HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 33-19, .635 PCT | M# 108 | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 251 | RA: 183 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
05/31/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .374
M. Sisson .290
J. Frost .280
M. Wells .271
L. Ward .256
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 9
M. Wells 6
M. Lockhart 5
J. Duersch 3
3 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Lockhart 41
M. Sisson 34
M. Wells 28
L. Ward 24
2 tied with 22
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 7
F. Castro 6
B. Switzer 5
J. Zaruba 4
2 tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
A. Colon 2.04
F. Castro 2.41
D. Knight 2.78
T. McAteer 2.84
L. Bilski 3.25
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 73
T. McAteer 37
B. Switzer 32
J. Zaruba 31
A. Colon 27
WHO'S HOT?
P Francisco Castro 2-0, 0.95 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Angel Colon 12 4 2 1 1 2.04 1.22 Slightly Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 9 9 6 1 0 2.41 1.25 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 11 11 4 5 0 3.61 1.42 Exhausted
Starter L Bill Switzer 10 10 5 1 0 3.39 1.48 Rested
Starter R Larry Bilski 11 11 7 1 0 3.25 1.02 Tired
None specified R Gary Greco 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 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 5 1 0 1 0 2.84 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 3 0 1 0 0 3.38 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 5 0 0 0 0 2.84 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 4 0 0 0 1 2.84 1.42 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 7 0 0 1 1 2.79 1.14 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 16 0 3 0 2 2.45 1.18 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 25 0 2 5 9 2.84 1.47 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 43 112 35 1 22 21 19 19 .312 .415 .446 1.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 13 19 2 0 1 0 0 4 .105 .105 .105 -0.3
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 49 168 42 1 22 16 16 11 .250 .314 .321 0.7
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 52 195 73 5 41 46 21 23 .374 .434 .615 3.3
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 21 30 4 0 2 4 4 7 .133 .257 .133 -0.3
40 R Lou Ward 2B 51 168 43 2 24 21 24 19 .256 .360 .369 1.3
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 33 38 10 3 6 8 3 4 .263 .310 .579 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 49 161 30 2 13 12 17 29 .186 .263 .261 -0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 49 169 49 9 34 28 24 33 .290 .372 .538 2.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 49 189 53 2 19 39 16 9 .280 .337 .392 1.5
2 L Mike Wells LF 49 155 42 6 28 26 30 19 .271 .385 .432 0.6
13 L Dave Elwood LF 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 48 145 34 1 19 15 5 17 .234 .261 .338 1.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .280 2 19 18
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .374 5 41 25
3 L Mike Wells LF .271 6 28 0
4 R Mark Sisson CF .290 9 34 15
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .250 1 22 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .312 1 22 7
7 R Lou Ward 2B .256 2 24 5
8 R Jim Johnson SS .186 2 13 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .280 2 19 18
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .374 5 41 25
3 L Mike Wells LF .271 6 28 0
4 R Mark Sisson CF .290 9 34 15
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .250 1 22 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .312 1 22 7
7 R Lou Ward 2B .256 2 24 5
8 R Jim Johnson SS .186 2 13 3
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 7 months 37 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 5/31
@ LAP
LHP P. Lester
3-6, 2.40
Mon 5/31
@ LAP
RHP R. Beasley
4-3, 4.12
Tue 6/1
@ LAP
RHP J. Arndt
7-1, 1.29
Wed 6/2
@ LAP
RHP D. Turner
4-2, 2.01
Fri 6/4
@ DET
RHP J. Bryant
3-2, 3.93
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 33 19 .635 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 27 22 .551 4.5
San Francisco Seagulls 27 24 .529 5.5
Twin Cities Northmen 25 25 .500 7.0
Dallas Wranglers 25 26 .490 7.5
Chicago Hawks 22 28 .440 10.0
Seattle Emeralds 22 29 .431 10.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 33-19, .635 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 20-10, .667 PCT
Record on the road 13-9, .591 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in one-run games 8-6, .571 PCT
Record versus LHP 8-2, .800 PCT
Record versus RHP 25-17, .595 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 14-9, .609 PCT
Record in May 19-10, .655 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .264 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .337 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .397 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .734 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 251 - 1st in ABL
Hits 456 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 141 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 33 - tied for 3rd in ABL
Bases On Balls 186 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 232 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 86 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 2.98 - 4th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.08 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.69 - 2nd in ABL
Runs allowed 183 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 413 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .241 - 6th in ABL
BABIP .270 - 7th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 31 - tied for 8th in ABL
Bases On Balls 183 - 13th in ABL
Strikeouts 274 - 3rd in ABL
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