1987 Phoenix Talons
Record: 71-91
Finish: 4th in JL Midwest Division
Runs Scored: 879
Runs Allowed: 907
Exp W-L: 79-83
 
Ballpark: RSI Cactus Dome
Attendance: 2,362,944
Manager: Ryan Scott

Statistics / Schedule

Minor League Records:
AAA: 63-75, 7th in the Johnson League
AA: 69-69, 6th in the Johnson League
A: 65-73, 7th in the Johnson League
 
 
 
 
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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
3B  Clem Aberson 27 156 608 110 183 33 0 38 137 1 0 43 122 .301 .348 .543 .891 107.9 14.5 2.9
LF  John F. Kennedy, Jr. 26 151 548 112 187 32 9 11 61 49 16 80 128 .341 .452 .493 .944 121.4 20.9 2.7
CF *Robert Nolan 24 157 566 83 150 38 11 5 60 54 14 49 88 .265 .328 .398 .726 76.1 8.0 4.1
SS *Carl Tawk 21 155 517 60 141 24 7 3 66 25 10 70 82 .273 .358 .364 .722 71.9 7.2 3.9
1B #Terry Blass 21 155 544 93 155 30 6 14 76 10 4 44 90 .285 .346 .439 .785 80.0 9.5 2.7
C  Billy Brubaker 26 141 507 86 131 27 10 7 57 2 3 65 123 .258 .346 .393 .738 71.2 7.3 5.1
LF #Joe Belinda 25 147 468 77 124 29 4 24 87 1 0 29 125 .265 .314 .498 .812 67.4 7.5 2.2
SS  Bill Maddux 30 138 429 65 112 31 2 8 61 1 0 59 70 .261 .354 .399 .753 60.1 6.6 6.4
1B  Joe Farner 30 78 293 44 96 12 0 12 59 1 0 19 70 .328 .372 .491 .864 49.4 7.1 1.6
SS *Andreas Ayes 30 142 249 33 80 10 3 9 66 2 0 36 13 .321 .407 .494 .901 49.6 7.2 2.1
RF *Liam Carr 32 142 256 53 78 11 6 4 46 42 12 24 10 .305 .372 .441 .813 45.2 6.1 1.1
C #Gus Sinski 34 114 197 28 51 9 1 10 32 0 0 10 29 .259 .292 .467 .759 25.3 2.2 1.3
2B *Matthew Burgoon 24 23 64 13 16 6 0 3 9 3 3 9 7 .250 .351 .484 .836 9.9 1.0 0.5
P  Albert Camarena 28 35 60 2 9 4 0 0 5 0 0 1 28 .150 .161 .217 .378 1.5 0.0 0.0
P  Guy Corngood 25 31 61 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 .049 .049 .049 .098 -5.0 0.0 0.0
P *Emile Yost 20 27 48 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 20 .063 .118 .083 .201 -1.3 0.0 0.0
P  Stephen Thiel 31 22 45 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .089 .125 .111 .236 -0.8 0.0 0.0
1B  Tucker Concepcion 28 42 48 11 10 1 0 3 4 2 1 1 17 .208 .235 .417 .652 4.8 0.0 0.3
P  Chad Laughlin 25 63 31 1 6 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 16 .194 .194 .290 .484 1.6 0.0 0.0
P  Stefan Barkley 33 33 21 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 10 .048 .130 .095 .226 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Dave Mallick 22 11 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .059 .111 .118 .229 -0.4 0.0 0.0
LF  Porfirio Garza 25 33 17 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .059 .111 .118 .229 -0.4 0.0 0.2
P *Ryan Dunne 36 7 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0 0.0
P *Darius Campbell 33 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.6 0.0 0.0
P *Matthew Mingus 33 58 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0 0.0
P *Anibal Puentes 29 5 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.9 0.0 0.0
P *Danny Ramirez 32 63 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Marty Decker 30 25 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0 0.0
