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2009 Midwest League

2009 > Class A > League History
Overall: 972 games, 14 teams, approx. 138 games in season
Attendance: 3,629,038 (3,733/game)
Other Years: 2008 / 2010
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League Standings

First Half

April 9, 2009 to June 21, 2009

Eastern Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 45 25 .643 --
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 43 27 .614 2
Great Lakes Loons LAD 40 30 .571 5
Dayton Dragons CIN 28 42 .400 17
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 27 41 .397 17
Lansing Lugnuts TOR 26 43 .377 18.5

Western Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Kane County Cougars OAK 41 29 .586 --
Clinton LumberKings SEA 40 30 .571 1
Cedar Rapids Kernels LAA 40 30 .571 1
Peoria Chiefs CHC 38 31 .551 2.5
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIL 34 36 .486 7
Quad Cities River Bandits STL 30 40 .429 11
Burlington Bees KCR 29 41 .414 12
Beloit Snappers MIN 27 43 .386 14

Second Half

June 25, 2009 to September 7, 2009

Eastern Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 49 21 .700 --
Great Lakes Loons LAD 41 29 .586 8
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 38 32 .543 11
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 32 37 .464 16.5
Dayton Dragons CIN 31 38 .449 17.5
Lansing Lugnuts TOR 28 41 .406 20.5

Western Division

Tm Aff W L W-L% GB
Peoria Chiefs CHC 43 26 .623 --
Cedar Rapids Kernels LAA 38 30 .559 4.5
Burlington Bees KCR 35 34 .507 8
Kane County Cougars OAK 35 35 .500 8.5
Quad Cities River Bandits STL 31 38 .449 12
Clinton LumberKings SEA 29 38 .433 13
Beloit Snappers MIN 30 40 .429 13.5
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIL 24 45 .348 19

Quarterfinals

September 9, 2009 to September 11, 2009 · 3 games
Tm Aff W L
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 2 1
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 1 2
Tm Aff W L
Great Lakes Loons LAD 2 1
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 1 2
Tm Aff W L
Cedar Rapids Kernels ANA 2 0
Peoria Chiefs CHC 0 2
Tm Aff W L
Burlington Bees KCR 2 0
Kane County Cougars OAK 0 2

Semifinals

September 12, 2009 to September 14, 2009 · 3 games
Tm Aff W L
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 2 1
Great Lakes Loons LAD 1 2
Tm Aff W L
Burlington Bees KCR 2 1
Cedar Rapids Kernels ANA 1 2

Finals

September 15, 2009 to September 17, 2009 · 5 games
Tm Aff W L
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 3 0
Burlington Bees KCR 0 3

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 21.8 5.26 140 5478 4659 736 1237 268 32 97 661 130 65 681 978 .266 .365 .399 .764 1860 107 73 17 48 11
Great Lakes Loons LAD 22.5 5.14 140 5311 4709 719 1239 264 54 106 646 166 58 476 1113 .263 .336 .410 .746 1929 82 63 24 39 17
Peoria Chiefs CHC 21.3 5.08 138 5234 4708 701 1311 255 39 111 656 103 47 387 979 .278 .338 .420 .757 1977 109 58 32 49 15
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 22.0 4.95 140 5445 4804 693 1316 267 45 63 631 129 66 441 1001 .274 .345 .388 .732 1862 92 110 29 61 17
Cedar Rapids Kernels LAA 21.7 4.80 138 5269 4575 663 1177 218 42 65 578 187 90 461 1068 .257 .335 .366 .701 1674 77 99 84 50 12
Clinton LumberKings SEA 22.1 4.58 137 5235 4590 627 1162 219 46 77 553 162 65 452 1133 .253 .327 .371 .698 1704 78 74 76 43 11
Lansing Lugnuts TOR 20.8 4.46 138 5156 4648 616 1184 229 32 94 555 167 62 367 1183 .255 .318 .378 .697 1759 94 82 22 37 3
Dayton Dragons CIN 21.7 4.40 139 5277 4734 612 1240 252 42 79 564 146 49 398 992 .262 .325 .383 .708 1813 99 60 46 39 4
Beloit Snappers MIN 21.5 4.33 140 5264 4673 606 1177 240 32 66 534 99 68 458 1108 .252 .323 .359 .682 1679 87 47 51 35 11
Burlington Bees KCR 21.9 4.29 139 5064 4547 596 1125 218 46 53 518 188 83 404 950 .247 .311 .351 .662 1594 64 35 39 39 10
Kane County Cougars OAK 22.0 4.27 140 5240 4615 598 1122 211 31 80 523 127 61 493 1085 .243 .322 .354 .676 1635 99 62 32 38 12
Quad Cities River Bandits STL 21.3 4.19 139 5217 4579 582 1101 223 32 71 524 114 47 466 1110 .240 .320 .350 .670 1601 85 89 40 43 8
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIL 21.8 3.93 139 5118 4472 546 1056 235 35 62 480 130 76 490 1160 .236 .319 .346 .665 1547 73 77 38 41 3
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 21.0 3.90 137 5014 4505 534 1114 243 32 43 475 75 41 369 913 .247 .315 .344 .659 1550 102 88 23 29 8
League Totals 21.7 4.54 1944 73322 64818 8829 16561 3342 540 1067 7898 1923 878 6343 14773 .256 .329 .373 .702 24184 1248 1017 553 591 142

