AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 2013 MEDIA GUIDE Edited by Hoffman Wolff 1415 Highway 54 West, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27707
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 2013 MEDIA GUIDE Edited by Hoffman Wolff 1415 Highway 54 West, Suite 210, Durham, NC 27707. Phone: (919) 401-8150. Fax: (919) 401-8152. AmericanAssociationBaseball.com. LEAGUE ADMINISTRATION Commissioner: Miles Wolff. President: Dan Moushon. Director of Umpires: Kevin Winn. LEAGUE DIRECTORS Mark Lee, Amarillo Sox Jim Abel, Lincoln Saltdogs Matt LaBranche, El Paso Diablos Marv Goldklang, St. Paul Saints Bruce Thom, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks John Roost, Sioux City Explorers Scott Berry, Grand Prairie AirHogs Brian Schoenborn, Sioux Falls Canaries Patrick Salvi, Gary SouthShore RailCats Steve Ruud, Wichita Wingnuts John Ehlert, Kansas City T-Bones Sam Katz, Winnipeg Goldeyes Mark Schuster, Laredo Lemurs PLAYOFFS Three division winners and one wild card play in best-of-five series. Winners play for best-of-five American Association championship. ROSTER RULES The roster limit for a American Association club is 22 players. An additional two players may be on the disabled list during the regular season. Of those 22 players, a maximum of four may be veterans and minimum of four must be rookies. The remaining players will be designated limited service players and of those LS players only six (6) may be LS-4. During the pre-season, a maximum of 28 players may be under contract at any one time without Northern Division Central Division Southern Division regard to classification. The 22 active player roster must be met two days before the start of the Fargo-Moorhead Gary SouthShore RailCats Amarillo Sox regular season. RedHawks Kansas City T-Bones Grand Prairie AirHogs St. Paul Saints Definitions Lincoln Saltdogs El Paso Diablos Year of Service: A year of service for American Association players is 75 official at bats or more Sioux Falls Pheasants in a National Association or independent league or leagues, or 30 innings or more pitched in a Sioux City Explorers Laredo Lemurs National Association or independent league or leagues, in any season prior to the present calen- Winnipeg Goldeyes Wichita Wingnuts dar year. For independent and short season/rookie league service, the first two years of service equals one National Association year. For foreign players, the classification and salary level will LEAGUE MILEAGE CHART be determined by the league office. AM EL FM GA GP KC LR LN SP SC SF WC WN Rookie: A player with less than one year of service. Amarillo ----- 428 1,002 1,055 354 595 632 598 1,045 743 782 369 1,218 LS-1: A player with fewer than two years of service. El Paso 428 ----- 1,430 1,487 625 919 611 970 1,385 1,116 1,201 744 1,733 LS-2: A player with fewer than three years of service. Fargo-Moorhead 1,002 1,430 ----- 674 1,085 599 1,465 477 247 331 243 727 219 LS-3: A player with fewer than four years of service. Gary 1,055 1,487 674 ----- 979 533 1,396 539 433 545 606 714 892 LS-4: A player with fewer than five years of service. Three of the six LS-4 players may be an LS-5. Grand Prairie 354 625 1,085 979 ----- 547 443 637 954 753 841 364 1,297 Kansas City 595 919 599 533 547 ----- 959 192 453 269 358 189 814 LS-5: A player with less than 6 years of service. Laredo 632 611 1,465 1,396 443 959 ----- 1,053 1,410 1,180 1,245 781 1,682 Veteran: A player with six or more years of service. If a player has six or more years of service Lincoln 598 970 477 539 637 192 1,053 ----- 438 155 240 279 690 but has not reached the age of 26 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-4. St. Paul 1,045 1,385 247 433 954 453 1,410 438 ----- 300 270 640 463 If he has not reached the age of 24 by September 1 of that season, he will be considered an LS-3. Sioux City 743 1,116 331 545 753 269 1,180 155 300 ----- 85 398 546 Sioux Falls 782 1,201 243 606 841 358 1,245 240 270 85 ----- 489 458 Official Baseball: Rawlings. Wichita 369 744 727 714 364 189 781 279 640 398 489 ----- 939 Winnipeg 1,218 1,733 219 892 1,297 814 1,682 690 463 546 458 939 ----- Statistician: PointStreak, 50 Minthorn Blvd., Suite 400, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7X8. 