HOUSTON DRILLERS
4th place | 77-76, .503 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 697 | RA: 662 | PAYROLL: $7,633,061
09/16/1977
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .297
L. Bickle .285
M. Lockhart .280
C. Hall .278
M. Sisson .261
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 26
M. Lockhart 19
J. Frost 16
M. Wells 16
J. Johnson 13
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Sisson 90
J. Frost 81
L. Bickle 77
M. Lockhart 67
J. Johnson 65
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 14
A. Colon 12
D. Knight 12
J. Zaruba 10
F. Castro 7
TEAM LEADERS ERA
L. Bilski 3.24
D. Knight 3.29
A. Colon 3.42
B. Switzer 3.81
J. Zaruba 4.65
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 216
J. Zaruba 118
A. Colon 116
D. Knight 112
F. Castro 100
WHO'S HOT?
P Larry Bilski 2-1, 1.12 Last 3 games
CF Mark Sisson .381, 2 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Gary Dale 2 SV, 7.79 Last 12 games
P Jerry Zaruba 1-1, 8.40 Last 3 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 33 33 14 8 0 3.24 1.05 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 34 22 12 8 1 3.42 1.60 Tired
Starter R Dick Knight 32 32 12 9 0 3.29 1.35 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 31 31 10 13 0 4.65 1.38 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 25 25 7 10 0 4.71 1.50 Slightly Tired
None specified R Gary Dale 19 0 0 1 2 5.68 1.83 Rested
None specified L Russ Rich 3 0 0 0 0 10.12 3.38 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 27 0 2 1 2 3.94 1.23 Slightly Tired
Middle Relief R Larry Clarke 33 0 6 3 1 3.17 1.49 Slightly Tired
Setup R Ed Myatt 48 0 5 7 2 4.35 1.61 Rested
Stopper L Bill Switzer 83 0 4 13 29 3.81 1.43 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
32 S Al Reilly C 18 24 5 2 3 3 2 6 .208 .269 .458 0.1
27 R Ivey Smith C 67 200 45 4 18 14 14 38 .225 .281 .320 0.1
5 L Lute Eccles C 121 340 86 7 32 52 74 63 .253 .386 .382 2.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Lowell Bickle 2B 145 537 153 8 77 66 32 63 .285 .325 .421 0.6
7 R Al Thompson SS 71 150 39 0 16 14 7 31 .260 .296 .347 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 142 461 128 11 50 54 63 59 .278 .363 .416 3.2
20 R Jim Johnson SS 139 483 123 13 65 52 41 71 .255 .310 .379 2.1
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 150 579 162 19 67 106 89 99 .280 .378 .472 5.2
4 L Allen Galyean 3B 48 95 26 1 11 5 6 15 .274 .317 .368 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 142 505 132 26 90 86 63 103 .261 .342 .479 2.5
11 L Jackie Frost RF 143 548 163 16 81 92 42 34 .297 .351 .487 4.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 99 249 54 6 31 32 15 43 .217 .273 .357 0.7
13 L Randy Barnes LF 79 282 110 9 56 46 35 24 .390 .455 .613 2.9
2 L Mike Wells LF 121 298 79 16 49 41 43 39 .265 .355 .490 1.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .280 19 67 49
2 L Jackie Frost RF .297 16 81 39
3 R Mark Sisson CF .261 26 90 33
4 L Randy Barnes LF .390 9 56 14
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .285 8 77 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .253 7 32 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .278 11 50 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .255 13 65 10
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .280 19 67 49
2 L Jackie Frost RF .297 16 81 39
3 R Mark Sisson CF .261 26 90 33
4 L Randy Barnes LF .390 9 56 14
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .285 8 77 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .253 7 32 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .278 11 50 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .255 13 65 10
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Billy Duprey elbow surgery 10 months 43 day(s) left (60-day IL)
CF Mickey Hoffman tendinitis (shoulder) 5 weeks Not on IL
P Andy Campbell fractured elbow 6 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
LF Randy Barnes knee inflammation DtD, 2 days Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Fri 9/16
@ SFS
RHP P. Ragsdale
13-7, 2.84
Sat 9/17
@ SFS
RHP J. Patrick
21-4, 1.65
Sun 9/18
@ SFS
RHP A. Lopez
9-9, 3.24
Tue 9/20
@ DAL
LHP C. Sokol
11-12, 3.10
Wed 9/21
@ DAL
LHP D. Crumm
9-11, 3.24
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 91 62 .595 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 84 69 .549 7.0
Dallas Wranglers 82 71 .536 9.0
Houston Drillers 77 76 .503 14.0
Twin Cities Northmen 74 79 .484 17.0
Chicago Hawks 67 86 .438 24.0
Seattle Emeralds 59 94 .386 32.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 77-76, .503 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 14 GB
Record at home 44-34, .564 PCT
Record on the road 33-42, .440 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-9, .250 PCT
Record in one-run games 24-32, .429 PCT
Record versus LHP 17-17, .500 PCT
Record versus RHP 60-59, .504 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 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
Record in September 7-8, .467 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .267 - 7th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .337 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .419 - 5th in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .756 - 5th in ABL
Runs Scored 697 - 4th in ABL
Hits 1376 - 9th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 457 - 3rd in ABL
Home Runs 139 - tied for 7th in ABL
Bases On Balls 546 - 3rd in ABL
Strikeouts 781 - 5th in ABL
Stolen Bases 187 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.02 - 12th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.90 - 10th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 4.33 - 13th in ABL
Runs allowed 662 - 10th in ABL
Hits allowed 1399 - 10th in ABL
Opponents AVG .268 - 10th in ABL
BABIP .292 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 170 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 503 - 8th in ABL
Strikeouts 875 - 2nd in ABL
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