Pastime Baseball League – Baseball Bi-Weekly
Vol. 2, Monday, April 20, 2009 (cont.)
Northern League Profiles
Record: Last 2 Weeks (9-2), Overall 11-4
2-Week Synopsis: Win 3 of 4 at Louisville, Sweep 2 at Alabama, Sweep 2 vs Memphis, Win 2 of 3 at Wichita
Leaders:
Avg -
John McGraw .348
HRs -
Paul Hines 5
RBIs -
Paul Hines 13
Wins -
Kid Nichols 3
ERA -
Tim Keefe 1.91
Ks -
Kid Nichols 30
Top Performance: Tim Keefe threw a 4-hit shutout against Alabama in a 1-0 Cougars victory.
Round Trip (Four miscallaneous points about the team):
1) The Cougars have drawn 46 walks as a team.
John McGraw has drawn 13 of them.
2) Charlotte has also hit only 8 home runs thus far, 5 of them coming off the bat of
Paul Hines
3) Young
Matt Cain has been strong out of the bullpen, appearing in 6 games so far and coming away with 2 wins and 3 saves.
4) J.P. Howell appeared in his first game after being out since March 27 with a sore shoulder, and gave up 3 hits and a run in an inning of work at Wichita on April 19.
Record: Last 2 Weeks (4-7), Overall 5-10
2-Week Synopsis: Lose 3 of 4 vs Indianapolis, Split 2 vs Arizona, Sweep 2 vs Las Vegas, Lose all 3 vs Philadelphia
Leaders:
Avg -
King Kelly .352
HRs -
Albert Pujols 3
RBIs -
Albert Pujols 12
Wins -
Cy Young 2
ERA -
Cy Young 3.03
Ks -
George Bradley 17
Top Performance: Albert Pujols had two hits, a homer and 3 RBI against Philadelphia - capping a 5-game RBI stretch.
Round Trip (Four miscallaneous points about the team):
1) The Hitmen have yet to steal a base through 15 games. In fact, the team is so lacking speed that manager
Joe McCarthy has only attempted two steals all season.
2) King Kelly's team-leading average of .352 is higher than the team's slugging percentage, .347.
3) The Hitmen have allowed 10 homers all year.
George Bradley has surrendered 5 of them.
4) TheHitmen have scored the fewest runs in the Northern League (48) despite having the most extra-base hits of any team (42).