DES MOINES BEARS (A)
6th place | 50-75, .400 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 460 | RA: 564 | PAYROLL: $52,800
09/02/1963
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Gray .272
J. Roberts .259
F. Wilcox .253
B. Lewis .222
K. Lipka .209
TEAM LEADERS HR
F. Wilcox 26
J. Roberts 25
J. Fuentes 7
M. Grissom 6
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Roberts 76
F. Wilcox 70
J. Gray 44
B. Lewis 38
2 tied with 29
TEAM LEADERS W
P. Rivera 8
R. Gardiner 6
B. Mullen 6
D. Nesbitt 6
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Mullen 3.45
P. Rivera 3.51
H. Hall 3.94
F. Flam 4.07
R. Sutton 4.35
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Mullen 110
P. Rivera 90
F. Flam 81
R. Sutton 74
H. Hall 64
WHO'S HOT?
P Hal Carter 1-0, 1.50 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dennis Nesbitt 1 SV, 9.15 Last 15 games
LF Tony Kruger .125, 0 HR Last 15 games
RF Jim Roberts .050, 0 HR Last 6 games
C Tom B. Johnson .096, 0 HR Last 15 games
2B Earl Dziedzic .040, 0 HR Last 10 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Billy Mullen 26 26 6 12 0 3.45 1.36 Tired
Starter R Pete Rivera 26 26 8 10 0 3.51 1.42 Rested
Starter R Frank Flam 27 27 5 10 0 4.07 1.30 Exhausted
Starter R Hank Bowers 14 4 0 0 1 4.37 1.49 Rested
Starter R Hal Carter 43 5 1 5 2 3.63 1.25 Exhausted
Long Relief R Harry Hall 32 16 4 9 0 3.94 1.46 Rested
Middle Relief R Charlie Morman 18 1 2 3 0 4.58 1.47 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Dennis Nesbitt 54 1 6 6 7 4.63 1.49 Slightly Tired
Setup R Rob Gardiner 52 4 6 6 4 4.76 1.46 Rested
Stopper R Roger Sutton 35 15 5 6 4 4.35 1.53 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 R Ed Jones C 99 289 50 3 29 23 51 57 .173 .309 .228 0.3
23 R Tom B. Johnson C 69 166 27 2 16 11 25 35 .163 .281 .217 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 R Fred Wilcox 1B 125 403 102 26 70 72 95 41 .253 .417 .484 3.9
4 R Jess Gray 2B 108 367 100 5 44 37 42 59 .272 .360 .373 2.6
72 R Monty Grissom SS 84 260 65 6 21 32 27 37 .250 .321 .392 2.2
8 L Jose Fuentes 3B 88 217 48 7 24 16 7 44 .221 .244 .369 -0.0
9 R Nick Handel 1B 67 160 34 2 17 19 24 45 .212 .319 .338 0.1
2 R Earl Dziedzic 2B 69 144 22 1 9 12 22 30 .153 .269 .188 -1.7
35 R Fred Rider 3B 65 190 58 4 27 22 15 24 .305 .356 .484 2.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 L Tony Kruger LF 105 167 35 2 15 23 32 31 .210 .367 .251 0.4
18 L Jim Roberts RF 123 460 119 25 76 63 42 100 .259 .327 .507 4.0
19 R Kid Lipka CF 119 474 99 4 29 48 27 69 .209 .277 .285 -1.1
5 R Bill Lewis LF 122 482 107 5 38 55 38 54 .222 .277 .326 -0.3
20 L Hal Spyker LF 49 43 4 2 2 5 7 10 .093 .250 .256 -0.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Bill Lewis LF .222 5 38 5
2 R Kid Lipka CF .209 4 29 5
3 R Fred Wilcox 1B .253 26 70 0
4 L Jim Roberts RF .259 25 76 4
5 R Jess Gray 2B .272 5 44 4
6 R Monty Grissom SS .250 6 21 3
7 R Tom B. Johnson C .163 2 16 1
8 R Fred Rider 3B .302 3 24 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Kid Lipka CF .209 4 29 5
2 R Bill Lewis LF .222 5 38 5
3 R Fred Wilcox 1B .253 26 70 0
4 L Jim Roberts RF .259 25 76 4
5 R Jess Gray 2B .272 5 44 4
6 R Monty Grissom SS .250 6 21 3
7 R Tom B. Johnson C .163 2 16 1
8 R Fred Rider 3B .302 3 24 0
9 -
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/2
@ LIN
RHP B. Moore
3-11, 4.74
Tue 9/3
@ LIN
LHP J. Burt
2-3, 7.09
Wed 9/4
@ LIN
RHP T. Marino
8-10, 4.35
Thu 9/5
vs OMA
LHP D. Murphy
6-10, 4.36
Fri 9/6
vs OMA
RHP H. Bell
13-3, 2.36
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
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Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength
NEWS
STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Omaha Cowboys 75 50 .600 -
Topeka Jayhawks 73 52 .584 2.0
Tulsa Roughnecks 70 55 .560 5.0
Wichita Rustlers 57 68 .456 18.0
Lincoln Legislators 50 75 .400 25.0
Des Moines Bears 50 75 .400 25.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 50-75, .400 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 25 GB
Record at home 29-32, .475 PCT
Record on the road 21-43, .328 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-10, .375 PCT
Record in one-run games 16-25, .390 PCT
Record versus LHP 18-26, .409 PCT
Record versus RHP 32-49, .395 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 3-8, .273 PCT
Record in May 13-15, .464 PCT
Record in June 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in July 13-16, .448 PCT
Record in August 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in September 0-1, .000 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .223 - 6th in WBL
On-Base Percentage .313 - 6th in WBL
Slugging Percentage .348 - 4th in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .661 - 6th in WBL
Runs Scored 460 - 6th in WBL
Hits 925 - 6th in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 288 - 3rd in WBL
Home Runs 99 - 3rd in WBL
Bases On Balls 476 - 6th in WBL
Strikeouts 746 - 4th in WBL
Stolen Bases 26 - 6th in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.03 - 5th in WBL
Starters' ERA 4.13 - 5th in WBL
Bullpen ERA 3.90 - 3rd in WBL
Runs allowed 564 - 5th in WBL
Hits allowed 981 - 3rd in WBL
Opponents AVG .235 - 3rd in WBL
BABIP .264 - 4th in WBL
Home Runs allowed 78 - 2nd in WBL
Bases On Balls 608 - 5th in WBL
Strikeouts 719 - 5th in WBL
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