HOUSTON DRILLERS
2nd place | 52-35, .598 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 441 | RA: 393 | PAYROLL: $5,925,354
07/14/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .308
M. Wells .289
J. Frost .278
R. Lewis .260
J. Johnson .256
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Fee 13
M. Wells 12
J. Johnson 10
M. Sisson 9
2 tied with 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Frost 53
C. Fee 48
M. Wells 38
L. Ward 37
M. Lockhart 34
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Bilski 11
B. Switzer 7
J. Ferguson 6
T. McAteer 6
3 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
M. Brown 3.54
B. Switzer 3.72
L. Bilski 3.98
T. McAteer 4.05
F. Castro 4.27
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 108
D. Knight 72
F. Castro 70
B. Switzer 70
T. McAteer 57
WHO'S HOT?
CF Mark Sisson .435, 3 HR Last 22 games
WHO'S NOT?
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Bill Switzer 19 18 7 6 0 3.72 1.48 Rested
Starter R Larry Bilski 19 19 11 4 0 3.98 1.22 Slightly Tired
Starter R Dick Knight 19 19 5 8 0 4.97 1.64 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 18 18 5 5 0 4.27 1.46 Exhausted
Starter R Mike Brown 13 13 5 3 0 3.54 1.37 Rested
None specified R Bill Footman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Ed Myatt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Joe Nall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Milt Erb 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Bobby Newman 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 Judge Doyle 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
Middle Relief L Jeff Ferguson 33 0 6 1 2 1.81 1.41 Rested
Middle Relief R Warner Manning 20 0 4 2 1 3.99 1.67 Rested
Middle Relief R Rick McStay 34 0 3 4 4 3.09 1.58 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 47 0 6 2 13 4.05 1.63 Slightly Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
1 S Rich Lewis C 81 258 67 2 32 27 37 35 .260 .361 .329 1.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 29 42 12 3 7 8 3 8 .286 .348 .548 0.2
12 R Charlie Fee 1B 85 306 77 13 48 39 43 65 .252 .339 .405 0.2
40 R Lou Ward 2B 85 308 72 5 37 43 41 41 .234 .327 .325 0.4
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 28 44 10 3 11 7 10 12 .227 .357 .500 0.1
21 R Bob Rawlins 3B 82 290 83 8 44 42 34 20 .286 .364 .452 2.0
20 R Jim Johnson SS 80 246 63 10 31 31 25 48 .256 .332 .419 1.3
41 R Ed Shofner SS 32 42 10 0 2 8 5 6 .238 .319 .310 0.1
16 R Brian Fitch 1B 47 62 15 2 12 9 8 14 .242 .319 .403 -0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
28 L Joe Burke LF 62 58 10 1 9 6 14 11 .172 .329 .241 -0.1
3 R Mike Lockhart RF 85 318 98 8 34 51 51 44 .308 .405 .456 2.1
38 R Mark Sisson CF 70 142 40 9 30 28 16 30 .282 .350 .535 1.4
11 L Jackie Frost CF 83 313 87 8 53 48 31 19 .278 .342 .435 1.2
2 L Mike Wells LF 84 298 86 12 38 60 65 30 .289 .415 .456 0.6
14 S Bobby Jackson CF 23 23 6 1 3 4 2 2 .261 .320 .391 0.1
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 48 66 14 1 7 7 0 9 .212 .209 .288 0.0
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Mike Wells LF .289 12 38 1
2 R Mike Lockhart RF .308 8 34 28
3 L Jackie Frost CF .278 8 53 21
4 R Charlie Fee 1B .252 13 48 0
5 R Lou Ward 2B .234 5 37 9
6 S Rich Lewis C .260 2 32 2
7 R Bob Rawlins 3B .214 1 5 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .256 10 31 2
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Mike Wells LF .289 12 38 1
2 R Mike Lockhart RF .308 8 34 28
3 L Jackie Frost CF .278 8 53 21
4 R Charlie Fee 1B .252 13 48 0
5 R Lou Ward 2B .234 5 37 9
6 S Rich Lewis C .260 2 32 2
7 R Bob Rawlins 3B .214 1 5 1
8 R Jim Johnson SS .256 10 31 2
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Jim Johnson fractured foot 3 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 7/14
vs SFS
RHP R. Brooks
2-0, 2.01
Tue 7/15
vs SFS
RHP J. Patrick
10-6, 2.94
Wed 7/16
vs DAL
RHP S. Coomes
9-6, 3.83
Thu 7/17
vs DAL
LHP C. Sokol
9-5, 2.73
Fri 7/18
vs DAL
RHP J. Hernandez
1-2, 3.81
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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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 55 34 .618 -
Houston Drillers 52 35 .598 2.0
Dallas Wranglers 52 39 .571 4.0
Seattle Emeralds 48 40 .545 6.5
Twin Cities Northmen 39 48 .448 15.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 38 51 .427 17.0
Chicago Hawks 32 59 .352 24.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 52-35, .598 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 2 GB
Record at home 30-15, .667 PCT
Record on the road 22-20, .524 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-12, .625 PCT
Record versus LHP 16-6, .727 PCT
Record versus RHP 36-29, .554 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 11-10, .524 PCT
Record in May 19-11, .633 PCT
Record in June 17-10, .630 PCT
Record in July 5-4, .556 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .262 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .348 - 2nd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .401 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .750 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 441 - 2nd in ABL
Hits 793 - 4th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 223 - tied for 3rd in ABL
Home Runs 91 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 395 - 2nd in ABL
Strikeouts 457 - 10th in ABL
Stolen Bases 81 - 3rd in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.93 - 10th in ABL
Starters' ERA 4.13 - 13th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.40 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 393 - 11th in ABL
Hits allowed 801 - 12th in ABL
Opponents AVG .267 - 11th in ABL
BABIP .298 - 12th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 74 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 363 - 8th in ABL
Strikeouts 513 - 1st in ABL
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