BIRMINGHAM IRONMEN (AA)
1st place | 32-19, .627 PCT | M# 88 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 259 | RA: 192 | PAYROLL: $147,632
06/17/1963
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Russell .331
E. Patzer .294
C. Wright .228
R. Hogan .215
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
B. Russell 8
E. Patzer 7
H. Simpson 6
C. Dean 5
D. Vitt 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Russell 33
E. Patzer 27
C. Wright 21
C. Dean 19
H. Simpson 19
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Donovan 7
R. Thurman 6
F. Thurman 5
E. Carter 4
H. Duvall 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Donovan 2.43
R. Thurman 3.26
F. Thurman 3.39
E. Carter 5.83
   
TEAM LEADERS K
2 tied with 58
J. Donovan 58
F. Thurman 58
E. Carter 37
H. Lee 33
WHO'S HOT?
P Foster Thurman 1-0, 0.56 Last 2 games
P Rusty Thurman 2-0, 2.00 Last 2 games
CF Dick Vitt .522, 1 HR Last 7 games
RF Claude Dean .407, 5 HR Last 8 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Ed Carter 0-1, 12.86 Last 2 games
P Wes Olson 0-1, 10.24 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Wes Olson 3 3 0 1 0 8.74 1.94 Rested
Starter R Jim Donovan 11 11 7 2 0 2.43 1.18 Tired
Starter L Foster Thurman 11 11 5 3 0 3.39 1.48 Exhausted
Starter R Ed Carter 8 8 4 1 0 5.83 1.74 Slightly Tired
Starter L Rusty Thurman 8 8 6 2 0 3.26 1.33 Exhausted
Long Relief L Frank Holt 3 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.58 Rested
Middle Relief R Chuck Briggs 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Boschen 10 1 2 2 1 3.03 1.48 Rested
Setup R Hugh Duvall 8 0 3 1 0 2.16 1.20 Rested
Stopper R Bill Lloyd 12 0 0 2 6 2.81 1.31 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
36 L Milt Wade C 8 19 6 1 1 2 1 3 .316 .350 .474 0.1
25 R Ray Hogan C 39 121 26 3 10 16 24 17 .215 .347 .397 1.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
37 S Billy Beck 1B 26 73 15 1 7 10 30 14 .205 .463 .288 0.4
74 R Sam Peterson SS 28 113 36 3 16 23 12 4 .319 .372 .496 0.5
10 R Walter Schmeltzer 1B 18 28 9 1 2 4 3 2 .321 .387 .536 0.3
40 R Don Kinney SS 8 23 6 2 6 4 2 3 .261 .320 .565 0.3
7 L Buck Russell 1B 42 130 43 8 33 25 22 31 .331 .429 .569 1.6
5 L Caleb Wright 2B 49 167 38 2 21 21 22 31 .228 .319 .299 0.7
28 R Ed Patzer 3B 47 177 52 7 27 20 16 18 .294 .356 .446 1.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
17 L Harry Simpson LF 24 85 33 6 19 21 11 9 .388 .460 .729 1.5
33 R Dick Pitak RF 25 95 20 3 8 16 15 13 .211 .321 .358 -0.2
7 R Dick Vitt CF 24 89 29 4 16 21 17 13 .326 .435 .506 1.3
41 R Claude Dean RF 13 44 15 5 19 10 5 6 .341 .408 .795 0.9
15 R Max Hanson CF 11 29 7 0 2 4 3 5 .241 .312 .310 0.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dick Vitt CF .326 4 16 6
2 R Sam Peterson SS .319 3 16 0
3 R Dick Pitak RF .211 3 8 3
4 L Harry Simpson LF .388 6 19 2
5 S Billy Beck 1B .205 1 7 0
6 R Ed Patzer 3B .294 7 27 0
7 L Caleb Wright 2B .228 2 21 1
8 R Ray Hogan C .215 3 10 4
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dick Vitt CF .326 4 16 6
2 R Sam Peterson SS .319 3 16 0
3 R Dick Pitak RF .211 3 8 3
4 L Harry Simpson LF .388 6 19 2
5 S Billy Beck 1B .205 1 7 0
6 R Ed Patzer 3B .294 7 27 0
7 L Caleb Wright 2B .228 2 21 1
8 R Ray Hogan C .215 3 10 4
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Harry Woodruff sprained ankle 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 6/17
vs CHT
RHP C. Jacks
1-2, 4.87
Tue 6/18
vs CHT
LHP H. Parks
3-6, 4.77
Wed 6/19
@ NOC
LHP B. Thurner
6-3, 1.67
Thu 6/20
@ NOC
RHP L. Cox
2-8, 5.65
Fri 6/21
@ NOC
LHP B. Ward
5-2, 3.25
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Pittsburgh Miners
NEWS
STANDINGS
Dixie League W L PCT GB
Birmingham Ironmen 32 19 .627 -
Nashville Chieftains 30 21 .588 2.0
New Orleans Showboats 30 21 .588 2.0
Little Rock Governors 28 23 .549 4.0
Chattanooga Reliables 23 28 .451 9.0
Atlanta Peaches 22 29 .431 10.0
Knoxville Knights 22 29 .431 10.0
Memphis Excelsiors 17 34 .333 15.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 32-19, .627 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 20-8, .714 PCT
Record on the road 12-11, .522 PCT
Record in X-inning games 1-2, .333 PCT
Record in one-run games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-7, .667 PCT
Record versus RHP 18-12, .600 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 4-3, .571 PCT
Record in May 19-10, .655 PCT
Record in June 9-6, .600 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 1st in DIX
On-Base Percentage .361 - 1st in DIX
Slugging Percentage .430 - 1st in DIX
On-Base + Slugging .791 - 1st in DIX
Runs Scored 259 - 1st in DIX
Hits 437 - 1st in DIX
Extra-Base Hits 151 - 1st in DIX
Home Runs 62 - 1st in DIX
Bases On Balls 255 - 3rd in DIX
Strikeouts 272 - 3rd in DIX
Stolen Bases 25 - 4th in DIX
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.57 - 2nd in DIX
Starters' ERA 3.82 - 3rd in DIX
Bullpen ERA 2.34 - 1st in DIX
Runs allowed 192 - 2nd in DIX
Hits allowed 405 - 6th in DIX
Opponents AVG .241 - 6th in DIX
BABIP .278 - 7th in DIX
Home Runs allowed 33 - 1st in DIX
Bases On Balls 254 - 6th in DIX
Strikeouts 322 - 2nd in DIX
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