HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 95-61, .609 PCT | M# 2 | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 709 | RA: 588 | PAYROLL: $6,541,727
09/20/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .309
M. Sisson .286
L. Ward .282
M. Wells .257
J. Frost .251
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 24
M. Wells 20
M. Lockhart 16
L. Ward 13
2 tied with 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 87
L. Ward 84
M. Sisson 81
M. Lockhart 65
L. Eccles 57
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 18
L. Bilski 18
F. Castro 18
B. Switzer 15
J. Zaruba 15
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.70
L. Bilski 3.07
B. Switzer 3.19
J. Zaruba 3.23
T. McAteer 3.40
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 183
A. Colon 117
T. McAteer 102
B. Switzer 102
J. Zaruba 102
WHO'S HOT?
P Tom McAteer 7 SV, 0.00 Last 9 games
P Gary Dale 1-0, 0.00 Last 11 games
LF Randy Barnes .452, 1 HR Last 8 games
P Jerry Zaruba 2-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Francisco Castro 30 30 18 4 0 2.70 1.23 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 31 31 15 11 0 3.23 1.29 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 32 24 11 9 1 4.30 1.60 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 32 32 15 9 0 3.19 1.36 Tired
Starter R Larry Bilski 32 32 18 6 0 3.07 1.25 Rested
None specified R Larry Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tommy Westfield 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 Rested
None specified R Gary Greco 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 Steve Reed 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 17 1 0 2 2 3.82 1.44 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 16 0 2 0 1 3.63 1.25 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 19 0 1 0 1 2.16 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 18 0 1 1 1 1.09 1.22 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 20 0 1 1 2 4.54 1.43 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 41 0 7 2 6 1.97 1.16 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 77 0 3 13 29 3.40 1.40 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 119 358 108 7 57 52 53 55 .302 .393 .436 4.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 R Jim Sparks 3B 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
7 R Al Thompson SS 38 78 16 1 14 6 5 12 .205 .247 .295 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 118 414 118 15 55 55 50 63 .285 .362 .452 3.7
27 L Rick Mounts 1B 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 0.1
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 67 113 23 5 13 17 7 25 .204 .270 .345 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 150 510 144 13 84 66 74 52 .282 .374 .418 3.9
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 118 147 37 4 18 18 13 28 .252 .323 .415 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 147 514 109 5 44 42 38 85 .212 .265 .280 -0.3
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 119 427 132 16 65 84 60 66 .309 .392 .529 5.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 149 528 151 24 81 89 68 96 .286 .365 .481 6.9
11 L Jackie Frost RF 150 606 152 7 54 92 40 41 .251 .300 .378 2.9
13 L Randy Barnes LF 147 547 165 11 68 86 52 37 .302 .364 .455 3.9
2 L Mike Wells LF 146 463 119 20 87 69 87 57 .257 .375 .447 1.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 139 418 100 6 51 48 18 53 .239 .276 .364 2.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .251 7 54 53
2 R Mark Sisson CF .286 24 81 56
3 L Mike Wells LF .257 20 87 1
4 R Mike Lockhart 1B .309 16 65 54
5 L Lute Eccles C .302 7 57 15
6 R Lou Ward 2B .282 13 84 14
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .242 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .212 5 44 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mark Sisson CF .286 24 81 56
2 L Jackie Frost RF .251 7 54 53
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .309 16 65 54
4 L Mike Wells LF .257 20 87 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .282 13 84 14
6 L Lute Eccles C .302 7 57 15
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .242 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .212 5 44 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 3 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
LF Randy Barnes strained rib cage muscles 2 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/21
vs DAL
LHP C. Sokol
14-10, 3.45
Wed 9/22
vs DAL
RHP B. Gilmore
9-13, 2.89
Thu 9/23
vs DAL
RHP A. Stager
9-8, 3.80
Fri 9/24
@ CHH
RHP K. Eldridge
6-19, 5.16
Sat 9/25
@ CHH
RHP D. Smilanich
3-11, 4.96
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 95 61 .609 -
San Francisco Seagulls 89 66 .574 5.5
Dallas Wranglers 81 74 .523 13.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 79 76 .510 15.5
Seattle Emeralds 70 85 .452 24.5
Twin Cities Northmen 69 87 .442 26.0
Chicago Hawks 58 98 .372 37.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 95-61, .609 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 52-26, .667 PCT
Record on the road 43-35, .551 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 26-17, .605 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-21, .488 PCT
Record versus RHP 75-40, .652 PCT
Record last 10 games 9-1, .900 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
Record in September 15-4, .789 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 4th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .392 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .722 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 709 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1369 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 401 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 120 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 537 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 744 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 257 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.19 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.25 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.04 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 588 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1314 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .250 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .278 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 103 - 12th in ABL
Bases On Balls 543 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 843 - 1st in ABL
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