HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 80-57, .584 PCT | M# 26 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 621 | RA: 520 | PAYROLL: $6,486,127
09/01/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .292
L. Ward .281
J. Frost .250
M. Wells .243
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 19
M. Wells 17
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 11
L. Eccles 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
L. Ward 76
M. Wells 74
M. Sisson 69
M. Lockhart 60
J. Frost 51
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 16
L. Bilski 16
F. Castro 16
B. Switzer 13
J. Zaruba 12
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.60
L. Bilski 2.83
B. Switzer 3.16
J. Zaruba 3.47
T. McAteer 3.83
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 168
A. Colon 101
T. McAteer 93
B. Switzer 90
F. Castro 88
WHO'S HOT?
P Larry Bilski 2-0, 0.66 Last 2 games
CF Mark Sisson .364, 2 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tom McAteer 2 SV, 9.00 Last 11 games
2B Jerry Duersch .077, 0 HR Last 23 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 29 29 16 6 0 2.83 1.20 Exhausted
Starter L Bill Switzer 28 28 13 8 0 3.16 1.32 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 27 27 12 10 0 3.47 1.34 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 28 20 8 8 1 4.58 1.62 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 26 26 16 4 0 2.60 1.23 Rested
None specified R Larry Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Steve Reed 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Gary Greco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tommy Westfield 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Dean Stone 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Mike Sellers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Angel Leiva 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Terry Holland 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Warner Manning 16 1 0 2 2 3.78 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 13 0 1 0 1 3.18 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 17 0 1 0 0 2.45 1.18 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 15 0 0 1 1 1.33 1.23 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 19 0 1 1 2 4.81 1.46 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 37 0 6 2 5 1.70 1.19 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 67 0 3 12 22 3.83 1.46 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 R Jim Sparks 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
7 R Al Thompson SS 30 57 11 0 10 2 2 9 .193 .213 .211 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 101 356 106 13 49 50 44 51 .298 .375 .466 3.5
27 L Rick Mounts 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 56 88 16 3 11 11 7 22 .182 .260 .284 -0.3
40 R Lou Ward 2B 132 448 126 11 76 58 66 47 .281 .375 .413 3.4
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 99 121 31 4 17 14 9 20 .256 .316 .438 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 130 452 95 5 39 38 35 74 .210 .265 .288 -0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 131 463 135 19 69 77 61 84 .292 .371 .482 6.0
11 L Jackie Frost RF 133 533 133 5 51 81 35 34 .250 .298 .373 2.3
13 L Randy Barnes LF 133 493 142 10 57 75 46 34 .288 .352 .438 2.5
2 L Mike Wells LF 129 411 100 17 74 59 74 51 .243 .360 .423 0.7
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 124 373 88 5 45 43 17 47 .236 .272 .359 2.5
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .250 5 51 47
2 R Mark Sisson CF .292 19 69 45
3 L Randy Barnes LF .232 2 10 7
4 L Mike Wells 1B .243 17 74 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .281 11 76 13
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .264 2 13 4
7 R Mickey Hoffman C .236 5 45 29
8 R Jim Johnson SS .210 5 39 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .250 5 51 47
2 R Mark Sisson CF .292 19 69 45
3 R Lou Ward 2B .281 11 76 13
4 L Randy Barnes LF .232 2 10 7
5 R Mickey Hoffman C .236 5 45 29
6 L Mike Wells 1B .243 17 74 1
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .264 2 13 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .210 5 39 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle 5 days On IL, eligible for return
C Lute Eccles strained back muscle one week 5 day(s) left
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 4 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Wed 9/1
vs BOS
RHP B. Elsner
4-6, 4.45
Thu 9/2
vs BOS
RHP L. Taylor
4-7, 2.72
Fri 9/3
vs MON
LHP B. Schar
13-11, 3.15
Sat 9/4
vs MON
LHP L. Connor
10-9, 2.95
Sun 9/5
vs MON
RHP R. Barron
12-8, 3.43
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
Houston Drillers 80 57 .584 -
San Francisco Seagulls 79 57 .581 .5
Dallas Wranglers 75 61 .551 4.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 70 66 .515 9.5
Seattle Emeralds 64 73 .467 16.0
Twin Cities Northmen 56 81 .409 24.0
Chicago Hawks 55 83 .399 25.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 80-57, .584 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 44-23, .657 PCT
Record on the road 36-34, .514 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-5, .615 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-17, .541 PCT
Record versus LHP 15-20, .429 PCT
Record versus RHP 65-37, .637 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 14-9, .609 PCT
Record in May 21-10, .677 PCT
Record in June 14-13, .519 PCT
Record in July 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in August 15-13, .536 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .328 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .387 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .715 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 621 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1197 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 351 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 98 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 477 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 659 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 225 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.24 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.24 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.23 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 520 - 6th in ABL
Hits allowed 1167 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 95 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 463 - 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 744 - 1st in ABL
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