WACO BLUE CATS (AAA)
1st place | 36-16, .692 PCT | M# 86 | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 423 | RA: 266 | PAYROLL: $5,324,000
05/24/2055
TEAM LEADERS AVG
H. Caldwell .370
D. Wilson .359
J. Shafer .296
E. Warren .287
M. Lemley .278
TEAM LEADERS HR
D. Wilson 19
H. Caldwell 17
M. Lemley 16
E. Warren 14
J. Doyle 13
TEAM LEADERS RBI
D. Wilson 60
H. Caldwell 49
E. Warren 41
C. Sansone 36
M. Lemley 31
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 5
M. Green 5
C. Hill 5
S. Cox 4
2 more tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
S. Cox 3.13
K. Shirley 4.02
B. van Dam 5.21
M. Green 5.32
C. Hill 6.15
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 42
M. Green 42
K. Shirley 42
B. van Dam 36
C. Hill 35
WHO'S HOT?
2B Henry Caldwell .500, 2 HR Last 6 games
CF Mal Lemley .387, 6 HR Last 8 games
P Bill Cunningham 0-1, 3.68 Last 3 games
LF Ernest Warren .409, 5 HR Last 5 games
1B Ramón Salgado .435, 4 HR Last 9 games
P Kris Shirley 3-0, 2.97 Last 8 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Clarence Hill 1-1, 11.88 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Matt Green 8 8 5 2 0 5.32 1.30 Exhausted
Starter R Clarence Hill 8 8 5 3 0 6.15 1.76 Rested
Starter R Bernard van Dam 10 10 4 2 0 5.21 1.42 Exhausted
Starter R Steve Cox 9 7 4 2 0 3.13 1.35 Rested
Starter L Kris Shirley 10 8 3 0 0 4.02 1.55 Rested
Starter R Bill Cunningham 8 2 0 2 0 3.81 1.58 Slightly Tired
Long Relief L Manny Bernal 4 0 0 0 0 2.79 1.14 Exhausted
Long Relief R Willie Crawford 10 0 1 0 1 7.08 1.57 Rested
Middle Relief L José Castaneda 5 0 0 0 1 4.32 1.74 Rested
Middle Relief R Culley Scott 10 0 2 0 0 7.40 1.69 Rested
Setup R Arthur Vázquez 13 2 2 0 0 4.91 1.42 Rested
Setup R Neil Morrison 12 0 1 0 1 6.75 1.75 Rested
Closer L Nacho Sosa 13 0 0 2 7 4.50 1.58 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
29 S Steve Johnson C 27 98 25 5 14 17 15 24 .255 .362 .449 0.3
52 L Paul Richardson C 10 8 2 1 1 6 7 2 .250 .600 .625 0.2
32 R Porter George C 4 12 1 0 0 1 0 1 .083 .083 .083 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
27 R Henry Caldwell 2B 42 165 61 17 49 46 19 27 .370 .434 .764 1.7
10 R Ray Woods SS 31 84 19 2 9 13 7 14 .226 .286 .345 -0.5
4 L Juan Durán 1B 5 8 4 2 4 3 0 2 .500 .500 1.250 0.2
9 S Jaime Cabrera 1B 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 -0.0
12 R Jack Shafer 1B 42 169 50 3 18 37 29 22 .296 .405 .420 0.2
31 R Ryan Pearce 3B 24 73 21 3 11 12 2 16 .288 .316 .452 0.0
5 R Yoshihide Ohayashi 2B 37 134 33 2 14 18 6 26 .246 .275 .343 -0.5
22 R Ramón Salgado 1B 16 55 19 5 12 13 7 5 .345 .413 .673 0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 L Paul Brown RF 10 38 11 3 11 6 5 5 .289 .386 .684 -0.0
25 L Broderick Walden RF 9 8 2 1 3 1 1 1 .250 .333 .625 0.0
14 L Mal Lemley CF 45 158 44 16 31 47 42 46 .278 .444 .646 1.5
34 L Bob Cunningham LF 12 26 9 0 3 3 4 5 .346 .433 .423 -0.1
13 R Cal Hansen LF 26 92 33 9 28 21 13 14 .359 .449 .696 0.9
7 L Ernest Warren LF 37 136 39 14 41 34 20 33 .287 .376 .669 1.0
6 R Dave Wilson LF 45 170 61 19 60 46 31 19 .359 .461 .800 2.0