P *Frank Rogers 35 80 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1 0.0 0.0
P  William Golliday 30 64 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0 0.0
P *Fernando Sala 26 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0 0.0
P  Frederick Kyser 28 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
P  Lazaro Ruvalcaba 31 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 28.2 2352 5664 879 1549 303 59 152 844 194 63 549 1135 .273 .344 .428 .772 833.6 105.2 37.0
  Rank among 12 JL teams 4 6 4 2 2 10 6 4 5 6 8 4 6 8 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
 Guy Corngood 25 9 9 .500 31 30 0 184.0 171 72 10 32 157 3.52 13.4
 Albert Camarena 28 9 12 .429 35 29 0 179.7 195 91 28 34 157 4.56 10.1
*Emile Yost 20 8 8 .500 27 27 0 155.3 140 96 29 93 162 5.56 5.7
 Chad Laughlin 25 5 11 .313 63 14 1 137.7 150 100 33 64 87 6.54 2.2
 Stephen Thiel 31 9 9 .500 22 22 0 133.7 120 64 5 85 123 4.31 8.4
 Stefan Barkley 33 4 2 .667 30 13 0 99.7 99 51 17 63 62 4.61 3.6
*Frank Rogers 35 2 5 .286 80 0 0 85.7 101 55 13 44 81 5.78 3.4
*Danny Ramirez 32 5 5 .500 63 0 0 78.0 92 51 13 55 44 5.88 2.8
 Matthew Mingus 33 3 10 .231 58 0 29 65.7 83 35 11 21 33 4.80 6.4
*Dave Mallick 22 3 6 .333 11 11 0 57.0 56 31 11 28 51 4.89 2.7
 William Golliday 30 7 4 .636 63 0 1 54.0 68 40 11 25 41 6.67 2.0
 Marty Decker 30 0 0 .000 25 0 0 39.3 39 17 7 14 31 3.89 2.3
*Ryan Dunne 36 2 2 .500 7 7 0 39.0 26 14 5 9 31 3.23 3.2
 Frederick Kyser 28 1 0 1.000 23 0 1 31.0 25 12 1 10 10 3.48 3.3
*Darius Campbell 33 2 3 .400 5 5 0 30.0 30 17 3 10 16 5.10 1.2
 Anibal Puentes 29 1 2 .333 5 1 0 28.7 44 24 7 10 11 7.53 0.0
 Lazaro Ruvalcaba 31 1 1 .500 19 0 0 20.3 21 17 4 8 17 7.53 0.3
 Todd Kielty 20 1 1 .500 13 0 0 12.7 12 12 3 10 17 8.53 0.0
 Fernando Sala 26 0 0 .000 7 0 0 12.3 22 17 5 7 4 12.41 0.0
*Gene Walter 26 0 1 .000 4 0 0 6.3 9 5 2 4 5 7.11 0.0
Team Totals 28.7 72 91 .442 591 159 32 1449.9 1503 821 218 626 1140 5.10 70.8
Rank among 12 JL teams 10 10 10 10 5 7 8 9 10 6 9  
* - 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 .984 27.4
B.Brubaker 1157.3 130 131 915 81 19 2 .981 26.9
G.Sinski 255.0 29 30 206 20 2 0 .991 32.6
J.Farner 16.6 1 3 16 2 0 0 1.000 50.0
Team Total 1428.9 160 164 1137 103 21 2 .983 28.0
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 9.76
T.Blass 689.3 81 83 720 54 5 62 .994 10.11
J.Farner 626.7 73 73 650 51 5 54 .993 10.07
T.Concepcion 66.0 5 18 70 6 0 7 1.000 10.36
J.Belinda 60.0 6 8 71 9 0 7 1.000 12.00
P.Garza 12.0 0 6 12 2 0 1 1.000 10.50
B.Maddux 6.0 0 3 4 0 0 2 1.000 6.00
C.Tawk 5.0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 10.80
Team Total 1465.0 165 194 1533 122 10 133 .994 10.17
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .979 4.83
C.Tawk 1067.0 126 126 206 361 24 70 .959 4.78
A.Ayes 201.3 15 44 38 74 2 15 .982 5.01
M.Burgoon 163.0 21 22 36 55 0 14 1.000 5.02
P.Garza 7.0 0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 5.14
B.Maddux 2.0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
R.Nolan 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50
C.Aberson 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1443.3 162 200 282 495 26 99 .968 4.85
