WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
1st place | 104-35, .748 PCT | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 861 | RA: 476 | PAYROLL: $0
09/22/2026
BNN Index | MID | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Pettifer .359
J. Jacobs .351
J. Ramírez .342
T. Garland .340
J. Young .297
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Ramírez 11
P. Yates 10
T. Garland 9
S. Jara 9
3 tied with 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Pettifer 72
J. Ramírez 70
T. Garland 67
J. Jacobs 57
P. Yates 57
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Gibbs 14
J. Harper 9
J. Simmons 9
A. González 8
M. Jensen 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Gibbs 2.31
J. Harper 3.20
J. Simmons 4.22
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Gibbs 137
J. Harper 118
J. Fuller 98
J. Simmons 94
J. Emerson 75
WHO'S HOT?
P Joe Gibbs 2-0, 0.48 Last 3 games
P Jimmy Fuller 2 SV, 1.32 Last 17 games
3B Joe Pettifer .519, 1 HR Last 10 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Juan Martínez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Tired
Starter L Joe Gibbs 28 28 14 5 0 2.31 1.27 Rested
Starter R Thad Kennedy 16 16 5 3 0 4.12 1.74 Rested
Starter R Kay Klinger 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.71 Rested
Specialist L Alex Bartelt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Steve Hood 30 0 6 1 3 3.32 1.33 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Robby Mitchell 31 0 3 2 1 3.44 1.55 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Mike Jensen 29 0 8 3 3 5.07 1.85 Rested
Long Relief R Thom Walsh 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Jody Simmons 26 21 9 7 2 4.22 1.66 Rested
Middle Relief L Joe Howard 30 3 7 2 5 1.42 1.32 Rested
Setup R Jimmy Fuller 28 17 4 1 3 2.98 1.32 Rested
Setup R Aurelio González 53 0 8 3 35 2.35 1.26 Rested
Closer R Jon Harper 27 27 9 6 0 3.20 1.27 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
42 R Jorge Colon C 54 203 64 5 37 29 15 47 .315 .361 .498 1.1
21 L Kevin Franklin C 52 163 42 1 18 28 15 32 .258 .328 .325 -0.2
2 R Ernesto Ordóñez C 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
28 R José Ramírez SS 122 555 190 11 70 99 30 98 .342 .383 .476 5.4
45 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B 38 142 38 3 19 24 9 25 .268 .314 .401 0.3
16 R Joe Pettifer 3B 117 446 160 7 72 86 34 66 .359 .408 .502 3.5
2 L Juan Martínez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
29 R Sergio Jara 3B 82 245 76 9 43 33 21 45 .310 .366 .494 1.5
54 S Jesús Ruíz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 L Jeff Young CF 90 343 102 6 52 60 39 58 .297 .374 .414 1.7
6 L Joe Jacobs LF 85 342 120 4 57 63 24 60 .351 .398 .477 1.9
45 L Chris Gibson LF 81 293 104 5 48 44 23 63 .355 .402 .474 1.9
45 R Rusty Henry RF 45 183 72 3 32 39 24 31 .393 .460 .497 1.7
11 R Pete Yates RF 82 271 88 10 57 54 31 68 .325 .410 .550 1.6
4 L Balduíno Vecchi LF 115 323 73 7 43 41 44 91 .226 .318 .341 -1.1
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R José Ramírez SS .342 11 70 7
2 R Rusty Henry RF .393 3 32 6
3 L Jeff Young CF .297 6 52 7
4 L Joe Jacobs LF .351 4 57 4
5 L Juan Martínez 1B .000 0 0 0
6 L Chris Gibson DH .355 5 48 8
7 R Jorge Colon C .315 5 37 0
8 R Sergio Jara 3B .310 9 43 0
9 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .268 3 19 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R José Ramírez SS .342 11 70 7
2 L Jeff Young CF .297 6 52 7
3 R Rusty Henry RF .393 3 32 6
4 R Sergio Jara 3B .310 9 43 0
5 L Joe Jacobs LF .351 4 57 4
6 L Juan Martínez 1B .000 0 0 0
7 L Chris Gibson DH .355 5 48 8
8 R Jorge Colon C .315 5 37 0
9 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .268 3 19 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P António Quiñones fractured elbow 6 weeks On IL, eligible for return
LF José Herrera strained posterior cruciate ligament 4-5 weeks On IL, eligible for return after Round 2
P Joe Emerson torn elbow ligament 9 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/22
vs CER
LHP J. Sandoval
0-1, 6.43
Wed 9/23
vs CER
RHP J. Vargas
10-5, 2.84
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 104 35 .748 -
Bowling Green Hot Rods 75 64 .540 29.0
Lake County Captains 74 65 .532 30.0
Great Lakes Loons 73 66 .525 31.0
Lansing Lugnuts 70 69 .504 34.0
Dayton Dragons 66 73 .475 38.0
South Bend Cubs 61 78 .439 43.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 34 105 .245 70.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 104-35, .748 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 51-18, .739 PCT
Record on the road 53-17, .757 PCT
Record in X-inning games 11-2, .846 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-12, .586 PCT
Record versus LHP 26-13, .667 PCT
Record versus RHP 78-22, .780 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 15-6, .714 PCT
Record in May 21-8, .724 PCT
Record in June 22-4, .846 PCT
Record in July 20-7, .741 PCT
Record in August 22-8, .733 PCT
Record in September 4-2, .667 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .322 - 1st in MID
On-Base Percentage .377 - 2nd in MID
Slugging Percentage .460 - 1st in MID
On-Base + Slugging .837 - 1st in MID
Runs Scored 861 - 1st in MID
Hits 1686 - 1st in MID
Extra-Base Hits 478 - 1st in MID
Home Runs 105 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 441 - 8th in MID
Strikeouts 1016 - 2nd in MID
Stolen Bases 75 - 1st in MID
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.11 - 1st in MID
Starters' ERA 3.03 - 1st in MID
Bullpen ERA 3.22 - 3rd in MID
Runs allowed 476 - 1st in MID
Hits allowed 1405 - 1st in MID
Opponents AVG .279 - 1st in MID
BABIP .355 - 6th in MID
Home Runs allowed 26 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 383 - 1st in MID
Strikeouts 1169 - 3rd in MID
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