Midwest League 1997 Weekly Pitching Leaders This page shows the weekly progression of the pitching leaders for the Midwest League's 1997 season by listing the weekly leaders in the usual statistical categories. This was interesting stuff while it was occurring. But I've never been tempted to repeat this effort.... This large and complex page takes a while to load. Please be patient. Thanks.

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Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Season Record Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks   Vern Geishert, Quad City, 1966 1.13 5 pitchers, 1950-1959 22 Danny Morris, Wisconsin Rapids, 1965 274 August Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks August 31 (Sun) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.96 Clay Bruner, WMI Dave Borkowski, WMI 15 Ramon Ortiz, CR 225 August 28 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.96 Clay Bruner, WMI Dave Borkowski, WMI 15 Ramon Ortiz, CR 225 August 21 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 2.10 Clay Bruner, WMI 15 Ramon Ortiz, CR 199 August 14 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 2.14 Clay Bruner, WMI Dave Borkowski, WMI 14 Ramon Ortiz, CR 190 August 7 (Thu) Denny Stark, WSC 1.97 Clay Bruner, WMI Dave Borkowski, WMI 13 Ramon Ortiz, CR 182 July Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks July 31 (Thu) Denny Stark, WSC 1.97 Dave Borkowski, WMI 13 Ramon Ortiz, CR 160 July 25 (Fri) Denny Stark, WSC 1.97 Clay Bruner, WMI Dave Borkowski, WMI 12 Ramon Ortiz, CR 157 July 17 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.86 Dave Borkowski, WMI 11 Ramon Ortiz, CR 148 July 10 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.77 Dave Borkowski, WMI 11 Ramon Ortiz, CR 130 July 3 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.97 Dave Borkowski, WMI 11 Ramon Ortiz, CR 121 June Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks June 26 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.86 Jay Peterson, BUR Dave Borkowski, WMI Greg Romo, WMI Joe Mays, WSC 9 Ramon Ortiz, CR 108 June 19 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.84 Dave Borkowski, WMI Greg Romo, WMI Joe Mays, WSC 9 Ramon Ortiz, CR 97 Mid-Season Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks June 12 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.76 Greg Romo, WMI Joe Mays, WSC 9 Domingo Guzman, CLN 91 June 5 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.67 Greg Romo, WMI 9 Aaron Cames, KNC 82 May Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks May 29 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.57 David Borkowski, WMI Greg Romo, WMI 7 Aaron Cames, KNC 72 May 22 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 1.54 Brandon Baird, LAN Greg Romo, WMI 6 Brent Billingsley, KNC 65 May 15 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.29 Jay Peterson, BUR Brandon Baird, LAN Greg Romo, WMI 5 Brent Billingsley, KNC 61 May 8 (Thu) Craig Quintal, WMI 1.41 Brian Rose, MCH Joe Mays, WSC Brandon Baird, LAN Dave Borkowski, WMI 4 Brent Billingsley, KNC 46 May 1 (Thu) Dennis Stark, WSC 0.00 Brian Rose, MCH Joe Mays, WSC 4 Brent Billingsley, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 40 April Date Pitcher ERA Pitcher Wins Pitcher Ks April 24 (Thu) Bryan Malko, FTW Dennis Stark, WSC 0.00 Jason Stockstill, CR Kevin Walker, CLN Brian Rose, MCH Clay Bruner, WMI Joe Mays, WSC 3 Brent Billingsley, KNC 35 April 19 (Sat) Bryan Malko, FTW 0.00 Clay Bruner, WMI 3 Brent Billingsley, KNC 28 April 10 (Thu) Many, tied 0.00 John O'Reilly, BLT Steve Reed, PEO 2 Brent Billingsley, KNC 19   Games Innings Pitched Saves Shutouts Season Record Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO   Frank Simorelli, Springfield, 1992 65 Ronald Hagler, Hannibal, 1955 249.2 Mike Perez Springfield, 1987 41 2 pitchers 1959,1967 9 August Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO August 31 (Sun) Adam West, PEO 62 Tommy Darrell, CR 191.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 35 Ramon Ortiz, CR 4 August 28 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 60 Tommy Darrell, CR 191.