1996 Midwest League

1996 > Class A > League History
Overall: 950 games, 14 teams, approx. 135 games in season
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Other Years: 1995 / 1997
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1995 / 1997

League Standings

First Half

April 5, 1996 to June 16, 1996

Central Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Beloit Snappers	MIL
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA
Rockford Cubbies	CHC
Peoria Chiefs	STL
Kane County Cougars	FLA

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
West Michigan Whitecaps	OAK
South Bend Silver Hawks	CHW
Lansing Lugnuts	KCR
Michigan Battle Cats	BOS
Fort Wayne Wizards	MIN

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Clinton LumberKings	SDP
Quad Cities River Bandits	HOU
Cedar Rapids Kernels	CAL
Burlington Bees	SFG

Second Half

Central Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Beloit Snappers	MIL
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA
Rockford Cubbies	CHC
Peoria Chiefs	STL
Kane County Cougars	FLA

East Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
West Michigan Whitecaps	OAK
South Bend Silver Hawks	CHW
Lansing Lugnuts	KCR
Michigan Battle Cats	BOS
Fort Wayne Wizards	MIN

West Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Clinton LumberKings	SDP
Quad Cities River Bandits	HOU
Cedar Rapids Kernels	CAL
Burlington Bees	SFG

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
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.2	5.41	135	5197	4561	731	1228	250	29	84	649	95	78	466	925	.269	.346	.392	.738	1788	91	92	39	39	17
Lansing Lugnuts	KCR	21.2	5.23	139	5524	4824	727	1285	233	41	71	645	161	67	528	893	.266	.346	.376	.721	1813	98	79	49	44	16
Rockford Cubbies	CHC	21.7	5.14	135	5134	4392	694	1126	207	43	56	605	211	88	561	979	.256	.349	.361	.711	1587	88	90	47	44	16
Peoria Chiefs	STL	21.8	5.12	136	5142	4402	696	1148	214	45	40	584	159	95	561	933	.261	.349	.357	.706	1572	81	63	60	56	19
Quad Cities River Bandits	HOU	21.7	4.80	131	4912	4391	629	1162	212	30	89	555	153	100	394	845	.265	.329	.387	.716	1701	96	45	39	43	15
Cedar Rapids Kernels	CAL	21.7	4.78	135	5127	4491	645	1146	218	41	111	587	153	77	477	1049	.255	.334	.396	.731	1779	78	77	44	38	14
Beloit Snappers	MIL	22.2	4.68	136	5054	4434	637	1131	210	36	60	549	150	93	456	835	.255	.333	.359	.692	1593	99	81	45	38	13
Fort Wayne Wizards	MIN	20.4	4.65	136	5176	4552	632	1196	229	35	58	566	96	65	470	911	.263	.338	.367	.705	1669	95	72	36	46	25
West Michigan Whitecaps	OAK	22.4	4.63	138	5341	4559	639	1133	199	29	71	551	117	67	653	920	.249	.346	.352	.698	1603	131	52	30	47	14
Michigan Battle Cats	BOS	21.4	4.62	138	5274	4693	638	1216	261	35	84	567	83	50	443	945	.259	.327	.383	.711	1799	87	56	32	50	11
Kane County Cougars	FLA	21.2	4.36	133	4926	4280	580	1026	215	26	92	518	101	67	496	1137	.240	.326	.367	.693	1569	86	69	46	35	17
South Bend Silver Hawks	CHW	21.8	4.16	136	5036	4450	566	1090	213	34	71	494	117	84	445	947	.245	.317	.356	.673	1584	80	45	52	44	25
Burlington Bees	SFG	22.4	4.14	138	5260	4479	572	1055	207	20	78	501	108	44	641	972	.236	.337	.343	.680	1536	124	58	53	29	23
Clinton LumberKings	SDP	21.8	3.95	134	4938	4240	529	974	180	35	60	472	153	69	583	964	.230	.329	.331	.660	1404	92	57	31	27	15
League Totals		21.6	4.69	1900	72041	62748	8915	15916	3048	479	1025	7843	1857	1044	7174	13255	.254	.336	.366	.703	22997	1326	936	603	580	240

