HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 37-22, .627 PCT | M# 100 | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 287 | RA: 211 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
06/07/1976
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .385
M. Sisson .304
L. Ward .267
M. Wells .264
J. Frost .261
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 11
M. Lockhart 7
M. Wells 6
J. Duersch 4
3 tied with 2
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Lockhart 43
M. Sisson 40
M. Wells 33
L. Ward 30
P. Parkyn 24
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 8
F. Castro 7
B. Switzer 6
J. Zaruba 4
3 tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.37
T. McAteer 2.77
B. Switzer 3.14
L. Bilski 3.26
A. Colon 3.53
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 77
T. McAteer 41
B. Switzer 38
J. Zaruba 33
2 tied with 31
WHO'S HOT?
1B Mike Lockhart .478, 2 HR Last 7 games
CF Mark Sisson .400, 2 HR Last 7 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Angel Colon 1-1, 10.12 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Angel Colon 14 6 3 2 1 3.53 1.38 Exhausted
Starter R Francisco Castro 11 11 7 2 0 2.37 1.24 Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 12 12 4 6 0 3.56 1.44 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 11 11 6 1 0 3.14 1.38 Rested
Starter R Larry Bilski 12 12 8 1 0 3.26 1.06 Rested
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 6 1 0 1 0 2.63 1.17 Rested
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 4 0 1 0 0 2.84 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 6 0 0 0 0 2.45 1.23 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 4 0 0 0 1 2.84 1.42 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 9 0 0 1 1 3.86 1.22 Exhausted
Setup R Rick McStay 16 0 3 0 2 2.45 1.18 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 29 0 2 5 11 2.77 1.48 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 49 131 38 1 23 23 23 23 .290 .399 .427 1.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 14 20 2 0 3 0 1 4 .100 .130 .100 -0.4
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 55 190 49 1 24 19 18 13 .258 .321 .326 0.6
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 59 218 84 7 43 53 22 25 .385 .441 .647 4.0
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 25 37 5 1 3 5 5 10 .135 .256 .216 -0.3
40 R Lou Ward 2B 58 187 50 2 30 23 29 20 .267 .376 .385 1.7
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 40 52 16 4 10 9 4 5 .308 .373 .635 0.7
20 R Jim Johnson SS 56 187 38 2 15 15 18 34 .203 .272 .273 -0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 56 194 59 11 40 35 26 35 .304 .381 .567 3.1
11 L Jackie Frost RF 56 218 57 2 20 43 17 13 .261 .318 .367 1.3
2 L Mike Wells LF 55 174 46 6 33 28 34 22 .264 .381 .425 0.5
13 L Dave Elwood LF 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 55 169 39 1 20 18 6 20 .231 .258 .325 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .261 2 20 20
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .385 7 43 29
3 L Mike Wells LF .264 6 33 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .304 11 40 18
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .258 1 24 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .290 1 23 7
7 R Lou Ward 2B .267 2 30 5
8 R Jim Johnson SS .203 2 15 4
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .261 2 20 20
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .385 7 43 29
3 L Mike Wells LF .264 6 33 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .304 11 40 18
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .258 1 24 0
6 L Lute Eccles C .290 1 23 7
7 R Lou Ward 2B .267 2 30 5
8 R Jim Johnson SS .203 2 15 4
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Mark Sisson back tightness DtD, 3 days Not on IL
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 6-7 months 30 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 6/8
@ ATL
RHP B. Davis
6-1, 1.94
Wed 6/9
@ ATL
RHP G. Ovitt
6-2, 1.85
Thu 6/10
@ ATL
RHP J. Phillips
1-5, 4.24
Fri 6/11
vs DAL
RHP B. Gilmore
3-7, 3.29
Sat 6/12
vs DAL
LHP D. Young
6-3, 3.39
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 37 22 .627 -
Twin Cities Northmen 31 26 .544 5.0
San Francisco Seagulls 31 26 .544 5.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 29 27 .518 6.5
Dallas Wranglers 26 32 .448 10.5
Seattle Emeralds 24 33 .421 12.0
Chicago Hawks 23 33 .411 12.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 37-22, .627 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 20-10, .667 PCT
Record on the road 17-12, .586 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-1, .800 PCT
Record in one-run games 9-7, .563 PCT
Record versus LHP 9-4, .692 PCT
Record versus RHP 28-18, .609 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 2-3, .400 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .265 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .337 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .404 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .742 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 287 - 1st in ABL
Hits 524 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 167 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 40 - tied for 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 210 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 268 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 99 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.05 - 4th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.16 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.73 - 3rd in ABL
Runs allowed 211 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 475 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .244 - 7th in ABL
BABIP .273 - 8th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 35 - tied for 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 204 - tied for 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 308 - 5th in ABL
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