Manager: Matt Batts (43-27)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Ballpark: Alex Box Stadium
Attendance: 42,133, Avg. 1,204
The Baton Rouge Cougars of the Gulf States League ended the 1976 season with a record of 43 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the GSL.Baton Rouge withdrew August 13.
The Cougars gave up 279 runs, the lowest total in the circuit. Baton Rouge plated 327 runs. Edward Stephenson and Curtis Wallace each accounted for 37 RBI. Curtis Wallace paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .288 clip. Tom Brown topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 1.51 ERA, leading regular hurlers.
Terry Leach and Tom Brown both played in Major League Baseball during their careers.
Matt Batts served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | 9 | 1 | .900 | 1.51 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 101.0 | 82 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| William Baltz | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.23 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 101 | 60 | 38 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kenneth Palmer | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.45 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 66 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Michael Brooks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.65 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 49 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Grunsky | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2.94 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 35 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Randy Benson | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.66 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 59 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Terry Leach | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 43 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Paul Kennemore | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Donald Brewer | 1 | 1 | .500 | 4.85 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bill Clay | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Gary Coleman | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Miles Potier | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 24 | .600 | 2.92 | 92 | 54 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 531.0 | 512 | 251 | 172 | 29 | 196 | 10 | 312 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Wallace | 62 | 265 | 229 | 34 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 28 | 18 | .288 | .357 | .428 | .785 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Sterling Allen | 42 | 162 | 155 | 27 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 15 | .368 | .391 | .542 | .933 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| David Obal | 62 | 259 | 221 | 30 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 33 | 21 | .258 | .354 | .312 | .666 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Larry Keenum | 48 | 205 | 184 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 5 | .293 | .343 | .391 | .735 | 72 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Winston Cole | 54 | 206 | 179 | 31 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 27 | 11 | .279 | .374 | .369 | .743 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Edward Stephenson | 52 | 223 | 187 | 38 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 26 | 20 | .257 | .347 | .465 | .812 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Bob Taylor | 32 | 134 | 125 | 21 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .352 | .391 | .432 | .823 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| James Miller | 37 | 169 | 147 | 27 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | .265 | .347 | .327 | .674 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Kevin Fogg | 19 | 89 | 80 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | .350 | .416 | .438 | .853 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Buckley | 27 | 115 | 109 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 27 | .193 | .235 | .266 | .501 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Cox | 30 | 114 | 94 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 8 | .213 | .345 | .266 | .611 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Paul Kennemore | 21 | 53 | 41 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .268 | .415 | .366 | .781 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Bill Clay | 18 | 68 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .220 | .418 | .260 | .678 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Randy Benson | 11 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .375 | .423 | .583 | 1.006 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gary Calhoun | 15 | 65 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | .173 | .328 | .192 | .520 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Fred Dunlap | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .357 | .417 | .774 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Robert Mahon | 8 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .160 | .250 | .160 | .410 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Felix Smith | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Donald Brewer | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 556 | 2213 | 1929 | 293 | 534 | 80 | 19 | 26 | 244 | 38 | 0 | 234 | 175 | .277 | .356 | .378 | .735 | 730 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Cole | 1B | 49 | 222 | 11 | 4 | 12 | .983 | 4.755 | ||||
| Randy Benson | 1B | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.286 | ||||
| Bobby Cox | 1B | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.000 | ||||
| James Miller | 2B | 37 | 36 | 58 | 6 | 2 | .940 | 2.541 | ||||
| Curtis Wallace | 2B | 11 | 60 | 56 | 8 | 11 | .935 | 1.545 | ||||
| Curtis Wallace | 3B | 50 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .968 | 1.200 | ||||
| Bill Clay | 3B | 14 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .810 | 2.429 | ||||
| Larry Keenum | 3B | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .826 | 1.900 | ||||
| Paul Kennemore | 3B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| David Obal | C | 62 | 183 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .985 | 3.274 | 5 | |||
| Edward Stephenson | OF | 52 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .967 | 1.135 | ||||
| Sterling Allen | OF | 42 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .946 | .833 | ||||
| Bobby Cox | OF | 29 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .875 | .483 | ||||
| Larry Buckley | OF | 27 | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .927 | 1.889 | ||||
| Kevin Fogg | OF | 19 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.684 | ||||
| Gary Calhoun | OF | 15 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 | ||||
| Felix Smith | OF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 1.800 | ||||
| Paul Kennemore | OF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.750 | ||||
| Winston Cole | OF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .500 | ||||
| Fred Dunlap | OF | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| Tom Brown | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | ||||
| Gary Grunsky | P | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .706 | ||||
| William Baltz | P | 14 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 2.643 | ||||
| Tom Brown | P | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.308 | ||||
| Kenneth Palmer | P | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Michael Brooks | P | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Randy Benson | P | 7 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .929 | 1.857 | ||||
| Paul Kennemore | P | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Donald Brewer | P | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| Terry Leach | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | ||||
| Miles Potier | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | ||||
| Gary Coleman | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Bill Clay | P | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Bob Taylor | SS | 32 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 4 | .925 | 2.312 | ||||
| Larry Keenum | SS | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 4.333 | ||||
| Totals | 574 | 895 | 357 | 60 | 49 | .954 | 2.181 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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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