Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 | 8:04 a.m.
COMPILED BY BRIAN HILDERBRAND
His team finished the season 10 games under .500 and 24 games out of first place in its division, but Las Vegas 51s manager Jerry Royster couldn't have been happier.
Oh, he would have liked for his team to have won more games than it did, but in the grand scheme of minor league baseball, Royster did precisely what he was hired to do: get players ready to contribute for the parent Los Angeles Dodgers.
Since the 51s' Opening Day back in April, every position player who started the season in Las Vegas was promoted to the major leagues. So were a handful of pitchers. And many of those former 51s are making valuable contributions to the National League West-leading Dodgers.
"Organizationally speaking, we could not have had a more successful year," Royster said. "It's just unfortunate that the (fans) here didn't get a chance to reap it, but they were forewarned - (I said) 'They won't be here long; come out and see them because they won't be here long.' "
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Number of players promoted to the parent Los Angeles Dodgers this season from Las Vegas
.288
51s' team batting average this season - second best in the PCL
4.69
51s' team earned-run average this season, which ranked 13th in the PCL
63
Lowest temperature this season, at game time, for a 51s' home game (April 23)
109
Highest temperature this season, at game time, for a 51s' home game (July 15)
106
Number of 51s' home runs this season, which ranked 14th out of 16 teams
1:52
Quickest nine-inning game played by the 51s this season (Aug. 3 vs. Oklahoma)
60
Number of players who appeared on the 51s' roster
8
Longest losing streak by the 51s
6
Longest winning streak by the 51s
11,927
Largest crowd to watch a 51s' game this season at Cashman Field (July 3 vs. Tucson, a 12-2 loss)
7-16
51s' record in games played on Saturday - their least successful day of the week
24
Consecutive seasons in which the Las Vegas franchise has drawn at least 300,000 fans
67-77
51s' overall record in 2006, which ranked 12th in the 16-team Pacific Coast League
621
Number of walks allowed by 51s pitchers - most in the league
10
Number of team-leading victories by left-hander Eric Stults
13
Number of team-leading saves by Lance Carter this season
.380
James Loney's Pacific Coast League-leading batting average this season
3:39
Longest nine-inning game played by the 51s this season (July 13 vs. Tucson)
126
Number of errors committed by the 51s this season
140
Number of games played this season (out of 144) by 51s outfielder Delwyn Young
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