September 30: End of Regular Season
And then there were four. The second 162 game season in Shoeless Joe history ended for all SJL clubs except Leones de Miami, Harrisburg Heroes, Pennsylvania Plutonium, and Savannah Carpetbaggers, listed in order of their seeds for the upcoming playoffs. The Leones won an impressive 106 games to post the best record for the 2001 season (four shy of the record set by Moline last year), and they did it behind long-time SJL great Greg Maddux, who posted a 24-3 record to tie the SJL record for wins set by Moline's Kevin Brown in 2000. Maddux anchored a Leones pitching staff that has established a new team record in ERA at 3.47, eclipsing the 3.83 ERA posted by the Greens in last year's first 162 game campaign. The Heroes spread the wealth with 5 hurlers posting double-digit victory totals, including Kerry Wood (15-6, 3.29), Andy Pettitte (17-10, 3.54), Wade Miller (16-9, 3.20) C.C. Sabathia (16-10, 3.88), and Jason Marquis (10-3, 3.59) to help them achieve a remarkable 105 win season. No offense was more impressive than Harrisburg's, with 958 runs scored and 266 homers, though both fell short of Moline's amazing 1067 runs and 295 homers in 2000.
Pennsylvania, the hottest SJL club over the past month, rolled to a three game margin over the faltering Cockroaches, courtesy of outstanding performances from A.J. Burnett, Kevin Appier, and Russ Ortiz. These hurlers allowed a collective 4 runs over 23 innings to sweep Baltimore and earn a playoff spot. A fitting climax to the Plutonium's season: two 3-run homers by Barry Bonds in the final game, giving him an SJL record of 77 homers, beating the old mark of 57 held by Mark McGwire that had been established during the last 108 game season in league history and surpassing Bonds' own mark of 53 set last year. The Savannah Carpetbaggers were anchored by three outstanding starts in the final week, as Randy Johnson (22-6, 2.42 ERA, 418 Ks- an SJL record, 92 BBs, .192 OPP BA), Doug Davis (16-9, 3.81) and Eric Milton allowed only 1 run collectively against the Kansas City Whirlwind. That allowed Savannah to sweep KC before taking the first and crucial game against a hot Florida Panther club to ensure a playoff berth by a one-game margin. Ruben Sierra's 2-run double against Ramiro Mendoza was the shot that clinched the playoff spot for the Carpetbaggers. Savannah benefitted from acquiring Sierra from Hagerstown, as the rejuvenated slugger posted a .405 OBP and a .703 SLG for his new club. For the first time, the Shoeless Joe League will have playoffs prior to the World Series, with fourth-seeded Savannah facing off against the first-seeded Leones and 3rd seeded Pennsylvania battling second-seeded Harrisburg in best of seven series.
The Leones de Miami captured the championship of the 2001 SJL season. It was their first title in league history, won by defeating the Harrisburg Heroes 4 games to 1 in the SJL World Series. The Leones first had to overcome the Savannah Carpetbaggers by a 4 games to 2 margin, while the Heroes edged the Pennsylvania Plutonium 4 games to 3. For the playoff boxscores, see the following link:
Northern_Standings,_Pitching___W___L___pct.__GB___ERA__CG_ShO__RS__Sv___IP_____R___ER___H___BA___BB___K__WP 7 Harrisburg Heroes 105 57 .648 - 3.61 9 10 5.9 48 1441.2 643 579 1317 .239 593 1397 50 11 PA Plutonium 98 64 .605 7 3.80 8 17 5.3 46 1451 670 612 1345 .243 549 1067 65 5 Chicago Cockroaches 95 67 .586 10 3.54 11 18 5.0 41 1463.1 633 575 1287 .233 592 1340 43 9 Moline Greens 93 69 .574 12 3.83 7 20 5.3 43 1462.1 678 622 1410 .251 579 1190 51 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 86 76 .531 19 3.97 7 11 5.0 41 1457 712 643 1389 .249 652 1218 51 15 London Rippers 79 83 .488 26 4.54 10 12 4.4 43 1434.2 791 724 1498 .263 568 1075 49 1 Baltimore Hons 77 85 .475 28 4.53 2 13 5.0 34 1443.1 777 726 1526 .270 586 1008 53 13 Hagerstown Hobgoblins 51 111 .315 54 5.33 3 8 3.0 33 1436 930 850 1647 .286 722 1177 60
