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2019 Postseason Preview

Northern League Championship Series
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New York Heroes (90-72) vs Indianapolis Engines (94-68)

NEW YORK HEROES

Team Leaders AVG T. Kennedy .301 B. Leonard .289 B. Hinchman .257	Team Leaders HR S. Wise 22 B. Leonard 15 R. Jones 14 R. Baldelli 13 2 more tied with 13	Team Leaders RBI B. Leonard 90 R. Jones 71 T. Kennedy 70 W. Gross 66 S. Wise 60
Team Leaders W 3 tied with 15 J. Antonelli 15 L. Barker 15 J. Lackey 15 J. Mendez 11	Team Leaders ERA J. Antonelli 3.18 J. Lackey 3.71 D. Willis 3.87 L. Barker 4.49	Team Leaders K J. Lackey 135 L. Barker 129 J. Antonelli 118 F. Tanana 87 D. Willis 78

Who's Hot? P Tom Niedenfuer 15 SV, 0.34 Last 28 games Who's Not?

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R John Lackey 33 33 15 12 0 3.71 1.37 Rested Starter L Johnny Antonelli 41 13 15 1 1 3.18 1.14 Exhausted Starter L Dontrelle Willis 29 19 6 13 2 3.87 1.36 Rested Starter R Len Barker 33 33 15 10 0 4.49 1.42 Slightly Tired Spot Starter R Doug Waechter 8 8 5 3 0 3.30 1.07 Rested Middle Reliever R Sammy Ellis 18 12 6 5 1 5.40 1.69 Rested Middle Reliever R Rick Sutcliffe 9 0 0 1 0 1.00 1.00 Rested Setup Reliever R Dick Radatz 45 0 2 8 5 5.40 1.51 Rested Setup Reliever R Doug Waechter 8 8 5 3 0 3.30 1.07 Rested Closer R Tom Niedenfuer 49 0 3 3 29 1.09 1.07 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 19 L Terry Kennedy C 133 498 150 13 70 68 34 71 .301 .348 .454 14 R John Beckwith C 52 130 29 4 13 21 13 22 .223 .299 .354

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 12 L Buck Leonard 1B 158 578 167 15 90 87 54 59 .289 .346 .460 80 L Sam Wise SS 101 361 79 22 60 51 62 113 .219 .333 .452 10 L Wayne Gross 3B 107 357 102 13 66 52 49 31 .286 .373 .465 48 R Ed McKean SS 50 118 27 1 12 14 11 11 .229 .292 .314 46 S Pete Rose 2B 112 331 97 3 42 39 13 36 .293 .316 .393 27 R Vern Stephens 2B 76 254 66 4 32 26 39 45 .260 .356 .339 38 R Bill Madlock 2B 61 197 55 3 15 25 18 24 .279 .349 .396 43 L Fred Luderus 1B 18 52 8 0 4 2 3 10 .154 .196 .212

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 68 R Rocco Baldelli RF 100 336 90 13 49 48 9 72 .268 .291 .452 47 R Joe Kelley LF 80 186 48 5 20 50 41 35 .258 .391 .414 32 L Ruppert Jones CF 123 441 111 14 71 62 40 71 .252 .314 .404 11 R Bill Hinchman LF 145 571 147 5 55 72 35 83 .257 .308 .347 65 L Cory Sullivan LF 87 309 76 3 31 42 34 60 .246 .323 .350

Lineup vs RHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 L Cory Sullivan DH .246 3 31 9 2 R Bill Hinchman LF .257 5 55 4 3 L Buck Leonard 1B .289 15 90 0 4 L Sam Wise SS .219 22 60 0 5 L Terry Kennedy C .301 13 70 3 6 L Ruppert Jones CF .252 14 71 8 7 R Rocco Baldelli RF .268 13 49 9 8 L Wayne Gross 3B .286 13 66 4 9 R Vern Stephens 2B .260 4 32 0 Lineup vs LHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 R Joe Kelley LF .133 1 2 4 2 R Bill Madlock 3B .279 3 15 4 3 R Bill Hinchman DH .257 5 55 4 4 L Sam Wise 2B .219 22 60 0 5 R Rocco Baldelli RF .268 13 49 9 6 L Buck Leonard 1B .289 15 90 0 7 L Ruppert Jones CF .252 14 71 8 8 R Ed McKean SS .229 1 12 9 9 R John Beckwith C .223 4 13 2

