HILLSBOROUGH HIRED HITMEN
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(11/16)
Hillsborough fans are raving about the season the Hillsborough Hired
Hitmen gave them this year. General Manager/Owner Brent Campbell said, "I couldn't have been
happier about the performance my team gave our fans this year. It came
down to the last day before we were knocked out of the playoffs." A-Rod and Ryan Howard
have been named Co-Team MVP's. Felix Hernandez
has been named pitcher of the year and rookie pitcher of the year for
the team. Ryan Howard also brought home the Hitmen's Rookie of the Year
award. (more)
(3/31)The team expects to have ace pitcher Jeff Weaver
back sometime at the end of this week. Sources close to the team say
that Weaver was starting to recover from his fear of walking around
town after dusk and now with the time change this weekend, Weaver
should be good to go the rest of the season. "I swear everywhere I
looked there were eyes following me" Weaver recalled about the first
time he walked out in Hillsborough after dark. "It's not like I'm in
the projects, but something about this town gives me the willies. | Career Coaching Record | |||||
| Year | W | L | PCT | GB | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 59 | 103 | .364 | 45 | 7/7 |
| 1993 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 13 | 5/10 |
| 1994 | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 | 9/10 |
| 1996 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 17 | 5/10 |
| 1997 | 109 | 53 | .673 | 0 | 2/14 |
| 1998 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 25 | 6/14 |
| 2005 | 63 | 99 | .389 | 40 | 12/14 |
| 2006 | 84 | 79 | .515 | 12½ | 7/14 |
| 2007 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 24 | 7/14 |
| 2008 | 87 | 75 | .537 | 17 | 6/14 |
| 2009 | 93 | 69 | .574 | 1 | 4/14 |
| 2010 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 17 | 7/14 |
| 2011 | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 | 9/14 |
| Totals | 1070 | 1037 | .508 | |
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Stadium: Hillsborough Hitmen's Front Stadium by the River (2017 Minute Maid Park)| Dist | 330 | 350 | 375 | 400 | 375 | 350 | 330 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hgt | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| FACTORS | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHB | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| RHB | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Minor League
Affiliates: AAA: Motown Miracle Mutts AA: Amarillo Amazin' Mutts A: Carolina Muttcats |
| Scranton
Sparrows/Louisiana Lightning/Hillsborough Hired Hitmen Franchise Batting Records |
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| Statistics
updated after 2007 season. Players still with team (as of 2008) are in bold. |
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| Season Batting Average* |
Career Batting Average* |
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1
- Robinson Cano2 - Derek Bell 3 - Mark Loretta 4 - Chuck Knoblauch 5 - Gary Sheffield |
2007 1996 2005 1996 1993 |
.365 .353 .343 .341 .339 |
1
- Robinson Cano2 - Gary Sheffield 3 - Ryan Howard 4 - Carlos Baerga 5T Three tied |
.334 .317 .313 .307 .301 |
| *minimum 502 plate appearances | *minimum 1000 plate appearances | |||
| Season On-Base Percentage* |
Career On-Base Percentage* |
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1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Chili Davis 3 - Chuck Knoblauch 4 - John Valentin 5 - Carlos Delgado |