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
Peoria Chiefs	STL	21.9	3.92	79	57	.581	3.30	136	136	129	7	13	31	1165.0	991	533	427	56	445	10	1065	52	14	57	4901	1.233	7.7	0.4	3.4	8.2	2.39
West Michigan Whitecaps	OAK	22.0	4.07	77	61	.558	3.42	138	138	138	0	9	45	1219.0	1121	561	463	62	495	31	1090	43	24	52	5245	1.326	8.3	0.5	3.7	8.0	2.20
Burlington Bees	SFG	21.1	4.38	65	73	.471	3.81	138	138	133	5	9	42	1202.2	1086	604	509	112	499	8	982	48	17	86	5104	1.318	8.1	0.8	3.7	7.3	1.97
Kane County Cougars	FLA	21.1	4.48	65	68	.489	3.65	133	133	121	12	7	30	1148.2	1099	596	466	49	459	14	941	91	17	91	4985	1.356	8.6	0.4	3.6	7.4	2.05
Beloit Snappers	MIL	21.3	4.49	69	67	.507	3.75	136	136	123	13	11	29	1178.2	1147	610	491	70	538	31	1000	47	27	93	5145	1.430	8.8	0.5	4.1	7.6	1.86
Quad Cities River Bandits	HOU	21.4	4.57	70	61	.534	3.87	131	131	128	3	5	36	1147.1	1068	599	493	74	502	12	948	83	22	85	4983	1.368	8.4	0.6	3.9	7.4	1.89
Clinton LumberKings	SDP	21.4	4.80	64	70	.478	4.11	134	134	128	6	7	34	1143.2	1095	643	522	66	536	13	1013	78	13	116	5061	1.426	8.6	0.5	4.2	8.0	1.89
Fort Wayne Wizards	MIN	21.4	4.86	69	67	.507	4.09	136	136	129	7	8	28	1187.0	1224	661	539	67	440	9	969	50	19	75	5165	1.402	9.3	0.5	3.3	7.3	2.20
Cedar Rapids Kernels	CAL	21.9	4.87	63	72	.467	4.14	135	135	128	7	4	29	1172.0	1123	657	539	94	610	33	855	87	22	103	5188	1.479	8.6	0.7	4.7	6.6	1.40
South Bend Silver Hawks	CHW	21.7	4.89	54	82	.397	3.92	136	136	129	7	2	22	1176.2	1174	665	512	78	426	0	825	56	23	72	5119	1.360	9.0	0.6	3.3	6.3	1.94
Michigan Battle Cats	BOS	20.9	4.89	60	78	.435	4.16	138	138	125	13	4	26	1211.0	1147	675	560	75	573	26	901	71	18	121	5315	1.420	8.5	0.6	4.3	6.7	1.57
Rockford Cubbies	CHC	20.6	4.91	70	65	.519	4.02	135	135	124	11	4	31	1149.0	1170	663	513	78	457	13	886	75	21	80	5071	1.416	9.2	0.6	3.6	6.9	1.94
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	21.5	5.25	77	58	.570	4.61	135	135	126	9	4	33	1172.2	1135	709	601	62	673	31	974	66	21	120	5302	1.542	8.7	0.5	5.2	7.5	1.45
Lansing Lugnuts	KCR	20.2	5.32	68	71	.489	4.28	139	139	136	3	6	27	1239.1	1336	739	589	82	521	9	806	89	24	110	5490	1.498	9.7	0.6	3.8	5.9	1.55
League Totals		21.3	4.69	950	950	.500	3.94	1900	1900	1797	103	93	443	16512.2	15916	8915	7224	1025	7174	240	13255	936	282	1261	72074	1.398	8.7	0.6	3.9	7.2	1.85

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Managers
Burlington Bees	SFG	138	3608	1573	147	121	.972	20	169	80	32%	Glenn Tufts
Cedar Rapids Kernels	CAL	135	3516	1461	159	137	.969	17	139	58	29%	Tom Lawless
Quad Cities River Bandits	HOU	131	3442	1447	186	128	.963	18	127	76	37%	Jim Pankovits
Michigan Battle Cats	BOS	138	3633	1511	197	117	.963	30	152	54	26%	Tom Barrett
Fort Wayne Wizards	MIN	136	3561	1463	194	126	.963	28	130	67	34%	Dan Rohn
Beloit Snappers	MIL	136	3536	1454	198	122	.962	38	113	110	49%	Luis Salazar
Lansing Lugnuts	KCR	139	3718	1743	218	171	.962	25	120	72	38%	Brian Poldberg
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	SEA	135	3518	1575	209	103	.961	23	109	86	44%	Mike Goff
Peoria Chiefs	STL	136	3495	1418	198	107	.961	15	127	81	39%	Roy Silver
Kane County Cougars	FLA	133	3446	1497	202	132	.961	11	63	75	54%	Lynn Jones
Clinton LumberKings	SDP	134	3431	1402	199	102	.960	24	192	70	27%	Mike Ramsey
Rockford Cubbies	CHC	135	3447	1427	203	125	.960	34	106	80	43%	Steve Roadcap
West Michigan Whitecaps	OAK	138	3657	1498	224	113	.958	14	162	65	29%	Mike Quade
South Bend Silver Hawks	CHW	136	3530	1401	242	109	.953	28	148	70	32%	Dave Keller
League Totals		1900	49538	20870	2776	1713	.962	325	1857	1044	36%

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