ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
2nd place | 60-46, .566 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 8-2
R: 410 | RA: 377 | PAYROLL: $5,692,310
07/31/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
T. Adams .327
T. Guinn .297
G. Parker .288
D. Bieler .272
K. Osterhage .258
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 11
T. Adams 11
G. Parker 11
K. Osterhage 9
C. Bartels 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Parker 53
K. Osterhage 51
T. Adams 49
D. Bieler 42
C. Bartels 34
TEAM LEADERS W
B. Trout 15
M. Clark 8
H. Estes 8
B. Cardenas 6
J. Gonzalez 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Gonzalez 2.49
M. Clark 2.53
B. Trout 2.55
B. Cardenas 3.14
H. Estes 3.23
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Trout 91
H. Estes 74
M. Clark 62
J. Gonzalez 54
D. Lott 46
WHO'S HOT?
1B Tom Adams .415, 3 HR Last 10 games
3B John Darnell .517, 0 HR Last 7 games
P Jorge Gonzalez 6-1, 1.22 Last 10 games
2B Bernie Tudor .500, 2 HR Last 18 games
WHO'S NOT?
LF Tommy Pickett .083, 0 HR Last 13 games
C Scott Stevens .100, 0 HR Last 5 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bob Trout 23 23 15 3 0 2.55 0.99 Exhausted
Starter R Harlan Estes 18 18 8 3 0 3.23 1.13 Rested
Starter R Marty Clark 16 16 8 6 0 2.53 1.03 Tired
Starter L Jorge Gonzalez 19 16 6 2 0 2.49 1.03 Exhausted
Starter R Bruce Cardenas 11 11 6 4 0 3.14 1.23 Slightly Tired
None specified R Joe Gibson 3 0 0 0 0 21.60 3.90 Rested
None specified R Jim Thurlow 13 4 1 4 0 7.04 2.02 Rested
None specified R Tommie Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Joel Goodyear 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Glenn Kittle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Jim Hopkins 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Dave Church 16 10 5 5 0 3.30 1.39 Rested
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 28 0 2 2 5 3.40 1.44 Rested
Middle Relief R Ramon Sandoval 11 0 0 3 2 3.65 1.78 Rested
Middle Relief R Bruce Shone 26 3 3 4 0 3.76 1.35 Rested
Setup R Dick Lott 37 5 5 6 1 4.31 1.16 Rested
Closer R Bernie Tate 34 0 1 4 15 2.86 1.33 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
45 L Charlie Bartels C 90 293 61 7 34 31 39 67 .208 .315 .290 1.5
35 R Scott Stevens C 25 80 12 0 8 7 9 9 .150 .237 .175 -0.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Tom Guinn SS 92 313 93 1 25 50 31 47 .297 .358 .419 4.3
26 R Fernando Martinez 3B 58 148 32 2 13 12 15 7 .216 .283 .284 -0.1
3 L Tom Adams 1B 83 309 101 11 49 43 32 35 .327 .386 .518 4.0
6 R Fernando Najera SS 22 61 19 0 3 10 8 10 .311 .391 .393 0.1
19 S John Darnell 3B 75 286 95 0 28 46 32 21 .332 .402 .469 3.3
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 97 335 91 3 42 29 18 20 .272 .310 .355 3.8
37 R Adam Voeller 1B 33 45 12 0 4 8 5 5 .267 .340 .289 0.2
7 S Bernie Tudor 2B 66 143 38 2 21 21 8 11 .266 .309 .357 0.8
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Gary Parker RF 100 378 109 11 53 41 33 38 .288 .344 .452 3.5
10 R Chuck Panetta LF 88 298 66 5 29 39 34 26 .221 .304 .332 0.7
28 R Tommy Pickett LF 66 156 39 0 16 14 13 15 .250 .304 .308 0.2
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 102 387 100 9 51 36 14 41 .258 .286 .385 3.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S John Darnell 3B .332 0 28 18
2 S Ken Osterhage CF .258 9 51 1
3 L Tom Adams 1B .327 11 49 9
4 R Gary Parker RF .288 11 53 0
5 L Charlie Bartels C .208 7 34 0
6 R Chuck Panetta LF .221 5 29 0
7 R Tom Guinn SS .297 1 25 2
8 R Dave Bieler 2B .272 3 42 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S John Darnell 3B .332 0 28 18
2 S Ken Osterhage CF .258 9 51 1
3 L Tom Adams 1B .327 11 49 9
4 R Gary Parker RF .288 11 53 0
5 R Chuck Panetta LF .221 5 29 0
6 L Charlie Bartels C .208 7 34 0
7 R Tom Guinn SS .297 1 25 2
8 R Dave Bieler 2B .272 3 42 1
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Fernando Najera strained abdominal muscle 4 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 8/1
vs MIL
RHP D. Guerra
6-15, 4.12
Fri 8/2
vs SDC
LHP D. Fields
2-7, 4.48
Sat 8/3
vs SDC
RHP R. Heath
11-4, 2.66
Sun 8/4
vs SDC
LHP E. Payne
10-3, 2.21
Tue 8/6
vs DEN
RHP P. Massey
1-5, 6.59
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
San Diego Captains 63 43 .594 -
St. Louis Explorers 60 46 .566 3.0
Kansas City Bulls 55 49 .529 7.0
Chicago Traders 56 51 .523 7.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 52 54 .491 11.0
Denver Burros 45 60 .429 17.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 30 74 .288 32.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 60-46, .566 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 3 GB
Record at home 36-18, .667 PCT
Record on the road 24-28, .462 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-14, .588 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-13, .606 PCT
Record versus RHP 40-33, .548 PCT
Record last 10 games 8-2, .800 PCT
Record in April 10-10, .500 PCT
Record in May 17-12, .586 PCT
Record in June 11-18, .379 PCT
Record in July 22-6, .786 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 6th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .318 - 9th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .368 - 10th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .686 - 10th in NBL
Runs Scored 410 - 11th in NBL
Hits 920 - 8th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 250 - 6th in NBL
Home Runs 53 - 13th in NBL
Bases On Balls 298 - 10th in NBL
Strikeouts 422 - 1st in NBL
Stolen Bases 34 - 13th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.24 - 4th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.07 - 3rd in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.91 - 11th in NBL
Runs allowed 377 - 3rd in NBL
Hits allowed 772 - 1st in NBL
Opponents AVG .224 - 1st in NBL
BABIP .245 - 1st in NBL
Home Runs allowed 59 - 4th in NBL
Bases On Balls 348 - 10th in NBL
Strikeouts 490 - 9th in NBL
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