1997 1996 1996 1996 2005 |
.485 .426 .424 .407 .402 |
1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Robin Ventura 3 - John Valentin 4 - Chuck Knoblauch 5 - Adam Dunn |
.407 .389 .379 .373 .372 |
| *minimum 502 plate appearances | *minimum 1000 plate appearances | |||
| Season Slugging Percentage* |
Career Slugging Percentage* |
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1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Ryan Howard 3 - Adam Dunn 4 - Gary Sheffield 5 - Adam Dunn |
1997 2007 2005 1993 2006 |
.670 .647 .618 .593 .588 |
1
- Ryan Howard2 - Adam Dunn 3 - Gary Sheffield 4 - Carlos Delgado 5 - Robin Ventura |
.664 .574 .556 .554 .520 |
| *minimum 502 plate appearances | *minimum 1000 plate appearances | |||
| Season OPS* |
Career OPS* |
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1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Ryan Howard 3 - Adam Dunn 4 - Gary Sheffield 5 - Carlos Delgado |
1997 2007 2005 1993 2005 |
1.155 1.024 .994 .982 .972 |
1
- Ryan Howard2 - Gary Sheffield 3 - Adam Dunn 4 - Carlos Delgado 5 - Robin Ventura |
1.035 .963 .946 .912 .908 |
| *minimum 502 plate appearances | *minimum 1000 plate appearances | |||
| Season Hits |
Career Hits |
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1
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Chuck Knoblauch2 - Juan Pierre 3 - Derek Bell 4 - Carlos Baerga 5 - Darryl Hamilton |
1996 2005 1996 1993 1994 |
242 236 234 233 225 |
1
-
Chuck Knoblauch2 - Gary Sheffield 3 - Mariano Duncan 4 - Jeff Bagwell 5 - John Valentin |
664 588 584 567 565 |
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| Season Doubles |
Career Doubles |
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1
- John Valentin2 - Mariano Duncan 3T Chuck Knoblauch 3T John Valentin 5 - Mark Loretta |
1998 1997 1996 1996 2005 |
61 56 51 51 50 |
1
- Mariano Duncan2 - John Valentin 3 - Chuck Knoblauch 4 - Gary Sheffield 5 - Jeff Bagwell |
147 136 108 107 102 |
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| Season Triples |
Career Triples |
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1T
Mike Devereaux1T Steve Finley 3T Steve Finley 3T Juan Pierre 5 - Juan Pierre |
1993 1993 1992 2006 2005 |
16 16 14 14 13 |
1 -
Steve Finley2 - Juan Pierre 3 - Chuck Knoblauch 4T Al Martin 4T Mark Devereaux |
30 27 25 16 16 |
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| Season Home Runs |
Career Home Runs |
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1
- Ryan Howard2 - Adam Dunn 3T Gary Sheffield 3T Alex Rodriguez 5T Two tied |
2007 2005 1997 2006 |
65 55 49 49 46 |
1 - Adam Dunn2 - Ryan Howard 3T Gary Sheffield 3T Carlos Delgado 5 - Alex Rodriguez |
119 111 107 107 97 |
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| Season Runs Scored* |
Career Runs Scored* |
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1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Alex Rodriguez 3 - Juan Pierre 4 - Geronimo Berroa 5 - Ryan Howard |
1997 2006 2005 1997 2007 |
140 135 128 124 123 |
1 - Alex Rodriguez2 - Adam Dunn 3 - Carlos Delgado 4 - Juan Pierre 5 - John Valentin |
337 281 250 239 213 |
| *not available before 1997 |
*not available before 1997 |
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| Season Runs Batted In |
Career Runs Batted In |
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1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Ryan Howard 3 - Chris Hoiles 4T Jim Edmonds 4T Vinny Castilla |
1993 2007 1994 1996 1997 |
