HOUSTON DRILLERS
4th place | 70-68, .507 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 1-9
R: 614 | RA: 579 | PAYROLL: $7,605,261
09/01/1977
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .296
L. Bickle .283
C. Hall .283
M. Lockhart .277
M. Sisson .259
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 23
M. Lockhart 16
M. Wells 16
J. Frost 14
2 tied with 11
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Sisson 83
J. Frost 76
L. Bickle 68
J. Johnson 59
M. Lockhart 54
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 12
L. Bilski 12
D. Knight 12
A. Colon 11
J. Zaruba 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Knight 2.94
A. Colon 3.16
L. Bilski 3.47
B. Switzer 3.95
J. Zaruba 4.36
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 193
J. Zaruba 108
A. Colon 105
D. Knight 103
F. Castro 91
WHO'S HOT?
C Lute Eccles .419, 2 HR Last 12 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Billy Duprey 2 SV, 7.63 Last 7 games
P Angel Colon 0-1, 10.12 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 30 30 12 7 0 3.47 1.08 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 31 19 11 7 1 3.16 1.57 Tired
Starter R Dick Knight 29 29 12 9 0 2.94 1.32 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 28 28 9 12 0 4.36 1.33 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 22 22 6 9 0 4.50 1.44 Rested
None specified L Billy Duprey 18 1 2 0 2 7.54 1.81 Rested
None specified R Gary Dale 16 0 0 1 2 5.54 1.77 Rested
None specified L Russ Rich 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Troy Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Larry Haddock 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ernie Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Bill Footman 24 0 2 1 2 4.03 1.13 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Clarke 29 0 5 2 1 2.83 1.48 Rested
Setup R Ed Myatt 43 0 5 5 2 3.86 1.48 Rested
Stopper L Bill Switzer 75 0 3 12 25 3.95 1.43 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
32 S Al Reilly C 16 22 4 2 3 2 2 6 .182 .250 .455 0.1
27 R Ivey Smith C 62 184 41 3 13 11 13 36 .223 .281 .310 0.3
5 L Lute Eccles C 108 309 79 7 28 48 63 58 .256 .382 .395 2.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Lowell Bickle 2B 130 480 136 8 68 60 30 56 .283 .326 .419 0.7
7 R Al Thompson SS 65 141 35 0 15 12 7 30 .248 .287 .333 -0.3
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 128 417 118 11 45 50 61 54 .283 .374 .436 3.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 124 428 108 11 59 43 39 65 .252 .311 .379 1.7
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 135 519 144 16 54 94 81 95 .277 .377 .462 4.4
4 L Allen Galyean 3B 41 82 20 0 5 4 4 13 .244 .276 .280 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 128 455 118 23 83 76 51 97 .259 .333 .473 1.7
11 L Jackie Frost RF 128 487 144 14 76 81 39 30 .296 .350 .480 3.4
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 89 230 51 6 30 29 13 41 .222 .276 .370 0.8
13 L Randy Barnes LF 64 226 88 6 41 34 31 20 .389 .462 .597 2.0
2 L Mike Wells LF 111 286 76 16 47 39 42 38 .266 .357 .493 0.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .277 16 54 47
2 L Jackie Frost RF .296 14 76 34
3 R Mark Sisson CF .259 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .389 6 41 13
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .283 8 68 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .256 7 28 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .283 11 45 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .252 11 59 9
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .277 16 54 47
2 L Jackie Frost RF .296 14 76 34
3 R Mark Sisson CF .259 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .389 6 41 13
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .283 8 68 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .256 7 28 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .283 11 45 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .252 11 59 9
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Billy Duprey elbow surgery 11 months Not on IL
P Andy Campbell fractured elbow 8 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 9/1
@ BOS
RHP J. Clabaugh
6-7, 4.21
Fri 9/2
@ MON
RHP R. Barron
13-6, 3.42
Sat 9/3
@ MON
LHP B. Schar
14-9, 3.11
Sun 9/4
@ MON
LHP E. Koenig
11-9, 3.26
Mon 9/5
vs SFS
RHP T. Stambaugh
16-10, 3.13
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
San Francisco Seagulls 81 58 .583 -
Dallas Wranglers 75 64 .540 6.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 75 64 .540 6.0
Houston Drillers 70 68 .507 10.5
Twin Cities Northmen 68 72 .486 13.5
Chicago Hawks 59 80 .424 22.0
Seattle Emeralds 58 81 .417 23.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 70-68, .507 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 10½ GB
Record at home 41-30, .577 PCT
Record on the road 29-38, .433 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-8, .273 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-28, .440 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-15, .444 PCT
Record versus RHP 58-53, .523 PCT
Record last 10 games 1-9, .100 PCT
Record in April 11-13, .458 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 8-19, .296 PCT
Record in July 20-9, .690 PCT
Record in August 17-12, .586 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .264 - 8th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .335 - 6th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .415 - 7th in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .751 - 8th in ABL
Runs Scored 614 - 4th in ABL
Hits 1229 - 9th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 408 - 4th in ABL
Home Runs 124 - 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 494 - 3rd in ABL
Strikeouts 729 - 7th in ABL
Stolen Bases 173 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.89 - 9th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.76 - 9th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 4.25 - 11th in ABL
Runs allowed 579 - 8th in ABL
Hits allowed 1242 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .265 - 7th in ABL
BABIP .289 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 149 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 436 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 791 - 2nd in ABL
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