HOUSTON DRILLERS
3rd place | 55-51, .519 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 471 | RA: 430 | PAYROLL: $5,267,070
07/31/1974
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .293
M. Wells .274
M. Lockhart .260
L. Ward .255
M. Sisson .252
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 19
W. Fields 15
M. Wells 15
L. Ward 12
C. Fee 10
TEAM LEADERS RBI
W. Fields 66
M. Sisson 55
M. Lockhart 50
M. Wells 48
L. Ward 47
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 10
T. McAteer 10
R. McStay 10
D. Knight 7
3 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Knight 2.11
B. Switzer 3.32
F. Castro 3.56
L. Bilski 3.76
R. McStay 4.06
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 104
R. McStay 102
D. Knight 87
T. McAteer 87
B. Switzer 87
WHO'S HOT?
P Dick Knight 3-0, 1.15 Last 5 games
CF Mark Sisson .483, 4 HR Last 9 games
2B Lou Ward .375, 3 HR Last 11 games
WHO'S NOT?
C Rich Lewis .074, 0 HR Last 8 games
P Dick Witt 1 SV, 7.47 Last 14 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Rick McStay 24 24 10 4 0 4.06 1.36 Exhausted
Starter R Francisco Castro 21 21 6 8 0 3.56 1.25 Rested
Starter R Dick Knight 26 16 7 5 1 2.11 1.12 Tired
Starter R Tom McAteer 22 22 10 9 0 4.73 1.57 Slightly Tired
Starter L Bill Switzer 19 18 6 6 0 3.32 1.41 Exhausted
None specified R Ed Myatt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Randy Robins 15 0 1 0 1 3.25 1.12 Rested
Long Relief R Dave Van Loon 16 0 0 0 0 3.09 0.97 Rested
Long Relief R Milt Erb 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Hank Mitchell 19 0 2 0 1 2.11 1.50 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Dick Witt 30 0 2 6 5 7.02 1.74 Rested
Setup L Jeff Ferguson 43 0 5 5 4 3.75 1.27 Rested
Stopper R Larry Bilski 48 5 6 8 11 3.76 1.18 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 R Charlie Fee C 84 232 62 10 30 27 23 48 .267 .337 .427 1.7
1 S Rich Lewis C 90 218 59 7 28 32 23 29 .271 .344 .413 2.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Lou Ward 2B 104 341 87 12 47 38 48 47 .255 .348 .405 1.4
22 R Wade Fields 3B 103 357 88 15 66 50 47 50 .246 .332 .395 1.9
7 R Tom Martucci SS 69 179 41 2 16 17 19 36 .229 .307 .302 -0.1
2 L Mike Wells 1B 95 314 86 15 48 46 66 35 .274 .396 .490 1.5
9 R Chuck Walton 2B 50 86 17 1 8 4 3 8 .198 .222 .256 -0.5
20 R Jim Johnson SS 72 158 33 0 10 13 12 29 .209 .269 .297 -0.9
13 R Jim Medrano 1B 57 82 26 1 9 7 5 13 .317 .356 .402 0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 R Mike Lockhart LF 105 381 99 7 50 64 44 69 .260 .337 .378 2.3
38 R Mark Sisson CF 104 369 93 19 55 67 54 76 .252 .346 .463 3.3
11 L Jackie Frost RF 104 417 122 4 41 54 36 28 .293 .349 .398 2.9
14 S Bobby Jackson CF 74 82 19 1 6 8 10 19 .232 .315 .317 0.3
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 79 130 25 2 14 23 10 19 .192 .264 .315 0.4
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .293 4 41 22
2 R Mark Sisson CF .252 19 55 27
3 R Mike Lockhart LF .260 7 50 31
4 L Mike Wells 1B .274 15 48 0
5 R Wade Fields 3B .246 15 66 1
6 S Rich Lewis C .271 7 28 0
7 R Lou Ward 2B .255 12 47 0
8 R Jim Johnson SS .209 0 10 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .293 4 41 22
2 R Mike Lockhart LF .260 7 50 31
3 L Mike Wells 1B .274 15 48 0
4 R Mark Sisson CF .252 19 55 27
5 R Wade Fields 3B .246 15 66 1
6 S Rich Lewis C .271 7 28 0
7 R Lou Ward 2B .255 12 47 0
8 R Jim Johnson SS .209 0 10 3
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Warner Manning elbow surgery 9 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
1B Mike Wells bruised wrist one week Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Thu 8/1
@ TCN
RHP G. Forgette
4-3, 3.59
Fri 8/2
@ SFS
RHP P. Wiley
7-2, 3.84
Sat 8/3
@ SFS
RHP P. Ragsdale
10-7, 3.15
Sun 8/4
@ SFS
RHP R. Juarez
11-8, 3.38
Sun 8/4
@ SFS
RHP J. Patrick
9-7, 3.06
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
San Francisco Seagulls 66 37 .641 -
Los Angeles Pobladores 55 51 .519 12.5
Houston Drillers 55 51 .519 12.5
Dallas Wranglers 52 53 .495 15.0
Twin Cities Northmen 50 54 .481 16.5
Seattle Emeralds 49 55 .471 17.5
Chicago Hawks 40 64 .385 26.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 55-51, .519 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 12½ GB
Record at home 25-28, .472 PCT
Record on the road 30-23, .566 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-7, .533 PCT
Record in one-run games 12-21, .364 PCT
Record versus LHP 14-7, .667 PCT
Record versus RHP 41-44, .482 PCT
Record last 10 games 9-1, .900 PCT
Record in April 10-10, .500 PCT
Record in May 13-15, .464 PCT
Record in June 14-16, .467 PCT
Record in July 18-10, .643 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .251 - 8th in ABL
On-Base Percentage .328 - 6th in ABL
Slugging Percentage .383 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .711 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 471 - 2nd in ABL
Hits 907 - 4th in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 256 - 2nd in ABL
Home Runs 97 - 1st in ABL
Bases On Balls 407 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 572 - 8th in ABL
Stolen Bases 96 - 3rd in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.68 - 11th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.73 - 11th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.58 - 8th in ABL
Runs allowed 430 - 9th in ABL
Hits allowed 883 - tied for 5th in ABL
Opponents AVG .248 - 5th in ABL
BABIP .282 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 72 - 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 373 - 7th in ABL
Strikeouts 654 - 1st in ABL
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