ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
4th place | 73-76, .490 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 515 | RA: 541 | PAYROLL: $6,557,050
09/13/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
A. Voeller .274
F. Boone .271
T. Guinn .259
G. Parker .252
D. Bieler .251
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Bartels 11
B. Raab 10
F. Boone 8
K. Osterhage 8
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Parker 56
F. Boone 51
C. Bartels 45
K. Osterhage 44
A. Voeller 44
TEAM LEADERS W
B. Trout 14
J. Gonzalez 13
D. Lott 11
R. Birch 10
R. Juarez 10
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Birch 2.24
B. Trout 2.83
R. Juarez 3.05
D. Lott 3.10
R. Goolsby 3.15
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Lott 137
B. Trout 128
R. Juarez 96
J. Gonzalez 93
R. Birch 90
WHO'S HOT?
P Robbie Goolsby 1-0, 0.00 Last 11 games
P Randy Birch 4-1, 1.41 Last 9 games
P Ramon Juarez 2-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Dave Maughan 0-2, 7.16 Last 11 games
SS Tom Guinn .125, 0 HR Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bob Trout 32 32 14 14 0 2.83 1.19 Exhausted
Starter R Randy Birch 39 18 10 6 0 2.24 1.19 Rested
Starter R Dick Lott 31 31 11 14 0 3.10 1.14 Rested
Starter L Jorge Gonzalez 29 29 13 10 0 3.39 1.29 Slightly Tired
Starter R Ramon Juarez 29 29 10 11 0 3.05 1.30 Tired
None specified R Mike Hebert 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Dave Maughan 43 0 2 3 0 3.41 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 7 0 0 1 0 10.80 2.49 Rested
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 41 8 3 4 1 3.15 1.16 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Church 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.86 Rested
Middle Relief L Rick Morton 49 0 5 3 0 3.41 1.17 Rested
Middle Relief R Ramon Sandoval 9 0 0 0 0 2.02 1.20 Rested
Setup R Marty Clark 18 2 2 5 0 4.64 1.42 Rested
Closer L Alex Alonso 50 0 3 3 24 3.03 1.32 Rested
Closer R Bernie Tate 32 0 0 2 18 1.29 1.17 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
55 R Jorge Ruiz C 26 56 14 1 2 6 4 7 .250 .300 .321 0.3
35 R Scott Stevens C 46 141 24 0 9 9 13 25 .170 .239 .191 -0.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
26 R Fernando Martinez 2B 34 63 13 1 9 8 4 6 .206 .246 .317 -0.1
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 145 486 122 3 34 40 35 37 .251 .305 .327 3.6
7 S Bernie Tudor 1B 12 16 6 0 2 0 0 1 .375 .375 .438 0.2
10 L Freddie Boone 1B 135 446 121 8 51 51 61 107 .271 .359 .374 1.3
37 R Adam Voeller 3B 142 507 139 2 44 38 36 29 .274 .322 .337 2.0
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 138 553 143 2 37 69 39 94 .259 .308 .367 4.5
28 R Tom Row SS 88 154 40 4 14 15 14 24 .260 .318 .422 1.6
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 142 539 136 4 56 64 46 61 .252 .311 .341 2.2
46 R Bob Raab LF 111 256 58 10 37 25 20 35 .227 .283 .410 0.9
15 L Kevin Campbell LF 90 247 78 2 32 33 8 22 .316 .344 .441 1.9
11 R Bob Roberts RF 43 81 17 2 6 7 3 9 .210 .238 .346 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 2 6 1 0 1 1 1 1 .167 .286 .167 -0.0
14 L Gerry Burcher RF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 120 432 106 8 44 30 16 42 .245 .273 .352 1.2
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 .259 2 37 0
2 R Adam Voeller 3B .274 2 44 0
3 R Gary Parker RF .252 4 56 1
4 R Bob Raab LF .227 10 37 0
5 L Freddie Boone 1B .271 8 51 0
6 S Ken Osterhage CF .245 8 44 1
7 R Dave Bieler 2B .251 3 34 1
8 R Scott Stevens C .170 0 9 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Tom Guinn SS .259 2 37 0
2 L Kevin Campbell LF .316 2 32 0
3 L Freddie Boone 1B .271 8 51 0
4 R Gary Parker RF .252 4 56 1
5 R Adam Voeller 3B .274 2 44 0
6 S Ken Osterhage CF .245 8 44 1
7 R Dave Bieler 2B .251 3 34 1
8 R Scott Stevens C .170 0 9 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Charlie Bartels strained abdominal muscle one week On IL, eligible for return
2B Dave Bieler sore elbow DtD, unknown Not on IL
CF Ken Osterhage tendinitis (shoulder) DtD, 3 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/13
@ CHI
LHP B. Peters
19-10, 2.86
Tue 9/14
@ CHI
RHP L. Cox
19-12, 3.02
Wed 9/15
@ CHI
RHP J. Mojica
11-11, 2.77
Fri 9/17
@ SDC
RHP R. Schifsky
6-3, 2.83
Sat 9/18
@ SDC
LHP B. Weingartz
13-10, 3.50
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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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 96 54 .640 -
Kansas City Bulls 86 64 .573 10.0
Chicago Traders 82 67 .550 13.5
St. Louis Explorers 73 76 .490 22.5
San Diego Captains 72 77 .483 23.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 66 83 .443 29.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 50 100 .333 46.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 73-76, .490 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 22½ GB
Record at home 39-38, .506 PCT
Record on the road 34-38, .472 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-9, .438 PCT
Record in one-run games 24-19, .558 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-22, .476 PCT
Record versus RHP 53-54, .495 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 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 7-5, .583 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .251 - 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 515 - 13th in NBL
Hits 1270 - 9th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 340 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs 68 - 13th in NBL
Bases On Balls 392 - 12th in NBL
Strikeouts 668 - 7th in NBL
Stolen Bases 23 - 14th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.07 - 4th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.02 - 4th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.19 - 5th in NBL
Runs allowed 541 - 4th in NBL
Hits allowed 1207 - 3rd in NBL
Opponents AVG .241 - 3rd in NBL
BABIP .268 - 5th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 69 - 1st in NBL
Bases On Balls 439 - 8th in NBL
Strikeouts 748 - 2nd in NBL
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