2012 Midwest League

2012 > Class A > League History
Overall: 1,113 games, 16 teams, approx. 139 games in season
Attendance: 4,084,343 (3,669/game)
Other Years: 2011 / 2013
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2011 / 2013

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 2011 / 2013

League Standings

First Half

Eastern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	47	22	.681	--
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	38	32	.543	9.5
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	36	34	.514	11.5
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	35	35	.500	12.5
Great Lakes Loons	LAD	34	36	.486	13.5
Lake County Captains	CLE	31	38	.449	16
Fort Wayne TinCaps	SDP	31	39	.443	16.5
Dayton Dragons	CIN	30	40	.429	17.5

Western Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MIL	44	25	.638	--
Beloit Snappers	MIN	39	31	.557	5.5
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	35	34	.507	9
Quad Cities River Bandits	STL	35	34	.507	9
Kane County Cougars	KCR	34	36	.486	10.5
Burlington Bees	OAK	32	37	.464	12
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	32	38	.457	12.5
Clinton LumberKings	SEA	23	45	.338	20.5

Second Half

Eastern Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	42	28	.600	--
Lake County Captains	CLE	40	30	.571	2
Fort Wayne TinCaps	SDP	38	32	.543	4
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	35	33	.515	6
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	36	34	.514	6
Great Lakes Loons	LAD	33	37	.471	9
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	32	38	.457	10
Dayton Dragons	CIN	30	38	.441	11

Western Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Clinton LumberKings	SEA	48	22	.686	--
Beloit Snappers	MIN	38	32	.543	10
Burlington Bees	OAK	35	35	.500	13
Kane County Cougars	KCR	34	36	.486	14
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MIL	34	36	.486	14
Quad Cities River Bandits	STL	33	37	.471	15
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	28	41	.406	19.5
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	21	48	.304	26.5

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
Quad Cities River Bandits	STL	21.9	5.16	139	5323	4714	717	1228	269	32	109	649	92	54	458	1050	.261	.333	.401	.734	1888	98	77	34	40	10
Beloit Snappers	MIN	22.0	4.96	140	5458	4681	694	1216	254	37	102	616	140	82	565	1045	.260	.349	.395	.744	1850	98	102	64	46	15
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	21.6	4.91	137	5304	4623	672	1174	252	49	75	588	178	45	532	1014	.254	.338	.378	.716	1749	102	71	40	38	19
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	20.8	4.86	140	5392	4698	681	1262	254	37	105	616	188	72	547	1004	.269	.350	.405	.756	1905	128	66	35	46	22
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	22.2	4.77	140	5404	4833	668	1245	261	45	69	609	108	43	415	1033	.258	.323	.373	.696	1803	91	72	34	50	20
Lake County Captains	CLE	20.4	4.73	139	5414	4796	657	1269	233	40	75	579	144	61	478	989	.265	.335	.377	.712	1807	108	53	44	43	25
Clinton LumberKings	SEA	21.7	4.71	138	5286	4665	650	1208	248	29	102	580	123	60	421	1023	.259	.329	.390	.719	1820	85	90	61	49	15
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MIL	22.3	4.63	139	5228	4656	644	1195	255	35	107	577	118	76	415	1187	.257	.323	.395	.719	1841	100	65	49	43	12
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	21.8	4.47	139	5203	4678	622	1172	220	34	94	557	108	51	386	924	.251	.315	.372	.688	1742	95	75	26	38	7
Burlington Bees	OAK	22.1	4.45	139	5311	4639	619	1114	235	40	90	549	142	68	510	1110	.240	.321	.366	.688	1699	85	69	42	51	8
Great Lakes Loons	LAD	21.7	4.40	140	5249	4676	616	1114	241	41	99	547	189	65	413	1073	.238	.309	.371	.680	1734	74	83	37	40	18
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.9	4.36	140	5407	4768	610	1187	256	35	81	554	92	43	459	946	.249	.320	.368	.688	1756	83	62	73	45	18
Fort Wayne TinCaps	SDP	21.8	4.33	140	5209	4593	606	1157	249	45	64	535	206	80	461	1031	.252	.325	.368	.693	1688	100	62	46	47	10
Dayton Dragons	CIN	21.3	4.33	138	5195	4675	598	1166	234	42	81	548	184	72	383	1026	.249	.311	.369	.680	1727	86	51	44	42	13
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	21.0	4.33	138	5302	4653	598	1156	212	48	77	530	164	74	489	1085	.248	.325	.364	.690	1695	95	66	42	52	14
Kane County Cougars	KCR	21.2	4.29	140	5212	4720	601	1182	225	47	80	536	99	45	368	1005	.250	.310	.369	.679	1741	102	53	37	34	5
League Totals		21.6	4.61	2226	84897	75068	10253	19045	3898	636	1410	9170	2275	991	7300	16545	.254	.326	.379	.705	28445	1530	1117	708	704	231

