2017 MEDIA GUIDE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TinCaps Club Directory ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Parkview Field/Game Day Information .................................................................................................................... 4 Fort Wayne Baseball History and Information ......................................................................................................... 5 2017 TinCaps Manager – Anthony Contreras ......................................................................................................... 7 2017 TinCaps Field Staff ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2017 Schedule…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ..... 9 A Look Back at the 2016 Season........................................................................................................................... 10 2016 Season in Review ......................................................................................................................................... 11 2016 Midwest League Final Standings .................................................................................................................. 12 2016 Midwest League Playoff Results ................................................................................................................... 12 2016 Midwest League Final Team Statistics ......................................................................................................... 13 2016 Midwest League Batting and Pitching – Individual Leaders ......................................................................... 14 2016 Midwest League Postseason All-Star Team ................................................................................................. 15 2016 Midwest League Awards ............................................................................................................................... 15 2016 Midwest League Attendance......................................................................................................................... 15 2016 Fort Wayne Game-by-Game Results (First Half).......................................................................................... 16 2016 Fort Wayne Game-by-Game Results (Second Half) .................................................................................... 17 2016 Fort Wayne Hitting and Pitching Statistics .................................................................................................... 18 2016 Fort Wayne Highs and Lows ......................................................................................................................... 19 2016 Fort Wayne Player Transactions................................................................................................................... 20 2016 Attendance Information ................................................................................................................................. 21 Top 20 Crowds in Parkview Field History .............................................................................................................. 21 All-Time Team Records – General ........................................................................................................................ 23 All-Time Team Records – Pitching ........................................................................................................................ 23 All-Time Team Records – Batting .......................................................................................................................... 24 All-Time Team Records – Fielding......................................................................................................................... 24 All-Time Individual Records – Batting .................................................................................................................... 25 All-Time Individual Records – Pitching .................................................................................................................. 25 All-Time Individual Records – Fielding .................................................................................................................. 25 All-Time Single-Season Top Fives – Hitting .......................................................................................................... 26 All-Time Single-Season Top Fives – Pitching ........................................................................................................ 27 All-Time Miscellaneous Statistics/Information ...................................................................................................... 28 All-Time Yearly Finishes ................................................................................................................................... 29-31 All-Time Roster ................................................................................................................................................. 32-35 From Fort Wayne to Fruition ............................................................................................................................. 36-39 Opening Day Lineups ....................................................................................................................................... 40-42 Most Notable Fort Wayne Alumni .......................................................................................................................... 43 Fort Wayne vs. the Midwest League - All-Time ................................................................................................ 44-47 San Diego Padres Directory ............................................................................................................................. 49-50 San Diego Padres Minor League Affiliates ............................................................................................................ 51 San Diego Padres Player Development ................................................................................................................ 52 Midwest League – Eastern Division ....................................................................................................................... 53 Midwest League – Western Division ...................................................................................................................... 54 Midwest League – Playoff Format ......................................................................................................................... 55 Broadcast Information ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Fort Wayne Local Media ........................................................................................................................................ 57 2017 TinCaps Media Regulations ..................................................................................................................... 58-59 Hotel Information .................................................................................................................................................... 60 Rules of Interest ..................................................................................................................................................... 61 Special thanks to Baseball-Reference.com, the San Diego Padres, Tony DesPlaines, Logan Noll, Tim Burkhart, Michael Tricarico, and Mike Maahs for their contributions to this publication. 2 FORT WAYNE TINCAPS CLUB DIRECTORY 1301 Ewing St. Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Telephone: (260) 482-6400 Fax: (260) 471-4678 Email: [email protected] Website: TinCaps.com Member Since 1993 Owned and Operated By .......................................................................................................................................................... Hardball Capital Principal Owner ............................................................................................................................................................................. Jason Freier Team President ............................................................................................................................................................................... Mike Nutter Vice President - Corporate Partnerships ...................................................................................................................................... David Lorenz Vice President - Finance .......................................................................................................................................................... Brian Schackow Vice President - Marketing & Promotions ................................................................................................................................. Michael Limmer Director of Group Sales ................................................................................................................................................................ Jared Parcell Assistant Director of Group Sales ................................................................................................................................................. Brent Harring Senior Ticket Account Manager .....................................................................................................................................................