166 161 154 151 151 |
1
- Gary Sheffield2 - Adam Dunn 3 - Jim Edmonds 4 - Jeff Bagwell 5T Two tied |
421 323 316 311 307 |
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| Season Stolen Bases |
Career Stolen Bases |
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1 - Juan Pierre2 - Al Martin 3T Al Martin 3T Juan Pierre 5 - Darin Erstad |
2006 1997 1998 2005 1998 |
51 36 31 31 21 |
1 - Juan Pierre2 - Al Martin 3 - Chuck Knoblauch 4 - Alex Rodriguez 5 - John Valentin |
92 77 48 36 35 |
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| Longest Hitting Streak* |
Career Games Played* | |||
1
- John Valentin2T Moises Alou 2T Mark Loretta 2T Juan Pierre 5 - Juan Pierre |
1998 1998 2005 2005 2006 |
26 18 18 18 17 |
1 - Alex Rodriguez2 - Carlos Delgado 3 - Adam Dunn 4 - Juan Pierre 5 - Carlos Lee |
480 457 441 354 325 |
| *some data not available before 1998 | *some data not available before 1998 | |||
| Scranton
Sparrows/Louisiana Lightning/Hillsborough Hired Hitmen Franchise Pitching Records |
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| Statistics
updated after 2007 season. Players still with team (as of 2008) are in bold. |
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| Season Earned Run Average* |
Career Earned Run Average* |
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1 -
John Smiley2 - Kevin Brown 3 - Hideo Nomo 4 - Felix Hernandez 5 - Denny Neagle |
1992 1997 1996 2006 1997 |
2.70 2.76 3.12 3.47 3.79 |
1 -
John Smiley2 - Hideo Nomo 3 - John Smoltz 4 - Kevin Brown 5 - Denny Neagle |
3.31 4.09 4.21 4.42 4.45 |
| *minimum 162 IP | *minimum 250 innings pitched |
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| Season Runners per 9 Innings* |
Career Runners per 9 Innings* | |||
1T
Jamie Moyer1T Felix Hernandez 3 - C.C. Sabathia 4 - John Smoltz 5 - Bartolo Colon |
1998 2006 2007 1998 2006 |
12.0 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.4 |
1
- Chad Cordero2 - Felix Hernandez 3 - John Lackey 4 - Bartolo Colon 5 - C.C. Sabathia |
12.9 13.0 13.7 13.9 14.4 |
| *minimum 162 IP; not available before 1998 |
*minimum 250 IP; not available before 1998 | |||
| Season Wins |
Career Wins |
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1 -
Tim Belcher2T Hideo Nomo 2T Kevin Brown 2T Denny Neagle 5 - Felix Hernandez |
1997 1996 1997 1997 2006 |
20 19 19 19 17 |
1
- John Smoltz2 - Kevin Brown 3 - Hideo Nomo 4T Tim Belcher 4T Denny Neagle |
73 56 40 29 29 |
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| Season Winning Percentage* |
Career Winning Percentage* | |||
1
- Denny Neagle2 - Kevin Brown 3 - Tim Belcher 4 - Hideo Nomo 5T Two tied |
1997 1997 1997 1996 |
.864 .704 .690 .679 .650 |
1
- Denny Neagle2 - Hideo Nomo 3 - Jeremy Bonderman 4 - Tim Belcher 5 - Kevin Brown |
.707 .588 .574 .569 .566 |
| *minimum 15 decisions |
*minimum 30 decisions |
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| Season Saves |
Career Saves | |||
1
- Chad Cordero2 - Mark Wohlers 3T Rod Beck 3T Takashi Saito 5 - Chad Cordero |
2006 1997 1998 2007 2005 |
33 29 17 17 13 |
1
- Chad Cordero2 - Mark Wohlers 3 - Rod Beck 4T Xavier Hernandez 4T Takashi Saito |
56 30 23 17 17 |
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| Season Save Percentage* |
Career Save Percentage* | |||
1
- Chad Cordero2 - Rod Beck |
2006 1998 |
.846 .607 |
1
- Chad Cordero |
.737 |
| *minimum 25 chances; not available before 1998 |
*minimum 50 chances; not available before 1998 | |||
| Season Strikeouts |
Career Strikeouts | |||
1
