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2005 Midwest League

2005 > Class A > League History
Overall: 977 games, 14 teams, approx. 139 games in season
Attendance: 3,486,604 (3,568/game)
Other Years: 2004 / 2006
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2004 / 2006

League Standings

First Half

April 7, 2005 to June 19, 2005

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays	TBD
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI
Dayton Dragons	CIN
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Peoria Chiefs	CHC
Kane County Cougars	OAK
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA
Burlington Bees	KCR
Swing of the Quad Cities	STL
Clinton LumberKings	TEX
Beloit Snappers	MIN
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA

Second Half

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays	TBD
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI
Dayton Dragons	CIN
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Peoria Chiefs	CHC
Kane County Cougars	OAK
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA
Burlington Bees	KCR
Swing of the Quad Cities	STL
Clinton LumberKings	TEX
Beloit Snappers	MIN
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA

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
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	21.6	5.71	140	5473	4824	800	1355	274	45	122	715	121	62	473	827	.281	.350	.432	.783	2085	121	70	55	51	19
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.6	5.67	139	5498	4833	788	1331	267	38	101	712	142	54	521	942	.275	.350	.409	.759	1977	83	65	27	52	13
Kane County Cougars	OAK	22.2	5.40	139	5505	4777	750	1246	266	24	119	681	120	34	602	1000	.261	.346	.401	.748	1917	114	51	22	53	18
Swing of the Quad Cities	STL	22.6	5.31	139	5397	4704	738	1247	248	28	113	663	126	46	523	827	.265	.344	.402	.746	1890	110	68	56	46	25
Clinton LumberKings	TEX	22.2	5.28	140	5523	4802	739	1244	263	35	112	645	147	71	576	1041	.259	.343	.398	.741	1913	84	61	39	45	12
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	22.2	4.96	140	5327	4728	695	1259	258	46	97	629	137	62	447	1014	.266	.337	.402	.739	1900	113	84	23	45	13
Beloit Snappers	MIN	21.2	4.96	140	5455	4805	695	1211	219	43	98	634	102	35	493	981	.252	.329	.377	.706	1810	81	82	25	50	7
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	22.7	4.92	139	5319	4644	684	1195	239	31	84	619	108	49	554	938	.257	.342	.376	.718	1748	112	62	18	41	18
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays	TBD	21.5	4.81	139	5268	4674	668	1268	262	32	91	601	148	60	444	901	.271	.338	.399	.737	1867	129	59	29	62	14
Dayton Dragons	CIN	22.5	4.78	139	5357	4762	665	1240	239	45	117	617	116	51	426	1097	.260	.330	.403	.733	1920	79	88	39	42	10
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	21.3	4.43	140	5215	4582	620	1148	241	33	107	557	202	91	463	1098	.251	.328	.388	.716	1776	88	87	42	41	16
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.8	4.29	140	5354	4772	600	1200	240	32	65	527	111	59	419	1108	.251	.319	.356	.675	1699	98	72	49	42	16
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	21.6	4.28	140	5338	4741	599	1197	234	26	75	534	107	40	482	897	.252	.325	.360	.686	1708	109	52	19	44	12
Burlington Bees	KCR	21.8	4.23	140	5267	4623	592	1129	203	25	69	520	178	82	478	931	.244	.324	.344	.668	1589	103	87	42	37	12
League Totals		21.9	4.93	1954	75296	66271	9633	17270	3453	483	1370	8654	1865	796	6901	13602	.261	.336	.389	.726	25799	1424	988	485	651	205

