HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 79-57, .581 PCT | M# 27 | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 619 | RA: 520 | PAYROLL: $6,486,127
08/30/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .313
M. Sisson .289
L. Ward .281
J. Frost .251
M. Wells .245
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 19
M. Wells 17
M. Lockhart 14
L. Ward 10
L. Eccles 6
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 74
L. Ward 74
M. Wells 74
M. Sisson 69
M. Lockhart 60
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 16
L. Bilski 15
B. Switzer 13
J. Zaruba 12
A. Colon 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.60
L. Bilski 2.91
B. Switzer 3.16
J. Zaruba 3.47
T. McAteer 3.92
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 167
A. Colon 101
T. McAteer 91
B. Switzer 90
F. Castro 88
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Tom McAteer 1 SV, 10.20 Last 11 games
2B Jerry Duersch .077, 0 HR Last 22 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 28 28 15 6 0 2.91 1.21 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 28 28 13 8 0 3.16 1.32 Exhausted
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 27 27 12 10 0 3.47 1.34 Rested
Starter R Angel Colon 28 20 8 8 1 4.58 1.62 Slightly Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 26 26 16 4 0 2.60 1.23 Tired
None specified R Tommy Westfield 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 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 13 0 1 0 1 3.18 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 17 0 1 0 0 2.45 1.18 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 15 0 0 1 1 1.33 1.23 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 19 0 1 1 2 4.81 1.46 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 37 0 6 2 5 1.70 1.19 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 66 0 3 12 21 3.92 1.48 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 30 57 11 0 10 2 2 9 .193 .213 .211 -0.4
24 R Charlie Hall 3B 100 353 105 13 49 50 44 50 .297 .376 .467 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 55 87 16 3 11 11 7 22 .184 .263 .287 -0.3
40 R Lou Ward 2B 131 445 125 10 74 57 66 47 .281 .375 .407 3.2
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 98 121 31 4 17 14 9 20 .256 .316 .438 0.3
20 R Jim Johnson SS 129 449 94 5 39 38 35 73 .209 .265 .287 -0.4
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 130 460 133 19 69 76 61 84 .289 .370 .476 5.9
11 L Jackie Frost RF 132 529 133 5 51 81 35 34 .251 .300 .376 2.4
13 L Randy Barnes LF 132 490 142 10 57 75 46 33 .290 .354 .441 2.6
2 L Mike Wells LF 128 408 100 17 74 59 74 51 .245 .362 .426 0.8
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 123 370 87 5 45 43 17 46 .235 .272 .359 2.5
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .251 5 51 47
2 R Mark Sisson CF .289 19 69 45
3 L Randy Barnes LF .239 2 10 7
4 L Mike Wells 1B .245 17 74 1
5 R Lou Ward 2B .281 10 74 13
6 R Charlie Hall 3B .261 2 13 4
7 R Mickey Hoffman C .235 5 45 29
8 R Jim Johnson SS .209 5 39 11
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .251 5 51 47
2 R Mark Sisson CF .289 19 69 45
3 R Lou Ward 2B .281 10 74 13
4 L Randy Barnes LF .239 2 10 7
5 R Mickey Hoffman C .235 5 45 29
6 L Mike Wells 1B .245 17 74 1
7 R Charlie Hall 3B .261 2 13 4
8 R Jim Johnson SS .209 5 39 11
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
1B Mike Lockhart strained abdominal muscle one week On IL, eligible for return
C Lute Eccles strained back muscle 1-2 weeks 7 day(s) left
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 4 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/31
vs BOS
LHP B. Shurtleff
5-15, 3.13
Wed 9/1
vs BOS
RHP S. Papa
1-5, 2.91
Thu 9/2
vs BOS
RHP B. Elsner
4-6, 4.45
Fri 9/3
vs MON
LHP B. Schar
13-11, 3.15
Sat 9/4
vs MON
LHP L. Connor
10-9, 2.95
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 79 57 .581 -
San Francisco Seagulls 78 57 .578 .5
Dallas Wranglers 75 60 .556 3.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 70 65 .519 8.5
Seattle Emeralds 63 73 .463 16.0
Twin Cities Northmen 55 81 .404 24.0
Chicago Hawks 55 82 .401 24.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 79-57, .581 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 43-23, .652 PCT
Record on the road 36-34, .514 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-5, .615 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-17, .541 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-20, .412 PCT
Record versus RHP 65-37, .637 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 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 14-13, .519 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 3rd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .329 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .386 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .715 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 619 - 1st in ABL
Hits 1190 - 3rd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 349 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 97 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 477 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 655 - 4th in ABL
Stolen Bases 225 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.26 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.27 - 7th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.26 - 5th in ABL
Runs allowed 520 - tied for 6th in ABL
Hits allowed 1164 - 9th in ABL
Opponents AVG .253 - 9th in ABL
BABIP .282 - 10th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 95 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 460 - 10th in ABL
Strikeouts 741 - 1st in ABL
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