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 35 Ramon Ortiz, CR 4 August 21 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 56 Tommy Darrell, CR 179.0 Francisco Cordero, WMI 34 Ramon Ortiz, CR 4 August 14 (Thu) Adam West, PEO Chris Garza, FTW 53 Tommy Darrell, CR 171.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 33 Ramon Ortiz, CR 3 August 7 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 50 Tommy Darrell, CR 162.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 31 Ramon Ortiz, CR 3 July Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO July 31 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 48 Tommy Darrell, CR 154.0 Francisco Cordero, WMI 30 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI Craig Quintal, WMI David Hooten, FTW 2 July 25 (Fri) Adam West, PEO 45 Tommy Darrell, CR 147.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 28 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI Craig Quintal, WMI David Hooten, FTW 2 July 17 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 42 Tommy Darrell, CR 131.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 24 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI Craig Quintal, WMI 2 July 10 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 39 Tommy Darrell, CR 124.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 23 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI Craig Quintal, WMI 2 July 3 (Thu) Adam West, PEO 36 Tommy Darrell, CR 116.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 21 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI 2 June Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO June 26 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW 35 Tommy Darrell, CR 101.1 Francisco Cordero, WMI 19 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 2 June 19 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 32 Tommy Darrell, CR 94.2 Francisco Cordero, WMI 18 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 2 Mid-Season Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO June 12 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 31 Tommy Darrell, CR 89.1 Kevin Crafton, PEO Francisco Cordero, WMI 15 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 2 June 5 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 28 Tommy Darrell, CR 79.1 Kevin Crafton, PEO Francisco Cordero, WMI 13 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 2 May Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO May 29 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW 26 Brent Billingsley, KNC 65.1 Kevin Crafton, PEO Francisco Cordero, WMI 11 Aaron Cames, KNC Mark Nussbeck, PEO 2 May 22 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW 23 Tommy Darrell, CR 59.2 Kevin Crafton, PEO Martin Sanchez, KNC 9 many, tied 1 May 15 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 19 Tommy Darrell, CR 52.1 Kevin Crafton, PEO 8 many, tied 1 May 8 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 15 Tommy Darrell, CR 37.1 Chuck Beale, MIC Kevin Crafton, PEO 7 Jerrod Riggan, CR Kevin Walker, CLN Thomas Szymborski, CLN Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI 1 May 1 (Thu) Mario Opipari, FTW Steve Reed, PEO 12 Allen Levrault, BLT 32.1 Martin Sanchez, KNC 6 Jerrod Riggan, CR Kevin Walker, CLN Thomas Szymborski, CLN Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI 1 April Date Pitcher G Pitcher IP Pitcher Sv Pitchers ShO April 24 (Thu) Travis Wyckoff, KNC 10 Mark Nussbeck, PEO 24.0 Martin Sanchez, KNC Chuck Beale, MCH Kevin Crafton, PEO 5 Jerrod Riggan, CR Kevin Walker, CLN Thomas Szymborski, CLN Mark Nussbeck, PEO Dave Borkowski, WMI 1 April 19 (Sat) Mario Opipari, FTW Martin Sanchez, KNC Travis Wyckoff, KNC Chuck Beale, MCH 7 Mark Nussbeck, PEO 18.1 Martin Sanchez, KNC Chuck Beale, MCH 4 Jerrod Riggan, CR Kevin Walker, CLN Thomas Szymborski, CLN Mark Nussbeck, PEO 1 April 10 (Thu) Chuck Beale, MCH 4 Joe Mays, WSC 12.0 Dwayne Cushman, BUR Chuck Beale, MCH Kevin Crafton, PEO 2 Kevin Walker, CLN Thomas Szymborski, CLN 1

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