Southern_Standings,_Pitching___W___L___pct.__GB___ERA__CG_ShO__RS__Sv___IP_____R___ER___H___BA___BB___K__WP 8 Leones de Miami 106 56 .654 - 3.47 7 15 5.4 46 1457 620 562 1340 .242 552 1143 40 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 98 64 .605 8 3.70 8 18 4.9 55 1451.2 657 596 1338 .242 535 1429 57 4 Florida Panthers 97 65 .599 9 4.14 9 12 5.4 43 1444 708 664 1451 .258 555 1223 62 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 83 79 .512 23 4.70 8 6 5.6 44 1445.1 804 755 1485 .261 626 1117 58 12 Sprockets 72 90 .444 34 4.90 6 5 4.3 35 1437.2 859 783 1607 .281 596 1105 47 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 53 109 .327 53 5.29 9 8 3.8 24 1426 917 838 1570 .277 712 1051 83 16 New Orleans Hurlers 53 109 .327 53 5.81 5 5 4.1 25 1421.2 996 917 1672 .293 682 996 66 14 Ft. Lauderdale Clementes 50 112 .309 56 5.49 10 9 3.7 31 1423.1 913 869 1631 .288 657 1056 61
____AB____R____H___D___T__HR__RBI__BA__SlgA__OBA__BB___K___SH__F_SF_GDP__SB__CS__LOB__OP__DP__E__OSB_OCS_PB 7 5609 958 1525 307 28 266 944 .272 .479 .349 693 1135 80 31 51 103 106 38 1215 148 112 123 63 13 9 11 5608 863 1483 277 51 240 845 .264 .460 .344 708 1181 78 27 56 100 87 27 1289 183 121 95 46 14 16 5 5681 818 1535 288 26 194 803 .270 .432 .340 622 1218 107 41 41 101 93 29 1285 177 84 102 61 26 12 9 5749 854 1541 312 17 237 837 .268 .452 .342 666 1266 77 27 45 101 48 8 1339 168 97 111 72 35 12 3 5739 808 1581 291 26 216 795 .275 .448 .333 523 1127 76 26 57 101 142 49 1229 162 121 108 65 18 13 15 5605 712 1465 284 28 152 703 .261 .403 .329 580 1192 74 32 37 102 37 25 1269 110 104 144 66 19 13 1 5653 808 1497 314 28 193 797 .265 .433 .342 683 1249 62 28 45 141 9 4 1296 120 122 99 79 18 18 13 5491 486 1281 247 22 78 481 .233 .329 .287 428 1093 89 35 35 102 73 28 1168 82 127 137 68 25 11
8 5669 875 1543 287 27 232 855 .272 .455 .341 620 1077 66 23 52 112 81 27 1240 166 108 84 56 16 12 10 5558 788 1457 296 33 189 772 .262 .429 .342 710 1164 86 31 62 106 132 56 1322 169 97 116 54 32 11 4 5666 874 1564 327 35 202 859 .276 .453 .353 696 975 96 40 42 118 45 18 1339 158 94 95 61 28 6 6 5714 912 1539 279 16 261 896 .269 .461 .348 721 1124 82 21 51 96 31 14 1325 173 82 98 52 16 5 12 5616 689 1466 303 25 144 673 .261 .401 .329 592 1116 85 32 41 140 50 19 1296 88 113 144 86 38 14 2 5510 610 1332 272 33 140 596 .242 .379 .305 520 1285 85 29 37 114 66 23 1186 118 98 141 66 22 8 16 5592 660 1382 268 23 135 652 .247 .376 .312 546 1175 74 26 36 101 22 10 1233 81 126 132 74 31 22 14 5549 593 1322 289 28 102 580 .238 .356 .293 448 1215 90 36 37 91 52 12 1170 80 123 136 105 36 15
7 Dave Hess 4-2: 11 3-4, 11 7-4, 11 5-3, 13 5-0, 13 0-3, 13 5-2. 11 Jim Brown 4-2: @7 4-3, @7 4-7, @7 3-5, 1 3-2, 1 2-0, 1 15-2. 5 Mike Isaacs 1-5: 9 4-12, 9 4-6, 9 0-3, @15 6-7, @15 9-0, @15 5-7. 9 Rolf Samuels 4-2: @5 12-4, @5 6-4, @5 3-0, @3 0-5, @3 6-4, @3 1-7. 3 Peter Hess 4-2: @15 7-9, @15 5-2, @15 11-0, 9 5-0, 9 4-6, 9 7-1. 15 Bill Young 3-3: 3 9-7, 3 2-5, 3 0-11, 5 7-6, 5 0-9, 5 7-5. 1 Al Melchior 3-3: @13 9-4, @13 8-1, @13 20-1, @11 2-3, @11 0-2, @11 2-15. 13 Doug Krippendorf 1-5: 1 4-9, 1 1-8, 1 1-20, @7 0-5, @7 3-0, @7 2-5.
