A Tip of the Cap 2009: By the Numbers

131 Strikeouts this season for Kyle Gibson, tying Max Scherzer for single season Ks

304 Strikeouts in Gibson's MU career, good for 2nd all-time at MU (#1 is John Dettmer, 89-92, with 74)

28 Career wins for Gibson, good for a 2nd place tie all-time at MU (tied with Justin Stine, 96-99; #1 is Tom Heckman, 78-81, with 36)

100 Strikeouts by Johnny Wholestaff, second only to Gibson

10 Number of rankings between Baseball America's ridiculous preseason ranking of Mizzou (10th) and the average of the other polls (around 20th)

10 The ranking most often quoted and cited by the press and by mutigers.com throughout the season.

5 Preseason ranking of the Tigers by Big 12 Coaches

3 MU's final ranking in the Big 12

2-7 MU record in the first 9 games of the season

11-2 MU record in the last 13 games of the regular season

1 Extra-inning game in 2009 (11 innings, Baylor 8, MU 7)

7 straight NCAA Regional appearance (1 of 14 teams to reach the last 7 years)

21.8 Average number of appearances by MU pitchers

13.9 Average number of appearances by pitchers on the other 9 Big 12 teams. The closest to MU was KU, with 20.25

00, 11, 22 The sequence arrayed across the basepaths in one game when Rex Meyr pinch ran, followed by Steve Gray leading off 1st, with Tony Vitello in the 1st base coaching box. #44 was nowhere to be seen, ending the numerical continuum.

2 x 2 Big 12 POWs from Mizzou: Kyle Gibson was Pitcher of the Week twice (in a row) and Greg Folgia was Player of the Week twice.

20 RBIs delivered by Greg Folgia during the week of May 4-10, according to Big12Sports.com, a stat which was picked up and repeated by newspapers and websites across the country. In reality, he had 10 RBI to go with a .500 BA, 4 HR, and a 1.250 Slg%.

515 career wins by Tim Jamieson, putting him in 2nd place all time at MU, second only to Gene McArtor (733)

2-in-1 Draft picks in the first round of the MLB Draft. I look forward to the Twins coming to Kansas City for a series in a couple of years. Crow vs. Gibson would be a sight to see.


2,148 Empty Seats

The Tigers' attendance, which reached historic heights in 2008, plummeted in 2009, falling to levels more reminiscent of the years before that 2007 Regional

Total 2009 Attendance 23,848
Average 2009 Attendance 852

Past Years' Regular Season Attendance
2008: Total: 30,687; Average: 1,136
2007: Total: 14,190; Average: 645
2006:Total: 23,906; Average: 885
2005:Total: 16,965; Average: 707

2009 Attendance Breakdown:
2,031 - May 9 Saturday Kansas
1,774 - May 8 Friday Kansas
1,588 - April 4 Saturday Oklahoma
1,506 - April 25 Saturday Texas Tech
1,493 - April 24 Friday Texas Tech
1,147 - March 21 Saturday Texas A&M
1,146 - May 10 Sunday Kansas
1,097 - April 3 Friday Oklahoma
1,090 - March 6 Friday Ball St
1,051 - March 7 Saturday Ball St
1,034 - March 20 Friday Texas A&M
864 - April 26 Sunday Texas Tech
845 - March 22 Sunday Texas A&M
787 - May 17 Sunday Cal St Baksfld
779 - March 7 Saturday Ball St
691 - May 16 Saturday Cal St Baksfld
682 - May 5 Tuesday Missouri St
542 - April 7 Tuesday Minnesota
514 - March 8 Sunday Ball St
497 - April 5 Sunday Oklahoma
445 - April 8 Wednesday Minnesota
414 - April 15 Wednesday Indiana St
407 - March 4 Wednesday W Illinois
371 - April 14 Tuesday Indiana St
324 - March 18 Wednesday SIU-Edw
319 - March 25 Wednesday UIC
306 - March 24 Tuesday UIC
104 - March 10 Tuesday W Illinois

Top 10 All-Time Attendance
6/2/07 Louisville (Regional) 3,630
6/1/07 Kent St (Regional) 3,481
6/3/07 Louisville (Regional)3,457
5/17/08 Nebraska 3,126
5/18/08 Nebraska 2,418
4/25/98 Texas 2,347
4/24/98 Texas 2,372
4/5/08 Okla St 2,205
6/4/07 Louisville-MU (Regional)2,199
5/14/05 Kansas 2,143



Read more of our Tip of the Cap awards:

Part 1: Success

Part 2: By the Numbers

Part 3: Quotables
Part 4: Johnny Wholeteam
Part 5: And the winner is . . .

And check out our Tip of the Cap awards from years past