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Midwest League 1992

Summary

  • Midwest League Champion: Cedar Rapids Reds (Reds)
  • Team with Best Won/Lost Record: Quad City River Bandits (Angels) 91-46, .664
  • Most Valuable Player: Steve Gibralter (Cedar Rapids/Reds)
  • Prospect of the Year: Steve Gibralter (Cedar Rapids/Reds)
  • Manager of the Year: Tom Poquette (Appleton/Royals)

  • League Attendance: 1,743,863
    • 14 teams in two divisions played a 140 game, split-season schedule.
    • The MWL had teams in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin.


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1992 Season
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Composite Record for Each Team

                Nickname        Affiliate    Won Lost  Pct (Rank)
Appleton        Foxes           Royals       70  62   .530   (6)
Beloit          Brewers         Brewers      77  58   .570   (4)
Burlington      Astros          Astros       47  89   .346  (14)
Cedar Rapids    Reds            Reds         82  56   .594   (3)
Clinton         Giants          Giants       59  79   .428  (13)
Kenosha         Twins           Twins        63  70   .474   (8)
Kane County     Cougars         Orioles      61  76   .445  (10)
Madison         Muskies         Athletics    59  75   .440  (11)
Peoria          Chiefs          Cubs         62  74   .456   (9)
Quad City       River Bandits   Angels       91  46   .664   (1)
Rockford        Expos           Expos        66  70   .485   (7)
South Bend      White Sox       White Sox    71  62   .534   (5)
Springfield     Cardinals       Cardinals    84  56   .600   (2)
Waterloo        Diamonds        Padres       59  78   .431  (12)

First Half

Northern Division            Southern Division
Appleton    41 23 .641  ---  Cedar Rapids 44 24 .647  ---
Beloit      37 29 .561  5.0  Quad City    43 25 .632  1.0
South Bend  33 31 .515  8.0  Springfield  42 28 .600  3.0
Madison     33 36 .478 10.5  Clinton      30 39 .435 14.5
Rockford    33 36 .478 10.5  Peoria       28 39 .418 15.5
Kane County 30 39 .435 13.5  Waterloo     28 41 .406 16.5
Kenosha     29 38 .433 13.5  Burlington   22 45 .328 21.5

Second Half

Northern Division            Southern Division
Beloit      40 29 .580  ---  Quad City    48 21 .696  ---
South Bend  38 31 .551  2.0  Springfield  42 28 .600  6.5
Kenosha     34 32 .515  4.5  Cedar Rapids 38 32 .543 10.5
Rockford    33 34 .493  6.0  Peoria       34 35 .493 14.0
Kane County 31 37 .456  8.5  Waterloo     31 37 .456 16.5
Appleton    29 39 .426 10.5  Clinton      29 40 .420 19.0
Madison     26 39 .400 12.0  Burlington   25 44 .362 23.0

1992 Post Season

Round 1:
Beloit d. Appleton, 2-1
Cedar Rapids d. Quad City, 2-0

Championship:
Cedar Rapids d. Beloit, 3-2

1992 All-Star Game at Peoria

June 22 at Peoria
Northern Division 7, Southern Division 5
Star of Stars: Tyrone Horne, Rockford (4-2-2-2)



1992 Individual Achievements


Batting

Runs            Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids    92
Hits            Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids   162
Home Runs       Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids    19
Runs Batted In  Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids    99
Stolen Bases    Essex Burton, South Bend         65
On Base Pct     George Williams, Madison       .438
Slugging Pct    Darrel Deak, Springfield       .495
Batting Avg     Orlando Palmiero, Quad City    .317

Pitching

Games           Frank Cimorelli, Springfield     65
Complete Games  Bobby Chouinard, Kane County      9
Shutouts        6 tied at                         2
Innings Pitched Mike Badorek, Springfield       187
Strikeouts      Gabe White, Rockford            176
Saves           Gerald Santos, Springfield       35
Won             John Fritz, Quad City            20
Earned Run Avg  Bobby Chouinard, Kane County   2.08

1992 Post Season All-Stars

Catcher                 Damian Miller, Kenosha
First Base              Chris Pritchett, Quad City
Second Base             Jason Hardtke, Waterloo
Third Base              Dmitri Young, Springfield
Shortstop               Shane Halter, Appleton
Outfield                Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids
                        Alex Ochoa, Kane County
                        Orlando Palmiero, Quad City
Designated Hitter       Andre Keene, Clinton
Left Handed Pitcher     Tyrone Hill, Beloit
Right Handed Pitcher    James Baldwin, South Bend
Reliever                Ken Grundt, Clinton
                        Gerald Santos, Springfield

