2005 BMTG Wiffle Ball
Season #4 Awards

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Co-Most Valuable Player
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
Diesel
16
2
2
White Russian
16
2
2
Brother Nature
0
0
0
Sandman
0
0
0

Cousin Carl (Excellence in Pitching)
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
Diesel
18
3
1
White Russian
14
1
3
Brother Nature
0
0
0
Sandman
0
0
0

Gold Glove
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
Sandman
15
3
0
Diesel
9
0
3
Brother Nature
5
1
0
White Russian
3
0
1

Most Improved Player
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
White Russian
18
3
1
Brother Nature
14
1
3
Diesel
0
0
0
Sandman
0
0
0

Most Entertaining Cold Turkey
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
Sandman
20
4
0
White Russian
9
0
3
Brother Nature
3
0
1
Diesel
0
0
0

Rookie of the Year
Player
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
Tin Man
20
4
0
Wiskers
0
0
0

Most Memorable Moment
Moment
Points
Number of Votes
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Chico Midnight Wiffle
21
2
1
0
3'6" Pitch by Brother Nature on Opening Day
19
1
1
2
The Diesel Makes a Juggling Catch to Win 8-7 Game
8
1
0
0
Petey Having a Smoke While Batting
8
0
1
1
Final Game of Season - Coldest Game Ever, Sandman Gives Up Record 18 Runs in 1 Innning, Largest Shutout Ever at 28-0 (BNature/WRussian vs. Sandman/Diesel
5
0
1
0
The Diesel Turns Double Play from the Outfield
3
0
0
1
Tin Man Gives Up 22 Runs in 2+ Innings in Debut
0
0
0
0
Wiffle in Nazi-occupied Rancho Murietta
0
0
0
0
21 to 3 Game (WRussian/BNature over Diesel/Sandman), Immediately Followed by 1-0 Extra Inning Game (WRussian/Sandman over BNature/Diesel)
0
0
0
0

Triple Crown Categories
Batting
Batting Champ
Diesel (.386)
Batting Chump
Sandman (.267)
Home Run Champion
Diesel (20)
RBI Champion
White Russian (164)
Pitching
ERA Champion
White Russian (10.75)
Most Wins, Pitching
White Russian (16)
Most Strikeouts, Pitching
Diesel (95)

Other Categories
Guilty By Association Award (player with worst team record)
By Number of Wins
Sandman (15 wins, 20 losses, 1 tie, teams outscored by opponents 265 to 162)
By Win Percentage
Brother Nature (17 wins, 25 losses, 3 ties, teams outscored by opponents 265 to 239)
Best Teammate Award (exact opposite of Guilty By Association Award)
White Russian - 32 Wins, 13 Losses, 3 Ties
Teams outscored opponents 365 to 189
Best Team (2 on 2)
By Number of Wins
Sandman/White Russian (9 wins, 3 losses, outscored opponents 88 to 63)
By Win Percentage
Diesel/White Russian (7 wins, 1 loss, 3 ties, outscored opponents 91 to 26)
Note: Not enough 3 on 3 games played to merit an award.
Walk Like an Egyptian Award
The Ukraine Brothers - Brother Nature and White Russian
More walks than hits for third season in a row
2005: Brother Nature 124 BB, 84 H - White Russian 218 BB, 95 H
2004: Brother Nature 103 BB, 85 H - White Russian 237 BB, 111 H
2003: Brother Nature 127 BB, 55 H - White Russian 145 BB, 119 H
Honorable Mention - Sandman, 1st season with more walks than hits (78 BB, 59 H)

Cheers and Jeers
Acknowledgements for Highs and Lows of 2005 Season
Honorable/Dishonorable Mentions are players who did not qualify with enough IP or AB
Change in Earned Run Average (From 2004 to 2005)
CHEERS: Brother Nature (-5.14, from 27.44 in 2004 to 22.30 in 2005)
JEERS: White Russian (+1.62 from 9.13 in 2004 to 10.75 in 2005)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Diesel (+4.84 from 3.55 in 2004 to 8.39 in 2005)
Change in Batting Average (From 2004 to 2005)
CHEERS: White Russian (-.002, from .370 in 2004 to .368 in 2005)
JEERS: Diesel (-.048, from .434 in 2004 to .386 in 2005)
Home Runs Allowed per Inning Pitched
CHEERS: White Russian (.179, or 17.9% chance of allowing a home run in any given inning)
JEERS: Sandman (.346, or 34.6% chance of allowing a home run in any given inning)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Diesel (.000, or 0.0% chance of allowing a home run in any given inning)
NOTE: Sandman's number is down from 77.4% in 2004
Walks per Inning Pitched
CHEERS: White Russian (0.90)
JEERS: Sandman (3.39)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (3.44)
1-2-3 Innings
CHEERS: White Russian (22)
JEERS: Sandman (4)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (1)
On Base Percentage
CHEERS: White Russian (.658)
JEERS: Sandman (.458)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (.391)
OPS (On Base plus Slugging)
CHEERS: Diesel (1.435)
JEERS: Sandman (0.947)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (0.634)
Walk to Strikeout Ratio (Batting)
CHEERS: White Russian (4.04)
JEERS: Sandman (1.35)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (0.60)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in an Extra Base Hit
CHEERS: Diesel (25.8%)
JEERS: Sandman (13.1%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (4.9%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Double
CHEERS: Diesel (10.7%)
JEERS: Sandman (6.8%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (3.9%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Triple
CHEERS: Diesel (6.4%)
JEERS: Sandman (3.6%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (1.0%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Home Run
CHEERS: Diesel (8.6%)
JEERS: Brother Nature (1.5%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (0.0%)
Percentage of At Bats That Resulted in a Strikeout
CHEERS: White Russian (20.9%)
JEERS: Brother Nature (28.9%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (56.3%)
Percentage of Plate Appearances That Resulted in an Out
CHEERS: White Russian (33.8%)
JEERS: Sandman (53.3%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (60.9%)
Percentage of Plate Appearances That Resulted in a Walk
CHEERS: White Russian (45.2%)
JEERS: Sandman (25.7%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (25.4%)
Percentage of Outs that were Strikeouts
CHEERS: White Russian (33.1%)
JEERS: Brother Nature (41.8%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (69.1%)
Grand Slams per Home Run
CHEERS: Sandman (50%)
JEERS: Brother Nature (0.0%)
DISHONORABLE MENTION: Tin Man (0.0%)

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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