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
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	21.9	4.11	82	55	.599	3.45	137	137	135	2	16	45	1218.2	1194	563	467	68	403	20	1100	55	15	75	5167	1.310	8.8	0.5	3.0	8.1	2.73
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	21.7	4.11	72	68	.514	3.53	140	140	138	2	10	36	1263.0	1224	576	496	67	377	9	1007	48	7	73	5292	1.268	8.7	0.5	2.7	7.2	2.67
Fort Wayne TinCaps	SDP	21.3	4.23	69	71	.493	3.59	140	140	137	3	11	28	1225.1	1111	592	489	72	499	34	1101	61	16	74	5249	1.314	8.2	0.5	3.7	8.1	2.21
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	21.8	4.30	80	60	.571	3.59	140	140	140	0	10	50	1246.1	1163	602	497	66	449	16	1062	86	17	96	5334	1.293	8.4	0.5	3.2	7.7	2.37
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MIL	22.6	4.30	78	61	.561	3.83	139	139	138	1	9	47	1242.0	1149	598	528	97	487	20	1019	69	17	96	5298	1.317	8.3	0.7	3.5	7.4	2.09
Beloit Snappers	MIN	22.1	4.46	77	63	.550	3.53	140	140	138	2	9	38	1245.0	1217	625	488	92	404	17	1136	59	6	99	5327	1.302	8.8	0.7	2.9	8.2	2.81
Clinton LumberKings	SEA	21.8	4.50	71	67	.514	3.71	138	138	134	4	6	35	1223.2	1172	621	504	77	392	14	930	72	10	82	5182	1.278	8.6	0.6	2.9	6.8	2.37
Burlington Bees	OAK	22.4	4.57	67	72	.482	3.86	139	139	138	1	12	37	1227.2	1201	635	526	109	419	11	1037	61	9	68	5201	1.320	8.8	0.8	3.1	7.6	2.47
Lake County Captains	CLE	21.2	4.61	71	68	.511	3.91	139	139	136	3	6	32	1239.2	1129	641	538	104	454	3	1005	79	22	114	5262	1.277	8.2	0.8	3.3	7.3	2.21
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	21.7	4.77	63	75	.457	3.70	138	138	138	0	7	35	1231.0	1160	658	506	81	460	9	1033	86	17	128	5344	1.316	8.5	0.6	3.4	7.6	2.25
Kane County Cougars	KCR	22.3	4.81	68	72	.486	3.97	140	140	138	2	6	34	1231.2	1243	674	543	89	436	6	1117	60	13	130	5364	1.363	9.1	0.7	3.2	8.2	2.56
Quad Cities River Bandits	STL	22.0	4.83	68	71	.489	3.93	139	139	137	2	3	33	1224.0	1211	672	535	88	431	10	1058	81	16	145	5306	1.342	8.9	0.6	3.2	7.8	2.45
Great Lakes Loons	LAD	21.7	4.88	67	73	.479	4.16	140	140	139	1	6	42	1240.2	1158	683	573	95	579	28	1041	65	19	81	5453	1.400	8.4	0.7	4.2	7.6	1.80
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	21.6	4.93	67	73	.479	4.31	140	140	140	0	6	30	1243.2	1221	690	596	85	535	15	1002	79	15	120	5421	1.412	8.8	0.6	3.9	7.3	1.87
Dayton Dragons	CIN	21.7	5.10	60	78	.435	4.14	138	138	138	0	2	30	1233.0	1245	704	567	116	459	15	959	66	10	121	5422	1.382	9.1	0.8	3.4	7.0	2.09
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	21.6	5.18	53	86	.381	4.78	139	139	138	1	8	23	1205.0	1247	720	640	104	516	4	938	90	15	114	5295	1.463	9.3	0.8	3.9	7.0	1.82
League Totals		21.8	4.61	1113	1113	.500	3.87	2226	2226	2202	24	127	575	19740.1	19045	10254	8493	1410	7300	231	16545	1117	224	1616	84917	1.335	8.7	0.6	3.3	7.5	2.27

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	SB	CS	CS%	Attendance	Managers
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	MIL	139	3726	1460	125	115	.976	15	182	56	24%	240,509	Matt Erickson
Cedar Rapids Kernels	LAA	139	3615	1519	129	144	.975	16	115	57	33%	160,064	Jamie Burke
West Michigan Whitecaps	DET	140	3789	1493	136	118	.975	13	132	70	35%	362,554	Ernie Young
Burlington Bees	OAK	139	3683	1450	142	137	.973	16	140	81	37%	58,195	Aaron Nieckula
Lake County Captains	CLE	139	3719	1428	148	127	.972	22	148	57	28%	248,114	Dave Wallace
Lansing Lugnuts	TOR	137	3656	1557	150	138	.972	20	151	64	30%	345,763	John Tamargo
South Bend Silver Hawks	ARI	140	3731	1637	158	145	.971	11	177	64	27%	189,575	Mark Haley
Clinton LumberKings	SEA	138	3671	1563	169	117	.969	23	79	65	45%	111,760	Eddie Menchaca
Bowling Green Hot Rods	TBR	140	3739	1477	179	125	.967	15	155	44	22%	233,208	Brady Williams
Fort Wayne TinCaps	SDP	140	3676	1271	173	96	.966	23	168	74	31%	396,531	Jose Valentin
Beloit Snappers	MIN	140	3735	1475	191	131	.965	20	107	58	35%	68,867	Nelson Prada
Great Lakes Loons	LAD	140	3722	1507	194	98	.964	16	179	58	24%	259,160	John Shoemaker
Quad Cities River Bandits	STL	139	3672	1608	197	147	.964	33	68	51	43%	240,008	Luis Aguayo
Dayton Dragons	CIN	138	3699	1486	191	117	.964	16	134	48	26%	588,689	Delino DeShields
Kane County Cougars	KCR	140	3695	1433	209	96	.961	26	159	77	33%	391,102	Brian Buchanan
Peoria Chiefs	CHC	138	3693	1541	216	98	.960	22	181	67	27%	190,244	Casey Kopitzke
League Totals		2226	59221	23905	2707	1949	.968	307	2275	991	30%	4,084,343

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