- Hideo Nomo2 - John Smoltz 3 - John Smoltz 4 - Felix Hernandez 5 - Hideo Nomo |
1996 1996 1997 2006 1997 |
304 261 226 220 202 |
1
- John Smoltz2 - Hideo Nomo 3 - Kevin Brown 4 - Felix Hernandez 5 - John Lackey |
1128 694 560 408 380 |
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| Season Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio* |
Career Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio* | |||
1
- C.C. Sabathia2 - Jeremy Bonderman 3T John Smoltz 3T John Smoltz 5 - Felix Hernandez |
2007 2007 1997 1998 2006 |
4.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 |
1T Felix Hernandez1T John Lackey 3 - Jeremy Bonderman 4 - C.C. Sabathia 5T Four tied |
2.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 |
| *minimum 162 IP | *minimum 250 innings pitched | |||
| Season Hits per 9 Innings* |
Career Hits per 9 Innings* | |||
1
- Hideo Nomo2 - Hideo Nomo 3 - Kevin Brown 4 - John Smoltz 5 - Jamie Moyer |
1996 1997 1997 1996 1998 |
6.9 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.5 |
1
- Hideo Nomo2 - Tom Gordon 3 - John Smiley 4 - Chad Cordero 5 - John Smoltz |
8.4 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.4 |
| *minimum 162 IP | *minimum 250 innings pitched | |||
| Season Walks per 9 Innings* |
Career Walks per 9 Innings* | |||
1
- Charlie Leibrandt2 - C.C. Sabathia 3 - Kevin Brown 4 - Dave Fleming 5 - Two tied |
1993 2007 1997 1993 |
1.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.4 |
1
- Denny Neagle2 - John Smiley 3T Tim Belcher 3T Bartolo Colon 5T Three tied |
2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 3.1 |
| *minimum 162 IP | *minimum 250 innings pitched | |||
| Season OPS Allowed* |
Career OPS Allowed* | |||
1 - Felix Hernandez2 - Jamie Moyer 3 - John Lackey 4T John Smoltz 4T C.C. Sabathia |
2006 1998 2007 1998 2007 |
.688 .703 .736 .740 .740 |
1
- Chad Cordero2 - Felix Hernandez 3 - John Lackey 4 - C.C. Sabathia 5 - Jeremy Bonderman |
.773 .774 .783 .834 .867 |
| *not available before 1998; minimum 162 IP |
*minimum 250 IP; not available before 1998 |
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| Season Shutouts* |
Career Shutouts* | |||
1T
Charlie Leibrandt1T John Smoltz 1T Kevin Brown 4T Hideo Nomo 4T John Smoltz |
1993 1993 1997 1996 1997 |
4 4 4 3 3 |
1
- John Smoltz2 - Kevin Brown 3 - Hideo Nomo 4 - Charlie Leibrandt 5T Four tied |
10 7 5 4 2 |
| *not available before 1993 season |
*not available before 1993 season | |||
| Season Quality Start Pct.* |
Career Quality Start Pct.* | |||
1 - Felix Hernandez2 - John Smoltz 3 - Hideo Nomo 4 - Jamie Moyer 5 - C.C. Sabathia |
2006 1998 1998 1998 2007 |
.667 .576 .563 .516 .483 |
1 - Felix Hernandez2 - John Lackey 3 - Jeremy Bonderman 4 - C.C. Sabathia 5 - Bartolo Colon |
.547 .446 .377 .369 .323 |
| *not available before 1998 season | *not available before 1998 season | |||
| Season Innings |
Career Innings | |||
1 - Kevin Brown2 - Hideo Nomo 3 - John Smoltz 4 - John Smoltz 5 - John Smoltz |
1997 1996 1997 1998 1993 |
245.0 242.2 240.2 237.2 225.2 |
1
- John Smoltz2 - Kevin Brown 3 - Hideo Nomo 4 - John Smiley 5 - Felix Hernandez |
1190.1 842.2 651.2 448.2 411.1 |
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| Season Appearances |
Career Appearances | |||
1T
Stan Belinda1T Luis Ayala 3 - Tom Gordon 4 - Jeff Russell 5 - J.C. Romero |
1992 2005 2005 1992 2005 |
98 98 94 92 89 |
1
- Chad Cordero2 - John Smoltz 3 - Jeff Russell 4 - Kevin Brown 5 - Mark Wohlers |
214 185 152 136 123 |
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