2003 BMTG Wiffle Ball
Season #2 Awards

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Most Valuable Player
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Diesel
20
4
0
0
Archie
12
0
4
0
Congo
2
0
0
2
Rainman
2
0
0
2
B.J.
0
0
0
0
Petey
0
0
0
0
Woody
0
0
0
0

Cousin Carl (Excellence in Pitching)
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Diesel
20
4
0
0
Congo
7
0
2
1
Archie
6
0
1
3
Rainman
3
0
1
0
B.J.
0
0
0
0
Petey
0
0
0
0
Woody
0
0
0
0

Gold Glove
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Rainman
18
3
1
0
Diesel
7
0
2
1
Congo
6
1
0
1
Archie
5
0
1
2
B.J.
0
0
0
0
Petey
0
0
0
0
Woody
0
0
0
0

Rookie of the Year
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Woody
18
3
1
0
B.J.
14
1
3
0

Most Improved Player
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Archie
18
3
1
0
Congo
9
1
1
1
Diesel
6
0
1
3
Rainman
3
0
1
0
Petey
0
0
0
0

Best Cold Turkey
Moment
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Rainman assaults and destroys strike zone with one swing of the bat
16
2
2
0
Archie kicks wiffle basket at pitcher's mound, sending mangled basket and wiffles everywhere
10
1
1
2
Archie throws bat and other things day before Thanksgiving, a.k.a. "Cold Turkey for Thanksgiving"
7
1
0
2
Diesel throws empty bucket from pitcher's mound to batter's box (warns everyone to get out of the way first)
3
0
1
0

Most Memorable Moment
Moment
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Diesel's blow out in his shorts, creating the now infamous "rumpless pants"
11
2
0
1
Congo going yard off B.J. in the bottom of the third innning to win tight game
7
1
0
2
Congo hitting for cycle in one inning off B.J. (If you know what I mean)
5
1
0
0
B.J. spends entire day with 1 strike to begin every at bat, and 1 ball to begin every batter
4
0
1
1
Petey sets record for most runs given up in one inning (16)
3
0
1
0
Playing at The Busch (rocky field, no fence)
3
0
1
0
Windy day at Coors Field that produced record number of home runs in one day
3
0
1
0
Diesel losing bat over the backstop after a mighty swing (bat went as far as a home run)
0
0
0
0
Highest scoring game of the season
0
0
0
0
Woody hits first home run ever to be given up by Diesel
0
0
0
0

Triple Crown Categories
Batting
Batting Champ
Archie (.409)
Note: Archie, at .40893, barely beat Diesel, at .40881. In the final inning of the final game, Archie went 2 for 2 with a walk, while Diesel went 1 for 4.
Batting Chump
Congo (.275)
Home Run Champion
Diesel (43)
RBI Champion
Diesel (185)
Note: Diesel was short by just .00012 of a point in batting average from winning the Triple Crown.
Pitching
ERA Champion
Diesel (8.85)
Most Wins, Pitching
Archie (12)
Note: Entering the final day of the season in a tie with 10 wins, Archie won two games, while Diesel won one.
Most Strikeouts, Pitching
Diesel (121)
Note: Diesel was just one win short of winning the pitching Triple Crown.

Other Categories
Guilty By Association Award (player with worst team record)
Petey - 11 Wins, 24 Losses, 1 Tie
Teams outscored by opponents 298 to 189
Dishonorable Mention: Rainman - 17 Wins, 29 Losses, 1 Tie
Teams outscored by opponents 288 to 188
Best Teammate Award (exact opposite of Guilty By Association Award)
Diesel - 31 Wins, 18 Losses, 1 Tie
Teams outscored opponents 326 to 237
Honorable Mention: Archie - 29 Wins, 21 Losses, 1 Tie
Teams outscored opponents 328 to 261
Best Team (2 on 2)
Diesel and Archie - 8 Wins, 2 Losses
Outscored opponents 98 to 30
Note: Not enough 3 on 3 games played to merit an award.
Walk Like an Egyptian Award
The Ukraine Brothers - Congo and Archie
Only batters with more walks than hits (Congo 127 BB, 55 H - Archie 145 BB, 119 H)
Only pitchers with fewer than 15 walks per 9 innings (Congo 14.20, Archie 14.25)

Cheers and Jeers
Acknowledgements for Highs and Lows of 2003 Season
Change in Earned Run Average (From 2001 to 2003)
CHEERS: Congo (-10.68, from 26.64 in 2001 to 15.96 in 2003)
JEERS: Rainman (+7.00, from 15.90 in 2001 to 22.90 in 2003)
Change in Batting Average (From 2001 to 2003)
CHEERS: Archie (+.164, from .245 in 2001 to .409 in 2003)
JEERS: Rainman (-.038, from .331 in 2001 to .293 in 2003, only player with negative number)
Home Runs Allowed per Inning Pitched
CHEERS: Diesel (.098, meaning 9.8% of allowing a home run in any given inning)
JEERS: Archie (.381, meaning 38.1% of allowing a home run in any given inning)
Walks per Inning Pitched
CHEERS: Congo (1.58, edges out Archie 1.578 to 1.584)
JEERS: Diesel (2.07)
1-2-3 Innings
CHEERS: Archie (10)
JEERS: Rainman (2)
On Base Percentage
CHEERS: Archie (.606)
JEERS: Rainman (.435)
OPS (On Base plus Slugging)
CHEERS: Diesel (1.555)
JEERS: Rainman (1.025)
Walk to Strikeout Ratio (Batting)
CHEERS: Archie (3.02)
JEERS: Rainman (1.08)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in an Extra Base Hit
CHEERS: Diesel (26.4%)
JEERS: Congo (15%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Double
CHEERS: Archie (14.8%)
JEERS: Diesel (6%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Triple
CHEERS: Diesel (6.92%)
JEERS: Rainman (2.1%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Home Run
CHEERS: Diesel (13.5%)
JEERS: Archie (2.1%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Strikeout
CHEERS: Diesel (16.4%, edging out Archie at 16.5%)
JEERS: Congo (38%)
Percentage of Plate Appearances That Resulted in an Out
CHEERS: Archie (39.5%)
JEERS: Rainman (56.5%)
Percentage of Plate Appearances That Resulted in a Walk
CHEERS: Congo (38.8%)
JEERS: Rainman (20.1%)
Percentage of Outs that were Strikeouts
CHEERS: Diesel (27.7%, edging out Archie at 27.9%)
JEERS: Congo (52.4%)
Grand Slams per Home Run
CHEERS: Archie (.667, meaning 66.7% of home runs came with bases loaded)
JEERS: Congo and Rainman (.125, meaning 12.5% of home runs came with bases loaded)

Note: To qualify for awards based on calculated stats, BMTG members must participate in 70% of games played, highest player's innings pitched, and highest player's plate appearances, while non-members must participate in 75%.

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