Baseball in Davenport

Highlights

This page lists season and game highlights for the teams and players in the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois. The Quad Cities are Davenport & Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island & Moline, Illinois.

Notable Seasons

• 1961
  • Dennis Ribant (17-2 W/L, 1.86)
• 1962
  • Paul Schaal (109 runs scored)
• 1963
  • Ken Turner (18 wins)
• 1964
  • Michael Carubian (15 wins, 1.69)
• 1966
  • Vern Geishart (12-3, 1.13; 9 games with less than 5 hits)
• 1969
  • Jerry Feldman (83 runs scored)
  • Bill Parker (.274, 17 HR, 67 RBI)
• 1971
  • Sid Monge (12/11, 2.40)
• 1973
  • Jerry Remy (.335, 160 hits)
• 1974
  • Lawrence Rush (.997 fielding average at 1B)
  • team had 23 shutouts
• 1975
  • Willie Aikens (91 RBI)
  • pitchers had excellent control:
    • only 15 hit batsmen (league record)
    • only 29 wild pitches (league record)
• 1976
  • Dave Steck (14-2 W/L)
• 1977
  • Joel Crisler (155 strikeouts)
  • Scott Carnes (53 double plays at 2B)
• 1978
  • Brian Harper (101 RBI)
  • Brad Havens (197 strikeouts)
  • Jerry Bertoni (500 shortstop assists)
• 1979
  • Randy Clark (16 wins)
• 1980
  • Carlos Gil (15-2 W/L)
• 1981
  • Ken Pryce (1.98)
• 1983
  • Gary Jones (105 runs scored)
• 1987
  • Scott Kannenberg (17 losses)
• 1989
  • Glenn Carter (190 strikeouts)
• 1990
  • Chad Curtis (151 hits)
  • Marcus Moore (16 wins)
  • Fili Martinez (195 strikeouts)
  • Alan Probst (.996 fielding average at C)
• 1992
  • Orlando Palmiero (.317)
  • John Fritz (20 wins)
  • team had 111 sacrifice flies
• 1994
  • Billy Wagner (204 strikeouts)
• 1995
  • Tony Mounce (16 wins)
• 1998
  • Eric Ireland (12 errors at P)
• 1999
  • Michael Restovich (.312, 19 HR, 107 RBI)
  • Brian McMillan (19 HR)
  • Juan Rincon (2.92, 14/8, 153 strikeouts)

Notable Games

• July 7, 1960
  • Doyle Wagner (3 double plays at Catcher)
• July 1, 1961
  • Dennis Ribant (perfect game: Clinton, 1-0)
• May 6, 1962
  • Vincent Scales (no hitter; Clinton, 2-0)
• July 3, 1963
  • George Sherrod (16 shutout innings against Fox Cities)
• May 5, 1964
  • team had 11 stolen bases
• May 6, 1966
  • Vern Geishart (no hitter; Appleton, 7-0)
• July 24, 1968
  • pitching staff struck out 22 Dubuque batters (but they lost the game, 3-2)
• May 4, 1971
  • Sid Monge (no hitter; Cedar Rapids, 6-0)
• July 10 through 14, 1972
  • Washington Orozco (10 consecutive strikeouts--as hitter)
• August 21, 1974
  • Lamar Wright (no hitter; Danville, 2-0 [6 innings])
• May 20, 1975
  • Jim Dorsey (no hitter; Clinton, 4-0 [7 innings])
• May 28, 1976
  • Richard Brewster (6 singles)
• May 31, 1976
  • Don Mraz (no hitter; Wisconsin Rapids, 3-0 [7 innings])
• July 26, 1976
  • Ralph Botting (no hitter; Wausau, 3-0 [7 innings])
• July 9, 1977
  • Joel Crisler (no hitter; Wausau, 1-0 [7 innings])
• June 24, 1978
  • Quad City 32, Wausau 8
  • Mike Bishop (4 home runs, 6 runs scored, 10 RBIs; 17 TB)
• July 31, 1978
  • Jeff Conner (no walks permitted in 12 innings vs Burlington)
• June 22, 1984
  • John Cox (11 total chances at pitcher--2 PO, 9 assists)
• August 8, 1987
  • Richard Morehouse (10 inning shutout vs. Burlington)
• May 30, 1992
  • Christian Pritchett (6 assists at first base)
• August 3, 1997
  • Aaron Miles (3 sacrifice flies)
• July 23, 1998
  • James Thomas (hit for the cycle)
• May 19, 1999
  • Clinton 3, Quad City 2 in 21 innings (time 5:49)
• May 10, 2000
  • Matt Scanlan (hit for cycle)
• May 19, 2000
  • Tim Sturdy (no hitter; Quad City, 1-0 [7 innings])

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: 13 (through 2000)