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Nickname Affiliate Won Lost Pct (Rank)
Beloit Snappers Brewers 59 80 .424 (14)
Burlington Bees White Sox 71 68 .511 (7)
Cedar Rapids Kernels Angels 61 77 .442 (12)
Clinton LumberKings Reds 68 69 .496 (8)
Fort Wayne Wizards Padres 61 79 .436 (13)
Kane County Cougars Marlins 78 59 .569 (1)
Lansing Lugnuts Cubs 73 67 .521 (6)
Michigan Battle Cats Astros 76 62 .551 (3)
Peoria Chiefs Cardinals 63 76 .453 (11)
Quad City River Bandits Twins 77 62 .554 (2)
Rockford Reds Reds 76 63 .547 (4)
South Bend Silver Hawks Diamondbacks 68 71 .489 (9)
West Michigan Whitecaps Tigers 68 72 .486 (10)
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Mariners 72 66 .522 (5)
Western Division Central Division Eastern Division
Clinton 41 27 .603 --- Rockford 45 24 .652 --- Lansing 38 32 .543 ---
Quad City 38 31 .551 3.5 Kane County 40 27 .597 4.0 Michigan 35 34 .507 2.5
Burlington 31 38 .449 10.5 Peoria 37 32 .536 8.0 South Bend 32 37 .464 5.5
Cedar Rapids 30 38 .441 11.0 Wisconsin 32 36 .471 12.5 West Michigan 29 41 .414 9.0
Beloit 25 44 .362 20.0 Fort Wayne 29 41 .414 9.0
Western Division Central Division Eastern Division
Burlington 40 30 .571 --- Wisconsin 40 30 .571 --- Michigan 41 28 .594 ---
Quad City 39 31 .557 1.0 Kane County 38 32 .543 2.0 West Michigan 39 31 .557 2.5
Cedar Rapids 31 39 .443 9.0 Beloit 34 36 .486 6.0 South Bend 36 34 .514 5.5
Clinton 27 42 .391 12.5 Rockford 31 39 .443 9.0 Lansing 35 35 .500 6.5
Peoria 26 44 .371 14.0 Fort Wayne 32 38 .457 9.5
Round 1:
Burlington d. Clinton, 2-1
Wisconsin d. Rockford, 2-0
Lansing d. Michigan, 2-0
Kane County d. Quad City, 2-1
Round 2:
Burlington d. Kane County, 2-1
Wisconsin d. Lansing, 2-0
Championship:
Burlington d. Wisconsin, 3-2
June 22 at Oldsmobile Park
Western Teams 4, Eastern Teams 0
WP: Kirk Griffin, Peoria; LP: Mike Koplove, South Bend
MVP: Jon Schaeffer, QC (3-2-2-0, double, stolen base)
14 Western pitchers combined to pitch a one-hitter!
Games Bo Robinson, WIS 138
At Bats Aaron McNeal, MIC 536
Runs Jeremy Owens, FTW 111
Hits Aaron McNeal, MIC 166
Home Runs Aaron McNeal, MIC 38
Runs Batted In Aaron McNeal, MIC 131
Stolen Bases Richard Gomez, WMI 66
On Base Pct Sean Burroughs, FTW .464
Slugging Pct Corey Patterson, LAN .592
Batting Avg Carlos Urquiola, SBN .362
Games Saul Rivera, QC 60
Complete Games Jeff Hundley, CR 6
Shutouts Phil Merrell, CLN 3
Brett Haring, RKF 3
Innings Pitched Nate Cornejo, WMI 174.2
Strikeouts Juan Rincon, QC 153
Saves Brandon Puffer, CLN 34
Won Doug Bridges, CR 15
Earned Run Avg Robert Averette, RKF 2.58
First Base Aaron McNeal, Michigan
Second Base Aaron Miles, Michigan
Third Base Sean Burroughs, Fort Wayne
Shortstop Travis Dawkins, Rockford
Outfield Corey Patterson, Lansing
Michael Restovich, Quad City
Juan Silvestre, Wisconsin
Catcher Jeff Goldbach, Lansing
Designated Hitter Eric Munson, West Michigan
Left Handed Pitcher David Noyce, Kane County
Right Handed Pitcher Juan Rincon, Quad City
Left Handed Reliever Clint Chrysler, Wisconsin
Right Handed Reliever Brandon Puffer, Clinton
Most Valuable Player Aaron McNeal, Michigan
Prospect of the Year Corey Patterson, Lansing
Manager of the Year Rick Renteria, Kane County
Executive of the Year Jeff Sedivy, Kane County
1999 League Information
President George Spelius Beloit, WI
Name Hometown
Paul Chandler Silverdale, WA
*Steve Cox Tulsa, OK
Atsushi Daito Osaka, Japan
David Falkavage Stevens Point, WI
Bryce Fielder Swisher, IA
Chris Hubler Dysart, IA
Tony Klubertanz Sun Prairie, WI
Scott McClellan Ft. Wayne, IN
