1996 Springfield Capitals Statistics
Frontier League (FL) - Independent
Team Record: 39-35
Finished 1st in the FL's West Division
Manager: Mal Fichman (39-35)
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Ballpark: Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park
Attendance: 47,854, Avg. 1,293
1996 Springfield Capitals RosterTeam Record: 39-35
Finished 1st in the FL's West Division
Manager: Mal Fichman (39-35)
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Ballpark: Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park
Attendance: 47,854, Avg. 1,293
Playoffs - Springfield Capitals 2 games, Richmond Roosters 1
Finals - Springfield Capitals 2 games, Chillicothe Paints 0
The Springfield Capitals of the Frontier League ended the 1996 season with a record of 39 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the league's West Division.
The Capitals scored 355 runs and conceded 307 runs. James Harris drove in 56 runs and topped batters with significant playing time with a .315 average. Andy Devries and Sean House led the team with 7 wins each, while Sean House recorded a 2.52 ERA, tops among qualifying pitchers. Mal Fichman served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Devries | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.73 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 | 97 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 426 |
| Sean House | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2.51 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 | 94 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 379 |
| Jamison Nuttle | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.40 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41.3 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 185 |
| J. R. Hoffman | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.27 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.7 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180 |
| Jim Brantley | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.97 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.7 | 63 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 290 |
| Justin Mark | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5.12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 176 |
| Matt Rivino | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.93 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.3 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153 |
| Tommy Stuart | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Chad Gatlin | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Billy Williams | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Dave Masi | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
| R. J. Simone | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.29 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 64 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 253 |
| Paul Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 31.3 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 130 | |
| Chad Arnold | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Todd Schiffhauer | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| Russell Reeder | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.97 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.7 | 75 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 284 |
| Totals | 39 | 35 | .527 | 3.27 | 222 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 636.3 | 630 | 307 | 231 | 28 | 243 | 15 | 469 | 34 | 7 | 46 | 2772 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harris | 71 | 310 | 260 | 33 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 20 | .315 | .397 | .373 | .770 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Jeff Snyder | 73 | 306 | 280 | 45 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 48 | .282 | .329 | .404 | .733 | 113 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Tommy Stewart | 62 | 270 | 228 | 31 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 48 | .254 | .351 | .294 | .645 | 67 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Soto | 71 | 304 | 238 | 41 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 68 | .244 | .381 | .437 | .818 | 104 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Anthony Zaragoza | 72 | 264 | 225 | 41 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 50 | .218 | .318 | .356 | .674 | 80 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Nate Thomas | 61 | 232 | 202 | 30 | 48 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 42 | .238 | .330 | .312 | .642 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Lance Evans | 41 | 172 | 161 | 23 | 42 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28 | .261 | .304 | .373 | .677 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Stine | 46 | 178 | 153 | 14 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | .255 | .347 | .275 | .621 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Steven Geffner | 59 | 220 | 162 | 30 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 | 38 | .241 | .427 | .265 | .692 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Froschauer | 43 | 164 | 135 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 38 | .281 | .396 | .541 | .937 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jorge Melendez | 36 | 113 | 99 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | .273 | .363 | .313 | .676 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. J. Buckholz | 35 | 90 | 71 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | .239 | .372 | .352 | .724 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Herring | 33 | 77 | 67 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22 | .209 | .312 | .224 | .536 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Gillis | 16 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .189 | .311 | .243 | .554 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Thurston Rockmore | 8 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .261 | .346 | .304 | .651 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Stuart | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Close | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dusty Ridner | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George McDoniel | 10 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .118 | .318 | .118 | .436 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Hugo | 9 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .095 | .269 | .095 | .364 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Rivera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Cummins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brown | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 767 | 2854 | 2411 | 355 | 613 | 107 | 13 | 31 | 314 | 51 | 28 | 345 | 485 | .254 | .354 | .348 | .702 | 839 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Thomas | 1B | 54 | 392 | 42 | 6 | 35 | .986 | 8.037 | ||||
| Trevor Froschauer | 1B | 24 | 200 | 17 | 3 | 10 | .986 | 9.042 | ||||
| Bart Close | 1B | 4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.750 | ||||
| Sean Hugo | 1B | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Barry Herring | 1B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| Steven Geffner | 2B | 50 | 81 | 120 | 14 | 19 | .935 | 4.020 | ||||
| Tommy Stewart | 2B | 18 | 42 | 57 | 3 | 10 | .971 | 5.500 | ||||
| Ed Gillis | 2B | 9 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .926 | 2.778 | ||||
| A. J. Buckholz | 2B | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .962 | 6.250 | ||||
| James Harris | 3B | 63 | 51 | 114 | 23 | 10 | .878 | 2.619 | ||||
| A. J. Buckholz | 3B | 16 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .935 | 1.812 | ||||
| Jorge Melendez | C | 36 | 201 | 29 | 8 | 1 | .966 | 6.389 | 7 | 40 | 9 | 18.4 |
| Barry Herring | C | 30 | 122 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .993 | 4.533 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 21.9 |
| Trevor Froschauer | C | 20 | 128 | 18 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 7.300 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 36.0 |
| Dusty Ridner | C | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.200 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mickey Rivera | C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tommy Stewart | C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bart Close | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Snyder | CF | 73 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tommy Stewart | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tommy Stuart | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tommy Stewart | LF | 37 | .000 | |||||||||
| Lance Evans | LF | 31 | .000 | |||||||||
| Nate Thomas | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jerry Stine | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||||||
| Thurston Rockmore | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| George McDoniel | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jeff Snyder | OF | 73 | 172 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .972 | 2.411 | ||||
| Mark Soto | OF | 68 | 125 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .950 | 1.956 | ||||
| Tommy Stewart | OF | 39 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .957 | 1.718 | ||||
| Lance Evans | OF | 32 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 1.406 | ||||
| Jerry Stine | OF | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 2.000 | ||||
| Nate Thomas | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Thurston Rockmore | OF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| George McDoniel | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Tommy Stuart | OF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| Dusty Ridner | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Paul Fletcher | P | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .094 | ||||
| Jim Brantley | P | 31 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .958 | .742 | ||||
| Jamison Nuttle | P | 29 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .379 | ||||
| J. R. Hoffman | P | 28 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .909 | .357 | ||||
| Matt Rivino | P | 22 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .500 | ||||
| Andy Devries | P | 16 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.500 | ||||
| Russell Reeder | P | 13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.692 | ||||
| Sean House | P | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.538 | ||||
| R. J. Simone | P | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.455 | ||||
| Justin Mark | P | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .889 | 1.000 | ||||
| Dave Masi | P | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.400 | ||||
| Todd Schiffhauer | P | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Billy Williams | P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Tommy Stuart | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .333 | ||||
| Chad Arnold | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Chad Gatlin | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| Mark Soto | RF | 68 | .000 | |||||||||
| Jerry Stine | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| Tommy Stewart | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| Dusty Ridner | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| George McDoniel | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Lance Evans | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||||||
| Anthony Zaragoza | SS | 72 | 108 | 204 | 18 | 32 | .945 | 4.333 | ||||
| A. J. Buckholz | SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | ||||
| Tommy Stewart | SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .750 | ||||
| Ed Gillis | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Totals | 1106 | 1909 | 809 | 115 | 136 | .959 | 2.458 | 31 | 87 | 25 | 22.3 |
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.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
