1999 Midwest League

1999 > Class A > League History
Overall: 971 games, 14 teams, approx. 138 games in season
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Other Years: 1998 / 2000
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1998 / 2000

League Standings

Regular Season

140 games

Central Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Kane County Cougars	FLA	78	59	.569	--
Rockford Reds	CIN	76	63	.547	3
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	72	66	.522	6.5
Peoria Chiefs	STL	63	76	.453	16
Beloit Snappers	MIL	59	80	.424	20

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Michigan Battle Cats	HOU	76	62	.551	--
Lansing Lugnuts	CHC	73	67	.521	4
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	68	71	.489	8.5
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	68	72	.486	9
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	61	79	.436	16

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Quad Cities River Bandits	MIN	77	62	.554	--
Burlington Bees	CHW	71	68	.511	6
Clinton LumberKings	CIN	68	69	.496	8
Cedar Rapids Kernels	ANA	61	77	.442	15.5

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
Lansing Lugnuts	CHC	20.7	5.87	140	5423	4670	822	1278	288	60	147	752	133	61	619	1031	.274	.363	.455	.819	2127	108	70	10	54	12
Michigan Battle Cats	HOU	21.8	5.87	138	5295	4747	810	1350	277	54	141	741	105	67	401	873	.284	.344	.455	.799	2158	97	61	31	55	13
Kane County Cougars	FLA	21.4	5.67	137	5398	4681	777	1263	251	40	86	674	166	67	554	1010	.270	.354	.396	.750	1852	88	83	32	48	14
Quad Cities River Bandits	MIN	21.5	5.35	139	5496	4655	743	1203	252	28	110	658	96	58	658	893	.258	.356	.395	.752	1841	122	80	51	52	21
Burlington Bees	CHW	21.4	5.28	139	5372	4604	734	1213	239	39	99	661	155	65	610	1023	.263	.355	.397	.751	1827	87	68	39	51	13
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.9	5.22	138	5371	4645	721	1243	247	26	90	650	122	72	609	1027	.268	.356	.390	.746	1812	116	52	28	37	9
Rockford Reds	CIN	21.5	5.04	139	5202	4587	700	1221	243	43	116	621	227	123	451	975	.266	.339	.414	.753	1898	89	84	28	52	22
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.3	4.97	140	5355	4688	696	1186	260	43	73	627	197	73	521	1091	.253	.333	.374	.707	1751	91	65	38	43	10
Beloit Snappers	MIL	21.4	4.89	139	5290	4664	680	1227	231	34	94	606	94	39	491	1056	.263	.337	.388	.725	1808	104	49	46	40	13
Cedar Rapids Kernels	ANA	22.0	4.83	138	5272	4627	666	1178	235	35	90	573	152	63	506	901	.255	.334	.379	.713	1753	90	63	37	39	17
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	21.5	4.80	140	5417	4668	672	1209	221	38	61	593	225	100	571	1102	.259	.346	.362	.708	1689	96	81	44	53	20
Clinton LumberKings	CIN	22.0	4.73	137	5095	4542	648	1159	234	38	75	579	157	76	425	1045	.255	.324	.373	.697	1694	91	57	28	43	11
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	21.4	4.62	139	5258	4712	642	1236	229	45	63	578	108	73	447	986	.262	.330	.370	.700	1744	96	47	9	43	11
Peoria Chiefs	STL	22.2	4.61	139	5237	4634	641	1178	228	41	69	552	125	79	455	1049	.254	.329	.366	.695	1695	90	74	45	29	9
League Totals		21.6	5.12	1942	74481	65124	9952	17144	3435	564	1314	8865	2062	1016	7318	14062	.263	.343	.394	.737	25649	1365	934	466	639	195

