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Standings

 
Team NameAffWLPctGBLManager(s)
Elizabethton TwinsMin4128.594--Fred Waters
Johnson City CardinalsStl3733.5294.5Nick Leyva
Bristol TigersDet3534.5076.0Joe Lewis
Paintsville Highlanders3336.4788.0Ron Mihal
Kingsport BravesAtl3337.4718.5Eddie Haas
Bluefield OriolesBal2940.42012.0Junior Miner

Playoff teams in bold.

Player Register


Abeyta, Manny (AA) - Elizabethton
Adeimy, David (A) - Kingsport
Akers, Fred (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Aldridge, William (Rookie) - Kingsport
Alvarez, Jose (MLB) - Kingsport
Angulo, Ken (AAA) - Elizabethton
Arigoni, Scott (AA) - Johnson City
Armstrong, James (Rookie) - Paintsville
Arroyo, Felipe (A) - Kingsport
Bailey, Vince (A) - Elizabethton
Baldwin, Brady (Rookie) - Kingsport
Banks, Doug (Rookie) - Bristol
Bateman, Michael (A+) - Bristol
Bauman, Allan (A) - Bristol
Bedrosian, Steve (MLB) - Kingsport
Behenna, Rick (MLB) - Kingsport
Benda, Bob (A+) - Bristol
Bienek, Vincent (AA) - Paintsville
Bjorkman, George (MLB) - Johnson City
Bloemke, Thomas (Rookie) - Paintsville
Boddicker, Mike (MLB) - Bluefield
Boelter, Tarry (AA) - Elizabethton
Bonk, Ben (AA) - Bristol
Bowman, Donald (AA) - Bluefield
Boyce, Robert (A+) - Bluefield
Brennecke, Floyd (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Brito, Claudio (Rookie) - Johnson City
Brower, Ronald (Rookie) - Paintsville
Brown, Jeffrey (AAA) - Bristol
Burchett, Kerry (AA) - Johnson City
Byars, Michael (Rookie) - Bluefield
Cadahia, Aurelio (AAA) - Paintsville
Cannon, Stan (A) - Elizabethton
Caraballo, Jose (A+) - Johnson City
Carey, Brooks (AAA) - Bluefield
Catanese, Paul (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Chandler, Stephen (Rookie) - Paintsville
Chomin, John (Rookie) - Paintsville
Cirbo, Dennis (A+) - Johnson City
Conaty, Peter (A+) - Paintsville
Croft, Paul (AA) - Elizabethton
David, Mark (A+) - Johnson City
DeLeon, Luis (MLB) - Johnson City
Delmonico, James (Rookie) - Bluefield
Dixon, Roy (A+) - Paintsville
Dovalis, Alex (A) - Elizabethton
Duncan, Ricky (Rookie) - Johnson City
Edwards, Allen (AA) - Bluefield
Ervin, Todd (AA) - Bristol
Fabrizio, Kurt (AA) - Bluefield
Faedo, Lenny (MLB) - Elizabethton
Fields, Bruce (MLB) - Bristol
Fitzhugh, Kevin (A-) - Bristol
Flannery, James (A+) - Bristol
Flynn, John (A+) - Bristol
Forsyth, Ken (Rookie) - Kingsport
Gadowski, Dennis (A+) - Johnson City
Gates, Eddie (AAA) - Paintsville
Geason, Chris (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Givens, Richard (A+) - Bristol
Gomez, Juan (A+) - Bristol
Gore, Lance (AA) - Kingsport
Gowan, Jeffrey (Rookie) - Johnson City
Green, Steven (AA) - Elizabethton
Grout, Ron (AA) - Elizabethton
Haeberle, Kevin (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Haley, William (A) - Kingsport
Hall, Kurt (Rookie) - Bristol
Harris, Eugene (Rookie) - Kingsport
Harshbarger, John (A) - Johnson City
Hastings, James (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Hay, Richard (Rookie) - Johnson City
Hendrickson, Stanley (A+) - Paintsville
Hickey, Kevin (MLB) - Paintsville
Hickman, Jimmy (Rookie) - Johnson City
Hicks, Bob (AA) - Johnson City
Holden, Robert (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Hook, Edwin (AA) - Bluefield
Howard, Robert (Rookie) - Paintsville
Hutson, Ted (A-) - Bristol
Jenkins, Barry (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Justice, Marshall (Rookie) - Kingsport
Justus, Tim (Rookie) - Bristol
Kable, David (AAA) - Johnson City
Keck, Daniel (A-) - Bluefield
Keene, Kevin (Rookie) - Paintsville
Kelley, John (Rookie) - Bristol
Klank, William (A+) - Bristol
Kokos, Thomas (Rookie) - Paintsville
Kromy, Ted (AAA) - Elizabethton
Lacasse, Michael (A-) - Bluefield
Leslie, Gary (A+) - Bristol
Little, Donald (AAA) - Johnson City
Locklear, Stephen (Rookie) - Paintsville
Loeffler, David (Rookie) - Bluefield