Injuries Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Jose Mendez surgery to remove bone spur (elbow) 3-4 months 23 day(s) left (60-day DL) RF Rocco Baldelli quadriceps soreness 5 days Not on DL

INDIANAPOLIS ENGINES

Team Leaders AVG A. Trammell .320 L. Mazzilli .309 S. Musial .297 W. Mays .274 L. Doby .271	Team Leaders HR S. Musial 28 W. Mays 27 C. Maxwell 26 H. Stovey 22 2 tied with 21	Team Leaders RBI A. Trammell 107 S. Musial 103 W. Mays 86 L. Nunamaker 78 C. Maxwell 65
Team Leaders W P. Galvin 18 L. Day 17 L. Sorensen 16 A. Spalding 11 2 tied with 7	Team Leaders ERA L. Sorensen 3.42 P. Galvin 3.95 L. Day 4.10 A. Spalding 5.09	Team Leaders K L. Day 149 P. Galvin 123 A. Spalding 122 L. Sorensen 96 J. Beckett 82

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter R Lary Sorensen 34 34 16 12 0 3.42 1.23 Rested Starter R Pud Galvin 32 32 18 13 0 3.95 1.28 Slightly Tired Starter R Leon Day 33 33 17 10 0 4.10 1.43 Exhausted Starter R Al Spalding 32 32 11 16 0 5.09 1.55 Rested Spot Starter R Josh Beckett 17 16 7 5 0 4.16 1.19 Rested Middle Reliever R Josh Beckett 17 16 7 5 0 4.16 1.19 Rested Middle Reliever R Andy Coakley 45 0 2 3 0 3.79 1.59 Slightly Tired Setup Reliever L Doc White 32 0 6 4 4 4.56 1.54 Rested Setup Reliever R Mike Morgan 22 0 2 1 0 4.32 1.36 Rested Closer L John Hiller 41 0 6 2 27 1.22 1.02 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 88 R Les Nunamaker C 145 527 123 21 78 98 88 79 .233 .341 .412 9 L Jamie Quirk C 52 160 30 1 13 15 10 33 .188 .238 .275

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 45 R Alan Trammell SS 155 653 209 19 107 99 38 83 .320 .356 .475 41 R Heinie Groh 3B 40 95 24 2 10 11 4 16 .253 .290 .400 91 S Miller Huggins SS 82 148 43 1 12 35 31 10 .291 .417 .392 12 S Lee Mazzilli 1B 135 444 137 12 63 69 67 74 .309 .403 .486 26 L Kent Hrbek 2B 102 370 102 21 64 57 34 40 .276 .341 .486 4 R Hans Lobert 3B 124 452 127 5 48 63 25 29 .281 .324 .372 14 R Ken McMullen SS 45 121 28 6 20 21 15 23 .231 .319 .421

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 22 L Stan Musial RF 136 536 159 28 103 91 58 54 .297 .366 .513 15 L Larry Doby CF 133 458 124 19 62 69 58 93 .271 .356 .452 92 R Harry Stovey RF 90 274 56 22 58 46 32 80 .204 .287 .504 24 R Willie Mays CF 135 555 152 27 86 81 37 70 .274 .318 .472 37 L Charlie Maxwell LF 119 436 117 26 65 76 50 53 .268 .344 .486 23 L Mike Easler LF 52 126 35 0 19 11 6 15 .278 .308 .357

Lineup vs RHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 L Larry Doby DH .271 19 62 15 2 L Stan Musial RF .297 28 103 3 3 R Willie Mays CF .274 27 86 28 4 L Charlie Maxwell LF .268 26 65 1 5 L Kent Hrbek 2B .276 21 64 0 6 R Les Nunamaker C .233 21 78 2 7 S Lee Mazzilli 1B .309 12 63 7 8 R Alan Trammell SS .320 19 107 14 9 R Hans Lobert 3B .281 5 48 24 Lineup vs LHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 R Hans Lobert DH .281 5 48 24 2 R Alan Trammell SS .320 19 107 14 3 R Willie Mays CF .274 27 86 28 4 R Les Nunamaker C .233 21 78 2 5 L Stan Musial 1B .297 28 103 3 6 L Charlie Maxwell LF .268 26 65 1 7 R Harry Stovey RF .204 22 58 0 8 S Miller Huggins 2B .291 1 12 12 9 R Ken McMullen 3B .231 6 20 0

Injuries Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status P Mike Boddicker torn labrum (Shoulder) 2 weeks On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL)

SEASON SERIES: Split series 7-7