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
Kane County Cougars	FLA	21.0	4.50	78	59	.569	4.07	137	137	131	6	11	29	1206.0	1247	617	545	82	466	5	955	60	12	63	5241	1.420	9.3	0.6	3.5	7.1	2.05
Quad Cities River Bandits	MIN	21.2	4.67	77	62	.554	3.94	139	139	137	2	10	31	1220.2	1139	649	534	78	569	32	1103	69	10	90	5339	1.399	8.4	0.6	4.2	8.1	1.94
Clinton LumberKings	CIN	22.1	4.69	68	69	.496	3.91	137	137	131	6	5	37	1180.2	1093	643	513	96	516	19	964	72	14	92	5131	1.363	8.3	0.7	3.9	7.3	1.87
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.7	4.73	72	66	.522	4.09	138	138	126	12	10	29	1197.2	1194	653	544	90	434	12	1110	60	29	91	5219	1.359	9.0	0.7	3.3	8.3	2.56
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.6	4.87	68	72	.486	4.04	140	140	130	10	9	30	1219.2	1170	682	548	80	570	12	1033	65	23	111	5332	1.427	8.6	0.6	4.2	7.6	1.81
Rockford Reds	CIN	22.5	4.96	76	63	.547	4.23	139	139	123	16	18	32	1204.1	1232	690	566	72	524	33	1046	67	13	97	5323	1.458	9.2	0.5	3.9	7.8	2.00
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	21.3	5.05	68	71	.489	4.38	139	139	139	0	6	36	1214.1	1222	702	591	92	482	1	1003	65	13	107	5339	1.403	9.1	0.7	3.6	7.4	2.08
Michigan Battle Cats	HOU	21.3	5.30	76	62	.551	4.82	138	138	133	5	5	37	1192.0	1264	732	639	96	483	15	1055	62	19	102	5245	1.466	9.5	0.7	3.6	8.0	2.18
Lansing Lugnuts	CHC	20.6	5.36	73	67	.521	4.73	140	140	135	5	4	32	1198.2	1312	750	630	83	528	7	893	60	12	92	5374	1.535	9.9	0.6	4.0	6.7	1.69
Cedar Rapids Kernels	ANA	22.4	5.37	61	77	.442	4.49	138	138	117	21	7	35	1195.2	1242	741	596	117	459	7	976	70	16	102	5287	1.423	9.3	0.9	3.5	7.3	2.13
Peoria Chiefs	STL	22.2	5.38	63	76	.453	4.74	139	139	137	2	4	26	1201.0	1240	748	633	104	511	6	978	70	18	65	5326	1.458	9.3	0.8	3.8	7.3	1.91
Burlington Bees	CHW	21.3	5.49	71	68	.511	4.79	139	139	130	9	4	35	1194.0	1291	763	635	89	519	23	953	77	21	87	5386	1.516	9.7	0.7	3.9	7.2	1.84
Beloit Snappers	MIL	21.5	5.54	59	80	.424	4.85	139	139	131	8	9	30	1201.2	1261	770	648	120	582	10	1002	74	17	106	5419	1.534	9.4	0.9	4.4	7.5	1.72
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	20.9	5.80	61	79	.436	4.98	140	140	138	2	5	33	1224.1	1237	812	678	115	675	13	991	63	16	86	5540	1.562	9.1	0.8	5.0	7.3	1.47
League Totals		21.6	5.12	971	971	.500	4.43	1942	1942	1838	104	107	452	16850.2	17144	9952	8300	1314	7318	195	14062	934	233	1291	74501	1.452	9.2	0.7	3.9	7.5	1.92

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Managers
Kane County Cougars	FLA	137	3618	1514	155	147	.971	24	89	63	41%	Rich Renteria
Michigan Battle Cats	HOU	138	3576	1376	153	124	.970	21	116	79	41%	Al Pedrique
Quad Cities River Bandits	MIN	139	3662	1517	185	133	.966	24	169	69	29%	Jose Marzan
Peoria Chiefs	STL	139	3603	1484	183	117	.965	26	154	66	30%	Brian Rupp
Beloit Snappers	MIL	139	3605	1407	184	106	.965	20	194	82	30%	Don Money
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	138	3593	1401	184	91	.964	10	122	60	33%	Steve Roadcap
Lansing Lugnuts	CHC	140	3596	1503	193	145	.964	40	157	61	28%	Oscar Acosta
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	140	3659	1626	209	115	.962	27	105	113	52%	Bruce Fields
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	139	3643	1639	208	109	.962	26	161	76	32%	Mike Brumley
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	140	3673	1384	203	124	.961	29	153	76	33%	Daniel Simonds
Rockford Reds	CIN	139	3613	1536	208	113	.961	15	181	70	28%	Mike Rojas
Cedar Rapids Kernels	ANA	138	3587	1585	229	137	.958	22	134	67	33%	Mitch Seoane
Clinton LumberKings	CIN	137	3542	1476	220	127	.958	25	149	65	30%	Freddie Benavides
Burlington Bees	CHW	139	3582	1538	222	116	.958	35	178	69	28%	Nick Capra
League Totals		1942	50552	20986	2736	1704	.963	344	2062	1016	33%

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