HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 99-63, .611 PCT | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 740 | RA: 621 | PAYROLL: $6,597,327
09/27/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .315
M. Sisson .286
L. Ward .277
M. Wells .253
J. Frost .253
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 26
M. Wells 20
M. Lockhart 17
L. Ward 13
J. Frost 9
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 87
M. Sisson 86
L. Ward 86
M. Lockhart 71
2 tied with 59
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 19
L. Bilski 18
B. Switzer 16
J. Zaruba 15
A. Colon 12
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.58
L. Bilski 3.07
B. Switzer 3.08
T. McAteer 3.32
J. Zaruba 3.41
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 183
A. Colon 124
B. Switzer 111
F. Castro 108
T. McAteer 108
WHO'S HOT?
P Tom McAteer 9 SV, 0.34 Last 12 games
P Gary Dale 1-0, 0.00 Last 11 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Francisco Castro 31 31 19 4 0 2.58 1.20 Slightly Tired
Starter R Steve Reed 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 1.17 Tired
Starter R Terry Holland 1 1 0 1 0 108.00 15.00 Exhausted
Starter R Larry Bilski 32 32 18 6 0 3.07 1.25 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 33 33 16 9 0 3.08 1.35 Rested
None specified R Jerry Zaruba 33 32 15 12 0 3.41 1.31 Slightly Tired
None specified R Angel Colon 33 25 12 9 1 4.20 1.57 Rested
None specified R Larry Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 54.00 6.00 Slightly Tired
None specified R Tommy Westfield 2 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.71 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 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
Long Relief R Warner Manning 19 1 0 2 2 4.38 1.56 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 16 0 2 0 1 3.63 1.25 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 19 0 1 0 1 2.16 1.12 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 18 0 1 1 1 1.09 1.22 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 21 0 1 1 2 5.00 1.50 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 42 0 7 2 7 1.94 1.16 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 80 0 3 13 31 3.32 1.39 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 124 375 111 7 59 53 55 60 .296 .387 .424 4.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
33 R Jim Sparks 3B 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
7 R Al Thompson SS 39 79 17 1 14 7 5 12 .215 .256 .304 -0.1
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 124 435 122 16 57 56 50 66 .280 .355 .448 3.6
27 L Rick Mounts 1B 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 0.1
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 68 113 23 5 13 17 7 25 .204 .270 .345 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 156 528 146 13 86 68 79 58 .277 .373 .407 3.9
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 123 151 39 6 22 20 13 28 .258 .327 .457 0.5
20 R Jim Johnson SS 153 535 113 5 46 46 39 90 .211 .263 .277 -0.3
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 125 448 141 17 71 88 62 70 .315 .395 .545 6.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 155 545 156 26 86 94 73 100 .286 .367 .488 7.2
11 L Jackie Frost RF 155 625 158 9 59 97 42 41 .253 .303 .387 3.3
13 L Randy Barnes LF 152 562 168 11 71 88 53 38 .299 .361 .448 3.8
2 L Mike Wells LF 150 470 119 20 87 70 90 60 .253 .373 .440 1.1
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 145 433 103 6 51 50 18 56 .238 .275 .365 2.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .253 9 59 57
2 R Mark Sisson CF .286 26 86 57
3 L Randy Barnes LF .293 3 24 14
4 R Mike Lockhart 1B .315 17 71 57
5 L Lute Eccles C .296 7 59 15
6 R Lou Ward 2B .277 13 86 14
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .235 5 21 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .211 5 46 12
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Mark Sisson CF .286 26 86 57
2 L Jackie Frost RF .253 9 59 57
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B .315 17 71 57
4 L Randy Barnes LF .293 3 24 14
5 R Lou Ward 2B .277 13 86 14
6 L Lute Eccles C .296 7 59 15
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .235 5 21 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .211 5 46 12
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 3 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/28
vs ATL
LHP G. Palmer
11-14, 3.60
Wed 9/29
vs ATL
RHP R. Bargiel
8-6, 3.04
Fri 10/1
@ ATL
RHP B. Davis
17-8, 2.12
Sat 10/2
@ ATL
RHP B. Owen
13-6, 2.70
Sun 10/3
@ ATL
RHP G. Ovitt
14-12, 2.58
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 99 63 .611 -
San Francisco Seagulls 92 70 .568 7.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 83 79 .512 16.0
Dallas Wranglers 83 79 .512 16.0
Seattle Emeralds 74 88 .457 25.0
Twin Cities Northmen 73 89 .451 26.0
Chicago Hawks 60 102 .370 39.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 99-63, .611 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 54-27, .667 PCT
Record on the road 45-36, .556 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-5, .643 PCT
Record in one-run games 28-17, .622 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-22, .476 PCT
Record versus RHP 79-41, .658 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 19-6, .760 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .259 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 4th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .393 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .722 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 740 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1413 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 418 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 128 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 560 - 5th in ABL
Strikeouts 782 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 268 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.27 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.29 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.21 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 621 - 7th in ABL
Hits allowed 1365 - 8th in ABL
Opponents AVG .250 - 8th in ABL
BABIP .279 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 106 - tied for 11th in ABL
Bases On Balls 574 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 881 - 1st in ABL
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