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .965 2.55
C.Aberson 1296.3 148 150 84 282 20 23 .948 2.54
A.Ayes 139.3 14 25 16 22 0 3 1.000 2.45
P.Garza 3.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
L.Carr 3.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00
T.Concepcion 1.7 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1443.3 162 179 101 305 20 26 .953 2.53
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .968 4.31
B.Maddux 1039.3 128 130 147 369 9 63 .983 4.47
C.Tawk 219.7 25 27 29 73 2 15 .981 4.18
A.Ayes 140.7 9 36 28 53 2 18 .976 5.18
P.Garza 20.3 0 11 1 5 0 2 1.000 2.66
T.Concepcion 11.0 0 5 5 2 0 0 1.000 5.73
C.Aberson 6.0 0 4 2 2 1 1 .800 6.00
G.Sinski 4.0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50
R.Nolan 2.3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.86
Team Total 1443.3 162 216 213 506 14 99 .981 4.48
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .987 1.95
J.Kennedy, Jr. 1284.7 145 145 250 5 3 2 .988 1.79
J.Belinda 99.0 11 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.82
L.Carr 43.7 5 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.06
C.Tawk 9.0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
R.Nolan 7.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1443.3 162 163 282 5 3 2 .990 1.79
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .984 2.60
R.Nolan 1196.0 153 153 340 7 6 2 .983 2.61
J.Belinda 126.0 6 31 31 0 1 0 .969 2.21
L.Carr 84.7 3 34 30 1 0 0 1.000 3.30
B.Maddux 16.7 0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 4.32
B.Brubaker 8.0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38
C.Tawk 6.0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50
J.Kennedy, Jr. 6.0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.00
Team Total 1443.3 162 236 415 8 7 2 .984 2.64
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .985 2.13
J.Belinda 669.0 75 83 140 0 1 0 .993 1.88
T.Blass 448.0 50 58 90 1 1 0 .989 1.83
L.Carr 310.3 37 41 61 1 5 1 .925 1.80
R.Nolan 8.0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38
J.Kennedy, Jr. 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
C.Aberson 3.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00
B.Maddux 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1443.3 162 191 297 2 7 1 .977 1.86
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .961 1.81
G.Corngood 184.0 30 31 6 17 2 0 .920 1.13
A.Camarena 179.7 29 35 18 28 4 4 .920 2.30
E.Yost 155.3 27 27 8 10 0 1 1.000 1.04
C.Laughlin 137.7 14 63 14 24 1 2 .974 2.48
S.Thiel 133.7 22 22 9 21 1 3 .968 2.02
S.Barkley 99.7 13 30 10 16 0 0 1.000 2.35
F.Rogers 85.7 0 80 7 13 0 0 1.000 2.10
D.Ramirez 78.0 0 63 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.27
M.Mingus 65.7 0 58 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.92
D.Mallick 57.0 11 11 2 14 0 1 1.000 2.53
W.Golliday 54.0 0 63 5 9 0 1 1.000 2.33
M.Decker 39.3 0 25 2 4 1 1 .857 1.37
R.Dunne 39.0 7 7 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.08
F.Kyser 31.0 0 23 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.74
D.Campbell 30.0 5 5 3 4 1 1 .875 2.10
A.Puentes 28.7 1 5 2 7 1 1 .900 2.83
L.Ruvalcaba 20.3 0 19 1 5 1 0 .857 2.66
