TOPEKA JAYHAWKS (A)
3rd place | 52-53, .495 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 647 | RA: 719 | PAYROLL: $76,800
08/11/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
F. Madden .301
J. Henricks .262
J. Mason .260
T. Gendron .244
H. Connelly .237
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Robinson 8
J. Henricks 5
E. Johnson 5
B. King 5
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
F. Madden 61
B. King 53
F. Hazel 50
T. Meinke 50
J. Henricks 49
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Hall 10
A. Panning 8
J. Jones 6
D. Potter 5
H. Fetter 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Jones 2.59
A. Panning 4.04
J. Hall 4.17
D. Potter 6.59
H. Fetter 8.57
TEAM LEADERS K
A. Panning 172
J. Jones 122
J. Hall 118
D. Potter 98
H. Fetter 75
WHO'S HOT?
P Al Panning 8-5, 3.85 Last 20 games
P John Jones 2-0, 0.00 Last 6 games
P John Hall 0-0, 3.46 Last 2 games
P Don Potter 0-0, 1.69 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Howard Fetter 1 SV, 9.96 Last 10 games
P Earl Thompson 0-2, 16.33 Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L John Jones 21 21 6 9 0 2.59 1.22 Rested
Starter L Al Panning 22 22 8 6 0 4.04 1.29 Rested
Starter R John Hall 22 22 10 5 0 4.17 1.55 Exhausted
Starter L Don Potter 21 21 5 8 0 6.59 2.29 Slightly Tired
Starter R Howard Fetter 34 3 4 4 4 8.57 2.54 Exhausted
Stopper R Earl Thompson 20 16 1 5 0 9.10 2.67 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Tony Meinke C 58 201 61 2 50 32 47 35 .303 .432 .413 0.5
18 R Frank Hazel C 56 189 54 1 50 28 45 37 .286 .427 .360 1.0
10 R Hugh Wilson C 16 12 4 0 1 1 5 1 .333 .529 .333 0.0
13 L George Carmack C 18 16 4 0 1 6 9 4 .250 .520 .250 0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
15 R Herb Connelly SS 96 396 94 3 42 87 86 101 .237 .378 .311 2.9
29 R Frank Madden 1B 94 306 92 4 61 67 104 52 .301 .475 .392 1.0
12 R Pinky Thompson 1B 67 77 28 0 17 24 21 7 .364 .505 .455 0.9
27 R Bill King 2B 100 313 65 5 53 38 72 77 .208 .348 .284 0.3
19 R John Mason 3B 101 373 97 4 46 73 84 70 .260 .395 .346 1.1
22 R Frank Mitchell 1B 12 11 2 0 3 2 4 3 .182 .375 .364 0.0
17 R Calvin Davis 3B 50 94 30 0 29 24 43 18 .319 .529 .394 1.2
6 L Jim Grady 1B 15 11 1 0 3 3 4 0 .091 .333 .091 -0.1
30 R Harry Hall 1B 9 15 6 0 3 7 5 3 .400 .550 .467 0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
24 R Mickey Akin RF 34 74 24 1 9 16 17 5 .324 .446 .378 0.5
3 R Carl Kirby CF 9 8 3 0 6 1 2 1 .375 .500 .625 0.1
16 S Tom Gendron RF 87 254 62 4 43 65 105 45 .244 .463 .362 0.9
4 R Jack Henricks CF 93 301 79 5 49 61 88 49 .262 .429 .352 1.0
2 L John Hinton LF 24 38 16 2 12 13 11 8 .421 .560 .632 0.7
7 L Ed Johnson LF 37 108 27 5 28 23 32 26 .250 .420 .435 0.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Herb Connelly SS .237 3 42 71
2 R John Mason 3B .260 4 46 10
3 S Tom Gendron RF .244 4 43 3
4 R Frank Madden 1B .301 4 61 10
5 R Jack Henricks CF .262 5 49 9
6 L Ed Johnson LF .250 5 28 0
7 R Frank Hazel C .286 1 50 1
8 R Bill King 2B .208 5 53 2
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Herb Connelly SS .237 3 42 71
2 R John Mason 3B .260 4 46 10
3 S Tom Gendron RF .244 4 43 3
4 R Frank Madden 1B .301 4 61 10
5 R Jack Henricks CF .262 5 49 9
6 L Ed Johnson LF .250 5 28 0
7 R Frank Hazel C .286 1 50 1
8 R Bill King 2B .208 5 53 2
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Ben Strong back spasms DtD, unknown On IL, eligible for return
LF John Hinton knee contusion DtD, 3 days Not on IL
CF Max Robinson strained hamstring 3-4 weeks On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 8/11
@ PUE
LHP C. Yates
7-7, 5.63
Tue 8/12
@ PUE
RHP H. Brown
4-5, 6.63
Thu 8/14
vs CSM
RHP F. Sawyer
7-4, 2.67
Fri 8/15
vs CSM
RHP G. Hartzell
4-10, 4.40
Sat 8/16
vs CSM
LHP J. Swift
5-4, 3.50
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength
NEWS
STANDINGS
Plains W L PCT GB
Panhandle Jackrabbits 65 40 .619 -
Missoula Plainsmen 53 52 .505 12.0
Topeka Jayhawks 52 53 .495 13.0
Grand Island Gulls 51 54 .486 14.0
Fargo Red Hawks 46 59 .438 19.0
Bismarck Rough Riders 37 68 .352 28.0
Rapid City Runners 31 74 .295 34.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 52-53, .495 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 13 GB
Record at home 28-24, .538 PCT
Record on the road 24-29, .453 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-1, .750 PCT
Record in one-run games 15-14, .517 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-19, .513 PCT
Record versus RHP 32-34, .485 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 5-6, .455 PCT
Record in May 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in June 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in July 17-11, .607 PCT
Record in August 4-6, .400 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .252 - 14th in WBL
On-Base Percentage .410 - 10th in WBL
Slugging Percentage .343 - 13th in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .753 - 13th in WBL
Runs Scored 647 - 11th in WBL
Hits 860 - 13th in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 181 - 12th in WBL
Home Runs 47 - 13th in WBL
Bases On Balls 917 - 10th in WBL
Strikeouts 758 - 10th in WBL
Stolen Bases 117 - 1st in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 6.41 - 8th in WBL
Starters' ERA 4.42 - 7th in WBL
Bullpen ERA 10.00 - 10th in WBL
Runs allowed 719 - 8th in WBL
Hits allowed 906 - 3rd in WBL
Opponents AVG .264 - 5th in WBL
BABIP .321 - 4th in WBL
Home Runs allowed 58 - 6th in WBL
Bases On Balls 1017 - 13th in WBL
Strikeouts 759 - 6th in WBL
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