Sunday, September 2, 2012

Brantley's August and Overall 2012 #s

i want to start this blog by proving that i am taking notes during every game regarding what Michael does, and show that i don't just go to some baseball website and pull his numbers from there to write my monthly blogs.















now that that's out of the way, i want to express how thankful i am that Michael has played the entire month of August without battling an injury and did not miss any games due to an injury. last August 31 he was shut down for the rest of the 2011 season and i bet i'm not the only one who is happy that this year is nothing like that. i'm so glad to see he's feeling as good as any regular ballplayer could feel at this point in the season.

while the majority of players on the team had an abysmal August, Michael was one of the few regulars who could be counted on to hit regularly. he had a hit in 19 of the 28 games he played and reached base in 23 games. he also had an 8-game hitting streak and 6-game hitting streak within the month. and while his August numbers are not his best of this season (those last 4 games really brought his batting average down), he still maintains the highest batting average on the team. his defense in center continues to be a strong point for the team as well.

i like that Manny did not move him around much in the lineup this month. he mostly hit 5th, and played a few games as the cleanup hitter. let's face it, it's no secret that Michael is not a typical cleanup guy, but the fact that so many other guys could not be counted on to hit anymore almost forced Manny to put Michael in the 4th and 5th spots in hopes that we'll at least have a productive top 4 or 5 in the order. i of course still miss the days when he led off, and some of his numbers have suffered by being lower in the order, but i will get more into that in my end of the year blog.

i'm not sure how much he's going to play in September, considering the team is out of contention and a lot of Clippers are going to be brought up, but i hope he can continue to hit and finish his season strong. remember, before he started playing hurt last year, i calculated an approximate .281 batting average for him. i'd love to see him finish above that in 2012.


now let's break down the numbers. i am going to document his August #s, the August 4th spot/overall 4th spot #s, the August 5th spot/overall 5th spot #s, his August DH/overall DH #s, his August center/overall center #s, and the overall #s of everything other than leadoff. i will include his overall #s so far here as well.


August batting average: .260 (26-100)

OBP: .306

SLG: .380

OPS: .686


Michael played in 28 (of 29) games in August. he started and played center in 26 games, and he started and DH'd in 2 games.

Michael bat 4th in 3 games.

Michael bat 5th in 25 games.


Michael played center in 26 games.

Michael was the DH in 2 games.


in August, Michael had a total of 111 plate appearances and 100 at bats. here is how he fared:

26 hits

18 singles

6 doubles

0 triples

2 home runs

9 RBIs (3 sac flies)

9 runs scored

8 walks

14 strikeouts

1 stolen base (3 caught stealing)

6 first at bat hits

August batting average: .260 (26-100) (28 games)


now let's break down his numbers based on where he hit in the lineup.


when Michael bat 4th in August, he had a total of 13 plate appearances and 11 at bats in 3 games. breaking down the numbers are as follows:

1 double

2 walks

1 caught stealing

1 strikeout

August batting average in the 4th spot: .091 (1-11) (3 games)
overall batting average so far in the 4th spot: .200 (13-65) (18 games)
August batting average in the 4th spot while playing center: .125 (1-8) (2 games)
overall batting average so far in the 4th spot while playing center: .220 (13-59) (16 games)


when Michael bat 4th, he was the DH in August for 1 game. he had a total of 4 plate appearances and 3 at bats. breaking down the numbers are as follows:

1 walk

1 caught stealing

1 strikeout

August batting average in the 4th spot as the DH: .000 (0-3) (1 game)
overall batting average so far in the 4th spot as the DH: .000 (0-6) (2 games)


when Michael bat 5th in August, he had a total of 98 plate appearances and 89 at bats in 25 games. breaking down the numbers are as follows:

25 hits

18 singles

5 doubles

0 triples

2 home runs

9 RBIs (3 sac flies)

9 runs scored

6 walks

13 strikeouts

1 stolen base (2 caught stealing)

6 first at bat hits

August batting average in the 5th spot: .281 (25-89) (25 games)
overall batting average so far in the 5th spot: .306 (63-206) (56 games)
August batting average in the 5th spot while playing center: .282 (24-85) (24 games)
overall batting average so far in the 5th spot while playing center: .307 (62-202) (55 games)


when Michael bat 5th, he was the DH in August for 1 game. he had a total of 4 plate appearances and 4 at bats. breaking down the numbers are as follows:

1 single

1 caught stealing

1 strikeout

August/overall batting average so far in the 5th spot as the DH: .250 (1-4) (1 game)


August batting average as the DH: .143 (1-7) (2 games)
overall batting average so far as the DH: .100 (1-10) (3 games)


August batting average while playing center: .269 (25-93) (26 games)
overall batting average so far while playing center: .288 (137-475) (125 games)


August batting average everywhere other than leadoff: .260 (26-100) (28 games)
overall batting average so far everywhere other than leadoff: .299 (116-388) (106 games)


overall batting average so far in the leadoff spot: .227 (22-97) (22 games)


other overall #s so far while playing center: 294 putouts, 5 assists, 1 error, .997 fielding percentage (125 games)


now my game-by-game numbers and notes.

Game 101/Game 1, August 1: 0-4. AVG: .288
(batting 4th)

Game 102/Game 2, August 2: 1-4, double (first at bat), run scored, RBI sac fly. AVG: .288
(batting 5th)

Game 103/Game 3, August 3: 1-3, single. AVG: .288
(batting 5th)

Game 104/Game 4, August 4: 1-3, single. AVG: .288
(batting 5th)

Game 105/Game 5, August 5: 3-4, RBI single (first at bat), double, double, walk. AVG: .293
(batting 5th)

Game 106/Game 6, August 6: 1-3, double. AVG: .293
(batting 5th)

Game 107/Game 7, August 7: 2-4, walk (first at bat), run scored, single, single, stolen base. AVG: .295
(batting 5th)

Game 108/Game 8, August 8: 1-4, single. AVG: .295
(batting 5th)

Game 109/Game 9, August 9: 1-3, double (first at bat), RBI sac fly. AVG: .295
(batting 5th)
^^Michael's 8-game hitting streak comes to an end^^

Game 110/Game 10, August 10: 0-3. AVG: .293
(batting 5th)

Game 111/Game 11, August 11: 0-2, walk, run scored, RBI sac fly. AVG: .291
(batting 5th)

August 12: not in lineup.

Game 112/Game 12, August 13: 0-4. AVG: .289
(batting 5th)

Game 113/Game 13, August 14: 3-4, 2-run home run, run scored, single, run scored, single, run scored. AVG: .293
(batting 5th)

Game 114/Game 14, August 15: 0-4. AVG: .290
(batting 5th)

Game 115/Game 15, August 17: 2-4, single (first at bat), single, run scored. AVG: .292
(batting 5th)

Game 116/Game 16, August 18: 2-4, single, single, run scored. AVG: .294
(batting 5th)

Game 117/Game 17, August 19: 1-4, single (first at bat). AVG: .294
(batting 5th)

Game 118/Game 18, August 20: 0-3, walk. AVG: .292
(batting 5th)

Game 119/Game 19, August 21: 1-4, single, caught stealing. AVG: .291
(batting 5th, DH)

Game 120/Game 20, August 22: 1-3, single, walk. AVG: .292
(batting 5th)

Game 121/Game 21, August 24: 1-4, single. AVG: .291
(batting 5th)

Game 122/Game 22, August 25: 1-3, 3-run home run (first at bat), run scored. AVG: .292
(batting 5th)

Game 123/Game 23, August 26: 1-4, reached on passed ball, caught stealing, single. AVG: .291
(batting 5th)

Game 124/Game 24, August 27: 1-4, single, reached on error. AVG: .291
(batting 5th)
^^Michael's 6-game hitting streak comes to an end^^

Game 125/Game 25, August 28: 0-4. AVG: .289
(batting 5th)

Game 126/Game 26, August 29: 0-3, walk, reached on error. AVG: .287
(batting 5th)

Game 127/Game 27, August 30: 1-4, walk (first at bat), double, fielder’s choice. AVG: .286
(batting 4th)

Game 128/Game 28, August 31: 0-3, walk, caught stealing. AVG: .285
(batting 4th, DH)


so far in 2012, Michael has a total of 529 plate appearances and 485 at bats in 128 games. in total, he has 138 hits, 93 singles, 35 doubles, 4 triples, 6 home runs, 55 RBIs (4 sac flies), 52 runs scored, 40 walks (3 intentional), 54 strikeouts, and 12 stolen bases (9 caught stealing).

season batting average: .285 (138-485)

OBP: .336

SLG: .410

OPS: .747

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