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 21.9 3.94 94 46 .671 3.46 140 140 139 1 18 41 1232.1 1095 552 474 68 407 7 1224 82 10 75 5167 1.219 8.0 0.5 3.0 8.9 3.01
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 21.7 4.00 81 59 .579 3.61 140 140 138 2 15 38 1245.1 1134 560 500 61 418 2 1061 56 8 62 5186 1.246 8.2 0.4 3.0 7.7 2.54
Peoria Chiefs CHC 21.7 4.02 81 57 .587 3.59 138 138 136 2 10 46 1210.0 1075 555 482 77 479 15 1047 66 13 98 5151 1.284 8.0 0.6 3.6 7.8 2.19
Kane County Cougars OAK 22.2 4.18 76 64 .543 3.63 140 140 138 0 7 44 1231.0 1127 585 497 65 478 10 1090 82 10 109 5269 1.304 8.2 0.5 3.5 8.0 2.28
Great Lakes Loons LAD 21.9 4.20 81 59 .579 3.66 140 140 138 2 13 46 1233.1 1168 588 501 68 484 15 1100 64 14 108 5311 1.339 8.5 0.5 3.5 8.0 2.27
Clinton LumberKings SEA 22.6 4.21 69 68 .504 3.35 137 137 136 1 10 36 1215.2 1176 577 452 70 392 12 1043 68 12 99 5199 1.290 8.7 0.5 2.9 7.7 2.66
Cedar Rapids Kernels LAA 21.2 4.31 78 60 .565 3.81 138 138 134 4 8 34 1227.2 1099 595 520 76 446 1 1064 59 7 97 5168 1.258 8.1 0.6 3.3 7.8 2.39
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 22.0 4.64 59 78 .431 4.06 137 137 136 1 5 31 1172.2 1208 635 529 74 374 12 907 83 14 67 5044 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.9 7.0 2.43
Burlington Bees KCR 21.6 4.66 64 75 .460 3.99 139 139 136 1 7 33 1196.0 1188 648 530 87 510 10 980 61 12 108 5189 1.420 8.9 0.7 3.8 7.4 1.92
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIL 21.6 4.97 58 81 .417 4.34 139 139 138 1 6 38 1194.2 1213 691 576 72 559 11 1076 83 9 105 5306 1.483 9.1 0.5 4.2 8.1 1.92
Beloit Snappers MIN 21.6 5.01 57 83 .407 4.28 140 140 135 5 5 31 1218.0 1273 701 579 81 460 26 1141 80 5 128 5377 1.423 9.4 0.6 3.4 8.4 2.48
Dayton Dragons CIN 21.5 5.11 59 80 .424 4.48 139 139 139 0 7 31 1227.1 1221 710 611 113 501 1 1096 106 16 98 5392 1.403 9.0 0.8 3.7 8.0 2.19
Quad Cities River Bandits STL 21.6 5.13 61 78 .439 4.48 139 139 138 1 3 31 1202.0 1220 713 598 78 433 10 980 67 13 85 5263 1.375 9.1 0.6 3.2 7.3 2.26
Lansing Lugnuts TOR 22.1 5.21 54 84 .391 4.76 138 138 135 3 4 29 1205.0 1364 719 637 77 402 10 964 60 14 88 5329 1.466 10.2 0.6 3.0 7.2 2.40
League Totals 21.8 4.54 972 972 .500 3.96 1944 1944 1916 24 118 509 17011.0 16561 8829 7486 1067 6343 142 14773 1017 157 1327 73351 1.346 8.8 0.6 3.4 7.8 2.33

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
West Michigan Whitecaps DET 140 3736 1526 120 129 .978 16 148 66 31% 356,642 Joe Depastino
Cedar Rapids Kernels LAA 138 3683 1477 132 101 .975 23 146 67 31% 169,697 Bill Mosiello
Fort Wayne TinCaps SDP 140 3697 1328 130 90 .975 16 123 51 29% 378,529 Doug Dascenzo
Dayton Dragons CIN 139 3682 1318 141 108 .973 15 141 55 28% 586,193 Todd Benzinger
Peoria Chiefs CHC 138 3630 1423 157 103 .970 7 136 63 32% 219,168 Marty Pevey
Great Lakes Loons LAD 140 3700 1428 157 122 .970 18 116 57 33% 271,146 Juan Bustabad
Burlington Bees KCR 139 3588 1447 162 145 .969 21 140 74 35% 64,499 Jim Gabella
South Bend Silver Hawks ARI 137 3518 1459 160 127 .969 19 118 73 38% 155,403 Mark Haley
Kane County Cougars OAK 140 3693 1458 171 115 .968 23 152 68 31% 400,040 Steve Scarsone
Lansing Lugnuts TOR 138 3615 1396 167 128 .968 16 124 60 33% 346,935 Clayton McCullough
Beloit Snappers MIN 140 3654 1349 171 103 .967 29 142 54 28% 83,480 Nelson Prada
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers MIL 139 3584 1437 169 127 .967 13 189 64 25% 253,240 Jeff Isom
Clinton LumberKings SEA 137 3647 1425 195 114 .963 23 122 74 38% 107,665 Scott Steinmann
Quad Cities River Bandits STL 139 3606 1490 203 112 .962 33 126 52 29% 236,401 Steve Dillard
League Totals 1944 51033 19961 2235 1624 .969 272 1923 878 31% 3,629,038