T.Kielty 12.7 0 13 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
F.Sala 12.3 0 7 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.19
G.Walter 6.3 0 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.84
Team Total 1449.9 159 591 94 210 12 16 .962 1.89
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Kennedy, Jr. .341
On-Base Pct Kennedy, Jr. .452
Slugging Pct Aberson .543
OPS Kennedy, Jr. .944
XR Kennedy, Jr. 121.4
Games Nolan 157
At-Bats Aberson 608
Runs Kennedy, Jr. 112
Hits Kennedy, Jr. 187
Total Bases Aberson 330
Singles Kennedy, Jr. 135
Doubles Nolan 38
Triples Nolan 11
Homeruns Aberson 38
RBIs Aberson 137
Stolen Bases Nolan 54
Caught Stealing Kennedy, Jr. 16
Walks Kennedy, Jr. 80
Strikeouts Kennedy, Jr. 128
ERA Corngood 3.52
Wins Corngood, Camarena, Thiel 9
Losses Camarena 12
Winning Pct Corngood, Thiel, Yost .500
Saves Mingus 29
Games Pitched Rogers 80
Games Started Corngood 30
Complete Games Corngood, Thiel, Yost 1
Shutouts Corngood, Thiel 1
Innings Pitched Corngood 184.0
Hits Allowed Camarena 195
Homeruns Allowed Laughlin 33
Strikeouts Yost 162
Walks Allowed Yost 93
Walks per 9IP Corngood 1.6
Hits per 9IP Corngood 8.4
Strikeouts per 9IP Camarena 7.9
WHiP Corngood 1.10
OAVG Corngood .248
OOBP Corngood .306
OSLG Corngood .354
OOPS Corngood .659
Team All-Stars
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Player Salaries
Ryan Dunne $ 6,000,000
Gus Sinski $ 4,200,000
Liam Carr $ 3,750,000
John F. Kennedy, Jr. $ 3,421,429
Danny Ramirez $ 1,200,000
Lazaro Ruvalcaba $ 1,041,429
Andreas Ayes $ 730,000
Billy Brubaker $ 468,571
Guy Corngood $ 435,714
Chad Laughlin $ 350,000
Albert Camarena $ 350,000
Buddy Reda $ 315,000
Stefan Barkley $ 300,000
Joe Belinda $ 300,000
Terry Blass $ 300,000
Matthew Burgoon $ 300,000
Carl Tawk $ 300,000
Tucker Concepcion $ 300,000
Porfirio Garza $ 300,000
Clem Aberson $ 300,000
Emile Yost $ 300,000
Todd Kielty $ 300,000
Frederick Kyser $ 300,000
Bill Maddux $ 300,000
Dave Mallick $ 300,000
Matthew Mingus $ 300,000
Robert Nolan $ 300,000
Marty Decker $ 300,000
 
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
1/31 Traded Bango Vadabonceour Greenville Buddy Reda
1/31 Traded Dennis Eckersley Hawaii Albert Camarena
Fernando Sala
2/1 Signed     Anibal Puentes
2/1 Signed     Danny Ramirez
2/15 Traded Emile Santos Des Moines Liam Carr
Emile Yost
3/2 Signed     Shawn Abner
5/21 Traded Anibal Puentes Montreal Montreal Waiver
5/21 Released Waiver Waiver    
6/21 Traded Michael Hottinger
Daniel Fabiano
Vancouver Darius Campbell
6/28 Traded Joe Farner Baltimore Matthew Burgoon
7/31 Traded Darius Campbell Des Moines Edwin Dussault
Brian Melillo
Stephen Clark
Frederick Kyser
7/31 Traded Stephen Thiel Austin Ryan Dunne
Jack Chapman
Todd Kielty
Adam Mienel
8/11 Released William Golliday    
8/11 Released Brian Melillo    
10/4 Released Frank Rogers    
10/4 Released Gene Walter    
10/4 Released Fernando Sala    
10/4 Released Felix Chairez    
10/4 Released Jack Gusman    
10/4 Released Wilson Mendez    
10/4 Released Michael Krogman    
10/4 Released John Gordon    
10/4 Released Robert Keene    
10/4 Released Martin Midkiff