A few weeks ago, we started our review series. After the Dutch Hoofdklasse, the Italian Baseball League and the Spanish Division de Honor, we now direct our attention to the German Baseball-Bundesliga.
Solingen Alligators
2009 Record: 20-4
2009 Ranking: 1st place in northern division of Baseball-Bundesliga. In the semi-finals they lost in five games against the Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and finished in third place in the final standings.
Mister-Baseball European Top 50 Club Ranking: tied for 21st
Runs Scored: 246 (led league)
Runs Allowed: 81
Best Batter: Chris Beck. He batted a second-best .415 (OBP .536/SLG .638) with two homeruns, four triples, seven doubles, 40 runs scored and 28 RBI in his second season in the Baseball-Bundesliga. He led the league in hits (39), triples, RBIs, runs scored, walks (26), stolen bases (19) and On-Base-plus-Slugging-Percentage (1.174). He also struck out just once in 94 at-bats.
Best OPS: Chris Beck 1.174 (led league)
Most Home Runs: Dominik Wulf 6 (led league)
Most RBI: Chris Beck, Christian Nsien 28 (tied for league-lead)
Most Runs Scored: Chris Beck 40 (led league)
Most Stolen Bases: Chris Beck 19 (led league)
Best Pitcher: Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez. He had a 9-1 record with an ERA of 0.91 this year. He struck out 96 batters in 69 innings, while walking 21. He collected ten or more strikeouts in five of his starts (season-high: 19).
Best ERA: Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez 0.91 (led league)
Most Strikeouts: Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez 96 (led league)
Most Walks: Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez 21
Most Innings Pitched: Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez 69.0
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