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Team:
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Houston Hatchets |
GM:
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Russ Lemmon |
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YEAR |
RECORD |
FINISH |
POSTSEASON |
AVERAGE |
HOMERUNS |
STEALS |
WINS |
STRIKEOUTS |
SAVES |
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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 |
57-105 |
4th |
0-0 |
DNP |
Hillenbrand
|
.303
|
Batista |
32
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Damon
|
23
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Webb
|
11
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Webb
|
164
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Dotel
|
12
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2006 |
95-67 |
2nd |
1-3 |
RD1 |
Guerrero
|
.313
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Guerrero |
45
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Taveras
|
56
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Webb
|
17
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Webb
|
198
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Farnsworth
|
25
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2007 |
97-65* |
1st |
2-4 |
RD2 |
Guerrero
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.313
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Soriano |
60
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Reyes
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80
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Webb
|
20
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Beckett
|
221
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Lidge
|
13
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TOTAL
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249-237 |
.512 |
3-7 |
.300 |
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* Tied with Chicago Blue Knights; won tie-breaker via
head-to-head series (10-8).
Team Highlights:
- Established by owner Larry
Spencer,
2005 is the inaugural season for the AL expansion team, Houston Black Dogs.
- January 12, 2005 - Houston
selects P Josh Beckett as their #1 draft choice
(10th overall) in the 2005 Dispersal Draft.
- April 4, 2005 - The Black
Dogs play their first game and defeat the Chicago Blue Knights, 4-3 at home.
- In 2005, the Black Dogs finished 51
games out of first place.
- 2006 AL
WILDCARD TEAM (#4 seed)
- October 12, 2006 - the Black
Dogs are eliminated by the San Diego Black Sox (3-1) in the divisional
playoffs, round one.
- 2007 AL
CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS (#2 seed)
- November 1, 2007 - the Black
Dogs are eliminated by the Los Angeles Skyhawks (4-2) in the divisional
playoffs, round two.
- November 23, 2009 - Larry
Spencer resigns from SPIBL.
- December 4, 2009 - Richard
Grossman joins SPIBL as new owner of Houston franchise.
- February 5, 2010 - owner Richard
Grossman re-names team the Houston Strokers.
- August 1, 2010 - Richard
Grossman resigns from SPIBL (career record 41-66).
- October 25, 2010 - Matthew Gaeta
joins SPIBL as new owner of Houston franchise.
- October 25, 2010 - owner Matthew
Gaeta re-names team the Houston Toros.
- March 17, 2010 - owner Russ
Lemmon joins SPIBL as new owner of Houston franchise.
- March 17, 2010 - owner Russ
Lemmon re-names team the Houston Hatchets.
- April 1, 2011 - Houston is
re-aligned to the National League Central division.
- March 24, 2012 - Russ Lemmon
resigns from SPIBL.
- March 26, 2012 - owner Dave
Mawson joins SPIBL as owner of Houston franchise.
- March 26, 2012 - owner Dave
Mawson re-names team the Houston Colt .45's.
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