1996-97 Australian Baseball League season

The 1996-97 Australian Baseball League Championship was won by the Perth Heat, who defeated the Brisbane Bandits 2 game to 1 in the championship series at ANZ Stadium. The finals series was played in Brisbane even though it was Perth Heats home series, their home ground the WACA was being used for an interstate Sheffield Shield Cricket match.

Match Results

Ladder

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Team
Played
Wins
Loss
Win %
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Perth Heat||||
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Brisbane Bandits||||
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Adelaide Giants||||
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Sydney Blues||||
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5th||||
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6th||||
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Melbourne Reds
58
17
41
.293

Championship Series

=Semi Final 1: Game 1: 1st Vs 4th at the WACA=

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Road=Sydney Blues|RoadAbr=Blues
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Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat
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emi Final 1: Game 2: 1st Vs 4th at the WACA

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Road=Sydney Blues|RoadAbr=Blues
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=?|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat
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emi Final 2: Game 1: 2nd Vs 3rd at ANZ Stadium

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Road=Adelaide Giants|RoadAbr=Giants
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=1|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Brisbane Bandits|HomeAbr=Bandits
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emi Final 2: Game 2: 2nd Vs 3rd at ANZ Stadium

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Road=Adelaide Giants|RoadAbr=Giants
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=?|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Brisbane Bandits|HomeAbr=Bandits
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=?|HH=?|HE=?
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WP=? (1-0)|LP=? (0-1)|SV=?
RoadHR=?|HomeHR=?|

Final Series: Game 1: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium

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Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=1|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Brisbane Bandits|HomeAbr=Bandits
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=9|HH=?|HE=?
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WP=? (1-0)|LP=? (0-1)|SV=?
RoadHR=?|HomeHR=?|

Final Series: Game 2: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium

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Road=Perth Heat|RoadAbr=Heat
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=4|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Brisbane Bandits|HomeAbr=Bandits
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=6|HH=?|HE=?
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WP=? (1-0)|LP=? (0-1)|SV=?
RoadHR=?|HomeHR=?|

Final Series: Game 3: Winner Semi Final 1 Vs Winner Semi Final 2 at ANZ Stadium

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Road=Brisbane Bandits|RoadAbr=Bandits
R1=?|R2=?|R3=?|R4=?|R5=?|R6=?|R7=?|R8=?|R9=?|RR=5|RH=?|RE=?
Home=Perth Heat|HomeAbr=Heat
H1=?|H2=?|H3=?|H4=?|H5=?|H6=?|H7=?|H8=?|H9=?|HR=9|HH=?|HE=?
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WP=? (1-0)|LP=? (0-1)|SV=?
RoadHR=?|HomeHR=?|

Awards

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Award
Person
Team
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Most Valuable Player
Andrew SCOTT
Adelaide Giants
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Championship M.V.P.
Clayton BYRNE
Perth Heat
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Golden Glove
Mark SHIPLEY
Sydney Blues
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Batting Champion
Andrew SCOTT
Adelaide Giants
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Pitcher of the Year
Kevin MILLWOOD
Melbourne Monarchs
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Rookie of the Year
Robbie WELLS
Perth Heat
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Manager of the Year||

Top Stats

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Defensive Stats
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Name
Wins
Losses
Saves
ERA
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Robbie WELLS
6
1
1
2.36
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Alvie SHEPHARD
5
0
0
3.90
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David WHITE
7
2
0
5.47
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Mark ETTLES
3
3
6
3.45
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Peter MOYLAN
5
2
0
6.43
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Shane TONKIN
3
3
2
4.25
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Offensive Stars
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Name
Avg
HR
RBI
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Greg JELKS: .375/11/38
.375
11
38
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Jason HEWITT
.350
3
13
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Sean JONES
.329
12
44
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Clayton BYRNE
.316
15
48
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Ben NEEDLE
.313
4
22
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John MOORE
.301
7
33

All-Star Team

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Position
Name
Team
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Catcher
Gary WHITE
Sydney Blues
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1st Base
Ron JOHNSON
Gold Coast Cougars
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2nd Base
Andrew SCOTT
Adelaide Giants
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3rd Base
Paul GONZALEZ
Brisbane Bandits
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Short Stop
Matt BUCKLEY
Gold Coast Cougars
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Out Field
Clayton BYRNE
Perth Heat
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Out Field
Brendan KINGMAN
Sydney Blues
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Out Field
Grant McDONALD
Brisbane Bandits
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Designated Hitter
Greg JELKS
Perth Heat
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Starting Pitcher
Kevin MILLWOOD
Melbourne Monarchs
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Relief Pitcher
Chuck BEALE
Gold Coast Cougars
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Manager
Tony HARRIS
Adelaide Giants