HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 97-62, .610 PCT | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 8-2
R: 722 | RA: 600 | PAYROLL: $6,541,727
09/24/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .314
M. Sisson .285
L. Ward .280
M. Wells .254
J. Frost .252
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 24
M. Wells 20
M. Lockhart 17
L. Ward 13
J. Frost 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 87
L. Ward 85
M. Sisson 83
M. Lockhart 68
L. Eccles 58
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 18
L. Bilski 18
F. Castro 18
B. Switzer 16
J. Zaruba 15
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.70
L. Bilski 3.07
B. Switzer 3.08
T. McAteer 3.38
J. Zaruba 3.43
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 183
A. Colon 124
B. Switzer 111
T. McAteer 107
J. Zaruba 103
WHO'S HOT?
P Tom McAteer 8 SV, 0.38 Last 11 games
P Gary Dale 1-0, 0.00 Last 11 games
WHO'S NOT?
3B Charlie Hall .042, 0 HR Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Francisco Castro 30 30 18 4 0 2.70 1.23 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 32 32 15 12 0 3.43 1.32 Slightly Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 33 25 12 9 1 4.20 1.57 Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 33 33 16 9 0 3.08 1.35 Exhausted
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 Tommy Westfield 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.71 Slightly Tired
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 18 1 0 2 2 3.72 1.46 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 16 0 2 0 1 3.63 1.25 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 19 0 1 0 1 2.16 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 18 0 1 1 1 1.09 1.22 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 20 0 1 1 2 4.54 1.43 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 42 0 7 2 7 1.94 1.16 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 79 0 3 13 30 3.38 1.40 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 122 367 111 7 58 53 55 58 .302 .394 .433 4.4
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 38 78 16 1 14 6 5 12 .205 .247 .295 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 121 425 119 15 55 55 50 64 .280 .356 .442 3.4
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 153 518 145 13 85 67 76 56 .280 .374 .413 3.9
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 121 150 39 6 22 20 13 28 .260 .329 .460 0.5
20 R Jim Johnson SS 150 524 111 5 45 44 39 87 .212 .265 .279 -0.3
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 122 437 137 17 68 86 60 68 .314 .393 .538 5.7
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 152 534 152 24 83 89 70 97 .285 .364 .479 6.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 153 618 156 8 55 95 40 41 .252 .301 .383 3.1
13 L Randy Barnes LF 149 551 165 11 68 87 52 37 .299 .362 .452 3.8
2 L Mike Wells LF 148 468 119 20 87 69 90 60 .254 .375 .442 1.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 142 424 101 6 51 49 18 55 .238 .274 .363 2.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .252 8 55 56
2 R Mark Sisson CF .285 24 83 56
3 L Mike Wells LF .254 20 87 1
4 R Mike Lockhart 1B .314 17 68 56
5 L Lute Eccles C .302 7 58 15
6 R Lou Ward 2B .280 13 85 14
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .231 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .212 5 45 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mark Sisson CF .285 24 83 56
2 L Jackie Frost RF .252 8 55 56
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .314 17 68 56
4 L Mike Wells LF .254 20 87 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .280 13 85 14
6 L Lute Eccles C .302 7 58 15
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .231 4 19 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .212 5 45 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)
P Tommy Westfield viral infection DtD, 2 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 9/24
@ CHH
RHP D. Smilanich
3-11, 4.96
Sat 9/25
@ CHH
RHP A. Villatoro
13-6, 3.95
Sun 9/26
@ CHH
RHP M. Evert
4-12, 4.37
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 97 62 .610 -
San Francisco Seagulls 91 68 .572 6.0
Dallas Wranglers 82 77 .516 15.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 81 78 .509 16.0
Seattle Emeralds 72 87 .453 25.0
Twin Cities Northmen 71 88 .447 26.0
Chicago Hawks 59 100 .371 38.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 97-62, .610 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 54-27, .667 PCT
Record on the road 43-35, .551 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 27-17, .614 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-22, .476 PCT
Record versus RHP 77-40, .658 PCT
Record last 10 games 8-2, .800 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 17-5, .773 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .259 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .393 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .722 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 722 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1389 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 409 - tied for 1st in ABL
Home Runs 124 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 547 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 764 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 263 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.20 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.26 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.04 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 600 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1336 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .249 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .278 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 104 - 12th in ABL
Bases On Balls 559 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 867 - 1st in ABL
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