YEARLY PENNANT WINNERS & PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 63 YEAR EASTERN CENTRAL WESTERN WILD CARD PLAYOFF DIVISION DIVISION DIVISION CHAMPION CHAMPION 1995(i) Michigan Beloit Quad Cities West Michigan Beloit 1996(i) West Michigan Wisconsin Quad Cities Rockford West Michigan 1997(i) Ft. Wayne Kane County Cedar Rapids Lansing Lansing 1998(i) West Michigan Rockford Clinton Fort Wayne West Michigan 1999(i) Lansing Wisconsin Burlington Kane County Burlington 2000(j) Michigan - Beloit - Michigan 2001(j) South Bend - Kane County - Kane County 2002(j) Lansing - Peoria - Peoria 2003(j) Lansing - Beloit - Lansing 2004(j) West Michigan - Kane County – West Michigan 2005(j) South Bend - Wisconsin – South Bend 2006(j) West Michigan - Kane County – West Michigan 2007(j) West Michigan - Beloit - West Michigan 2008(j) South Bend - Burlington - Burlington 2009(j) Fort Wayne - Burlington - Fort Wayne 2010(j) Lake County - Clinton - Lake County 2011(j) Lansing - Quad Cities - Quad Cities 2012(j) Fort Wayne - Wisconsin - Wisconsin 2013(j) South Bend - Quad Cities - Quad Cities 2014(j) Lake County - Kane County - Kane County (f) Northern and Southern Divisions established; season still played in halves. Playoff for division winner if different teams win each half. (g) Central Division established; split season eliminated. Playoff participants: division winner and team with best 2nd place finish. (h) Central Division eliminated; split season re-established. Playoff participants: split season division champion. (i) Eastern and Western Divisions established and Central Division re-established with a split season. Playoff participants: split season divi-sion champions and two wild card teams. (j) Central Division eliminated. Playoff participants: split season division champions and four wild card teams. NOTE: League was known as Illinois State League, 1947-48; Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1949-55. INDIVIDUAL BATTING RECORDS Midwest League 2015 69 (Based on 9 inning games) HIGHEST BATTINGPERCENTAGE,SEASON . .409 - Grover (Deacon) Jones, Dubuque, 1956. LOWEST PERCENTAGE, LEADER, SEASON . .307 - Theodore Parks, Waterloo, 1969. MOST GAMES, PLAYED,SEASON . 140 - James Christensen, Wisconsin Rapids, 1980. Keith Lockhart, Cedar Rapids, 1987. MOST TIMES AT BAT, SEASON . 567 - James Christensen, Wisconsin Rapids, 1980. MOST TIME AT BAT, GAME . 11 - Eddie Tucker, Clinton;July 6, 1989 Rueben Smiley, Clinton. July 6, 1989 MOST RUNS SCORED, SEASON . 133 - James Belz, West Frankfort, 1950. MOST RUNS SCORED, GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - Kent Calderan, Cedar Rapids, August 14, 1970. Michael Bishop, Quad Cities, June 24, 1978. Lee Grimes, Peoria, August 28, 1986. William McMillon, Kane County, May 8, 1994. Mark Kotsay, Kane County, Sept. 2, 1996. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING RUNS . 15 - Bill Whiteko, Mattoon, August 13-25, 1955 MOST HITS, SEASON . 203 - Eddie Logan, Mattoon, 1956. MOST HITS, GAME . 6 - By many players.Last: Emilio Guerrero, Lansing, August 16, 2013 MOST CONSECUTIVE PLATE APPEARANCES REACHING BASE . 14 - Benji Simonton, Clinton, May 7-10, 199 4 vs West Michigan. MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES, HITTING SAFELY . 35 - Frank Anthony Toups, Waterloo, April 22 thru May 24, 1977 MOST CONSECUTIVE HITS . 10 - Rene Lopez, Ft.Wayne, 4 hits - May 27 & 6 hits - May 29, 1993. HIT FOR CYCLE . Many Players. Last: Cael Brockmeyer, Kane County, June 29, 2014 vs. Beloit MOST LONG HITS, SEASON . 72 - Corey Patterson, Lansing, (35-2B 17-3B 20-HR), 1999. MOST LONG HITS, GAME . 5 - Randolph Gettman, Quincy, May 25, 1973 (2nd) (10 innings) (2-2B 3-HR). 4 - By many players. (In 2002): Antoine Cameron, Lansing, May 28 (3-2B, HR); Garrett Jones, Peoria, July 14 (4-HR); Jason Stokes, Kane County, July 16 (2-2B, 2-HR); Dominick Ambrosini, Clinton, August 19 (2-2B, 2-HR). MOST EXTRA BASES ON LONG HITS, SEASON . 321 – Brian Dopirak, Lansing, 2004 MOST EXTRA BASES ON LONG HITS,GAME . 12 - Bobby Smith, Clinton, June 13, 1959 (4-HR). Michael Bishop, Quad Cities, June 24, 1978 (4-HR). Garret Jones, Quad Cities, July 14, 2002 (4-HR). MOST TOTAL BASES, SEASON . 321 – Brian Dopirak, Lansing, 2004. MOST TOTAL BASES, GAME . 17 - Michael Bishop, Quad Cities, June 24, 1978 (1-1B 4-HR).
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