ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
3rd place | 84-72, .538 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 641 | RA: 555 | PAYROLL: $5,578,820
09/22/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
A. Voeller .292
K. Osterhage .291
G. Parker .277
C. Bartels .270
D. Bieler .262
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Bartels 20
K. Osterhage 13
G. Parker 13
B. Raab 13
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Raab 78
K. Osterhage 72
C. Bartels 70
G. Parker 69
T. Guinn 51
TEAM LEADERS W
B. Trout 18
D. Lott 14
M. Clark 9
J. Gonzalez 8
R. Birch 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Trout 2.89
D. Lott 3.14
J. Gonzalez 3.28
M. Clark 3.33
   
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Trout 141
D. Lott 137
M. Clark 81
J. Gonzalez 69
R. Morton 59
WHO'S HOT?
P Bob Trout 2-2, 1.60 Last 5 games
P Jorge Gonzalez 7-0, 1.13 Last 8 games
P Randy Birch 1-0, 1.59 Last 2 games
P Rick Morton 3 SV, 0.55 Last 11 games
P Bernie Tate 18 SV, 0.73 Last 22 games
SS Tom Guinn .429, 1 HR Last 8 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bob Trout 35 35 18 11 0 2.89 1.34 Exhausted
Starter R Randy Birch 10 10 6 1 0 3.00 1.41 Tired
Starter R Marty Clark 30 23 9 7 0 3.33 1.41 Rested
Starter R Dick Lott 30 30 14 10 0 3.14 1.16 Rested
Starter L Jorge Gonzalez 19 19 8 8 0 3.28 1.33 Slightly Tired
Long Relief R Tommie Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.00 Rested
Long Relief R Ramon Sandoval 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Jim Hopkins 22 0 1 0 0 3.35 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Harlan Estes 19 8 2 7 0 5.57 1.53 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Church 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Gibson 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 47 0 1 6 2 3.27 1.24 Rested
Setup L Rick Morton 60 0 4 2 7 1.82 1.20 Slightly Tired
Setup L Alex Alonso 49 0 4 5 2 2.25 1.10 Rested
Closer R Bernie Tate 55 0 2 3 40 3.17 1.14 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
45 L Charlie Bartels C 135 433 117 20 70 75 66 56 .270 .368 .460 4.5
55 R Jorge Ruiz C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
35 R Scott Stevens C 45 126 34 1 12 8 9 25 .270 .328 .325 0.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 131 435 114 4 40 47 40 40 .262 .333 .338 2.4
46 R Bob Raab 1B 151 565 146 13 78 80 66 72 .258 .332 .402 3.1
4 S Larry Hoffman 3B 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
6 R Fernando Najera SS 27 51 14 1 7 5 8 10 .275 .377 .412 0.3
37 R Adam Voeller 3B 136 486 142 4 47 60 36 39 .292 .345 .379 3.3
7 S Bernie Tudor 1B 110 118 30 1 16 13 22 12 .254 .369 .297 0.6
61 R Jorge Escobeda SS 14 40 7 1 7 3 6 6 .175 .271 .275 0.1
19 L Arliss Sanders 3B 3 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 -0.1
40 R Tom Guinn SS 114 374 97 4 51 55 36 60 .259 .325 .364 3.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Gary Parker LF 149 560 155 13 69 87 51 70 .277 .337 .414 3.9
2 R Sandy Heidlebaugh CF 16 29 3 0 1 1 1 3 .103 .133 .172 -0.2
11 R Bob Roberts RF 40 143 35 2 20 16 10 7 .245 .294 .322 0.2
12 R Rickey Clark CF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
1 R Ramiro Valdez CF 6 10 3 0 2 2 1 0 .300 .364 .500 0.0
5 L Jerry Aguilar CF 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0.1
28 R Tommy Pickett LF 39 78 16 0 6 7 22 5 .205 .376 .244 0.0
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 149 560 163 13 72 64 24 67 .291 .322 .412 4.7
14 L Gerry Burcher RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
15 L Kevin Campbell LF 58 105 26 0 6 11 7 18 .248 .310 .305 0.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Kevin Campbell RF .248 0 6 0
2 R Bob Raab 1B .258 13 78 4
3 R Gary Parker LF .277 13 69 1
4 L Charlie Bartels C .270 20 70 0
5 R Adam Voeller 3B .292 4 47 0
6 S Ken Osterhage CF .291 13 72 2
7 R Dave Bieler 2B .262 4 40 2
8 R Tom Guinn SS .259 4 51 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dave Bieler 2B .262 4 40 2
2 R Adam Voeller 3B .292 4 47 0
3 R Gary Parker LF .277 13 69 1
4 R Bob Raab 1B .258 13 78 4
5 L Charlie Bartels C .270 20 70 0
6 R Bob Roberts RF .245 2 20 0
7 S Ken Osterhage CF .291 13 72 2
8 R Tom Guinn SS .259 4 51 1
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Jim Hopkins back stiffness DtD, 1 day Not on IL
2B Fernando Martinez fractured rib 4 weeks 9 day(s) left
SS Tom Guinn strained abdominal muscle DtD, 2-3 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/23
vs KCB
RHP W. Hardaway
13-12, 4.24
Wed 9/24
vs KCB
LHP D. Scorza
12-9, 4.16
Thu 9/25
vs KCB
LHP B. Weingartz
9-8, 3.73
Fri 9/26
vs WAS
RHP P. Nunez
12-17, 4.81
Sat 9/27
vs WAS
LHP A. Fonseca
7-22, 4.17
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength Player Salaries
Financial Report
NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 92 64 .590 -
Kansas City Bulls 85 71 .545 7.0
St. Louis Explorers 84 72 .538 8.0
Chicago Traders 83 72 .535 8.5
San Diego Captains 83 73 .532 9.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 74 82 .474 18.0
Milwaukee Dairymen 64 91 .413 27.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 84-72, .538 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 8 GB
Record at home 40-35, .533 PCT
Record on the road 44-37, .543 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-5, .375 PCT
Record in one-run games 24-27, .471 PCT
Record versus LHP 21-21, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 63-51, .553 PCT
Record last 10 games 9-1, .900 PCT
Record in April 11-11, .500 PCT
Record in May 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in June 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in July 13-15, .464 PCT
Record in August 18-12, .600 PCT
Record in September 16-4, .800 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 14th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .323 - 11th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .366 - 12th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .689 - 12th in NBL
Runs Scored 641 - tied for 10th in NBL
Hits 1343 - 14th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 348 - 11th in NBL
Home Runs 91 - tied for 11th in NBL
Bases On Balls 488 - 10th in NBL
Strikeouts 652 - 2nd in NBL
Stolen Bases 18 - 13th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.16 - 1st in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.29 - 2nd in NBL
Bullpen ERA 2.78 - 1st in NBL
Runs allowed 555 - 1st in NBL
Hits allowed 1247 - 2nd in NBL
Opponents AVG .241 - 3rd in NBL
BABIP .271 - 4th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 85 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 564 - 12th in NBL
Strikeouts 829 - 2nd in NBL
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