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
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.4	4.31	73	67	.521	3.63	140	140	135	5	8	37	1258.1	1182	604	507	76	414	14	942	63	7	94	5332	1.268	8.5	0.5	3.0	6.7	2.28
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	21.8	4.56	70	69	.504	4.17	139	139	138	1	3	36	1213.0	1224	634	562	111	434	12	1001	67	9	60	5210	1.367	9.1	0.8	3.2	7.4	2.31
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	21.8	4.59	65	75	.464	4.02	140	140	138	2	6	39	1221.0	1247	642	546	97	412	11	934	50	2	52	5263	1.359	9.2	0.7	3.0	6.9	2.27
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays	TBD	22.1	4.60	72	67	.518	4.02	139	139	138	1	9	36	1206.0	1103	639	539	88	543	4	978	50	15	90	5175	1.365	8.2	0.7	4.1	7.3	1.80
Beloit Snappers	MIN	20.8	4.61	69	71	.493	4.11	140	140	137	3	6	36	1247.0	1167	645	569	118	514	20	1186	61	9	77	5406	1.348	8.4	0.9	3.7	8.6	2.31
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	22.0	4.76	84	56	.600	4.14	140	140	136	4	8	39	1246.0	1283	667	573	83	471	19	1031	54	7	97	5434	1.408	9.3	0.6	3.4	7.4	2.19
Burlington Bees	KCR	22.1	4.85	65	75	.464	4.02	140	140	139	1	7	30	1240.0	1292	679	554	81	465	21	1005	62	6	129	5445	1.417	9.4	0.6	3.4	7.3	2.16
Clinton LumberKings	TEX	20.6	4.90	71	69	.507	4.13	140	140	138	2	9	28	1259.1	1274	686	578	83	437	11	960	76	8	72	5464	1.359	9.1	0.6	3.1	6.9	2.20
Swing of the Quad Cities	STL	22.2	5.04	72	67	.518	4.32	139	139	136	3	4	39	1224.1	1199	700	587	103	520	25	932	86	6	96	5418	1.404	8.8	0.8	3.8	6.9	1.79
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	21.5	5.06	68	72	.486	4.49	140	140	137	3	7	37	1216.1	1236	708	607	92	486	13	976	83	6	86	5364	1.416	9.1	0.7	3.6	7.2	2.01
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	21.8	5.08	65	75	.464	4.42	140	140	132	8	9	37	1217.2	1247	711	598	99	501	21	922	79	10	78	5336	1.436	9.2	0.7	3.7	6.8	1.84
Kane County Cougars	OAK	22.6	5.32	67	72	.482	4.54	139	139	138	1	3	36	1234.0	1261	740	623	105	532	18	934	84	9	115	5472	1.453	9.2	0.8	3.9	6.8	1.76
Dayton Dragons	CIN	21.6	5.67	60	79	.432	4.92	139	139	138	1	6	32	1213.2	1258	788	663	118	600	10	920	74	13	111	5469	1.531	9.3	0.9	4.4	6.8	1.53
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.6	5.68	76	63	.547	4.88	139	139	138	1	8	35	1234.0	1297	790	669	116	572	6	881	99	10	112	5533	1.515	9.5	0.8	4.2	6.4	1.54
League Totals		21.7	4.93	977	977	.500	4.27	1954	1954	1918	36	93	497	17230.2	17270	9633	8175	1370	6901	205	13602	988	117	1269	75321	1.403	9.0	0.7	3.6	7.1	1.97

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	139	3639	1448	141	111	.973	30	114	71	38%	354,855	Ken Joyce
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	140	3775	1586	160	135	.971	19	134	56	29%	370,153	Matt Walbeck
Clinton LumberKings	TEX	140	3778	1457	158	118	.971	22	139	51	27%	95,775	Carlos Subero
Beloit Snappers	MIN	140	3741	1325	153	113	.971	15	115	56	33%	93,399	Kevin Boles
Southwest Michigan Devil Rays	TBD	139	3618	1386	153	125	.970	23	130	65	33%	105,340	Joe Szekely
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	140	3738	1593	165	129	.970	22	112	54	33%	208,590	Mark Haley
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	140	3649	1449	162	121	.969	24	148	50	25%	256,612	Julio Garcia
Kane County Cougars	OAK	139	3702	1473	170	108	.968	26	175	66	27%	518,394	Dave Joppie
Fort Wayne Wizards	SDP	140	3663	1439	171	134	.968	21	139	45	24%	278,631	Randy Ready
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	139	3702	1439	172	139	.968	19	130	65	33%	211,927	Scott Steinmann
Dayton Dragons	CIN	139	3641	1479	184	126	.965	18	138	68	33%	572,053	Alonzo Powell
Burlington Bees	KCR	140	3720	1495	193	120	.964	26	135	44	25%	70,807	Jim Gabella
Swing of the Quad Cities	STL	139	3673	1462	191	128	.964	17	135	46	25%	165,878	Joe Cunningham
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	140	3653	1502	198	153	.963	12	121	56	32%	184,190	Bobby Magallanes
League Totals		1954	51692	20533	2371	1760	.968	294	1865	793	30%	3,486,604

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