HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 75-55, .577 PCT | M# 33 | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 592 | RA: 505 | PAYROLL: $6,458,327
08/23/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .291
L. Ward .280
J. Frost .255
M. Wells .246
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 17
M. Wells 16
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 9
L. Eccles 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 73
L. Ward 70
M. Sisson 65
M. Lockhart 60
2 tied with 50
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 16
L. Bilski 14
B. Switzer 12
J. Zaruba 11
A. Colon 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.64
L. Bilski 2.98
B. Switzer 3.15
J. Zaruba 3.58
T. McAteer 3.96
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 157
A. Colon 92
T. McAteer 89
F. Castro 85
J. Zaruba 85
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.37 Last 17 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tom McAteer 1 SV, 9.37 Last 10 games
2B Lou Ward .080, 0 HR Last 7 games
2B Jerry Duersch .045, 0 HR Last 17 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 27 27 14 6 0 2.98 1.21 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 26 26 12 7 0 3.15 1.32 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 26 26 11 10 0 3.58 1.35 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 27 19 8 7 1 4.51 1.62 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 25 25 16 4 0 2.64 1.23 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 15 1 0 2 2 3.90 1.42 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 12 0 1 0 1 3.38 1.31 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 16 0 1 0 0 2.57 1.24 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 14 0 0 1 1 1.40 1.19 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 17 0 0 1 2 5.34 1.55 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 35 0 6 2 5 1.47 1.16 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 64 0 3 12 21 3.96 1.48 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 113 336 100 6 50 51 52 55 .298 .393 .429 4.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 29 57 11 0 10 2 2 9 .193 .213 .211 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 94 335 99 13 48 47 40 48 .296 .371 .472 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 52 84 16 3 11 11 7 21 .190 .271 .298 -0.2
40 R Lou Ward 2B 125 422 118 9 70 53 63 46 .280 .375 .403 3.0
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 93 117 30 4 17 14 8 18 .256 .312 .444 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 123 428 88 5 34 37 32 71 .206 .259 .283 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 124 437 127 17 65 73 56 79 .291 .368 .467 5.3
11 L Jackie Frost RF 126 502 128 4 50 79 32 33 .255 .302 .376 2.2
13 L Randy Barnes LF 126 468 138 9 56 70 42 33 .295 .356 .447 2.7
2 L Mike Wells LF 122 386 95 16 73 55 72 48 .246 .364 .422 0.6
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 117 349 80 4 39 40 16 42 .229 .265 .347 2.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .255 4 50 46
2 R Mark Sisson CF .291 17 65 42
3 L Randy Barnes LF .257 1 9 6
4 R Lou Ward 2B .280 9 70 13
5 L Lute Eccles C .298 6 50 14
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .243 2 12 3
7 L Mike Wells 1B .246 16 73 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .206 5 34 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .255 4 50 46
2 R Mark Sisson CF .291 17 65 42
3 L Randy Barnes LF .257 1 9 6
4 R Lou Ward 2B .280 9 70 13
5 L Lute Eccles C .298 6 50 14
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .243 2 12 3
7 L Mike Wells 1B .246 16 73 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .206 5 34 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle 2 weeks On IL, eligible for return
C Lute Eccles strained back muscle 2-3 weeks Not on IL
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 4 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/24
@ MON
LHP B. Schar
11-11, 3.29
Wed 8/25
@ MON
LHP L. Connor
10-7, 2.54
Thu 8/26
@ MON
RHP R. Barron
12-7, 3.26
Fri 8/27
vs NYE
RHP A. Humphrey
5-2, 1.16
Sat 8/28
vs NYE
LHP L. Stanford
14-7, 2.74
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 75 55 .577 -
San Francisco Seagulls 73 55 .570 1.0
Dallas Wranglers 71 58 .550 3.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 67 61 .523 7.0
Seattle Emeralds 57 71 .445 17.0
Chicago Hawks 54 76 .415 21.0
Twin Cities Northmen 52 77 .403 22.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 75-55, .577 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 41-22, .651 PCT
Record on the road 34-33, .507 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-5, .583 PCT
Record in one-run games 19-17, .528 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-19, .387 PCT
Record versus RHP 63-36, .636 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 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 10-11, .476 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .328 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .385 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .713 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 592 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1140 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 330 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 90 - tied for 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 451 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 631 - tied for 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 215 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.31 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.30 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.34 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 505 - 10th in ABL
Hits allowed 1117 - 10th in ABL
Opponents AVG .254 - 10th in ABL
BABIP .282 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 91 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 442 - tied for 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 702 - 2nd in ABL
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