1975 Montreal Blazers
Record: 88-74
Finish: 1st in FL Atlantic Division
Runs Scored: 723
Runs Allowed: 648
Exp W-L: 89-73
 
Ballpark: Thunderdome
Attendance: 3,511,553
Manager: Toe Blake

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 74-64, 5th in the Frick League
AA: 70-68, 5th in the Frick League
A: 60-78, 11th in the Frick League
 
 
Postseason Results:
Lost Doubleday Series 2-3 to Salt Lake City Missions
 
Team Index    Draft History Park History
Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
CF *Aaron Shirley 35 155 553 107 134 25 9 17 47 28 21 107 106 .242 .371 .412 .783 90.4 17.0 3.7
1B  Zachary Johnson 33 155 585 105 195 19 6 35 107 6 7 60 114 .333 .393 .566 .959 117.3 27.3 2.5
SS  Yogi Zimmer 30 153 533 90 135 47 8 10 66 14 8 52 87 .253 .321 .428 .749 69.5 12.2 7.3
LF  John Ridgway 30 155 535 64 126 40 3 22 87 12 3 38 97 .236 .288 .445 .733 70.9 11.2 2.4
C  Rube Baker 31 145 502 72 104 27 16 15 66 16 7 55 87 .207 .287 .414 .702 60.2 8.0 8.1
RF  Steve Clockmer 27 137 505 71 129 22 8 28 93 17 4 49 108 .255 .322 .497 .819 79.7 15.3 2.0
2B  Todd Elison 28 153 497 45 124 24 6 11 57 8 5 35 89 .249 .305 .388 .693 59.0 8.4 5.7
3B  Steve Masami 32 91 294 29 63 13 0 9 23 4 4 29 64 .214 .287 .350 .637 29.2 2.8 2.5
3B *Chris Barnhard 30 61 207 21 48 4 1 6 22 0 3 11 40 .232 .273 .348 .621 18.5 1.5 2.6
CF  Ramon Gonzales 29 94 172 14 43 10 2 2 21 2 2 11 17 .250 .302 .366 .668 18.7 2.2 0.6
C *Andy Polski 31 97 161 15 43 12 0 6 21 0 1 15 28 .267 .343 .453 .796 25.0 5.1 1.8
SS  Luke Thelen 29 87 124 14 27 8 3 2 16 3 1 12 26 .218 .283 .379 .662 14.0 1.6 1.9
CF *Jack Elliott 32 77 118 18 26 5 0 5 19 2 2 11 5 .220 .287 .390 .677 12.4 1.4 0.5
3B  Ken Woodson 28 62 116 15 27 3 0 6 25 2 1 8 24 .233 .291 .414 .705 14.7 2.2 1.0
2B  Hugh Thornsberry 28 104 100 19 25 6 1 0 8 4 1 10 16 .250 .315 .330 .645 10.3 1.2 0.6
P  Kurt Stallwith 30 36 91 5 10 1 0 2 8 0 0 4 41 .110 .146 .187 .333 1.5 0.0 0.0
P *Edward Bussell 27 31 82 5 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 31 .085 .118 .122 .240 -1.8 0.0 0.0
P *Mack Leblanc 35 36 74 3 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 38 .068 .125 .108 .233 -1.0 0.0 0.0
P  Steve Blass 33 29 60 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 0 3 7 .167 .206 .250 .456 2.9 0.0 0.0
P *Ralphie Wadsner 27 17 41 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 .098 .098 .146 .244 -1.2 0.0 0.0
CF *Shelton Stone 30 20 34 4 11 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 .324 .324 .324 .647 2.9 0.3 0.1
P  David Hudson 26 10 20 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .050 .095 .100 .195 -0.6 0.0 0.0
P  Jugman Jones 29 5 13 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 .154 .267 .308 .574 1.2 0.0 0.0
P  Raymond Valdovinos 33 31 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .375 .625 0.7 0.2 0.0
P  Vern Booler 35 63 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0
P *D.J. Schwans 35 44 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0 0.0
P  Horace Horton 32 60 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0 0.0
P  Jack Aker 33 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P *Lou Packard 36 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 30.8 2201 5442 723 1303 276 65 177 700 119 71 521 1079 .239 .308 .412 .720 693.7 117.9 43.3