Mark Mauro San Mateo, CA
*Trey Nelson Lincoln, NE
*Daniel Payne San Jose, CA
*Troy Penrod Salem, OR
Anthony Prater Portland, OR
Travis Reininger Brighton, CO
Bill VanRaaphorst El Cajon, CA
David Webb Kitts Hill, OH
Ryan West Arvada, CO
John Woods Phoenix, AZ
Pairings:
Falkavage/Prater
Fielder/McClellan
Webb/Mauro
Nelson/VanRaaphorst
Daito/Hubler
Chandler/West
Reininger/Penrod
Chandler/Klubertanz
Cox/Mauro
Woods/Fielder
Klubertanz/Mauro
Falkavage/Penrod
Webb/Daito
Reininger/Prater
McClellan/Daito
Joined
MWL President GM
Beloit 1982 Marcy Olsen Dave Endress
Burlington 1962 David Walker Dan Vaughn
Cedar Rapids 1962 Wally Krouse Jack Roeder
Clinton 1956 George Chaney Ted Tornow
Fort Wayne 1993 Eric Margenau Bret Staehling
Bill Larsen Bill Larsen
Kane County 1991 Al Gordon Jeff Sedivy
Lansing 1996 Tom Dickson Tom Glick
Michigan 1995 William Collins jr Jerry Burkot
Peoria 1983 Rocky Vonachen Rocky Vonachen
Quad City 1960 Kevin Krause Tim Bawmann
Rockford 1988 Mark McGuire Bruce Keiter
South Bend 1988 Alan Levin Mike Foss
West Michigan 1994 Dennis Baxter Scott Lane
Wisconsin 1962 Kevin Doyle
Manager Coaches
Beloit Don Money Todd Frohwirth* John Mallee
Burlington Nick Capra J.R. Perdew* Daryl Boston
Cedar Rapids Mitch Seoane Greg Minton* Ty Boykin
Clinton Fred Benavides Andre Rabouin* Marlon Allen
Fort Wayne Dan Simonds Tony Phillips* Eric Bullock
Kane County Rick Renteria Rick Mahler* Matt Winters
Lansing Oscar Acosta Stan Kyles* Steve MacFarland
Michigan Al Pedrique Bill Ballou* John Massarelli
Peoria Brian Rupp Mike Snyder* Tony Diggs
Quad City Jose Marzan David Perez* Riccardo Ingram
Rockford Mike Rojas Derek Botelho* Jay Sorg
South Bend Mike Brumley Dave Jorn* Vic Ramirez Jim Reinebold
West Michigan Bruce Fields Joe Boever* Gary Green
Wisconsin Steve Roadcap Steve Peck* Omer Munoz
*pitching coaches
Stadium Capacity Attendance
Beloit Harry Pohlman Field 3,501 54,689
Burlington Community Field 3,502 66,178
Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Stadium 6,000 127,862
Clinton Riverview Stadium 3,000 60,377
Fort Wayne Memorial Stadium 6,316 199,027
Kane County (Geneva, IL) Philip B Elfstrom Stadium 5,900 451,165
Lansing Oldsmobile Park 11,000 462,515
Michigan (Battle Creek) C.O. Brown Stadium 6,600 108,033
Peoria Pete Vonachen Stadium 5,200 150,182
Quad City (Davenport, IA) John O'Donnell Stadium 6,200 146,043
Rockford Marinelli Field 4,500 61,851
South Bend Stanley Coveleski Stadium 5,000 200,518
West Michigan (Grand Rapids) Old Kent Park 10,900 457,350
Wisconsin (Appleton) Fox Cities Stadium 5,500 222,814
MWL changes during the 1998-99 off-season
Franchise changes
- Burlington Bees changed affiliation from Reds to White Sox.
- Clinton LumberKings changed affiliation from Padres to Reds.
- Fort Wayne Wizards were sold; changed logos; changed affiliation from Twins to Padres.
- Lansing Lugnuts changed affiliation from Royals to Cubs.
- Michigan Battle Cats changed affiliation from Red Sox to Astros.
- Quad City River Bandits were sold; changed affiliations from Astros to Twins.
- Rockford Reds were sold; changed name (from Cubbies); changed affiliation from Cubs to Reds.
Other highlights
Burlington's Community Field had many seats replaced and upgraded.
Quad City's John O'Donnell Stadium began a facilities upgrade during the season.
Sources:
- 1999 Yearbooks for Battle Cats, Lugnuts, Timber Rattlers
- USA Today Baseball Weekly
- Baseball America
- The Minor League Baseball website
- Assorted correspondents
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