HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 83-59, .585 PCT | M# 21 | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 646 | RA: 541 | PAYROLL: $6,541,727
09/06/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .290
L. Ward .281
J. Frost .256
M. Wells .248
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 21
M. Wells 19
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 12
J. Frost 7
TEAM LEADERS RBI
L. Ward 81
M. Wells 78
M. Sisson 75
M. Lockhart 60
J. Frost 53
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 17
L. Bilski 16
B. Switzer 14
J. Zaruba 12
A. Colon 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.48
L. Bilski 2.87
B. Switzer 3.09
J. Zaruba 3.60
T. McAteer 3.83
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 175
A. Colon 107
T. McAteer 95
F. Castro 93
B. Switzer 92
WHO'S HOT?
P Francisco Castro 1-0, 0.64 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tom McAteer 3 SV, 8.15 Last 13 games
P Angel Colon 0-2, 8.03 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 30 30 16 6 0 2.87 1.21 Exhausted
Starter L Bill Switzer 29 29 14 8 0 3.09 1.29 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 28 28 12 11 0 3.60 1.36 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 29 21 8 9 1 4.83 1.66 Rested
Starter R Francisco Castro 27 27 17 4 0 2.48 1.21 Exhausted
None specified R Larry Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Tommy Westfield 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.20 Rested
None specified R Gary Greco 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 Steve Reed 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 16 1 0 2 2 3.78 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 14 0 1 0 1 3.93 1.36 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 18 0 1 0 0 2.35 1.17 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 16 0 0 1 1 1.27 1.27 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 19 0 1 1 2 4.81 1.46 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 38 0 7 2 5 1.77 1.18 Slightly Tired
Stopper R Tom McAteer 70 0 3 12 23 3.83 1.44 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 R Jim Sparks 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.0
7 R Al Thompson SS 32 59 11 0 10 2 2 10 .186 .206 .203 -0.5
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 106 373 110 13 50 50 46 53 .295 .373 .458 3.7
27 L Rick Mounts 1B 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 0.0
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 61 93 18 4 12 14 7 23 .194 .267 .323 -0.2
40 R Lou Ward 2B 137 467 131 12 81 60 67 49 .281 .372 .418 3.6
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 104 125 32 4 17 16 11 21 .256 .324 .440 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 135 471 99 5 40 39 35 79 .210 .263 .285 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 136 480 139 21 75 81 64 88 .290 .371 .485 6.2
11 L Jackie Frost RF 138 555 142 7 53 87 36 36 .256 .303 .389 3.0
13 L Randy Barnes LF 138 512 150 10 62 78 48 34 .293 .356 .441 2.9
2 L Mike Wells LF 134 427 106 19 78 62 77 52 .248 .364 .440 0.9
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 128 388 91 5 45 44 17 49 .235 .269 .358 2.5
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .256 7 53 49
2 R Mark Sisson CF .290 21 75 48
3 L Randy Barnes LF .263 2 15 8
4 L Mike Wells 1B .248 19 78 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 81 13
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .259 2 14 4
7 R Mickey Hoffman C .235 5 45 29
8 R Jim Johnson SS .210 5 40 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .256 7 53 49
2 R Mark Sisson CF .290 21 75 48
3 R Lou Ward 2B .281 12 81 13
4 L Randy Barnes LF .263 2 15 8
5 R Mickey Hoffman C .235 5 45 29
6 L Mike Wells 1B .248 19 78 1
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .259 2 14 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .210 5 40 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle 5 days On IL, eligible for return
C Lute Eccles strained back muscle 3 days On IL, eligible for return
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 3-4 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 9/6
@ SFS
RHP R. Heath
7-6, 2.09
Mon 9/6
@ SFS
RHP J. Patrick
16-6, 2.07
Tue 9/7
@ SFS
RHP P. Ragsdale
14-5, 2.14
Wed 9/8
@ SFS
RHP A. Lopez
9-9, 2.92
Thu 9/9
@ DAL
LHP D. Young
15-6, 2.97
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 83 59 .585 -
San Francisco Seagulls 82 59 .582 .5
Dallas Wranglers 77 64 .546 5.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 73 68 .518 9.5
Seattle Emeralds 65 77 .458 18.0
Twin Cities Northmen 59 83 .415 24.0
Chicago Hawks 57 86 .399 26.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 83-59, .585 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 47-25, .653 PCT
Record on the road 36-34, .514 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 21-17, .553 PCT
Record versus LHP 17-21, .447 PCT
Record versus RHP 66-38, .635 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 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in September 3-2, .600 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .328 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .391 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .719 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 646 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1243 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 368 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 106 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 491 - tied for 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 682 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 231 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.27 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.28 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.24 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 541 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1212 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .253 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .281 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 99 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 483 - tied for 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 773 - 1st in ABL
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