HOUSTON DRILLERS
4th place | 70-66, .515 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 2-8
R: 609 | RA: 568 | PAYROLL: $7,605,261
08/29/1977
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .295
L. Bickle .283
C. Hall .283
M. Lockhart .276
M. Sisson .264
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 23
M. Lockhart 16
M. Wells 16
J. Frost 14
J. Johnson 11
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Sisson 83
J. Frost 76
L. Bickle 67
J. Johnson 59
M. Lockhart 54
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 12
L. Bilski 12
D. Knight 12
A. Colon 11
J. Zaruba 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Knight 2.78
A. Colon 3.27
L. Bilski 3.47
B. Switzer 3.66
J. Zaruba 4.36
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 193
J. Zaruba 108
A. Colon 102
D. Knight 100
F. Castro 91
WHO'S HOT?
C Lute Eccles .444, 1 HR Last 10 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Billy Duprey 2 SV, 7.63 Last 7 games
P Angel Colon 1-1, 12.86 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 30 30 12 7 0 3.47 1.08 Exhausted
Starter R Angel Colon 30 18 11 7 1 3.27 1.59 Rested
Starter R Dick Knight 28 28 12 8 0 2.78 1.31 Rested
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 28 28 9 12 0 4.36 1.33 Slightly Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 22 22 6 9 0 4.50 1.44 Exhausted
None specified L Billy Duprey 18 1 2 0 2 7.54 1.81 Rested
None specified R Gary Dale 16 0 0 1 2 5.54 1.77 Rested
None specified L Russ Rich 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 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 24 0 2 1 2 4.03 1.13 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Clarke 28 0 5 2 1 2.90 1.51 Rested
Setup R Ed Myatt 43 0 5 5 2 3.86 1.48 Slightly Tired
Stopper L Bill Switzer 73 0 3 11 25 3.66 1.41 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
32 S Al Reilly C 16 22 4 2 3 2 2 6 .182 .250 .455 0.1
27 R Ivey Smith C 62 184 41 3 13 11 13 36 .223 .281 .310 0.3
5 L Lute Eccles C 106 305 78 6 27 47 60 57 .256 .378 .387 2.4
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 R Lowell Bickle 2B 128 473 134 8 67 60 30 55 .283 .326 .421 0.8
7 R Al Thompson SS 64 140 35 0 15 12 7 30 .250 .289 .336 -0.3
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 126 410 116 9 43 48 61 54 .283 .376 .424 3.1
20 R Jim Johnson SS 122 421 107 11 59 43 39 64 .254 .313 .382 1.8
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 133 511 141 16 54 94 80 94 .276 .376 .460 4.3
4 L Allen Galyean 3B 41 82 20 0 5 4 4 13 .244 .276 .280 -0.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 126 447 118 23 83 76 50 96 .264 .337 .481 1.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 126 482 142 14 76 81 39 30 .295 .349 .481 3.5
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 88 226 50 6 29 29 12 41 .221 .273 .372 0.7
13 L Randy Barnes LF 62 217 85 6 41 33 31 20 .392 .466 .599 1.9
2 L Mike Wells LF 109 284 76 16 47 39 42 37 .268 .360 .496 0.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .276 16 54 46
2 L Jackie Frost RF .295 14 76 34
3 R Mark Sisson CF .264 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .392 6 41 12
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .283 8 67 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .256 6 27 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .283 9 43 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .254 11 59 9
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mike Lockhart 1B .276 16 54 46
2 L Jackie Frost RF .295 14 76 34
3 R Mark Sisson CF .264 23 83 28
4 L Randy Barnes LF .392 6 41 12
5 R Lowell Bickle 2B .283 8 67 4
6 L Lute Eccles C .256 6 27 11
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .283 9 43 3
8 R Jim Johnson SS .254 11 59 9
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Billy Duprey elbow surgery 11 months Not on IL
CF Mark Sisson back tightness DtD, 3 days Not on IL
P Andy Campbell fractured elbow 8-9 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/30
@ BOS
RHP B. Owen
7-13, 4.89
Wed 8/31
@ BOS
RHP R. Gordon
9-9, 3.67
Thu 9/1
@ BOS
LHP B. Shurtleff
10-7, 3.18
Fri 9/2
@ MON
RHP R. Barron
13-6, 3.42
Sat 9/3
@ MON
LHP B. Schar
14-9, 3.11
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 78 58 .574 -
Dallas Wranglers 74 62 .544 4.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 72 64 .529 6.0
Houston Drillers 70 66 .515 8.0
Twin Cities Northmen 66 72 .478 13.0
Seattle Emeralds 58 78 .426 20.0
Chicago Hawks 56 80 .412 22.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 70-66, .515 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 8 GB
Record at home 41-30, .577 PCT
Record on the road 29-36, .446 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-8, .273 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-27, .449 PCT
Record versus LHP 12-14, .462 PCT
Record versus RHP 58-52, .527 PCT
Record last 10 games 2-8, .200 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 17-10, .630 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .265 - 6th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .336 - 5th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .415 - 7th in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .751 - 6th in ABL
Runs Scored 609 - 4th in ABL
Hits 1213 - 9th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 402 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 121 - 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 488 - 3rd in ABL
Strikeouts 721 - 7th in ABL
Stolen Bases 170 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.86 - 8th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.76 - 9th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 4.16 - 10th in ABL
Runs allowed 568 - 8th in ABL
Hits allowed 1225 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .265 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .289 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 146 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 429 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 783 - 2nd in ABL
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