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Detroit
Outlaws |
GM:
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Joel
Kaplan |
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YEAR |
RECORD |
FINISH |
POSTSEASON |
AVERAGE |
HOMERUNS |
STEALS |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
SAVES |
|
2002 |
0-0 |
1st |
0-0 |
DNP |
n/a |
.000
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
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2003 |
0-0 |
1st |
0-0 |
DNP |
n/a |
.000
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
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2004 |
0-0 |
1st |
0-0 |
DNP |
n/a |
.000
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
n/a |
0
|
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2005 |
89-73 |
2nd |
15-8 |
WS |
Vizquel |
.317
|
Wilkerson |
35
|
Vizquel
|
43
|
Sheets
|
17
|
Sheets
|
319
|
Rivera
|
32
|
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2006 |
68-94 |
4th |
0-0 |
DNP |
Vizquel
|
.273
|
Giambi |
23
|
Vizquel
|
40
|
multiple |
11
|
Millwood
|
191
|
Rivera
|
28
|
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2007 |
63-99 |
4th |
0-0 |
DNP |
Ordonez
|
.295
|
Giambi |
40
|
Kennedy
|
14
|
Lieber |
9
|
Hendrickson
|
130
|
Rivera
|
31
|
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TOTAL
|
220-266 |
.453 |
15-8 |
.652 |
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Team Highlights:
- Established by owner Mike
Van Der Goore,
2005 is the inaugural season for the NL expansion team, Detroit Outlaws.
- January 12, 2005 - Detroit
selects P Ben Sheets as their #1 draft choice (4th
overall) in the 2005 Dispersal Draft.
- April 4, 2005 - The Outlaws play their first game and
defeat the St. Louis Red Birds, 8-1 at home.
- 2005 NL
WILDCARD TEAM (#4 seed)
- 2005 NL
CHAMPIONS (defeated the Baltimore Stars, 4-3)
- 2005 WORLD
CHAMPIONS (defeated the Chicago Blue Knights, 4-1)
- In 2006, the Outlaws finished 41
games out of first place.
- October 2, 2006 - owner Mike Van Der
Goore resigns from SPIBL.
- November 10, 2006 - Joel Kaplan
assumes ownership of the Detroit franchise.
- In 2007, the Outlaws finished 45
games out of first place.
- November 18, 2010 - Joel Kaplan
re-names the Detroit franchise the Detroit Sparks.
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