  Rank among 12 FL teams 12 5 9 2 1 3 5 6 11 5 2 9 7 3 7 7  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Kurt Stallwith 30 22 8 .733 36 36 0 267.0 226 82 23 56 292 2.76 25.5
 Edward Bussell 27 13 12 .520 31 31 0 231.7 209 94 26 51 174 3.65 13.4
*Mack Leblanc 35 12 12 .500 36 36 0 224.7 210 90 8 119 267 3.61 13.3
 Steve Blass 33 10 13 .435 29 29 0 171.3 158 94 17 113 172 4.94 3.6
*Ralphie Wadsner 27 8 5 .615 17 17 0 119.3 103 36 7 42 71 2.72 10.8
 Vern Booler 35 4 2 .667 63 0 0 75.0 63 28 11 16 47 3.36 6.7
 Jack Aker 33 5 5 .500 55 0 3 63.7 72 32 4 32 33 4.52 3.4
 David Hudson 26 2 5 .286 10 8 1 61.7 76 36 7 20 29 5.25 0.4
*D.J. Schwans 35 0 3 .000 44 0 3 55.0 49 23 1 23 43 3.76 3.5
 Horace Horton 32 5 4 .556 60 0 37 52.3 42 17 5 14 73 2.92 12.4
 Raymond Valdovinos 33 1 1 .500 31 0 0 47.7 42 17 7 30 32 3.21 3.3
 Lou Packard 36 1 2 .333 38 0 0 36.3 31 15 5 17 23 3.72 2.2
 Jugman Jones 29 4 1 .800 5 5 0 36.3 43 20 2 10 15 4.95 1.8
*Alvin Barela 25 1 1 .500 18 0 0 18.3 14 4 0 3 14 1.96 2.6
Team Totals 31.1 88 74 .543 473 162 44 1460.3 1338 588 123 546 1285 3.62 102.8
Rank among 12 FL teams 4 3 5 4 6 6 2 4 7 3 4  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .991 33.3
R.Baker 1207.7 132 143 1077 91 13 1 .989 44.4
A.Polski 252.7 30 30 226 16 1 1 .996 20.6
Team Total 1460.3 162 173 1303 107 14 2 .990 40.3
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .994 9.76
Z.Johnson 1342.3 149 154 1226 120 11 125 .992 9.02
K.Woodson 109.0 13 13 95 9 0 7 1.000 8.59
L.Thelen 9.0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1.000 7.00
Team Total 1460.3 162 168 1327 130 11 132 .993 8.98
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .981 4.87
T.Elison 1243.7 150 151 265 376 9 94 .986 4.64
H.Thornsberry 156.3 12 38 33 37 1 14 .986 4.03
L.Thelen 58.3 0 31 15 15 0 6 1.000 4.63
K.Woodson 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1460.3 162 221 313 428 10 114 .987 4.57
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .952 2.55
S.Masami 779.7 91 91 47 150 9 13 .956 2.27
C.Barnhard 424.0 48 50 27 105 6 6 .957 2.80
K.Woodson 164.3 11 39 13 37 1 1 .980 2.74
A.Polski 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
J.Elliott 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1369.5 150 182 87 292 16 20 .959 2.49
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .967 4.25
Y.Zimmer 1240.3 147 148 181 374 17 81 .970 4.03
L.Thelen 200.3 15 48 37 70 4 15 .964 4.81
C.Barnhard 87.6 10 10 13 31 1 7 .978 4.52
T.Elison 16.7 0 10 1 5 0 0 1.000 3.24
K.Woodson 2.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
H.Thornsberry 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1547.9 172 218 234 481 22 103 .970 4.16
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 2.00
J.Ridgway 1226.3 144 148 261 8 9 3 .968 1.97
R.Gonzales 165.3 12 38 32 1 0 1 1.000 1.80
J.Elliott 22.7 4 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.38
Y.Zimmer 14.7 0 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.84
A.Polski 4.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1433.0 160 195 302 9 9 4 .972 1.95
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .986 2.57
A.Shirley 1318.0 150 154 387 7 4 2 .990 2.69
J.Elliott 194.6 31 38 53 0 1 0 .981 2.45
S.Stone 23.2 2 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.94