21 L Billy Faulkner RF 33 120 37 7 23 23 5 15 .308 .339 .575 -0.2
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Mal Lemley CF .278 16 31 0
2 L Ernest Warren LF .287 14 41 6
3 R Dave Wilson 1B .359 19 60 2
4 L Paul Brown RF .289 3 11 1
5 R Henry Caldwell 2B .370 17 49 3
6 R Jack Shafer DH .296 3 18 1
7 S Steve Johnson C .255 5 14 0
8 R Yoshihide Ohayashi SS .246 2 14 3
9 R Ryan Pearce 3B .288 3 11 3
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Mal Lemley CF .278 16 31 0
2 L Paul Brown RF .289 3 11 1
3 R Henry Caldwell 2B .370 17 49 3
4 R Dave Wilson 1B .359 19 60 2
5 L Ernest Warren LF .287 14 41 6
6 R Jack Shafer DH .296 3 18 1
7 R Yoshihide Ohayashi SS .246 2 14 3
8 S Steve Johnson C .255 5 14 0
9 R Ryan Pearce 3B .288 3 11 3
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Rodrigo Hernández strained triceps 4 weeks On IL, eligible for return
SS Carlos Ríos hamstring strain 3 days On IL, eligible for return
P Tim Chapman elbow ligament reconstruction surgery 11-12 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 5/24
@ SPS
LHP M. Fields
4-2, 4.38
Tue 5/25
@ MEX
LHP M. Wilson
6-0, 4.26
Wed 5/26
@ MEX
RHP D. Elliott
4-2, 3.62
Thu 5/27
@ MEX
RHP D. Ford
4-3, 6.54
Fri 5/28
vs CHA
LHP P. Hollander
3-3, 4.95
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Phoenix Firebirds
NEWS
STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Waco Blue Cats 36 16 .692 -
Knoxville Johnnys 33 19 .635 3.0
Mexico City Cerveceros 32 20 .615 4.0
Houston Hammertime 31 21 .596 5.0
Vancouver Vipers 27 25 .519 9.0
Mile High Broncos 27 25 .519 9.0
Galveston Tides 26 26 .500 10.0
Spokane Trappers 25 27 .481 11.0
Redwood City Redwoods 25 27 .481 11.0
Oklahoma City 89ers 24 28 .462 12.0
Richardson Barons 23 29 .442 13.0
St. PAUL Saints 23 29 .442 13.0
Amarillo Archdukes 19 33 .365 17.0
Albuquerque Isotopes 13 39 .250 23.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 36-16, .692 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 21-7, .750 PCT
Record on the road 15-9, .625 PCT
Record in X-inning games 0-1, .000 PCT
Record in one-run games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-7, .650 PCT
Record versus RHP 23-9, .719 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in March 3-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in April 24-4, .857 PCT
Record in May 9-12, .429 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .308 - 4th in PCL
On-Base Percentage .395 - 1st in PCL
Slugging Percentage .604 - 2nd in PCL
On-Base + Slugging .999 - 2nd in PCL
Runs Scored 423 - 2nd in PCL
Hits 577 - 5th in PCL
Extra-Base Hits 260 - 2nd in PCL
Home Runs 140 - 2nd in PCL
Bases On Balls 255 - 1st in PCL
Strikeouts 339 - 6th in PCL
Stolen Bases 27 - 10th in PCL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.97 - 2nd in PCL
Starters' ERA 4.93 - 3rd in PCL
Bullpen ERA 5.05 - 2nd in PCL
Runs allowed 266 - 2nd in PCL
Hits allowed 539 - 8th in PCL
Opponents AVG .290 - 8th in PCL
BABIP .309 - 7th in PCL
Home Runs allowed 94 - 5th in PCL
Bases On Balls 147 - 3rd in PCL
Strikeouts 335 - 10th in PCL
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