WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS (A)
1st place | 100-34, .746 PCT | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 826 | RA: 456 | PAYROLL: $0
09/03/2026
BNN Index | MID | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Pettifer .350
J. Ramírez .341
T. Garland .341
J. Young .294
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 10
J. Ramírez 10
P. Yates 10
S. Jara 9
T. Garland 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Pettifer 68
J. Ramírez 65
T. Garland 62
P. Yates 56
2 tied with 52
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Gibbs 13
J. Harper 9
J. Simmons 9
A. González 8
M. Jensen 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Gibbs 2.42
J. Harper 2.98
J. Simmons 4.24
   
   
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Gibbs 134
J. Harper 111
J. Fuller 98
J. Simmons 91
J. Emerson 75
WHO'S HOT?
P Jimmy Fuller 2 SV, 1.44 Last 13 games
P Jon Harper 1-0, 2.25 Last 2 games
P Aurelio González 6 SV, 0.53 Last 12 games
P Arsenio Pelayo 2-0, 0.75 Last 2 games
P Jody Simmons 1 SV, 2.39 Last 9 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Joe Gibbs 27 27 13 5 0 2.42 1.30 Exhausted
Starter R Kay Klinger 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter R Thad Kennedy 15 15 5 2 0 4.09 1.71 Slightly Tired
Starter L Arsenio Pelayo 5 5 4 0 0 2.08 1.31 Rested
Starter R Jon Harper 26 26 9 6 0 2.98 1.25 Rested
Long Relief R Mike Jensen 28 0 8 3 3 4.54 1.80 Exhausted
Long Relief R Sandy Lowe 5 0 0 0 1 3.18 1.65 Rested
Middle Relief R Robby Mitchell 30 0 3 2 1 3.57 1.58 Rested
Middle Relief L Joe Howard 30 3 7 2 5 1.42 1.32 Rested
Setup R Jody Simmons 25 21 9 7 1 4.24 1.68 Rested
Setup R Jimmy Fuller 28 17 4 1 3 2.98 1.32 Rested
Closer R Aurelio González 52 0 8 3 35 2.39 1.26 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
25 R Juan Mercado C 80 284 88 7 46 35 16 50 .310 .342 .479 0.9
42 R Jorge Colon C 51 190 62 5 37 28 13 43 .326 .368 .521 1.2
21 L Kevin Franklin C 51 160 42 1 18 28 15 31 .263 .333 .331 -0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
28 R José Ramírez SS 117 533 182 10 65 95 28 93 .341 .381 .475 5.2
45 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B 34 126 33 3 16 21 9 23 .262 .314 .405 0.3
16 R Joe Pettifer 3B 114 437 153 6 68 81 33 66 .350 .400 .485 3.0
6 L Joe Jacobs 1B 80 319 113 4 52 61 24 59 .354 .403 .486 2.2
10 R Ted Garland 1B 93 372 127 8 62 64 35 71 .341 .396 .492 2.5
21 R Garry Bishop SS 15 48 11 2 4 11 3 15 .229 .288 .375 -0.1
29 R Sergio Jara 3B 81 241 75 9 42 33 20 44 .311 .366 .498 1.4
24 R Kevin Estes 1B 61 177 51 0 19 17 14 34 .288 .343 .356 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 L Jeff Young CF 86 326 96 6 52 56 34 56 .294 .367 .414 1.6
45 L Chris Gibson LF 77 279 101 5 47 43 22 59 .362 .409 .484 2.1
11 R Pete Yates RF 79 264 84 10 56 51 30 66 .318 .404 .538 1.5
21 R José Herrera LF 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 0.1
4 L Balduíno Vecchi LF 111 314 70 7 43 40 41 88 .223 .312 .341 -1.1
19 L Bob Kilmartin CF 34 44 6 0 2 5 5 14 .136 .224 .159 -0.4
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Joe Jacobs 1B .354 4 52 4
2 R José Ramírez SS .341 10 65 7
3 L Jeff Young CF .294 6 52 7
4 R Jorge Colon C .326 5 37 0
5 R Pete Yates RF .318 10 56 2
6 L Chris Gibson LF .362 5 47 8
7 R Garry Bishop DH .229 2 4 0
8 R Sergio Jara 3B .311 9 42 0
9 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .262 3 16 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Joe Jacobs 1B .354 4 52 4
2 R José Ramírez SS .341 10 65 7
3 L Jeff Young CF .294 6 52 7
4 R Pete Yates RF .318 10 56 2
5 R Sergio Jara 3B .311 9 42 0
6 L Chris Gibson LF .362 5 47 8
7 R Garry Bishop DH .229 2 4 0
8 R Jorge Colon C .326 5 37 0
9 R Orlando Gutiérrez 2B .262 3 16 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
RF Rusty Henry torn hamstring 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
P Joe Emerson torn elbow ligament 9-10 months On IL, eligible for return
P Steve Hood forearm stiffness 2 days 3 day(s) left
P António Quiñones fractured elbow 2 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 9/3
@ GLK
LHP A. Rodríguez
0-1, 3.75
Fri 9/4
@ GLK
LHP J. Ortíz
4-2, 4.61
Sat 9/5
vs LAN
RHP T. Donungo
5-4, 6.19
Sun 9/6
vs LAN
RHP J. Ríos
7-12, 4.13
Mon 9/7
vs LAN
LHP D. Abbott
1-10, 5.43
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Tigers
NEWS
STANDINGS
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
West Michigan Whitecaps 100 34 .746 -
Bowling Green Hot Rods 73 61 .545 27.0
Lake County Captains 71 63 .530 29.0
Great Lakes Loons 70 64 .522 30.0
Lansing Lugnuts 68 66 .507 32.0
Dayton Dragons 66 68 .493 34.0
South Bend Cubs 58 76 .433 42.0
Fort Wayne TinCaps 31 103 .231 69.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 100-34, .746 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 49-17, .742 PCT
Record on the road 51-17, .750 PCT
Record in X-inning games 11-2, .846 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-12, .586 PCT
Record versus LHP 24-12, .667 PCT
Record versus RHP 76-22, .776 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 15-6, .714 PCT
Record in May 21-8, .724 PCT
Record in June 22-4, .846 PCT
Record in July 20-7, .741 PCT
Record in August 22-8, .733 PCT
Record in September 0-1, .000 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .321 - 1st in MID
On-Base Percentage .376 - 3rd in MID
Slugging Percentage .459 - 1st in MID
On-Base + Slugging .835 - 1st in MID
Runs Scored 826 - 1st in MID
Hits 1622 - 1st in MID
Extra-Base Hits 461 - 1st in MID
Home Runs 101 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 421 - 9th in MID
Strikeouts 978 - 2nd in MID
Stolen Bases 74 - 1st in MID
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.11 - 1st in MID
Starters' ERA 3.05 - 1st in MID
Bullpen ERA 3.18 - 2nd in MID
Runs allowed 456 - 1st in MID
Hits allowed 1357 - tied for 1st in MID
Opponents AVG .279 - 1st in MID
BABIP .356 - 7th in MID
Home Runs allowed 24 - 1st in MID
Bases On Balls 367 - 1st in MID
Strikeouts 1128 - 3rd in MID
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