Baseball in Cedar Rapids

Highlights

This page lists season and game highlights for the teams and players in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Notable Seasons

• 1962
  • Tony Komisar (2.10 ERA)
  • Ray Orlikowski (210 strikeouts)
• 1963
  • Lincoln Curtis (28 HR)
• 1966
  • CR opponents scored only 377 runs (121 games played)
• 1974
  • Luis Sanchez (1.59 ERA)
• 1975
  • CR was on the short end of 3 no hitters
• 1976
  • Ron Hodges (1.24, 14-2, .875 W/L pct)
  • Ted Barnicle (160 strikeouts)
• 1977
  • Phillip Nastu (1.88 ERA)
• 1979
  • Steven Duckhorn (pitcher, 17 losses)
  • Paul Plinsky (98 runs scored)
• 1982
  • Jeff Jones (82 HR, 101 RBI; 70 extra base hits)
• 1986
  • Marty Brown (138 games played at 3B)
  • Greg Simpson (1.81 ERA)
• 1987
  • Keith Lockhart (140 games played)
  • Keith Brown (1.59 ERA)
• 1987
  • Keith Brown (1.59 ERA)
  • Steve Davis (22 HR)
  • Keith Lockhart (appeared in 140 games)
• 1988
  • Ramon Sambo (98 steals)
  • Reggie Jefferson (90 RBI)
  • Steve Davis (22 HR)
  • Floyd "Butch" Henry (16-2, .889)
  • 4817 team at bats
• 1989
  • Adam Casillas (.321 BA)
• 1995
  • team pitchers hit 104 batsmen
  • Steve Gibralter (92 runs scored, 97 RBI, 19 HR)
• 1996
  • Larry Barnes (112 RBI, 27 HR)
  • Demond Smith (.338--includes West Michigan at bats)
• 1997
  • Ramon Ortiz (225 strikeouts)
  • team allowed 145 home runs

Notable Games

• August 12, 1962
  • Tony Komisar (no hitter; Clinton, 8-0)
• July 3 thru 19, 1965
  • CR had 17 consecutive wins
• May 6, 1968
  • 12 team errors (7 in one inning [!]; lost to Wisconsin Rapids, 21-4)
• June 7, 1969
  • Charles Bowlby (no hitter; Decatur, 3-0 [10 innings])
• June 18, 1969
  • Jerry Bartee (4 outfield assists)
• July 8, 1970
  • John Nixon (walked 6 times)
• August 14, 1970
  • Kent Calderon (6 runs scored)
• April 26, 1972
  • Gary Trumbauer (6 wild pitches vs. Danville)
• August 2, 1972
  • Gary Trumbauer (no hitter; Burlington, 0-1 [lost game])
• July 25, 1973
  • Robert Dean & Paulo DeLeon (no hitter; Danville, 6-0 [7 IP])
• July 25 through August 9, 1975
  • CR had 15 consecutive losses
• June 29, 1976
  • Ted Barnicle (no hitter; Dubuque, 5-0)
• April 16, 1980
  • Wayne Guinn/Steve Daniels/Mark Moore (no hitter; Quad City, 2-0 [11 innings])
• July 25, 1983
  • Steve Padia (took part in 3 double plays at catcher)
• June 22, 1985
  • Osvaldo Soto (no hitter; Clinton, 2-0)
• May 25 through June 3, 1986
  • CR played 9 consecutive errorless games
• June 6, 1986
  • Mike Converse (no hitter; Beloit, 2-0)
• April 29, 1987
  • Brian Robinson (14 chances at SS)
    • 8 were putouts
• May 31, 1987
  • Joel Lono (no walks permitted in 10 innings [vs QC])
• May 20, 1988
  • Scott Scudder (no hitter; Wausau, 4-0)
• May 9, 1994
  • Derrin Doty (6 hits)
• June 11, 1995
  • Kevin Young (hit by pitch 3 times)
• May 18, 1996
  • Larry Barnes (took part in 6 double plays, 1B)
  • David Davalillo (took part in 5 double plays, 2B)
• June 14, 1997
  • Jerrod Riggan (surrendered 6 home runs to Burlington)
• August 7, 1997
  • Ramon Ortiz (no hitter; Quad City, 12-0; 14 strikeouts)
• September 1, 1997
  • Cedar Rapids 14, Burlington 12 (playoff game; CR scored 9 in the bottom of the ninth)
• April 22, 1998
  • Casey Martin (5 for 5; double, 3 home runs, 4 runs scored, 4 runs batted in)
• May 4, 1998
  • team had 5 double plays

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: 3 (through 1999)