HOUSTON DRILLERS
2nd place | 88-74, .543 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 724 | RA: 647 | PAYROLL: $5,208,844
10/19/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .306
M. Lockhart .274
M. Sisson .261
W. Fields .260
M. Wells .255
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 24
W. Fields 21
M. Wells 19
L. Ward 13
2 tied with 11
TEAM LEADERS RBI
W. Fields 99
M. Lockhart 80
M. Sisson 80
M. Wells 74
L. Ward 63
TEAM LEADERS W
T. McAteer 17
R. McStay 15
F. Castro 12
D. Knight 11
L. Bilski 10
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Knight 2.40
B. Switzer 3.18
F. Castro 3.63
L. Bilski 3.70
R. McStay 3.75
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 142
R. McStay 141
D. Knight 133
T. McAteer 123
F. Castro 121
WHO'S HOT?
P Dick Knight 3-2, 1.29 Last 7 games
P Larry Bilski 2 SV, 1.06 Last 4 games
3B Wade Fields .422, 3 HR Last 13 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Bill Switzer 27 26 8 8 0 3.18 1.33 Rested
Starter R Larry Bilski 73 5 10 12 17 3.70 1.22 Slightly Tired
Starter R Dick Knight 37 27 11 8 1 2.40 1.15 Exhausted
Starter R Francisco Castro 33 33 12 11 0 3.63 1.28 Rested
None specified R Dave Van Loon 27 1 0 0 0 3.84 1.14 Rested
None specified L Hank Mitchell 27 0 3 1 1 2.37 1.35 Rested
None specified R Ed Myatt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Joe Nall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Bobby Newman 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 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
None specified R Judge Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Milt Erb 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Jeff Ferguson 55 0 8 5 5 2.95 1.13 Rested
Middle Relief R Rick McStay 36 36 15 7 0 3.75 1.35 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Randy Robins 28 0 1 1 3 3.10 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 34 34 17 13 0 4.65 1.49 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 R Charlie Fee C 114 304 80 11 35 33 35 64 .263 .343 .398 2.0
1 S Rich Lewis C 133 353 90 8 42 48 37 43 .255 .330 .360 2.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Lou Ward 2B 159 527 131 13 63 61 78 64 .249 .348 .370 1.3
22 R Wade Fields 3B 158 553 144 21 99 76 76 81 .260 .348 .398 4.0
7 R Tom Martucci SS 95 238 50 3 19 22 25 53 .210 .296 .290 -0.5
2 L Mike Wells 1B 142 462 118 19 74 64 96 57 .255 .382 .442 1.2
9 R Chuck Walton 2B 74 125 27 2 12 8 5 15 .216 .244 .320 -0.6
20 R Jim Johnson SS 120 291 57 2 25 26 21 45 .196 .255 .282 -0.9
16 R Brian Fitch 1B 15 37 6 4 6 6 7 4 .162 .289 .514 0.1
43 S Jim Pavlik 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
21 R Jeff Drago 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 R Mike Lockhart LF 156 566 155 11 80 94 75 90 .274 .358 .399 4.4
38 R Mark Sisson CF 155 560 146 24 80 104 89 112 .261 .361 .452 5.2
11 L Jackie Frost RF 157 617 189 10 61 92 58 39 .306 .367 .434 5.7
14 S Bobby Jackson CF 99 119 27 2 13 10 12 24 .227 .298 .311 0.2
28 L Joe Burke LF 16 29 10 1 3 6 1 2 .345 .387 .552 0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 101 176 40 2 21 31 15 24 .227 .299 .330 1.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .306 10 61 34
2 R Mark Sisson CF .261 24 80 48
3 R Mike Lockhart LF .274 11 80 48
4 L Mike Wells 1B .255 19 74 0
5 R Wade Fields 3B .260 21 99 1
6 S Rich Lewis C .255 8 42 0
7 R Lou Ward 2B .249 13 63 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .196 2 25 4
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .306 10 61 34
2 R Mark Sisson CF .261 24 80 48
3 R Mike Lockhart LF .274 11 80 48
4 L Mike Wells 1B .255 19 74 0
5 R Wade Fields 3B .260 21 99 1
6 S Rich Lewis C .255 8 42 0
7 R Lou Ward 2B .249 13 63 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .196 2 25 4
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Warner Manning elbow surgery 6 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
San Francisco Seagulls 96 66 .593 -
Houston Drillers 88 74 .543 8.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 85 77 .525 11.0
Dallas Wranglers 84 78 .519 12.0
Twin Cities Northmen 75 87 .463 21.0
Seattle Emeralds 74 88 .457 22.0
Chicago Hawks 65 97 .401 31.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 88-74, .543 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 8 GB
Record at home 43-38, .531 PCT
Record on the road 45-36, .556 PCT
Record in X-inning games 10-11, .476 PCT
Record in one-run games 24-30, .444 PCT
Record versus LHP 24-14, .632 PCT
Record versus RHP 64-60, .516 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 10-10, .500 PCT
Record in May 13-15, .464 PCT
Record in June 14-16, .467 PCT
Record in July 18-10, .643 PCT
Record in August 21-9, .700 PCT
Record in September 12-14, .462 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .253 - 5th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .334 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .379 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .713 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 724 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1386 - 5th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 382 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 136 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 649 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 830 - 6th in ABL
Stolen Bases 162 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.62 - 11th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.67 - 11th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.48 - 8th in ABL
Runs allowed 647 - 10th in ABL
Hits allowed 1338 - 5th in ABL
Opponents AVG .246 - 6th in ABL
BABIP .277 - 8th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 110 - 8th in ABL
Bases On Balls 567 - 6th in ABL
Strikeouts 944 - 2nd in ABL
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