8 Carlos Barrera 6-0: 12 5-1, 12 3-1, 12 15-1, 14 7-6, 14 12-3, 14 2-1. 10 Dan Skidmore-Hess 4-2: @6 13-0, @6 3-0, @6 3-1, @4 6-5, @4 3-6, @4 5-9. 4 Ron Cox 5-1: @16 8-4(10), @16 6-5, @16 10-3, 10 5-6, 10 6-3, 10 9-5. 6 Nils Samuels 0-6: 10 0-13, 10 0-3, 10 1-3, @16 2-3, @16 0-5, @16 2-3. 12 Kip Welborn 1-5: @8 1-5, @8 1-3, @8 1-15, 2 3-4, 2 11-10(12), 2 3-6(10). 2 Ron Young 2-4: @14 0-8, @14 1-3, @14 6-9, @12 4-3, @12 10-11(12), @12 6-3(10). 16 Rod Rebuck 3-3: 4 4-8(10), 4 5-6, 4 3-10, 6 3-2, 6 5-0, 6 3-2. 14 Manny Rosario / George Pe 3-3: 2 8-0, 2 3-1, 2 9-6, @8 6-7, @8 3-12, @8 1-2.
____________________After_7_-_Ahead__Tied_Behind__1-Run_Ex.In.__v.RHP_v.LHP 7 Harrisburg Heroes 93- 2 3- 6 9-49 22-23 7- 2 73-50 32- 7 11 PA Plutonium 78- 8 13- 7 7-49 25-25 6- 5 68-57 30- 7 5 Chicago Cockroaches 77-10 10- 6 8-51 29-26 9- 7 78-52 17-15 9 Moline Greens 85- 5 6-10 2-54 17-24 6-11 74-46 19-23 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 69- 2 10- 7 7-67 21-17 11- 5 70-53 16-23 15 London Rippers 65- 4 8- 9 6-70 24-16 9- 1 62-64 17-19 1 Baltimore Hons 66- 9 7- 5 4-71 17-25 5-10 51-69 26-16 13 Hagerstown Hobgoblins 37- 8 9-11 5-92 25-25 5-11 39-83 12-28
8 Leones de Miami 88- 7 12- 3 6-46 22-19 5-10 82-48 24- 8 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 82- 2 9-11 7-51 27-12 9- 5 77-48 21-16 4 Florida Panthers 79- 6 12- 3 6-56 26-24 6- 6 71-48 26-17 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 71- 7 3- 5 9-67 20-29 5- 6 63-58 20-21 12 Sprockets 57- 6 8-10 7-74 26-19 8- 6 57-71 15-19 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 40- 8 6-12 7-89 16-25 4- 6 37-75 16-34 16 New Orleans Hurlers 43- 9 5-12 5-88 17-21 3- 8 40-84 13-25 14 Ft. Lauderdale Clementes 44- 4 4- 8 2-100 16-20 5- 4 38-86 12-26
______________________________vs.7__vs.11_vs.5__vs.9__vs.3__vs.15_vs.1__vs.13___vs.8__vs.10_vs.4__vs.6__vs.12_vs.2__vs.16_vs.14 7 Harrisburg Heroes - 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-6 9-3 8-4 9-3 4-5 8-2 7-3 7-2 7-3 8-2 8-2 9-1 11 PA Plutonium 7-5 - 6-6 8-4 8-4 4-8 11-1 9-3 5-5 6-3 1-9 3-7 7-2 8-2 9-1 6-4 5 Chicago Cockroaches 7-5 6-6 - 7-5 8-4 8-4 5-7 7-5 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 3-7 8-2 9-1 8-2 9 Moline Greens 7-5 