HOUSTON DRILLERS
4th place | 72-70, .507 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 643 | RA: 607 | PAYROLL: $7,633,061
09/05/1977
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .292
L. Bickle .288
C. Hall .279
M. Lockhart .276
M. Sisson .257
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 23
M. Lockhart 18
M. Wells 16
J. Frost 15
J. Johnson 13
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Sisson 83
J. Frost 77
L. Bickle 72
J. Johnson 62
M. Lockhart 58
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 13
A. Colon 12
D. Knight 12
J. Zaruba 9
F. Castro 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Knight 2.94
A. Colon 3.35
L. Bilski 3.39
B. Switzer 3.84
F. Castro 4.53
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 201
J. Zaruba 110
A. Colon 109
D. Knight 103
F. Castro 94
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Gary Dale 2 SV, 8.82 Last 12 games
P Angel Colon 1-1, 8.79 Last 3 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 31 31 13 7 0 3.39 1.07 Slightly Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 32 20 12 7 1 3.35 1.59 Exhausted
Starter R Dick Knight 29 29 12 9 0 2.94 1.32 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 29 29 9 13 0 4.59 1.36 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 23 23 6 9 0 4.53 1.44 Tired
None specified R Gary Dale 17 0 0 1 2 6.28 1.99 Tired
None specified L Russ Rich 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.00 Rested
None specified L Troy Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Larry Haddock 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ernie Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Bill Footman 25 0 2 1 2 4.19 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Clarke 29 0 5 2 1 2.83 1.48 Rested
Setup R Ed Myatt 45 0 5 6 2 4.15 1.57 Rested
Stopper L Bill Switzer 77 0 3 12 26 3.84 1.42 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
32 S Al Reilly C 17 23 5 2 3 3 2 6 .217 .280 .478 0.1
27 R Ivey Smith C 63 187 42 3 14 11 14 36 .225 .286 .310 0.2
5 L Lute Eccles C 111 319 81 7 30 49 65 58 .254 .379 .389 2.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Lowell Bickle 2B 134 496 143 8 72 63 31 58 .288 .330 .423 0.8
7 R Al Thompson SS 66 142 35 0 15 12 7 30 .246 .285 .331 -0.3
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 132 430 120 11 46 52 62 56 .279 .370 .428 3.2
20 R Jim Johnson SS 128 445 112 13 62 46 39 65 .252 .308 .387 1.8
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 139 536 148 18 58 97 85 97 .276 .377 .466 4.7
4 L Allen Galyean 3B 43 88 23 1 9 5 4 14 .261 .290 .341 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 131 467 120 23 83 79 54 98 .257 .333 .467 1.7
11 L Jackie Frost RF 132 507 148 15 77 85 39 30 .292 .344 .477 3.4
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 91 233 51 6 30 30 14 42 .219 .276 .365 0.7
13 L Randy Barnes LF 68 241 95 7 48 39 32 21 .394 .464 .618 2.5
2 L Mike Wells LF 114 291 78 16 47 40 42 38 .268 .358 .491 1.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .276 18 58 47
2 L Jackie Frost RF .292 15 77 35
3 R Mark Sisson CF .257 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .394 7 48 13
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .288 8 72 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .254 7 30 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .279 11 46 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .252 13 62 9
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .276 18 58 47
2 L Jackie Frost RF .292 15 77 35
3 R Mark Sisson CF .257 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .394 7 48 13
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .288 8 72 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .254 7 30 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .279 11 46 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .252 13 62 9
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Billy Duprey elbow surgery 10-11 months 54 day(s) left (60-day IL)
P Andy Campbell fractured elbow 7-8 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/5
vs SFS
RHP R. Heath
8-11, 2.73
Mon 9/5
vs SFS
RHP A. Lopez
9-8, 3.12
Tue 9/6
vs SFS
RHP J. Patrick
20-4, 1.65
Wed 9/7
vs SFS
RHP P. Ragsdale
11-7, 2.74
Fri 9/9
vs DAL
LHP C. Sokol
9-12, 3.32
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
San Francisco Seagulls 83 59 .585 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 78 64 .549 5.0
Dallas Wranglers 76 66 .535 7.0
Houston Drillers 72 70 .507 11.0
Twin Cities Northmen 70 74 .486 14.0
Chicago Hawks 61 82 .427 22.5
Seattle Emeralds 58 85 .406 25.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 72-70, .507 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 11 GB
Record at home 41-30, .577 PCT
Record on the road 31-40, .437 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-9, .250 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-29, .431 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-15, .483 PCT
Record versus RHP 58-55, .513 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 11-13, .458 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 8-19, .296 PCT
Record in July 20-9, .690 PCT
Record in August 17-12, .586 PCT
Record in September 2-2, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .265 - 8th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .336 - 6th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .417 - 7th in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .753 - 7th in ABL
Runs Scored 643 - 3rd in ABL
Hits 1271 - 9th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 424 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 131 - 8th in ABL
Bases On Balls 509 - 3rd in ABL
Strikeouts 739 - 6th in ABL
Stolen Bases 174 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.96 - 11th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.82 - 10th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 4.35 - 11th in ABL
Runs allowed 607 - 9th in ABL
Hits allowed 1291 - tied for 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .267 - 10th in ABL
BABIP .291 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 155 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 458 - 6th in ABL
Strikeouts 816 - 2nd in ABL
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