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1995 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW
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Detroit returns to the Series for the first time since 1979. The Stars won their first appearance in 1978. This will be the first World Series appearance by the Bandits. |
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| CATCHERS | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | OSBP |
| Todd Hundley DET | .278 | .408 | .435 | 80 | 248 | 35 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 85.7 |
| Darrin Fletcher BDB | .254 | .320 | .342 | 107 | 319 | 28 | 81 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 81.1 |
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Both catchers can be run on with their backups offering a little better theft protection. Advantage Detroit
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| FIRST BASEMEN | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Mo Vaughn DET | .299 | .401 | .571 | 135 | 525 | 113 | 157 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 97 | 5 | |
| Eddie Murray BDB | .304 | .362 | .506 | 114 | 437 | 76 | 133 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 86 | 0 | |
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Both first baseman were key parts of their teams’ offenses during the 1995 season. Advantage Detroit
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| SECOND BASEMEN | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Jeff Kent DET | .293 | .355 | .465 | 113 | 437 | 77 | 128 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 87 | 0 | |
| Quilvio Veras BDB | .266 | .401 | .357 | 111 | 297 | 63 | 79 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 22 | |
| Lou Whitaker BDB | .284 | .356 | .607 | 75 | 257 | 47 | 73 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 48 | 0 | |
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Jeff Kent is a solid player all across the board but wasn’t in the top 15 in any offensive category. Veras and Whitaker combined were a better player except for Advantage Blarney Drive
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| SHORTSTOPS | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Alex S. Gonzalez DET | .287 | .359 | .512 | 78 | 258 | 46 | 74 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 0 | |
| Mike Bordick BDB | .257 | .332 | .335 | 100 | 245 | 27 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 1 | |
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Gonzalez was much like his second base teammate – solid but not league leading. Although he was 6th in the AL in triples. Advantage Detroit
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| THIRD BASEMEN | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Terry Pendleton DET | .272 | .335 | .425 | 122 | 464 | 67 | 126 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 63 | 1 | |
| Kevin Seitzer BDB | .303 | .378 | .409 | 126 | 511 | 83 | 155 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 0 | |
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On the NL leader boards Seitzer was 10th in on base percentage, 9th in hits, and 7th in triples. Advantage Blarney Drive
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| OUTFIELDERS | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Marty Cordova DET | .302 | .365 | .505 | 127 | 529 | 90 | 160 | 29 | 6 | 22 | 83 | 18 | |
| Raul Mondesi DET | .257 | .300 | .466 | 125 | 521 | 81 | 134 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 95 | 16 | |
| Derek Bell DET | .294 | .385 | .389 | 92 | 316 | 62 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | |
| Shawn Green BDB | .353 | .389 | .653 | 112 | 380 | 62 | 134 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 83 | 0 | |
| Mike Greenwell BDB | .277 | .334 | .442 | 123 | 480 | 74 | 133 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 5 | |
| Rickey Henderson BDB | .283 | .385 | .397 | 100 | 290 | 59 | 82 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | |
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Cordova was 11th in hits, 13th in runs, and 2nd in triples. Mondesi was also 2nd in triples and finished in the top 15 for homers and RBI. Advantage Blarney Drive
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| DESIGNATED HITTERS | AVG | OBP | SLG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | |
| Mark Carreon DET | .301 | .338 | .458 | 92 | 356 | 45 | 107 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 55 | 0 | |
| Ryan Klesko BDB | .297 | .393 | .569 | 90 | 327 | 67 | 97 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 1 | |
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Both DH candidates were solid performers mostly falling outside their leagues top 15. Klesko did have a 15-game hitting Advantage Blarney Drive
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| DET STARTERS | W-L | ERA | GS | CG | SHO | QS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | SO/9 | BB/9 |
| Ismael Valdes R | 12-8 | 2.61 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 189.1 | 149 | 64 | 55 | 17 | 4.9 | 1.8 |
| Pete Schourek L | 17-6 | 1.58 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 199.1 | 130 | 43 | 35 | 9 | 6.1 | 2.6 |
| Chad Oega R | 11-3 | 2.23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 121 | 85 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| BDB STARTERS | W-L | ERA | GS | CG | SHO | QS | IP | H | R | ER | HR | SO/9 | BB/9 |
| Randy Johnson L | 22-1 | 1.59 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 204.1 | 107 | 38 | 36 | 6 | 9.8 | 3.2 |
| Mike Birbeck R | 2-1 | 3.14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28.2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| David Wells L | 16-6 | 3.12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 187.2 | 172 | 67 | 65 | 21 | 5 | 2.3 |
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Now we come to the strength of both clubs with edge going to the Stars mainly because Birbeck just didn’t pitch as much as the other starters did. On the NL side Randy Johnson, the probable CY young winner, was first in wins, ERA, QS, SO/9, and S-OBA at .152. He was also Advantage Detroit, but the Big Unit can easily start 3 games
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| DET RELIEVERS | W-L-SV | ERA | BS | HLD | G | GF | IP | H | R | ER | HR | SO/9 | BB/9 |
| Al Reyes R | 4-1-12 | 1.99 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19.1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| Tom Henke R | 2-3-22 | 3.19 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 31 | 59.1 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Tony Fossas L | 4-5-13 | 3.15 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| Tim Scott R | 1-0-1 | 2.68 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 43.2 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| Brad Clontz R | 2-3-3 | 2.47 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 12 | 51 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| BDB RELIEVERS | W-L-SV | ERA | BS | HLD | G | GF | IP | H | R | ER | HR | SO/9 | BB/9 |
| Ricky Bottalico R | 5-4-22 | 2.60 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 38 | 65.2 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4.2 |
| Scott Service R | 6-0-1 | 1.91 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 28.1 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7.9 | 7 |
| Matt Karchner R | 2-1-5 | 0.61 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 12 | 29.1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 3.4 |
| Lee Smith R | 2-2-4 | 2.70 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| Ed Vosberg L | 2-2-1 | 3.12 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 34.2 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
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