HOUSTON DRILLERS
1st place | 65-44, .596 PCT | M# 50 | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 494 | RA: 412 | PAYROLL: $5,473,540
07/31/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
M. Lockhart .318
M. Sisson .300
L. Ward .284
P. Parkyn .272
J. Frost .269
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 15
M. Lockhart 14
M. Wells 11
L. Ward 8
L. Eccles 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Wells 62
M. Lockhart 57
M. Sisson 57
L. Ward 54
J. Frost 44
TEAM LEADERS W
F. Castro 14
L. Bilski 12
B. Switzer 11
J. Zaruba 9
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
F. Castro 2.53
T. McAteer 3.09
B. Switzer 3.14
L. Bilski 3.23
J. Zaruba 3.38
TEAM LEADERS K
L. Bilski 130
T. McAteer 79
A. Colon 72
B. Switzer 70
2 tied with 67
WHO'S HOT?
P Rick McStay 3 SV, 0.49 Last 12 games
C Lute Eccles .500, 3 HR Last 15 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Angel Colon 1-2, 7.33 Last 4 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Larry Bilski 22 22 12 4 0 3.23 1.25 Rested
Starter L Bill Switzer 22 22 11 5 0 3.14 1.36 Slightly Tired
Starter R Jerry Zaruba 22 22 9 8 0 3.38 1.37 Tired
Starter R Francisco Castro 21 21 14 3 0 2.53 1.25 Exhausted
Starter R Angel Colon 23 15 6 6 1 4.20 1.60 Exhausted
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 13 1 0 2 1 3.86 1.42 Exhausted
Middle Relief R Ed Myatt 10 0 1 0 1 4.15 1.54 Rested
Middle Relief R Milt Erb 13 0 0 0 0 2.65 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Dale 11 0 0 1 1 1.88 1.26 Rested
Middle Relief R Bill Footman 15 0 0 1 2 3.70 1.36 Rested
Setup R Rick McStay 30 0 6 1 5 1.67 1.14 Rested
Stopper R Tom McAteer 55 0 3 10 20 3.09 1.35 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
5 L Lute Eccles C 95 275 85 5 40 40 41 47 .309 .400 .444 3.6
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Al Thompson SS 22 38 6 0 5 0 2 4 .158 .190 .158 -0.4
30 R Paul Parkyn 3B 98 357 97 2 39 40 27 30 .272 .326 .331 1.3
3 R Mike Lockhart 1B 108 390 124 14 57 79 57 61 .318 .403 .541 5.6
41 R Ed Shofner 3B 46 72 15 3 11 10 7 17 .208 .289 .333 -0.1
40 R Lou Ward 2B 105 349 99 8 54 47 54 34 .284 .384 .410 2.9
18 R Jerry Duersch 2B 83 105 29 4 16 13 6 15 .276 .325 .486 0.4
20 R Jim Johnson SS 103 363 69 4 29 27 26 64 .190 .243 .251 -1.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Mark Sisson CF 103 360 108 15 57 61 47 63 .300 .377 .486 4.8
11 L Jackie Frost RF 105 420 113 4 44 71 24 26 .269 .311 .398 2.2
2 L Mike Wells LF 102 327 84 11 62 46 63 40 .257 .374 .419 0.3
13 L Dave Elwood LF 9 13 1 1 3 1 2 3 .077 .200 .308 -0.1
15 R Mickey Hoffman CF 100 299 62 4 35 34 13 38 .207 .244 .331 1.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .269 4 44 40
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .318 14 57 51
3 L Mike Wells LF .257 11 62 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .300 15 57 34
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .272 2 39 1
6 L Lute Eccles C .309 5 40 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .284 8 54 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .190 4 29 7
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Jackie Frost RF .269 4 44 40
2 R Mike Lockhart 1B .318 14 57 51
3 L Mike Wells LF .257 11 62 1
4 R Mark Sisson CF .300 15 57 34
5 R Paul Parkyn 3B .272 2 39 1
6 L Lute Eccles C .309 5 40 13
7 R Lou Ward 2B .284 8 54 12
8 R Jim Johnson SS .190 4 29 7
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Dick Knight torn elbow ligament 5 months On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Sun 8/1
@ LAP
RHP D. Turner
8-8, 2.76
Tue 8/3
@ TCN
RHP B. Hall
6-10, 2.81
Wed 8/4
@ TCN
LHP B. Freeland
8-9, 3.44
Thu 8/5
@ TCN
RHP S. Farooqi
7-9, 4.25
Fri 8/6
@ SEA
RHP F. Wild
2-3, 2.77
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 65 44 .596 -
San Francisco Seagulls 61 48 .560 4.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 58 49 .542 6.0
Dallas Wranglers 58 50 .537 6.5
Seattle Emeralds 46 61 .430 18.0
Twin Cities Northmen 45 64 .413 20.0
Chicago Hawks 44 64 .407 20.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 65-44, .596 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 36-20, .643 PCT
Record on the road 29-24, .547 PCT
Record in X-inning games 6-3, .667 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-13, .567 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-16, .407 PCT
Record versus RHP 54-28, .659 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 14-13, .519 PCT
Record in July 16-12, .571 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .261 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .331 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .390 - 1st in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .721 - 1st in ABL
Runs Scored 494 - 1st in ABL
Hits 965 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 284 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 77 - 2nd in ABL
Bases On Balls 377 - 4th in ABL
Strikeouts 526 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 179 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.16 - 6th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.25 - 6th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 2.91 - 4th in ABL
Runs allowed 412 - tied for 8th in ABL
Hits allowed 925 - 10th in ABL
Opponents AVG .252 - 10th in ABL
BABIP .280 - 11th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 71 - 13th in ABL
Bases On Balls 381 - 11th in ABL
Strikeouts 581 - 3rd in ABL
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