ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
4th place | 63-66, .488 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 425 | RA: 464 | PAYROLL: $6,274,185
08/23/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
A. Voeller .273
T. Guinn .262
F. Boone .260
G. Parker .242
D. Bieler .240
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Bartels 11
B. Raab 8
K. Osterhage 7
F. Boone 5
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Parker 46
C. Bartels 45
A. Voeller 39
F. Boone 38
K. Osterhage 38
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 12
J. Gonzalez 12
B. Trout 12
D. Lott 10
R. Birch 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Birch 2.28
B. Trout 2.80
D. Lott 2.81
J. Gonzalez 3.16
R. Goolsby 3.36
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Lott 123
B. Trout 104
R. Juarez 82
J. Gonzalez 79
R. Birch 72
WHO'S HOT?
P Bob Trout 2-0, 0.56 Last 2 games
P Randy Birch 1-0, 0.56 Last 2 games
C Charlie Bartels .409, 2 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bob Trout 27 27 12 12 0 2.80 1.23 Rested
Starter R Dick Lott 27 27 10 12 0 2.81 1.09 Rested
Starter R Randy Birch 35 14 8 5 0 2.28 1.14 Slightly Tired
Starter L Jorge Gonzalez 25 25 12 8 0 3.16 1.23 Tired
Starter R Ramon Juarez 26 26 7 11 0 3.43 1.37 Exhausted
None specified R Harlan Estes 5 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.88 Rested
None specified R Marty Clark 12 2 1 3 0 3.65 1.34 Rested
None specified R Dave Church 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tommie Jones 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
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 36 8 3 4 1 3.36 1.21 Rested
Middle Relief R Ramon Sandoval 4 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.67 Rested
Middle Relief R Dave Maughan 39 0 2 3 0 2.83 1.04 Rested
Setup L Rick Morton 45 0 5 3 0 3.55 1.18 Rested
Closer L Alex Alonso 44 0 3 3 21 3.36 1.30 Slightly Tired
Closer R Bernie Tate 27 0 0 2 15 1.50 1.23 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
45 L Charlie Bartels C 103 342 80 11 45 42 39 67 .234 .316 .360 2.7
55 R Jorge Ruiz C 15 30 6 0 0 1 2 3 .200 .250 .200 -0.0
35 R Scott Stevens C 31 97 17 0 2 5 7 17 .175 .236 .196 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
26 R Fernando Martinez 2B 31 58 13 1 8 8 3 5 .224 .258 .345 0.1
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 126 416 100 3 29 36 30 30 .240 .296 .308 2.8
10 L Freddie Boone 1B 115 377 98 5 38 39 53 95 .260 .352 .347 0.9
37 R Adam Voeller 3B 122 436 119 2 39 30 28 24 .273 .316 .335 1.8
40 R Tom Guinn SS 120 477 125 2 33 54 32 85 .262 .309 .361 4.1
28 R Tom Row SS 74 126 31 4 12 14 10 20 .246 .297 .437 1.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Gary Parker RF 123 472 114 4 46 50 31 55 .242 .288 .333 1.4
46 R Bob Raab LF 94 196 44 8 24 18 15 26 .224 .282 .403 0.5
15 L Kevin Campbell LF 75 200 64 0 24 24 7 16 .320 .351 .430 1.5
11 R Bob Roberts RF 36 67 16 2 6 7 3 7 .239 .271 .403 0.3
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 105 380 90 7 38 24 13 38 .237 .263 .337 0.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Tom Guinn SS .262 2 33 0
2 R Adam Voeller 3B .273 2 39 0
3 R Gary Parker RF .242 4 46 1
4 L Charlie Bartels C .234 11 45 0
5 R Bob Raab LF .224 8 24 0
6 L Freddie Boone 1B .260 5 38 0
7 S Ken Osterhage CF .237 7 38 0
8 R Dave Bieler 2B .240 3 29 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Tom Guinn SS .262 2 33 0
2 R Gary Parker RF .242 4 46 1
3 L Freddie Boone 1B .260 5 38 0
4 R Bob Raab LF .224 8 24 0
5 L Charlie Bartels C .234 11 45 0
6 R Adam Voeller 3B .273 2 39 0
7 S Ken Osterhage CF .237 7 38 0
8 R Dave Bieler 2B .240 3 29 1
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Charlie Bartels strained abdominal muscle 4 weeks Not on IL
2B Dave Bieler sore elbow DtD, unknown Not on IL
CF Ken Osterhage back tightness DtD, unknown Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/24
vs PHI
RHP G. Kittle
5-8, 3.31
Wed 8/25
vs PHI
LHP J. Jordan
9-8, 3.52
Thu 8/26
vs PHI
LHP D. Terry
4-12, 4.28
Fri 8/27
@ BRO
RHP F. D'Amico
1-4, 2.67
Sat 8/28
@ BRO
RHP J. Sandoval
12-9, 3.02
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 84 46 .646 -
Kansas City Bulls 73 57 .562 11.0
Chicago Traders 68 62 .523 16.0
St. Louis Explorers 63 66 .488 20.5
San Diego Captains 62 68 .477 22.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 58 71 .450 25.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 45 85 .346 39.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 63-66, .488 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 20½ GB
Record at home 32-34, .485 PCT
Record on the road 31-32, .492 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-8, .467 PCT
Record in one-run games 21-17, .553 PCT
Record versus LHP 19-18, .514 PCT
Record versus RHP 44-48, .478 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 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 9-12, .429 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .247 - 11th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .300 - 13th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .347 - 13th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .648 - 13th in NBL
Runs Scored 425 - 14th in NBL
Hits 1082 - 11th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 287 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs 59 - tied for 13th in NBL
Bases On Balls 320 - 13th in NBL
Strikeouts 583 - 6th in NBL
Stolen Bases 21 - 14th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.08 - 4th in NBL
Starters' ERA 3.01 - 4th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.26 - 3rd in NBL
Runs allowed 464 - 4th in NBL
Hits allowed 1049 - 3rd in NBL
Opponents AVG .242 - 4th in NBL
BABIP .268 - 4th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 62 - 2nd in NBL
Bases On Balls 371 - 6th in NBL
Strikeouts 633 - tied for 3rd in NBL
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