4-8 5-7 - 6-6 8-4 8-4 8-4 6-3 5-4 5-5 7-3 5-5 7-3 7-3 5-5 3 Bird-In-Hand Hexers 6-6 4-8 4-8 6-6 - 9-3 6-6 9-3 2-8 3-7 5-4 4-6 5-5 8-1 7-3 8-2 15 London Rippers 3-9 8-4 4-8 4-8 3-9 - 7-5 6-6 5-5 5-5 3-7 7-3 4-6 6-4 7-2 7-2 1 Baltimore Hons 4-8 1-11 7-5 4-8 6-6 5-7 - 8-4 4-6 5-5 5-5 3-7 7-3 6-3 5-4 7-3 13 Hagerstown Hobgoblins 3-9 3-9 5-7 4-8 3-9 6-6 4-8 - 2-8 4-6 3-7 2-8 1-8 2-8 5-5 4-5 8 Leones de Miami 5-4 5-5 4-6 3-6 8-2 5-5 6-4 8-2 - 4-8 6-6 7-5 12-0 11-1 11-1 11-1 10 Savannah Carpetbaggers 2-8 3-6 6-4 4-5 7-3 5-5 5-5 6-4 8-4 - 7-5 8-4 6-6 12-0 8-4 11-1 4 Florida Panthers 3-7 9-1 6-3 5-5 4-5 7-3 5-5 7-3 6-6 5-7 - 7-5 8-4 9-3 9-3 7-5 6 Kansas City Whirlwind 2-7 7-3 3-6 3-7 6-4 3-7 7-3 8-2 5-7 4-8 5-7 - 9-3 6-6 7-5 8-4 12 Sprockets 3-7 2-7 7-3 5-5 5-5 6-4 3-7 8-1 0-12 6-6 4-8 3-9 - 5-7 6-6 9-3 2 CARACAS POLAR BEARS 2-8 2-8 2-8 3-7 1-8 4-6 3-6 8-2 1-11 0-12 3-9 6-6 7-5 - 6-6 5-7 16 New Orleans Hurlers 2-8 1-9 1-9 3-7 3-7 2-7 4-5 5-5 1-11 4-8 3-9 5-7 6-6 6-6 - 7-5 14 Ft. Lauderdale Clementes 1-9 4-6 2-8 5-5 2-8 2-7 3-7 5-4 1-11 1-11 5-7 4-8 3-9 7-5 5-7 -
________Runs____________________Hits_________________Home_Runs____________Runs_Batted_In___ 1 Helton,To 154 3 Suzuki,Ic 257 11 Bonds,Ba 77 1 Sosa,Sa 177 11 Bonds,Ba 144 3 Boone,Br 219 1 Sosa,Sa 66 11 Bonds,Ba 173 6 Rodriguez,Al 138 4 Alomar,Ro 217 6 Rodriguez,Al 54 1 Helton,To 146 1 Sosa,Sa 138 9 Jeter,De 216 6 Thome,Ji 53 6 Rodriguez,Al 141 4 Palmeiro,Ra 135 5 Jones,Ch 210 1 Helton,To 50 9 Guerrero,Vl 140 5 Jones,Ch 135 6 Rodriguez,Al 206 4 Palmeiro,Ra 49 4 Palmeiro,Ra 137 11 Biggio,Cr 134 1 Helton,To 206 7 Glaus,Tr 44 5 Nevin,Ph 134 7 Glaus,Tr 131 9 Guerrero,Vl 204 15 Ramirez,Ma 44 15 Ramirez,Ma 130 3 Suzuki,Ic 131 5 Long,Te 198 5 Nevin,Ph 43 7 Piazza,Mi 128 9 Jeter,De 128 11 Biggio,Cr 197 5 Jones,Ch 42 6 Thome,Ji 124 6 Thome,Ji 126 4 Berkman,La 196 10 Delgado,Ca 40 7 Konerko,Pa 121 4 Alomar,Ro 120 1 Sosa,Sa 195 7 Piazza,Mi 40 3 Boone,Br 121 10 Abreu,Bo 120 1 Kent,Je 189 3 Boone,Br 39 5 Jones,Ch 121 4 Berkman,La 118 8 Tejada,Mi 188 9 Guerrero,Vl 38 7 Glaus,Tr 117 3 Boone,Br 117 3 Ordonez,Ma 188 3 tied with 37 6 tied with 115 8 Tejada,Mi 117 6 Ramirez,Ar 188
___Batting_Average__________Slugging_Average______________Walks_______________Stolen_Bases____ 