HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 51-34, .600 PCT | M# 75 | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 385 | RA: 317 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
07/05/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .329
M. Sisson .295
L. Ward .293
J. Frost .265
P. Parkyn .265
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 14
M. Lockhart 11
M. Wells 8
L. Ward 6
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 50
M. Lockhart 50
M. Sisson 50
M. Wells 46
L. Ward 41
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 11
L. Bilski 10
B. Switzer 7
J. Zaruba 7
A. Colon 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.41
L. Bilski 3.04
B. Switzer 3.22
A. Colon 3.26
T. McAteer 3.39
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 100
T. McAteer 64
A. Colon 60
B. Switzer 58
J. Zaruba 51
WHO'S HOT?
P Larry Bilski 1-1, 0.50 Last 2 games
P Bill Switzer 1-1, 1.42 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
SS Al Thompson .080, 0 HR Last 14 games
SS Jim Johnson .079, 0 HR Last 11 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 17 17 10 2 0 3.04 1.16 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 17 17 7 4 0 3.22 1.41 Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 17 17 7 6 0 3.50 1.43 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 16 16 11 2 0 2.41 1.21 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 19 11 5 4 1 3.26 1.41 Exhausted
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 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 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 8 1 0 2 0 3.32 1.32 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 7 0 1 0 1 5.40 1.80 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 10 0 0 0 0 1.93 1.07 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 8 0 0 1 1 2.61 1.55 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 12 0 0 1 1 4.15 1.43 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 24 0 4 1 3 1.93 1.22 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 43 0 3 8 17 3.39 1.41 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 73 206 58 2 29 29 31 36 .282 .378 .398 2.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 19 29 4 0 4 0 2 4 .138 .182 .138 -0.4
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 76 272 72 2 32 26 20 22 .265 .316 .335 0.7
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 85 310 102 11 50 64 38 45 .329 .401 .561 4.2
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 37 59 12 2 8 9 7 14 .203 .294 .305 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 82 270 79 6 41 34 41 27 .293 .392 .426 2.6
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 62 77 21 4 11 12 4 8 .273 .321 .494 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 81 280 55 4 22 21 20 49 .196 .249 .271 -0.6
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 80 278 82 14 50 50 35 47 .295 .369 .514 3.6
11 L Jackie Frost RF 81 324 86 3 34 57 19 18 .265 .308 .401 2.0
2 L Mike Wells LF 79 249 61 8 46 34 48 33 .245 .368 .398 0.2
13 L Dave Elwood LF 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 80 242 50 3 25 26 10 28 .207 .242 .318 0.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .265 3 34 30
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .329 11 50 37
3 L Mike Wells LF .245 8 46 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .295 14 50 24
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .265 2 32 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .282 2 29 12
7 R Lou Ward 2B .293 6 41 8
8 R Jim Johnson SS .196 4 22 5
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .265 3 34 30
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .329 11 50 37
3 L Mike Wells LF .245 8 46 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .295 14 50 24
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .265 2 32 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .282 2 29 12
7 R Lou Ward 2B .293 6 41 8
8 R Jim Johnson SS .196 4 22 5
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 5-6 months 2 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 7/8
vs SEA
RHP M. Harris
3-8, 2.72
Fri 7/9
vs SEA
RHP T. Stallings
0-3, 7.23
Sat 7/10
vs SEA
RHP P. Geary
6-6, 4.50
Sun 7/11
@ LAP
RHP D. Turner
8-5, 2.32
Mon 7/12
@ LAP
RHP D. Wynn
9-4, 2.73
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 51 34 .600 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 46 37 .554 4.0
San Francisco Seagulls 44 41 .518 7.0
Dallas Wranglers 43 42 .506 8.0
Twin Cities Northmen 39 46 .459 12.0
Chicago Hawks 35 48 .422 15.0
Seattle Emeralds 35 49 .417 15.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 51-34, .600 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 30-17, .638 PCT
Record on the road 21-17, .553 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-3, .571 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-10, .583 PCT
Record versus LHP 10-12, .455 PCT
Record versus RHP 41-22, .651 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 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 2-2, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .259 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .327 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .392 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .720 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 385 - 1st in ABL
Hits 740 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 227 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 61 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 283 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 394 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 134 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.10 - 4th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.09 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.12 - 4th in ABL
Runs allowed 317 - 8th in ABL
Hits allowed 717 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .251 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 53 - 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 294 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 455 - 2nd in ABL
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