TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A)
2nd place | 83-57, .593 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 966 | RA: 766 | PAYROLL: $52,800
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
P. Thompson .318
T. Gendron .313
M. Akin .310
J. Henricks .294
T. Meinke .282
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Robinson 17
J. Mason 10
J. Henricks 7
B. King 7
H. Connelly 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Mason 95
J. Henricks 88
M. Robinson 84
H. Connelly 79
T. Meinke 71
TEAM LEADERS W
A. Panning 15
J. Jones 11
E. Thompson 8
J. Hall 6
H. Fetter 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
A. Panning 2.58
J. Jones 2.71
J. Hall 3.66
H. Fetter 4.49
   
TEAM LEADERS K
A. Panning 183
J. Jones 140
J. Hall 137
H. Fetter 112
D. Potter 96
WHO'S HOT?
P Al Panning 1-0, 1.56 Last 3 games
P John Jones 1-0, 2.02 Last 2 games
P John Hall 0-1, 3.86 Last 2 games
C Hugh Wilson .450, 1 HR Last 26 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Don Potter 1-1, 15.88 Last 2 games
P Earl Thompson 1-2, 10.12 Last 12 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Al Panning 29 29 15 4 0 2.58 1.19 Rested
Starter L John Jones 29 29 11 5 0 2.71 1.29 Rested
Starter R John Hall 29 29 6 6 0 3.66 1.41 Rested
Starter L Don Potter 23 23 4 5 0 4.86 1.82 Rested
Starter R Earl Thompson 65 0 8 4 0 9.37 2.56 Rested
Stopper R Howard Fetter 60 0 5 6 2 4.49 1.80 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Tony Meinke C 97 372 105 2 71 71 88 63 .282 .416 .374 1.7
1 L Ben Strong C 96 261 68 2 60 59 54 39 .261 .389 .349 0.4
10 R Hugh Wilson C 51 41 18 1 18 18 11 5 .439 .566 .659 0.7
18 R Frank Hazel C 7 20 3 0 0 6 9 4 .150 .433 .150 0.0
25 R Dave McConnell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Herb Connelly SS 133 535 133 6 79 118 96 144 .249 .365 .381 2.9
29 R Frank Madden 1B 86 262 69 1 43 52 88 48 .263 .439 .313 -0.6
12 R Pinky Thompson 1B 110 314 100 2 49 75 93 31 .318 .473 .395 1.5
27 R Bill King 2B 128 352 88 7 66 67 101 92 .250 .419 .366 2.8
19 R John Mason 3B 130 438 115 10 95 84 121 89 .263 .420 .379 0.4
22 R Frank Mitchell 1B 23 18 11 0 12 6 9 2 .611 .741 .667 0.7
7 L Babe Porter 2B 62 102 28 2 20 18 15 21 .275 .364 .343 -0.4
6 L Jim Grady 1B 23 24 2 1 5 5 10 9 .083 .343 .208 -0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
72 L Max Robinson CF 118 377 93 17 84 86 155 108 .247 .465 .406 4.1
24 R Mickey Akin RF 111 352 109 4 59 77 79 40 .310 .436 .369 1.7
16 S Tom Gendron RF 111 278 87 4 62 61 110 60 .313 .509 .478 2.3
4 R Jack Henricks LF 127 425 125 7 88 80 116 62 .294 .446 .400 1.8
3 R Carl Kirby CF 13 13 5 0 4 1 2 1 .385 .467 .462 0.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Herb Connelly SS .249 6 79 82
2 R Jack Henricks LF .294 7 88 12
3 S Tom Gendron RF .313 4 62 10
4 L Max Robinson CF .247 17 84 0
5 R Frank Madden 1B .263 1 43 4
6 R John Mason 3B .263 10 95 9
7 R Frank Hazel C .150 0 0 0
8 R Bill King 2B .250 7 66 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Herb Connelly SS .249 6 79 82
2 R Jack Henricks LF .294 7 88 12
3 S Tom Gendron RF .313 4 62 10
4 L Max Robinson CF .247 17 84 0
5 R Frank Madden 1B .263 1 43 4
6 R John Mason 3B .263 10 95 9
7 R Frank Hazel C .150 0 0 0
8 R Bill King 2B .250 7 66 0
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UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Plains W L PCT GB
Grand Island Gulls 92 48 .657 -
Topeka Jayhawks 83 57 .593 9.0
Rapid City Runners 68 72 .486 24.0
Missoula Plainsmen 65 75 .464 27.0
Panhandle Jackrabbits 63 77 .450 29.0
Bismarck Rough Riders 63 77 .450 29.0
Fargo Red Hawks 62 78 .443 30.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 83-57, .593 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 9 GB
Record at home 47-23, .671 PCT
Record on the road 36-34, .514 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-4, .667 PCT
Record in one-run games 18-13, .581 PCT
Record versus LHP 26-16, .619 PCT
Record versus RHP 57-41, .582 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 5-6, .455 PCT
Record in May 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in June 14-14, .500 PCT
Record in July 18-10, .643 PCT
Record in August 23-6, .793 PCT
Record in September 7-9, .438 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .270 - 9th in WBL
On-Base Percentage .425 - 6th in WBL
Slugging Percentage .378 - 6th in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .803 - 8th in WBL
Runs Scored 966 - 6th in WBL
Hits 1264 - 9th in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 298 - 6th in WBL
Home Runs 77 - tied for 7th in WBL
Bases On Balls 1263 - 8th in WBL
Strikeouts 982 - 7th in WBL
Stolen Bases 160 - 1st in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 5.07 - 2nd in WBL
Starters' ERA 3.34 - 2nd in WBL
Bullpen ERA 8.22 - 5th in WBL
Runs allowed 766 - 2nd in WBL
Hits allowed 1105 - 1st in WBL
Opponents AVG .242 - 1st in WBL
BABIP .296 - 1st in WBL
Home Runs allowed 66 - 5th in WBL
Bases On Balls 1111 - 2nd in WBL
Strikeouts 1025 - 6th in WBL
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