HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 65-45, .591 PCT | M# 50 | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 495 | RA: 414 | PAYROLL: $6,430,527
08/02/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .316
M. Sisson .300
L. Ward .280
J. Frost .269
M. Wells .256
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 15
M. Lockhart 14
M. Wells 11
L. Ward 8
L. Eccles 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 62
M. Lockhart 57
M. Sisson 57
L. Ward 54
J. Frost 44
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 14
L. Bilski 12
B. Switzer 11
J. Zaruba 9
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.53
T. McAteer 3.11
L. Bilski 3.14
B. Switzer 3.14
J. Zaruba 3.38
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 135
T. McAteer 79
A. Colon 72
B. Switzer 70
2 tied with 67
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.49 Last 12 games
C Lute Eccles .481, 3 HR Last 16 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Angel Colon 1-2, 7.33 Last 4 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 23 23 12 4 0 3.14 1.24 Exhausted
Starter L Bill Switzer 22 22 11 5 0 3.14 1.36 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 22 22 9 8 0 3.38 1.37 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 21 21 14 3 0 2.53 1.25 Tired
Starter R Angel Colon 23 15 6 6 1 4.20 1.60 Slightly Tired
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 13 1 0 2 1 3.86 1.42 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 10 0 1 0 1 4.15 1.54 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 13 0 0 0 0 2.65 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 11 0 0 1 1 1.88 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 15 0 0 1 2 3.70 1.36 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 30 0 6 1 5 1.67 1.14 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 56 0 3 11 20 3.11 1.36 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 96 279 86 5 40 40 41 48 .308 .398 .441 3.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 22 38 6 0 5 0 2 4 .158 .190 .158 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 74 265 82 11 36 32 34 40 .309 .386 .491 2.9
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 109 393 124 14 57 79 58 61 .316 .402 .537 5.6
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 47 76 16 3 11 10 7 18 .211 .287 .329 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 106 353 99 8 54 47 54 35 .280 .381 .405 2.8
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 83 105 29 4 16 13 6 15 .276 .325 .486 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 104 366 69 4 29 27 26 64 .189 .241 .249 -1.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 104 360 108 15 57 61 47 63 .300 .377 .486 4.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 106 424 114 4 44 72 24 26 .269 .310 .399 2.3
13 L Randy Barnes LF 106 402 121 8 48 57 34 25 .301 .357 .463 2.5
2 L Mike Wells LF 103 328 84 11 62 46 63 40 .256 .373 .418 0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 101 302 63 4 35 34 13 38 .209 .245 .331 1.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .269 4 44 40
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .316 14 57 51
3 L Randy Barnes LF .250 0 1 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .300 15 57 34
5 R Charlie Hall 3B .000 0 0 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .308 5 40 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .280 8 54 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .189 4 29 7
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .269 4 44 40
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .316 14 57 51
3 L Randy Barnes LF .250 0 1 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .300 15 57 34
5 R Charlie Hall 3B .000 0 0 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .308 5 40 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .280 8 54 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .189 4 29 7
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/3
@ TCN
RHP B. Hall
6-10, 2.81
Wed 8/4
@ TCN
LHP B. Freeland
8-9, 3.44
Thu 8/5
@ TCN
RHP S. Farooqi
7-9, 4.25
Fri 8/6
@ SEA
RHP F. Wild
2-3, 2.77
Sat 8/7
@ SEA
RHP D. Goldberg
8-11, 3.79
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 65 45 .591 -
San Francisco Seagulls 62 48 .564 3.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 59 49 .546 5.0
Dallas Wranglers 59 51 .536 6.0
Seattle Emeralds 46 62 .426 18.0
Chicago Hawks 45 65 .409 20.0
Twin Cities Northmen 45 65 .409 20.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 65-45, .591 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 36-20, .643 PCT
Record on the road 29-25, .537 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-14, .548 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-16, .407 PCT
Record versus RHP 54-29, .651 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 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 0-1, .000 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .260 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .388 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .718 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 495 - 1st in ABL
Hits 970 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 285 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 77 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 378 - tied for 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 529 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 180 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.14 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.22 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.92 - 4th in ABL
Runs allowed 414 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 932 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .251 - 10th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 72 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 385 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 586 - 3rd in ABL
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