3 Suzuki,Ic .358 11 Bonds,Ba .858 11 Bonds,Ba 203 3 Suzuki,Ic 72 4 Alomar,Ro .346 1 Sosa,Sa .731 6 Thome,Ji 128 13 Cedeno,Ro 56 5 Jones,Ch .341 1 Helton,To .676 10 Delgado,Ca 127 8 Castillo,Lu 46 8 Alou,Mo .339 6 Thome,Ji .635 1 Sosa,Sa 125 10 Abreu,Bo 43 3 Boone,Br .338 6 Rodriguez,Al .628 4 Palmeiro,Ra 121 10 Young,Er 38 4 Berkman,La .334 4 Berkman,La .627 7 Glaus,Tr 119 2 Cameron,Mi 37 1 Helton,To .334 5 Jones,Ch .623 6 Salmon,Ti 119 9 Jeter,De 36 11 Bonds,Ba .327 15 Ramirez,Ma .615 10 Abreu,Bo 114 7 Soriano,Al 36 12 Pujols,Al .326 5 Nevin,Ph .596 4 Berkman,La 114 12 Rivas,Lu 35 1 Sosa,Sa .326 7 Drew,J. .638 5 Jones,Ch 109 8 Cruz,Jo 35 16 Gonzalez,Ju .324 12 Pujols,Al .593 1 Helton,To 108 4 Alomar,Ro 34 6 Rodriguez,Iv .323 3 Boone,Br .589 14 Martinez,Ed 105 14 Rollins,Ji 34 9 Jeter,De .320 7 Piazza,Mi .587 11 Biggio,Cr 102 11 Beltran,Ca 33 7 Floyd,Cl .319 16 Gonzalez,Ju .587 10 Ventura,Ro 102 10 Jackson,Da 29 6 Rodriguez,Al .318 9 Guerrero,Vl .583 6 Rodriguez,Al 98 5 Reese,Po 28 8 Conine,Je .318 7 Floyd,Cl .581 4 Alomar,Ro 97 3 Ordonez,Ma 25
________Wins_____________Earned_Run_Average____________Saves________________Strikeouts_____ 8 Maddux,Gr 24 10 Johnson,Ra 2.42 10 Nen,Ro 47 10 Johnson,Ra 418 10 Johnson,Ra 22 8 Maddux,Gr 2.77 15 Percival,Tr 40 4 Nomo,Hi 259 8 Glavine,To 21 5 Garcia(Sea,Fr 2.90 7 Wagner,Bi 37 10 Clemens,Ro 247 5 Park,Ch 20 11 Ortiz,Ru 2.97 5 Benitez,Ar 36 5 Park,Ch 239 3 Dempster,Ry 18 3 Morris,Ma 3.01 13 Urbina,Ug 33 6 Zito,Ba 236 11 Appier,Ke 18 8 Glavine,To 3.07 9 Kim,By 32 7 Wood,Ke 227 7 Pettitte,An 17 6 Zito,Ba 3.12 3 Hoffman,Tr 31 7 Sabathia,C. 202 14 Mulder,Ma 17 5 Park,Ch 3.16 12 Franco,Jo 29 2 Armas(Jr),To 195 5 Garcia(Sea,Fr 17 7 Miller,Wa 3.20 1 Strickland,Sc 28 3 Morris,Ma 195 11 Ortiz,Ru 17 11 Appier,Ke 3.26 14 Mesa,Jo 27 11 Appier,Ke 193 10 Clemens,Ro 16 14 Mulder,Ma 3.28 6 Karsay,St 25 9 Martinez,Pe 192 10 Davis,Do 16 7 Wood,Ke 3.29 11 Sasaki,Ka 22 14 Mulder,Ma 192 7 Sabathia,C. 16 9 Buehrle,Ma 3.29 4 Dotel,Oc 19 7 Pettitte,An 189 7 Miller,Wa 16 15 Weaver,Je 3.30 8 Wickman,Bo 15 7 Miller,Wa 189 3 Morris,Ma 16 3 Penny,Br 3.34 6 Hawkins,La 14 8 Maddux,Gr 188 6 tied with 15 10 Clemens,Ro 3.35 8 Nelson,Je 14 5 Garcia(Sea,Fr 187