HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 93-60, .608 PCT | M# 6 | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 700 | RA: 577 | PAYROLL: $6,541,727
09/17/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .310
M. Sisson .290
L. Ward .281
M. Wells .255
J. Frost .250
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 24
M. Wells 19
M. Lockhart 16
L. Ward 12
J. Frost 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 85
L. Ward 82
M. Sisson 81
M. Lockhart 64
J. Frost 54
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 18
L. Bilski 18
F. Castro 18
B. Switzer 15
J. Zaruba 15
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.59
L. Bilski 3.07
B. Switzer 3.15
J. Zaruba 3.23
T. McAteer 3.51
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 183
A. Colon 114
J. Zaruba 102
B. Switzer 100
T. McAteer 99
WHO'S HOT?
P Tom McAteer 6 SV, 0.00 Last 7 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 29 29 18 4 0 2.59 1.22 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 31 31 15 11 0 3.23 1.29 Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 31 23 10 9 1 4.47 1.64 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 31 31 15 9 0 3.15 1.34 Rested
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 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 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 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 Rested
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 75 0 3 12 28 3.51 1.39 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 116 347 104 6 53 51 53 55 .300 .394 .429 4.1
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 37 78 16 1 14 6 5 12 .205 .247 .295 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 115 404 118 15 55 55 50 57 .292 .370 .463 3.9
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 147 499 140 12 82 65 74 52 .281 .374 .413 3.6
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 115 144 35 4 18 18 13 28 .243 .317 .410 0.2
20 R Jim Johnson SS 144 505 108 5 44 42 37 84 .214 .266 .283 -0.4
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 116 416 129 16 64 82 60 65 .310 .395 .536 5.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 146 517 150 24 81 88 67 95 .290 .369 .489 6.9
11 L Jackie Frost RF 147 595 149 7 54 90 39 39 .250 .299 .380 2.8
13 L Randy Barnes LF 147 547 165 11 68 86 52 37 .302 .364 .455 3.8
2 L Mike Wells LF 143 455 116 19 85 67 85 56 .255 .373 .442 1.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 136 416 100 6 51 48 18 53 .240 .277 .365 2.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .250 7 54 52
2 R Mark Sisson CF .290 24 81 54
3 L Randy Barnes LF .302 3 21 12
4 R Mike Lockhart 1B .310 16 64 52
5 L Lute Eccles C .300 6 53 14
6 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 82 13
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .259 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .214 5 44 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mark Sisson CF .290 24 81 54
2 L Jackie Frost RF .250 7 54 52
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .310 16 64 52
4 L Randy Barnes LF .302 3 21 12
5 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 82 13
6 L Lute Eccles C .300 6 53 14
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .259 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .214 5 44 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Tom McAteer flu-like symptoms DtD, 2 days Not on IL
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 3 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
LF Randy Barnes strained rib cage muscles 5 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 9/17
vs SFS
RHP J. Patrick
17-6, 2.24
Sat 9/18
vs SFS
RHP A. Lopez
9-10, 2.91
Sun 9/19
vs SFS
RHP P. Ragsdale
14-5, 2.27
Tue 9/21
vs DAL
LHP C. Sokol
14-10, 3.45
Wed 9/22
vs DAL
RHP B. Gilmore
9-12, 2.82
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 93 60 .608 -
San Francisco Seagulls 88 64 .579 4.5
Dallas Wranglers 80 72 .526 12.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 77 75 .507 15.5
Seattle Emeralds 69 83 .454 23.5
Twin Cities Northmen 67 86 .438 26.0
Chicago Hawks 57 96 .373 36.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 93-60, .608 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 50-25, .667 PCT
Record on the road 43-35, .551 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 24-17, .585 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-21, .488 PCT
Record versus RHP 73-39, .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 13-3, .813 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .330 - 4th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .393 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .724 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 700 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1347 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 398 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 117 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 532 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 731 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 250 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.21 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.24 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.11 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 577 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1298 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 103 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 528 - 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 827 - 1st in ABL
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