HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 61-42, .592 PCT | M# 56 | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 471 | RA: 391 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
07/26/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .320
M. Sisson .293
L. Ward .289
P. Parkyn .278
J. Frost .272
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 15
M. Lockhart 12
M. Wells 11
L. Ward 7
5 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 60
M. Sisson 56
M. Lockhart 55
L. Ward 53
J. Frost 42
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 13
L. Bilski 11
B. Switzer 10
J. Zaruba 9
A. Colon 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.31
L. Bilski 3.16
T. McAteer 3.19
J. Zaruba 3.27
B. Switzer 3.34
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 120
T. McAteer 77
A. Colon 68
B. Switzer 68
J. Zaruba 67
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 4 SV, 0.35 Last 17 games
C Lute Eccles .545, 2 HR Last 8 games
WHO'S NOT?
SS Al Thompson .129, 0 HR Last 16 games
P Angel Colon 1-1, 9.28 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 21 21 11 4 0 3.16 1.23 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 21 21 10 5 0 3.34 1.42 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 21 21 9 8 0 3.27 1.37 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 19 19 13 2 0 2.31 1.22 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 22 14 6 6 1 4.28 1.60 Exhausted
None specified R Tommy Westfield 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 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 12 1 0 2 1 3.71 1.31 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 9 0 1 0 1 4.26 1.58 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 12 0 0 0 0 2.81 1.31 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 10 0 0 1 1 2.02 1.35 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 14 0 0 1 1 3.86 1.37 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 28 0 5 1 5 1.60 1.17 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 53 0 3 9 20 3.19 1.35 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 90 258 78 4 36 39 40 45 .302 .397 .430 3.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 21 35 6 0 5 0 2 4 .171 .205 .171 -0.4
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 92 338 94 2 39 37 24 28 .278 .329 .340 1.4
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 102 372 119 12 55 75 53 59 .320 .403 .535 5.3
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 43 68 14 3 11 10 7 16 .206 .291 .338 -0.0
40 R Lou Ward 2B 99 332 96 7 53 43 50 32 .289 .387 .413 2.8
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 78 97 29 4 16 13 5 12 .299 .343 .526 0.6
20 R Jim Johnson SS 98 348 67 4 27 25 22 60 .193 .239 .256 -0.8
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 97 341 100 15 56 60 45 61 .293 .372 .484 4.2
11 L Jackie Frost RF 99 397 108 4 42 68 23 24 .272 .315 .408 2.4
2 L Mike Wells LF 96 311 81 11 60 44 57 39 .260 .372 .428 0.3
13 L Dave Elwood LF 8 10 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000 .167 .000 -0.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 94 285 59 4 30 32 12 37 .207 .243 .330 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .272 4 42 38
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .320 12 55 48
3 L Mike Wells LF .260 11 60 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .293 15 56 30
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .278 2 39 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .302 4 36 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .289 7 53 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .193 4 27 5
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .272 4 42 38
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .320 12 55 48
3 L Mike Wells LF .260 11 60 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .293 15 56 30
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .278 2 39 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .302 4 36 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .289 7 53 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .193 4 27 5
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 7/26
vs ATL
RHP B. Davis
9-4, 1.92
Tue 7/27
vs SEA
RHP D. Goldberg
8-9, 3.34
Wed 7/28
vs SEA
RHP M. Harris
6-8, 2.64
Thu 7/29
vs SEA
RHP B. Fluckey
0-1, 2.61
Fri 7/30
@ LAP
RHP R. Beasley
7-7, 3.77
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 61 42 .592 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 55 46 .545 5.0
San Francisco Seagulls 54 48 .529 6.5
Dallas Wranglers 54 48 .529 6.5
Seattle Emeralds 46 55 .455 14.0
Twin Cities Northmen 43 59 .422 17.5
Chicago Hawks 41 61 .402 19.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 61-42, .592 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 32-20, .615 PCT
Record on the road 29-22, .569 PCT
Record in X-inning games 5-3, .625 PCT
Record in one-run games 15-12, .556 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-16, .407 PCT
Record versus RHP 50-26, .658 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 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 12-10, .545 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .263 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .331 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .392 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .723 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 471 - 1st in ABL
Hits 920 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 271 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 72 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 350 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 496 - tied for 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 166 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.15 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.22 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.97 - 4th in ABL
Runs allowed 391 - 9th in ABL
Hits allowed 872 - 11th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .281 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 64 - tied for 10th in ABL
Bases On Balls 365 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 545 - tied for 3rd in ABL
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