HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 54-35, .607 PCT | M# 70 | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 406 | RA: 328 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
07/12/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .327
L. Ward .296
M. Sisson .292
P. Parkyn .271
J. Frost .264
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 14
M. Lockhart 11
M. Wells 8
L. Ward 7
3 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Lockhart 52
M. Sisson 51
M. Wells 50
L. Ward 47
J. Frost 36
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 12
L. Bilski 10
B. Switzer 8
J. Zaruba 8
A. Colon 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.26
L. Bilski 3.01
A. Colon 3.26
T. McAteer 3.26
J. Zaruba 3.34
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 105
T. McAteer 69
A. Colon 60
B. Switzer 60
J. Zaruba 55
WHO'S HOT?
P Francisco Castro 3-0, 1.33 Last 3 games
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.45 Last 14 games
2B Lou Ward .429, 2 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
SS Al Thompson .080, 0 HR Last 14 games
2B Jerry Duersch .167, 0 HR Last 22 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 18 18 10 2 0 3.01 1.15 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 18 18 8 4 0 3.56 1.45 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 18 18 8 6 0 3.34 1.39 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 17 17 12 2 0 2.26 1.21 Exhausted
Starter R Angel Colon 19 11 5 4 1 3.26 1.41 Rested
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 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 25 0 4 1 4 1.87 1.22 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 46 0 3 9 19 3.26 1.38 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 77 218 60 2 29 30 32 40 .275 .370 .390 2.0
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 80 288 78 2 34 29 21 23 .271 .322 .340 1.0
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 89 321 105 11 52 67 43 49 .327 .404 .558 4.5
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 38 60 12 2 8 9 7 14 .200 .290 .300 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 86 284 84 7 47 37 43 29 .296 .393 .433 2.9
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 66 79 21 4 11 12 4 9 .266 .314 .481 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 85 297 59 4 23 22 20 52 .199 .248 .269 -0.6
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 84 291 85 14 51 52 39 51 .292 .371 .502 3.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 85 337 89 4 36 60 22 20 .264 .311 .407 2.3
2 L Mike Wells LF 83 260 66 8 50 36 51 34 .254 .373 .408 0.3
13 L Dave Elwood LF 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 84 251 52 3 26 28 11 29 .207 .244 .323 0.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .264 4 36 32
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .327 11 52 39
3 L Mike Wells LF .254 8 50 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .292 14 51 26
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .271 2 34 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .275 2 29 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .296 7 47 10
8 R Jim Johnson SS .199 4 23 5
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .264 4 36 32
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .327 11 52 39
3 L Mike Wells LF .254 8 50 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .292 14 51 26
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .271 2 34 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .275 2 29 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .296 7 47 10
8 R Jim Johnson SS .199 4 23 5
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 5-6 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 7/12
@ LAP
RHP D. Wynn
10-4, 2.62
Tue 7/13
@ LAP
LHP P. Lester
5-11, 3.16
Wed 7/14
@ CHH
LHP M. Haskett
8-9, 4.49
Wed 7/14
@ CHH
LHP K. Edwards
6-6, 4.45
Thu 7/15
@ CHH
RHP D. Smilanich
2-7, 5.72
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 54 35 .607 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 49 39 .557 4.5
San Francisco Seagulls 47 42 .528 7.0
Dallas Wranglers 46 43 .517 8.0
Twin Cities Northmen 40 49 .449 14.0
Seattle Emeralds 37 51 .420 16.5
Chicago Hawks 36 52 .409 17.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 54-35, .607 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 32-18, .640 PCT
Record on the road 22-17, .564 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-3, .571 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-11, .560 PCT
Record versus LHP 10-12, .455 PCT
Record versus RHP 44-23, .657 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 5-3, .625 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .393 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .721 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 406 - 1st in ABL
Hits 776 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 237 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 63 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 303 - 6th in ABL
Strikeouts 421 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 144 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.08 - 5th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.09 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.05 - 4th in ABL
Runs allowed 328 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 751 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .251 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 54 - 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 304 - 9th in ABL
Strikeouts 474 - 2nd in ABL
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