3 AMARILLO SOX AMARILLO SOX AMARILLO INDEPENDENT BASEBALL HISTORY 2012 Results: 46-54, 4th place, South YEARLY RESULTS (Team nickname Dillas 1994-2004, 2006-2010.) Year League W L Pct. Place Attendance Manager 1994 Texas-Louisiana 48 40 .546 3rd (8) 134,539 Ross Grimsley, Jr. Mailing Address: 801 South Polk Street, Amarillo, TX 79101. 1995 Texas-Louisiana 64 36 .640 1st (10) 195,926 Ross Grimsley, Jr. 1996 Texas-Louisiana 43 57 .625 4th (6) 135,881 J. Nettles/B. Lacey Stadium/GPS Address: 3303 East 3rd Avenue, Amarillo TX 79104. 1997 Texas-Louisiana 55 33 .625 1st (6) 109,407 Glenn Wilson Phone: (806) 242-4653. Fax: (806) 322-1839. 1998 Texas-Louisiana 64 20 .762 1st (7) 142,145 Daren Brown 1999 Texas-Louisiana 63 21 .750 1st (7) 151,222 Daren Brown AmarilloSox.com • Twitter: @AmarilloSox 2000 Texas-Louisiana 76 36 .679 1st (8) 140,399 Daren Brown 2001 Texas-Louisiana 49 47 .510 T-3rd (7) 109,618 Lonnie Maclin FRONT OFFICE 2002 Central 46 50 .479 5th (8) 86,361 Lonnie Maclin Chairman of the Board: Gary Elliston. V.P./General Manager: Mark Lee. 2003 Central 48 46 .511 5th (10) 85,924 John Harris President: Scott Berry. 2004 Central 36 58 .383 T7th (8) 58,627 Murray Wilson 2006 United 39 50 .438 5th (6) 106,797 Buddy Biancalana 2007 United 47 48 .495 3rd (6) 152,262 Buddy Biancalana FIELD STAFF 2008 United 50 36 .581 3rd (6) 159,332 Brady Bogart Manager: Bobby Brown. Pitching Coach: Dennis Machado. 2009 United 44 35 .557 3rd (6) 130,406 Brady Bogart 2010 United 52 39 .571 1st (6) 139,790 Brady Bogart GAME-DAY INFORMATION 2011 American Association 44 56 .440 T-12th (14) 138,865 John Harris 2012 American Association 46 54 .460 10th (13) 133,380 John Harris Stadium: Potter County Memorial Stadium. Broadcaster: Year Constructed: 1955. Capacity: 7,500. Games Broadcast: PLAYOFF HISTORY Outfield Dimensions: 355-429-355. Outlet: Year Round Opponent Result 2003 Semis Edinburg W 3-2 Visiting Club Hotel: Holiday Inn, 1911 I-40 East at Ross, Amarillo, TX 79102. 1995 Semis Lubbock L 2-1 Finals Jackson L 3-0 1997 Finals Alexandria L 3-1 2008 Semis Edinburg W 2-0 Phone: (806) 372-8741. Web: AmarilloHI.com. 1998 Finals Alexandria L 3-0 Finals Alexandria W 2-1 1999 Semis Rio Grande W 2-1 2009 Semis Edinburg W 2-1 Finals Alexandria W 3-1 Finals San Angelo W 3-2 2013 SCHEDULE 2001 Semis Edinburg L 2-0 2010 Semis Rio Grande W 2-0 Finals Edinburg W 3-1 Amarillo is in the Central Time Zone. July Standard home game times: Tue 2 - Fri 5 Newark* RECORDS Monday-Saturday 7:05, Sunday 6:05. Sat 6 - Tue 9 @ Wichita Batting Average Home Runs Losses Wed 10 - Sat 13 @ Lincoln 1. Tim Howard, 1998 .447 1. Benny Craig, 2004 20 1. Steve Ortiz, 2002 12 2. Derek Henderson, 1999 .398 2. A.J. Johnson, 2008 19 Al Kermode, 1996 12 May Mon 15 - Wed 17 El Paso 3. Jorge Alvarez, 1997 .395 3. Lee Cruz, 2011 18 3. Several tied with 9 Thu 18 - Sun 21 Kansas City 4. Lonnie Maclin, 2001 .390 Danny Bravo, 2008 18 Thu 16 - Sun 19 @ El Paso 5. Lonnie Maclin, 1997 .375 Jack Johnson, 1998 18 Saves Mon 20 - Wed 22 Winnipeg Mon 22 - Wed 24 @ Wichita Rod Brewer, 1997 18 1. Anthony Ferguson, 2000 24 Thu 23 - Sat 25 Grand Prairie Thu 25 - Sat 27 @ Laredo Runs Scored 2. Kris Sutton, 2002 20 Mon 29 - Wed 31 Grand Prairie 1. Sean Collins, 1998 96 RBI 3. Chris Waters, 2006 13 Mon 27 - Wed 29 @ Wichita 2. Vince Moore, 2000 95 1. Shawn Hughes, 2000 97 Josh Neese, 1998 13 Fri 31 Grand Prairie 3. Mike Wilson, 1998 93 2. Derek Henderson, 2000 96 5. Jason Seely, 2001 12 August 4. Shawn Hughes, 2000 90 Tim Howard, 1998 96 Thu 1 Grand Prairie 5. Tim Howard, 1998 89 4. Kevin Tahan, 1995 95 Games Pitched June 5. Lee Cruz, 2011 94 1. Wes Littleton, 2012 53 Fri 2 - Sun 4 Laredo Hits 2. Kris Sutton, 2002 46 Sat 1 - Sun 2 Grand Prairie Mon 5 - Wed 7 @ Grand Prairie 1. Tim Howard, 1998 148 Stolen Bases 3. Chase Johnson, 2012 44 Mon 3 - Wed 5 Gary 2. Lee Cruz, 2011 144 1. Dennis Hood, 1995 56 Anthony Ferguson, 2000 44 Thu 8 - Sat 10 @ El Paso 3. Jared McAlvain, 2000 143 2. Maleke Fowler, 1999 50 5. Paul Perkins, 1994 43 Fri 7 - Sun 9 @ Laredo Mon 12 - Thu 15 Grand Prairie 4. Derek Henderson, 2000 141 3. Sean Collins, 1998 41 Mon 10 - Wed 12 @ El Paso 5. Adam Buschini, 2012 140 4. Stephen Douglas, 2010 35 Innings Pitched Fri 16 - Sun 18 Laredo Dennis Hood, 1995 140 5. Adam Buschini, 2012 34 1. Al Kermode, 2000 191.0 Fri 14 - Sun 16 Sioux Falls Tue 20 - Thu 22 @ Grand Prairie Stantrel Smith, 2009 34 2. Michael Leach, 2000 181.0 Mon 17 - Wed 19 El Paso Fri 23 - Sun 25 Lincoln Doubles Mike Hardge, 2002 34 3.