Loftin, Jim (Rookie) - Bluefield
Lombardo, Chris (A+) - Johnson City
Lopez, Daniel (Rookie) - Kingsport
Lowe, Ledell (Rookie) - Kingsport
Lowes, Michael (A) - Johnson City
Lowry, Thomas (Rookie) - Paintsville
Loy, Stanley (Rookie) - Paintsville
Lucas, Mark (AA) - Kingsport
Malone, Rubio (A+) - Elizabethton
Mapel, Steve (AAA) - Elizabethton
Marrero, William (A+) - Bluefield
Martin, John (MLB) - Bristol
Mathews, James (Rookie) - Kingsport
McCaslin, Brian (Rookie) - Bristol
McCord, Lance (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Miller, Kelly (Rookie) - Johnson City
Miller, Michael (AAA) - Kingsport
Mills, Rhadames (AAA) - Johnson City
Moore, Richard (A+) - Bluefield
Morton, Dennis (A+) - Johnson City
Mueller, Tim (A) - Johnson City
Murray, Rich (MLB) - Johnson City
Nave, Garland (A+) - Bluefield
Nelson, Kim (A) - Elizabethton
Nicastro, Stephen (A-) - Paintsville
Nieuwenhuis, Bart (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Norris, Tim (AA) - Bluefield
O'Connor, Dan (A+) - Paintsville
Orosco, Jesse (MLB) - Elizabethton
Osterbur, Stan (Rookie) - Paintsville
Paul, George (Rookie) - Bluefield
Peguero, Rafael (Rookie) - Kingsport
Platel, Mark (AA) - Paintsville
Polvi, Michael (AA) - Bristol
Proviano, Charles (Rookie) - Paintsville
Purdy, William (A+) - Bluefield
Rabe, James (Rookie) - Bristol
Randolph, Paul (Rookie) - Kingsport
Riley, Mike (AA) - Elizabethton
Ripken, Cal (MLB) - Bluefield
Robbins, Bruce (MLB) - Bristol
Rodriguez, Eduardo (AA) - Bluefield
Rodriguez, Jose (A) - Paintsville
Rodriguez, Vic (MLB) - Bluefield
Rucker, Dave (MLB) - Bristol
Rudd, Ronald (A+) - Kingsport
Runyon, Billy (Rookie) - Paintsville
Russell, Robert (A+) - Johnson City
Ryan, Gil (A+) - Kingsport
Sagers, Robert (A+) - Bristol
Salagan, Charles (A+) - Bluefield
Saunders, Mark (A-) - Bristol
Scanlon, Ken (A+) - Kingsport
Sevcik, Kevin (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Sheets, Larry (MLB) - Bluefield
Shelby, John (MLB) - Bluefield
Shields, Michael (AAA) - Kingsport
Shumate, Jack (A) - Elizabethton
Simerly, James (AA) - Bristol
Sinatro, Matt (MLB) - Kingsport
Slemp, Asa (AA) - Paintsville
Smith, Don (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Smith, Everett (A) - Johnson City
Smith, Jack (AA) - Bristol
Smith, Michael (AA) - Kingsport
Sorrell, Billy (Rookie) - Paintsville
Spanton, Richard (Rookie) - Paintsville
Supel, Bobby (A) - Kingsport
Swinton, Terrence (Rookie) - Bluefield
Talbert, Gary (Rookie) - Kingsport
Tarver, Joseph (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Taylor, Donald (Rookie) - Bristol
Tejeda, Felix (Rookie) - Johnson City
Thackston, Marion (Rookie) - Bluefield
Thigpen, Jud (AAA) - Bristol
Thomas, William (AA) - Johnson City
Thompson, Rufus (A) - Elizabethton
Toal, Art (AA) - Bristol
Vargas, Leonel (AAA) - Kingsport
Vasche, Tom (A) - Johnson City
Vega, Juan (A+) - Johnson City
Verano, Anthony (Rookie) - Johnson City
Waldusly, Robert (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Washington, Harold (A) - Elizabethton
Welchel, Don (MLB) - Bluefield
Whitehead, Cecil (A+) - Bluefield
Wilber, Robert (A+) - Paintsville
Wilder, Clifton (A+) - Bristol
Wilfong, James (Rookie) - Bristol
Williams, Frank (Rookie) - Paintsville
Williams, Michael (Rookie) - Elizabethton
Wright, David (A+) - Paintsville
Wright, Mike (A+) - Bristol
Zabala, Sandalio (Rookie) - Elizabethton

Award Winners



League Leaders

Batting Average:   Vincent Bienek - Paintsville (.326)
On Base Pct (OBP):   Eddie Gates - Paintsville (.424)
Slugging Pct (SLG):   Ron Grout - Elizabethton (.471)
At Bats:   Ronald Rudd - Kingsport (262)
Runs:   Todd Ervin - Bristol (50)
Hits:   Ronald Rudd - Kingsport (79)
Doubles:   Robert Boyce - Bluefield (19)
Triples:   Leonel Vargas - Kingsport (6)
Home Runs:   Ron Grout - Elizabethton (11)
Runs Batted In:   Larry Sheets - Bluefield (40)
Total Bases:   Ron Grout - Elizabethton (115)
Walks:   Kim Nelson - Elizabethton, Stan Cannon - Elizabethton (45)
Strikeouts:   Jose Rodriguez - Paintsville (54)
Stolen Bases:   Rhadames Mills - Johnson City (19)
Hit by Pitch:   Ledell Lowe - Kingsport (6)

Wins:   Ken Angulo - Elizabethton (8)
Losses:   Brooks Carey - Bluefield, Charles Salagan - Bluefield, Kevin Fitzhugh - Bristol (7)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Don Welchel - (2.43)
Games:   Donald Little - Johnson City (23)
Complete Games:   Ken Angulo - Elizabethton (8)
Shutouts:   Michael Lowes - Johnson City, Jack Smith - Bristol ()
Saves:   John Flynn - Bristol, Mark David - Johnson City, Manny Abeyta - Elizabethton (6)
Innings Pitched:   Ken Angulo - Elizabethton (94)
Walks:   Rubio Malone - Elizabethton (50)
Strikeouts:   Ken Angulo - Elizabethton (74)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Steven Green - (1.15)
Hits/9 Ip:   Rubio Malone - (7.29)
HR/9 Ip:   Steven Green - , Rubio Malone - (0.00)
Walks/9 Ip:   Steven Green - (2.14)
SO/9 Ip:   Ken Angulo - (9.00)