HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 67-49, .578 PCT | M# 45 | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 528 | RA: 441 | PAYROLL: $6,430,527
08/09/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .297
L. Ward .284
J. Frost .264
M. Wells .252
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 16
M. Lockhart 14
M. Wells 12
L. Ward 8
L. Eccles 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 64
L. Ward 63
M. Lockhart 60
M. Sisson 60
L. Eccles 45
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 15
L. Bilski 13
B. Switzer 11
J. Zaruba 9
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.45
L. Bilski 3.03
B. Switzer 3.16
J. Zaruba 3.32
T. McAteer 3.65
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 142
T. McAteer 83
F. Castro 76
B. Switzer 76
A. Colon 75
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.47 Last 13 games
C Lute Eccles .421, 4 HR Last 23 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tom McAteer 0-3, 7.47 Last 9 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 24 24 13 4 0 3.03 1.24 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 24 24 11 6 0 3.16 1.34 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 23 23 9 9 0 3.32 1.35 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 24 16 6 6 1 4.39 1.57 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 22 22 15 3 0 2.45 1.21 Tired
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 13 1 0 2 1 3.86 1.42 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 10 0 1 0 1 4.15 1.54 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 14 0 0 0 0 2.45 1.25 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 12 0 0 1 1 1.65 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 15 0 0 1 2 3.70 1.36 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 31 0 6 2 5 1.65 1.19 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 59 0 3 12 20 3.65 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 101 298 92 6 45 47 44 51 .309 .399 .450 4.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 23 39 6 0 6 0 2 4 .154 .186 .154 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 80 288 88 12 39 36 34 43 .306 .377 .483 3.0
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 113 406 127 14 60 79 59 65 .313 .398 .530 5.6
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 48 78 16 3 11 10 7 18 .205 .281 .321 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 112 373 106 8 63 48 55 39 .284 .380 .410 3.0
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 87 112 30 4 17 14 8 17 .268 .325 .464 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 110 390 75 5 30 31 27 67 .192 .243 .267 -0.6
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 110 384 114 16 60 65 48 70 .297 .372 .479 4.9
11 L Jackie Frost RF 112 444 117 4 44 74 28 28 .264 .309 .390 2.3
13 L Randy Barnes LF 112 423 128 9 50 64 36 25 .303 .361 .466 2.8
2 L Mike Wells LF 108 337 85 12 64 48 65 41 .252 .369 .418 0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 106 318 68 4 35 35 13 40 .214 .248 .330 1.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .264 4 44 41
2 R Mark Sisson CF .297 16 60 38
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .313 14 60 52
4 L Randy Barnes LF .320 1 3 4
5 R Charlie Hall 3B .261 1 3 1
6 L Lute Eccles C .309 6 45 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .284 8 63 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .192 5 30 8
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .264 4 44 41
2 R Mark Sisson CF .297 16 60 38
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .313 14 60 52
4 L Randy Barnes LF .320 1 3 4
5 R Charlie Hall 3B .261 1 3 1
6 L Lute Eccles C .309 6 45 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .284 8 63 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .192 5 30 8
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle 4 weeks Not on IL
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 4-5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 8/9
@ SEA
RHP P. Burkholder
7-7, 3.23
Tue 8/10
vs LAP
RHP R. Beasley
7-8, 3.67
Wed 8/11
vs LAP
RHP J. Arndt
12-4, 1.62
Thu 8/12
vs LAP
RHP D. Turner
9-8, 2.78
Fri 8/13
vs TCN
RHP E. Trask
5-11, 3.94
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 67 49 .578 -
Dallas Wranglers 65 51 .560 2.0
San Francisco Seagulls 64 52 .552 3.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 61 53 .535 5.0
Seattle Emeralds 50 64 .439 16.0
Chicago Hawks 49 67 .422 18.0
Twin Cities Northmen 49 67 .422 18.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 67-49, .578 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 36-20, .643 PCT
Record on the road 31-29, .517 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-5, .545 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-16, .515 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-17, .393 PCT
Record versus RHP 56-32, .636 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 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 2-5, .286 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .328 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .388 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .717 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 528 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1024 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 300 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 83 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 395 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 565 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 193 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.18 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.20 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.12 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 441 - tied for 8th in ABL
Hits allowed 983 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 79 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 398 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 621 - tied for 2nd in ABL
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