Pastime Baseball League – Baseball Bi-Weekly
Vol. 2, Monday, April 20, 2009 (cont.)
Northern League Profiles
Record: Last 2 Weeks (6-5), Overall 8-7
2-Week Synopsis: Win 3 of 4 at Chicago, Sweep 2 at Las Vegas, Split 2 vs Arizona, Swept in 3 by New York
Leaders:
Avg -
Jake Beckley, Billy Hamilton .371
HRs -
Abner Dalrymple, Ossie Schreckengost 2
RBIs -
Elmer Flick 11
Wins -
Charlie Buffinton, Jack Taylor, Pud Galvin 2
ERA -
Pud Galvin 1.38
Ks -
Charlie Buffinton 23
Top Performance: Pud Galvin threw a 6-hit shutout against Chicago in a 7-0 Engines victory.
Round Trip (Four miscallaneous points about the team):
1) Abner Dalrymple won Northern League Player of the Week honors for the week ending April 12. Dalrymple hit .458 with a homer, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored.
2) Second baseman
Akinori Iwamura is hitting only .220, with 9 hits so far, but ad 4 of them in one game, an 8-4 loss against New York on April 18.
3) 1.38, 2.61, 2.92, 3.13 and 4.05. Those are the ERAs of Indianapolis' 5 starters, respectively
Pud Galvin, Charlie Buffinton, Jack Taylor, Terry Larkin and
Victor Zambrano
4) Closer
Joakim Soria has three saves, but has allowed runs in 3 of his first 5 outings.
Record: Last 2 Weeks (4-7), Overall 7-8
2-Week Synopsis: Lose 3 of 4 vs Charlotte, Split 2 at Memphis, Split 2 vs Alabama, Lose 2 of 3 at Sacramento
Leaders:
Avg -
Roy Thomas .442
HRs -
Dan Brouthers 4
RBIs -
Dan Brouthers/Hardy Richardson 15
Wins -
Roy Oswalt 3
ERA -
Roy Oswalt 2.73
Ks -
Roy Oswalt 25
Top Performance: Dan Brouthers went 3-for-3 with two homers, 3 RBI, 3 runs and a walk in a 5-4 win over Sacramento on April 17th.
Injuries: Edinson Volquez was diagnosed with shoulder soreness on April 15 and will be shelved for 3 weeks.
Round Trip (Four miscallaneous points about the team):
1) Shawn Chacon has been activated and will take
Edinson Volquez's rotation spot while he's on the DL.
2) If Chacon pitches well, he may stick, as
Will White could be on his way out. White is 0-4 with a 6.31 ERA, and has allowed 40 hits in 25 2/3 innings. With his 10 walks, his WHIP is 1.99.
3) A formula for leading the league in runs (75): Be first in batting average (.297), extra-base hits (42) AND first walks (69).
4) Roy Oswalt has thrown 8 or more innings in all four starts, but his only complete game was his only loss, a 5-1 defeat against Charlotte.