HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 30-16, .652 PCT | M# 113 | LAST 10: 8-2
R: 225 | RA: 156 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
05/24/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .391
M. Sisson .287
J. Frost .279
M. Wells .273
L. Ward .247
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 9
M. Wells 5
M. Lockhart 4
J. Duersch 3
3 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Lockhart 37
M. Sisson 33
M. Wells 24
L. Ward 22
P. Parkyn 19
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 6
F. Castro 5
B. Switzer 5
J. Zaruba 4
2 tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
T. McAteer 2.28
F. Castro 2.52
D. Knight 2.78
L. Bilski 3.03
B. Switzer 3.07
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 67
T. McAteer 33
B. Switzer 29
A. Colon 24
J. Zaruba 24
WHO'S HOT?
P Francisco Castro 1-0, 0.69 Last 2 games
1B Mike Lockhart .459, 1 HR Last 11 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Angel Colon 11 3 2 1 1 2.15 1.23 Exhausted
Starter R Francisco Castro 8 8 5 1 0 2.52 1.22 Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 9 9 4 4 0 3.73 1.43 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 9 9 5 0 0 3.07 1.41 Rested
Starter R Larry Bilski 10 10 6 1 0 3.03 0.94 Slightly Tired
None specified R Gary Greco 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 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 4 1 0 1 0 3.38 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 2 0 1 0 0 3.60 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 4 0 0 0 0 2.08 0.92 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 6 0 0 1 1 3.12 1.15 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 14 0 3 0 1 2.84 1.16 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 22 0 1 4 9 2.28 1.31 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 37 99 30 1 18 17 14 17 .303 .391 .414 1.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 12 18 2 0 1 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 -0.3
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 43 151 37 1 19 13 11 10 .245 .291 .325 0.4
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 46 169 66 4 37 41 19 19 .391 .451 .633 3.2
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 18 25 4 0 2 3 3 7 .160 .276 .160 -0.3
40 R Lou Ward 2B 45 146 36 2 22 19 21 16 .247 .355 .356 1.1
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 30 36 10 3 6 8 3 3 .278 .325 .611 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 43 137 25 2 12 9 17 22 .182 .271 .255 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 43 150 43 9 33 27 21 30 .287 .368 .540 2.7
11 L Jackie Frost RF 43 165 46 2 15 37 15 7 .279 .339 .400 1.6
2 L Mike Wells LF 43 132 36 5 24 25 29 15 .273 .399 .432 0.7
13 L Dave Elwood LF 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 42 125 30 1 16 14 5 13 .240 .271 .344 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .279 2 15 18
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .391 4 37 22
3 L Mike Wells LF .273 5 24 0
4 R Mark Sisson CF .287 9 33 14
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .245 1 19 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .303 1 18 5
7 R Lou Ward 2B .247 2 22 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .182 2 12 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .279 2 15 18
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .391 4 37 22
3 L Mike Wells LF .273 5 24 0
4 R Mark Sisson CF .287 9 33 14
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .245 1 19 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .303 1 18 5
7 R Lou Ward 2B .247 2 22 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .182 2 12 3
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 7 months 44 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 5/25
vs DET
LHP B. Anderson
3-4, 3.31
Wed 5/26
vs DET
LHP S. Litwak
3-2, 2.95
Thu 5/27
vs DET
RHP L. Black
3-3, 3.02
Fri 5/28
@ SFS
RHP R. Heath
3-2, 1.97
Sat 5/29
@ SFS
RHP B. Fletcher
2-2, 4.20
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 30 16 .652 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 23 20 .535 5.5
San Francisco Seagulls 24 21 .533 5.5
Dallas Wranglers 23 22 .511 6.5
Twin Cities Northmen 22 22 .500 7.0
Chicago Hawks 19 25 .432 10.0
Seattle Emeralds 19 26 .422 10.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 30-16, .652 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 18-9, .667 PCT
Record on the road 12-7, .632 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-6, .538 PCT
Record versus LHP 7-1, .875 PCT
Record versus RHP 23-15, .605 PCT
Record last 10 games 8-2, .800 PCT
Record in April 14-9, .609 PCT
Record in May 16-7, .696 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .264 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .336 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .398 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .734 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 225 - 1st in ABL
Hits 400 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 123 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 31 - 3rd in ABL
Bases On Balls 165 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 196 - 2nd in ABL
Stolen Bases 77 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 2.87 - 3rd in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.02 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.43 - 2nd in ABL
Runs allowed 156 - 6th in ABL
Hits allowed 363 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .240 - 6th in ABL
BABIP .266 - 6th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 31 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 146 - 6th in ABL
Strikeouts 243 - 3rd in ABL
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