HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 90-60, .600 PCT | M# 9 | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 686 | RA: 567 | PAYROLL: $6,541,727
09/13/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .290
L. Ward .281
M. Wells .257
J. Frost .252
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 24
M. Wells 19
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 12
J. Frost 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 85
L. Ward 82
M. Sisson 80
M. Lockhart 60
J. Frost 54
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 17
L. Bilski 17
F. Castro 17
B. Switzer 15
J. Zaruba 14
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.56
L. Bilski 2.96
B. Switzer 3.15
J. Zaruba 3.37
T. McAteer 3.61
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 179
A. Colon 114
B. Switzer 100
T. McAteer 99
2 tied with 95
WHO'S HOT?
LF Mike Wells .412, 2 HR Last 10 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 31 31 17 6 0 2.96 1.22 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 31 31 15 9 0 3.15 1.34 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 30 30 14 11 0 3.37 1.32 Slightly Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 31 23 10 9 1 4.47 1.64 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 28 28 17 4 0 2.56 1.22 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 Dean Stone 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 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 15 0 1 0 1 3.98 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 19 0 1 0 1 2.16 1.12 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 17 0 1 1 1 1.16 1.24 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 20 0 1 1 2 4.54 1.43 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 40 0 7 2 6 2.01 1.18 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 73 0 3 12 26 3.61 1.42 Slightly Tired
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 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
7 R Al Thompson SS 36 74 15 1 14 6 5 12 .203 .247 .297 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 112 394 115 15 53 53 49 56 .292 .371 .462 3.8
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 144 491 138 12 82 62 71 51 .281 .373 .413 3.6
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 112 144 35 4 18 18 13 28 .243 .317 .410 0.2
20 R Jim Johnson SS 142 498 107 5 44 41 37 84 .215 .268 .285 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 143 510 148 24 80 88 65 93 .290 .368 .492 6.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 145 587 148 7 54 89 38 39 .252 .300 .382 2.8
13 L Randy Barnes LF 145 540 161 11 67 84 52 36 .298 .362 .450 3.6
2 L Mike Wells LF 141 452 116 19 85 67 83 56 .257 .373 .445 1.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 134 409 99 5 50 46 18 52 .242 .276 .362 2.7
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .252 7 54 52
2 R Mark Sisson CF .290 24 80 52
3 L Randy Barnes LF .289 3 20 11
4 L Mike Wells 1B .257 19 85 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 82 13
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .256 4 17 4
7 R Mickey Hoffman C .242 5 50 34
8 R Jim Johnson SS .215 5 44 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .252 7 54 52
2 R Mark Sisson CF .290 24 80 52
3 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 82 13
4 L Randy Barnes LF .289 3 20 11
5 R Mickey Hoffman C .242 5 50 34
6 L Mike Wells 1B .257 19 85 1
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .256 4 17 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .215 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)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/13
vs CHH
LHP M. Haskett
11-16, 4.23
Tue 9/14
vs CHH
RHP D. Smilanich
3-9, 5.18
Wed 9/15
vs CHH
RHP M. Evert
4-10, 4.24
Fri 9/17
vs SFS
RHP R. Heath
8-7, 2.23
Sat 9/18
vs SFS
RHP J. Patrick
17-6, 2.24
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 90 60 .600 -
San Francisco Seagulls 85 64 .570 4.5
Dallas Wranglers 78 71 .523 11.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 77 72 .517 12.5
Seattle Emeralds 68 81 .456 21.5
Twin Cities Northmen 66 84 .440 24.0
Chicago Hawks 57 93 .380 33.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 90-60, .600 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 47-25, .653 PCT
Record on the road 43-35, .551 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-17, .564 PCT
Record versus LHP 19-21, .475 PCT
Record versus RHP 71-39, .645 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 10-3, .769 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .330 - 4th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .392 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .722 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 686 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1323 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 389 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 114 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 520 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 724 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 247 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.22 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.24 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.15 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 567 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1272 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 101 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 522 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 813 - 1st in ABL
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