1992 Awards

Most Valuable Player    Steve Gibralter, Cedar Rapids
Manager of the Year     Tom Poquette, Appleton

1992 League Information


Officers

President  George Spelius   Beloit, WI

Umpires

Name                 Hometown
David Baldwin        
Eric Cooper          Des Moines, IA
Tim Crow             Flint, MI
Dave Dangel          Flushing, MI
Sean DeZurik         Peoria, AZ
Bruce Dreckman       Marcus, IA
Scott Eastburn       Springfield, OR
Andy Fletcher        Memphis, TN
Daryn Fredrickson    Grand Forks, ND
Brian Hillenbrand    Mesa, AZ
Scott Inman          Grand Rapids, MI
Chris Jarboe         Lutherville, MD
Travis Katzenmeier   Seabrook, TX
Ken Kobold           Arvada, CO
Jeff Kowalczyk       Downers Grove, IL
Tom Lord             Aurora, CO
Charles Morrison     West Palm Beach, FL
Marko Pinto          Sparks, NV
Vincent Price        Modesto, CA
Chris Taylor         Atchison, KS
Bill Welke           Marshall, MI
Steve Willard        Columbus, OH
Greg Wilson          Thomasboro, IL

Note: This umpire list combines the pre-season assignments with the midseason roster, as published in the 1992 Baseball Blue Book. Better information would be welcome.


1992 Team Information


Leadership

                Joined
                MWL    President           GM
Appleton        1962   Doug Hahn           Kevin Scotellaro
Beloit          1982   Howard Erickson     Steve Kretz
Burlington      1962   Dave Walker         Paul Marshall
Cedar Rapids    1962   Wally Krouse        Jack Roeder
Clinton         1956   Ed Kross            Kevin Temperly
Kane County     1991                       Bill Larsen
Kenosha         1985   Eric Margenau       Dave Austin
Madison         1982   Chuck Barnhill      Jay Brazeau
Peoria          1983   Clar Krusinski      Mike Nelson
Quad City       1960   Rick Holtzman       Mike Tatoian
Rockford        1988   William McKee       Patrick Daly
South Bend      1988   John Baxter         John Tull
Springfield     1982                       Lee Landers
Waterloo        1958   Dan Yates           David Simpson

Coaching Staff

                Manager          Coaches
Appleton        Tom Poquette     Mike Mason
Beloit          Wayne Krenchicki Steve Foucault
Burlington      Steve Curry      Rick Aponte     Rick Peters
Cedar Rapids    Mark Berry       Mack Jenkins
Clinton         Bill Stein       Gary Lucas      Nelson Rood
Kane County     Joel Youngblood  Larry McCall    Rich Dauer
Kenosha         Jim Dwyer        Rick Anderson
Madison         Dickie Scott     Gil Patterson
Peoria          Steve Roadcap    Ray Sadecki
Quad City       Mitch Seoane     Joe Georger     Matt Hyde
Rockford        Rob Leary        Herm Starrette
South Bend      Terry Francona   Mark Haley      Jaime Garcia  Jim Reinebold
Springfield     Rick Colbert     Roy Silver
Waterloo        Keith Champion   Sonny Siebert

Ballparks

                           Stadium                  Capacity Attendance
Appleton                   Goodland Field            4,300       46,576
Beloit                     Harry C Pohlman Field     3,100       60,999
Burlington                 Community Field           3,500       69,679
Cedar Rapids               Veterans Memorial Stadium 6,000      133,899
Clinton                    Riverview Stadium         3,600       79,374
Kane County (Geneva, IL)   Kane County Events Center 4,800      323,769
Kenosha                    Simmons Field             3,000       45,349
Madison                    Warner Park               4,000       95,846
Peoria                     Pete Vonachen Stadium     6,143      172,560
Quad City (Davenport, IA)  John O'Donnell Stadium    5,200      250,745
Rockford                   Marinelli Field           4,500       50,900
South Bend                 Stanley Coveleski Stadium 5,000      213,951
Springfield                Lanphier Park             5,000      152,942
Waterloo                   Municipal Stadium         5,400       48,074

MWL changes during the 1991-92 off-season


Franchise change

  • Quad City River Bandits changed name (from Angels).

Sources:

  • 1992 Yearbook for South Bend White Sox
  • Baseball America's 1993 Almanac
  • Johnson & Wolff, eds., Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball


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