T.Elison 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1538.8 183 197 445 7 5 2 .989 2.64
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 2.04
S.Clockmer 1145.0 128 134 230 3 3 0 .987 1.83
R.Gonzales 228.7 24 29 43 1 2 0 .957 1.73
J.Ridgway 60.0 7 7 14 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
S.Stone 31.5 5 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.71
J.Elliott 0.9 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1466.1 164 177 293 5 5 0 .983 1.83
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .960 1.88
K.Stallwith 267.0 36 36 18 21 2 2 .951 1.31
E.Bussell 231.7 31 31 14 33 3 1 .940 1.83
M.Leblanc 224.7 36 36 7 30 2 1 .949 1.48
S.Blass 171.3 29 29 8 24 0 3 1.000 1.68
R.Wadsner 119.3 17 17 10 17 4 1 .871 2.04
V.Booler 75.0 0 63 4 10 1 1 .933 1.68
J.Aker 63.7 0 55 7 12 0 2 1.000 2.69
D.Hudson 61.7 8 10 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.19
D.Schwans 55.0 0 44 3 4 2 0 .778 1.15
H.Horton 52.3 0 60 4 2 1 1 .857 1.03
R.Valdovinos 47.7 0 31 5 7 2 0 .857 2.27
L.Packard 36.3 0 38 3 8 0 0 1.000 2.73
J.Jones 36.3 5 5 1 9 0 1 1.000 2.48
A.Barela 18.3 0 18 3 1 0 1 1.000 1.96
Team Total 1460.3 162 473 90 190 17 15 .943 1.73
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Johnson .333
On-Base Pct Johnson .393
Slugging Pct Johnson .566
OPS Johnson .959
XR Johnson 117.3
Games Shirley, Johnson, Ridgway 155
At-Bats Johnson 585
Runs Shirley 107
Hits Johnson 195
Total Bases Johnson 331
Singles Johnson 135
Doubles Zimmer 47
Triples Baker 16
Homeruns Johnson 35
RBIs Johnson 107
Stolen Bases Shirley 28
Caught Stealing Shirley 21
Walks Shirley 107
Strikeouts Johnson 114
ERA Stallwith 2.76
Wins Stallwith 22
Losses Blass 13
Winning Pct Stallwith .733
Saves Horton 37
Games Pitched Booler 63
Games Started Leblanc, Stallwith 36
Complete Games Bussell 6
Shutouts Bussell 3
Innings Pitched Stallwith 267.0
Hits Allowed Stallwith 226
Homeruns Allowed Bussell 26
Strikeouts Stallwith 292
Walks Allowed Leblanc 119
Walks per 9IP Stallwith 1.9
Hits per 9IP Stallwith 7.6
Strikeouts per 9IP Leblanc 10.7
WHiP Stallwith 1.06
OAVG Stallwith .229
OOBP Stallwith .274
OSLG Stallwith .336
OOPS Stallwith .610
Team All-Stars
Zachary Johnson
Player Salaries
Zachary Johnson $ 8,980,000
Steve Blass $ 5,500,000
Steve Clockmer $ 5,500,000
Mack Leblanc $ 4,790,000
Horace Horton $ 4,285,000
Yogi Zimmer $ 4,000,000
Rube Baker $ 3,990,000
Ralphie Wadsner $ 3,910,000
D.J. Schwans $ 3,352,000
Jack Elliott $ 3,190,000
Jack Aker $ 3,000,000
Aaron Shirley $ 2,890,000
John Ridgway $ 2,790,000
Luke Thelen $ 2,790,000
Todd Elison $ 2,514,000
Ken Woodson $ 2,514,000
Chris Barnhard $ 2,500,000
Kurt Stallwith $ 2,495,000
Brad White $ 2,000,000
Andy Polski $ 2,000,000
Vern Booler $ 1,914,000
Floyd Decker $ 1,800,000
Jugman Jones $ 1,800,000
Ramon Gonzales $ 1,600,000
Bernie Perez $ 1,500,000
Steve Desalvo $ 1,295,000
Raymond Valdovinos $ 1,200,000
George McCluney $ 895,000
Edward Bussell $ 500,000
Hugh Thornsberry $ 300,000
Alvin Barela $ 300,000
David Hudson $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/5 Eric Yulorix Ken Woodson
Al Dicken
2/5 Casper Monoghan Horace Horton
5/11 Shelton Stone Jack Elliott
7/1 Hyman Sullivan
Peter Gomez
Ralphie Wadsner
7/21 Steve Masami
Tom Worcester
Chris Barnhard