ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
5th place | 68-73, .482 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 487 | RA: 525 | PAYROLL: $6,557,050
09/06/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
A. Voeller .276
F. Boone .268
T. Guinn .264
G. Parker .250
D. Bieler .243
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Bartels 11
B. Raab 10
F. Boone 8
K. Osterhage 8
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Parker 53
F. Boone 47
C. Bartels 45
A. Voeller 44
K. Osterhage 43
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 13
J. Gonzalez 13
B. Trout 13
D. Lott 11
R. Birch 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Birch 2.34
B. Trout 2.91
D. Lott 3.14
J. Gonzalez 3.23
R. Goolsby 3.24
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Lott 134
B. Trout 116
J. Gonzalez 88
R. Juarez 85
R. Birch 84
WHO'S HOT?
SS Tom Guinn .370, 0 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dave Maughan 0-2, 7.63 Last 11 games
P Dick Lott 0-2, 12.54 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bob Trout 30 30 13 14 0 2.91 1.23 Slightly Tired
Starter R Randy Birch 38 17 9 6 0 2.34 1.19 Exhausted
Starter R Dick Lott 30 30 11 14 0 3.14 1.13 Tired
Starter L Jorge Gonzalez 27 27 13 9 0 3.23 1.28 Rested
Starter R Ramon Juarez 27 27 8 11 0 3.33 1.34 Rested
None specified R Mike Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Dave Maughan 42 0 2 3 0 3.53 1.14 Rested
Long Relief R Jim Hopkins 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 3.00 Rested
Long Relief L Dave Sanquist 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 Rested
Long Relief R Tommie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Harlan Estes 6 0 0 0 0 10.97 2.44 Rested
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 40 8 3 4 1 3.24 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Church 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Rick Morton 49 0 5 3 0 3.41 1.17 Rested
Middle Relief R Ramon Sandoval 8 0 0 0 0 2.38 1.32 Rested
Setup R Marty Clark 14 2 1 4 0 5.13 1.44 Rested
Closer L Alex Alonso 46 0 3 3 22 3.24 1.29 Rested
Closer R Bernie Tate 29 0 0 2 17 1.41 1.16 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
55 R Jorge Ruiz C 22 42 8 0 0 2 4 5 .190 .261 .190 -0.1
35 R Scott Stevens C 40 129 23 0 5 8 11 24 .178 .246 .194 -0.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
26 R Fernando Martinez 2B 33 62 13 1 9 8 4 6 .210 .250 .323 -0.1
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 138 461 112 3 31 39 33 35 .243 .298 .312 3.0
7 S Bernie Tudor 1B 7 7 4 0 1 0 0 1 .571 .571 .714 0.2
10 L Freddie Boone 1B 127 418 112 8 47 48 58 103 .268 .357 .371 1.1
37 R Adam Voeller 3B 134 478 132 2 44 37 33 24 .276 .322 .339 2.1
19 L Arliss Sanders 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.1
5 L Darrel Ayers 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 0.0
12 R Darren Howard 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 0.0
40 R Tom Guinn SS 131 522 138 2 36 65 38 92 .264 .315 .379 4.6
28 R Tom Row SS 82 138 35 4 13 15 13 23 .254 .314 .435 1.4
43 S Dan Mattson 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Gary Parker RF 134 513 128 4 53 59 41 59 .250 .305 .343 1.9
46 R Bob Raab LF 106 243 55 10 36 23 19 34 .226 .283 .407 0.8
15 L Kevin Campbell LF 85 225 74 1 27 30 7 19 .329 .356 .453 1.9
11 R Bob Roberts RF 41 77 17 2 6 7 3 9 .221 .250 .364 0.2
2 R Sandy Heidlebaugh CF 15 19 3 0 0 2 2 5 .158 .238 .211 -0.6
1 R Ramiro Valdez CF 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 -0.1
14 L Gerry Burcher RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 113 406 97 8 43 28 15 42 .239 .267 .345 1.0
4 L Darwin Coppage RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
41 S Roger Billington LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Tom Guinn SS .264 2 36 0
2 R Adam Voeller 3B .276 2 44 0
3 R Gary Parker RF .250 4 53 1
4 R Bob Raab LF .226 10 36 0
5 L Freddie Boone 1B .268 8 47 0
6 S Ken Osterhage CF .239 8 43 0
7 R Dave Bieler 2B .243 3 31 1
8 R Scott Stevens C .178 0 5 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Tom Guinn SS .264 2 36 0
2 L Kevin Campbell LF .329 1 27 0
3 L Freddie Boone 1B .268 8 47 0
4 R Gary Parker RF .250 4 53 1
5 R Adam Voeller 3B .276 2 44 0
6 S Ken Osterhage CF .239 8 43 0
7 R Dave Bieler 2B .243 3 31 1
8 R Scott Stevens C .178 0 5 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Charlie Bartels strained abdominal muscle 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
2B Dave Bieler sore elbow DtD, unknown Not on IL
CF Ken Osterhage tendinitis (shoulder) DtD, 5 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/6
vs SDC
LHP R. McKenzie
6-11, 3.06
Mon 9/6
vs SDC
LHP E. Beerbower
1-0, 1.00
Tue 9/7
vs SDC
RHP R. Schifsky
5-2, 3.00
Wed 9/8
vs SDC
LHP B. Weingartz
12-10, 3.59
Thu 9/9
vs KCB
RHP M. Brown
18-5, 3.19
LINKS
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 93 51 .646 -
Kansas City Bulls 82 60 .577 10.0
Chicago Traders 76 66 .535 16.0
San Diego Captains 69 73 .486 23.0
St. Louis Explorers 68 73 .482 23.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 63 79 .444 29.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 48 95 .336 44.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 68-73, .482 PCT
Position in Division 5th, 23½ GB
Record at home 34-35, .493 PCT
Record on the road 34-38, .472 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-8, .467 PCT
Record in one-run games 23-18, .561 PCT
Record versus LHP 19-19, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 49-54, .476 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 12-11, .522 PCT
Record in May 14-16, .467 PCT
Record in June 9-18, .333 PCT
Record in July 19-9, .679 PCT
Record in August 12-17, .414 PCT
Record in September 2-2, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .250 - 11th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .305 - 12th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .353 - 11th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .658 - 11th in NBL
Runs Scored 487 - 13th in NBL
Hits 1198 - 11th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 322 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs 66 - tied for 12th in NBL
Bases On Balls 371 - 12th in NBL
Strikeouts 642 - 8th in NBL
Stolen Bases 21 - 14th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.16 - 4th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.09 - 4th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.33 - 6th in NBL
Runs allowed 525 - 4th in NBL
Hits allowed 1149 - 3rd in NBL
Opponents AVG .243 - 4th in NBL
BABIP .270 - 6th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 68 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 411 - 6th in NBL
Strikeouts 702 - 3rd in NBL
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