HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 73-51, .589 PCT | M# 36 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 574 | RA: 473 | PAYROLL: $6,458,327
08/16/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .297
L. Ward .289
J. Frost .257
M. Wells .247
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 17
M. Wells 15
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 9
L. Eccles 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 68
L. Ward 68
M. Wells 68
M. Sisson 63
M. Lockhart 60
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 15
L. Bilski 14
B. Switzer 12
J. Zaruba 11
A. Colon 7
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.54
L. Bilski 2.93
B. Switzer 3.10
J. Zaruba 3.37
T. McAteer 3.61
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 151
A. Colon 85
T. McAteer 85
B. Switzer 80
J. Zaruba 79
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.37 Last 17 games
WHO'S NOT?
2B Jerry Duersch .048, 0 HR Last 15 games
P Angel Colon 2-5, 7.10 Last 9 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 26 26 14 5 0 2.93 1.21 Exhausted
Starter L Bill Switzer 25 25 12 6 0 3.10 1.32 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 25 25 11 9 0 3.37 1.32 Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 26 18 7 7 1 4.63 1.62 Exhausted
Starter R Francisco Castro 23 23 15 3 0 2.54 1.23 Rested
None specified R Steve Reed 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 Tommy Westfield 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 14 1 0 2 2 4.11 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 11 0 1 0 1 3.60 1.33 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 15 0 1 0 0 2.33 1.19 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 13 0 0 1 1 1.56 1.27 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 16 0 0 1 2 4.34 1.45 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 35 0 6 2 5 1.47 1.16 Slightly Tired
Stopper R Tom McAteer 61 0 3 12 20 3.61 1.44 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 107 319 96 6 50 49 51 52 .301 .398 .436 4.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 28 56 11 0 10 2 2 9 .196 .217 .214 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 88 312 93 13 44 44 39 44 .298 .376 .471 3.3
27 L Rick Mounts 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 50 83 16 3 11 11 7 20 .193 .274 .301 -0.2
40 R Lou Ward 2B 119 401 116 9 68 53 60 43 .289 .384 .419 3.3
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 91 116 30 4 17 14 8 17 .259 .315 .448 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 117 410 82 5 34 34 30 68 .200 .253 .278 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 118 417 124 17 63 72 53 74 .297 .373 .480 5.5
11 L Jackie Frost RF 120 482 124 4 47 78 29 30 .257 .302 .378 2.2
13 L Randy Barnes LF 120 445 135 9 55 69 40 28 .303 .364 .463 2.9
2 L Mike Wells LF 116 368 91 15 68 53 70 47 .247 .364 .424 0.5
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 112 336 76 4 39 38 15 41 .226 .261 .345 1.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .257 4 47 45
2 R Mark Sisson CF .297 17 63 42
3 L Randy Barnes LF .319 1 8 5
4 R Lou Ward 2B .289 9 68 13
5 L Lute Eccles C .301 6 50 14
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .234 2 8 3
7 L Mike Wells 1B .247 15 68 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .200 5 34 9
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .257 4 47 45
2 R Mark Sisson CF .297 17 63 42
3 L Randy Barnes LF .319 1 8 5
4 R Lou Ward 2B .289 9 68 13
5 L Lute Eccles C .301 6 50 14
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .234 2 8 3
7 L Mike Wells 1B .247 15 68 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .200 5 34 9
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle 3 weeks 5 day(s) left
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 4 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/17
@ NYE
RHP A. Humphrey
3-2, 1.61
Wed 8/18
@ NYE
LHP L. Stanford
13-7, 2.80
Thu 8/19
@ NYE
RHP J. Neenan
9-6, 2.76
Fri 8/20
@ BOS
RHP K. Torkelson
4-9, 5.66
Sat 8/21
@ BOS
LHP B. Shurtleff
4-14, 3.22
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 73 51 .589 -
Dallas Wranglers 69 54 .561 3.5
San Francisco Seagulls 68 54 .557 4.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 64 58 .525 8.0
Seattle Emeralds 53 69 .434 19.0
Chicago Hawks 52 72 .419 21.0
Twin Cities Northmen 50 73 .407 22.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 73-51, .589 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 41-22, .651 PCT
Record on the road 32-29, .525 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-5, .583 PCT
Record in one-run games 19-17, .528 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-17, .414 PCT
Record versus RHP 61-34, .642 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 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 8-7, .533 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .330 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .389 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .719 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 574 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1099 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 320 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 89 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 433 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 600 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 209 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.21 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.24 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.11 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 473 - 10th in ABL
Hits allowed 1057 - 10th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 85 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 426 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 668 - 2nd in ABL
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