ST. LOUIS EXPLORERS
6th place | 53-70, .431 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 427 | RA: 544 | PAYROLL: $4,344,843
08/14/1972
TEAM LEADERS AVG
F. Martinez .304
T. Adams .294
C. Panetta .288
G. Parker .283
   
TEAM LEADERS HR
T. Adams 12
F. Martinez 10
G. Parker 7
D. Bieler 6
J. O'Neil 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
G. Parker 62
F. Martinez 51
C. Panetta 50
T. Adams 48
A. Voeller 24
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Lott 12
G. Kittle 6
T. LaDuke 6
T. Phillips 5
B. Tate 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Lott 3.04
D. Prentice 3.09
K. Morrison 4.24
G. Kittle 4.34
T. Phillips 4.68
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Lott 102
T. Phillips 62
K. Morrison 47
G. Kittle 43
P. Juarez 42
WHO'S HOT?
P Tony LaDuke 3-0, 1.38 Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Tommy Phillips 0-1, 8.74 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Dick Lott 26 26 12 7 0 3.04 1.20 Exhausted
Starter R Jim Thurlow 7 5 2 2 0 3.00 0.98 Exhausted
Starter R Tommy Phillips 24 21 5 6 0 4.68 1.63 Tired
Starter R Danny Prentice 15 15 3 8 0 3.09 1.26 Rested
Starter R Glenn Kittle 23 18 6 10 0 4.34 1.48 Rested
Long Relief R Ken Morrison 15 14 2 8 0 4.24 1.61 Rested
Middle Relief R Robbie Goolsby 40 0 4 5 4 4.93 1.46 Rested
Middle Relief R Tony LaDuke 21 2 6 3 3 3.18 1.25 Rested
Middle Relief R Randy DeJoseph 25 0 0 2 0 3.91 1.41 Rested
Setup L Jorge Gonzalez 24 0 2 3 2 2.25 1.19 Rested
Setup R Marty Clark 35 0 1 2 7 3.09 1.33 Rested
Stopper R Bernie Tate 47 0 5 4 13 2.69 1.27 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
13 R Jack O'Neil C 85 251 40 4 19 16 18 41 .159 .216 .211 -0.7
30 R Carl Wright C 71 167 34 2 16 12 20 39 .204 .286 .269 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
6 R Fernando Najera SS 81 171 35 0 19 14 26 27 .205 .315 .251 -0.3
40 R Tom Guinn SS 100 342 78 1 23 21 15 85 .228 .261 .287 1.2
3 L Tom Adams 1B 120 378 111 12 48 46 42 49 .294 .362 .466 2.8
16 R Dave Bieler 2B 92 264 58 6 21 20 11 22 .220 .260 .318 1.2
26 R Fernando Martinez 3B 112 425 129 10 51 58 26 36 .304 .350 .447 4.3
37 R Adam Voeller 1B 93 219 56 0 24 16 20 21 .256 .317 .306 0.6
7 S Bernie Tudor 2B 109 277 74 3 18 34 24 36 .267 .323 .365 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Gary Parker RF 118 441 125 7 62 62 32 73 .283 .329 .401 3.0
11 L Willie Romero RF 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 0 .667 .833 1.667 0.3
28 R Tommy Pickett CF 104 308 63 0 21 42 41 29 .205 .297 .279 0.3
44 S Ken Osterhage CF 100 259 71 2 21 20 7 35 .274 .290 .340 2.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Bernie Tudor 2B .267 3 18 4
2 R Fernando Martinez 3B .304 10 51 0
3 L Tom Adams 1B .294 12 48 11
4 R Gary Parker RF .283 7 62 11
5 S Ken Osterhage CF .274 2 21 0
6 R Tommy Pickett LF .205 0 21 16
7 R Tom Guinn SS .228 1 23 2
8 R Carl Wright C .204 2 16 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Dave Bieler 2B .220 6 21 2
2 R Fernando Martinez 3B .304 10 51 0
3 L Tom Adams 1B .294 12 48 11
4 R Gary Parker RF .283 7 62 11
5 S Ken Osterhage CF .274 2 21 0
6 R Tommy Pickett LF .205 0 21 16
7 R Tom Guinn SS .228 1 23 2
8 R Carl Wright C .204 2 16 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Tony LaDuke back stiffness DtD, 2 weeks Not on IL
LF Chuck Panetta torn shoulder cartilage 9 months 51 day(s) left (60-day IL)
P Harlan Estes ruptured disc (back) 7 weeks On IL, eligible for return (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 8/14
@ CHI
RHP L. Cox
8-7, 3.49
Tue 8/15
vs BRO
RHP D. Rutherford
6-13, 3.97
Wed 8/16
vs BRO
RHP J. Sandoval
7-11, 3.37
Thu 8/17
vs BRO
LHP J. Richardson
6-12, 3.95
Fri 8/18
vs NYK
RHP C. Hull
11-8, 3.99
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 Diego Captains 77 45 .631 -
Denver Burros 70 52 .574 7.0
Chicago Traders 64 57 .529 12.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 60 61 .496 16.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 55 68 .447 22.5
St. Louis Explorers 53 70 .431 24.5
Kansas City Bulls 50 72 .410 27.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 53-70, .431 PCT
Position in Division 6th, 24½ GB
Record at home 27-34, .443 PCT
Record on the road 26-36, .419 PCT
Record in X-inning games 9-9, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 28-21, .571 PCT
Record versus LHP 11-20, .355 PCT
Record versus RHP 42-50, .457 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 15-10, .600 PCT
Record in May 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in June 10-19, .345 PCT
Record in July 10-18, .357 PCT
Record in August 7-6, .538 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .247 - 10th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .304 - 11th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .338 - 14th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .641 - 14th in NBL
Runs Scored 427 - 13th in NBL
Hits 1037 - 10th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 243 - 14th in NBL
Home Runs 54 - 13th in NBL
Bases On Balls 338 - 10th in NBL
Strikeouts 617 - 7th in NBL
Stolen Bases 53 - tied for 9th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.00 - 13th in NBL
Starters' ERA 4.11 - 13th in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.74 - 9th in NBL
Runs allowed 544 - 12th in NBL
Hits allowed 1121 - 12th in NBL
Opponents AVG .260 - 11th in NBL
BABIP .275 - 7th in NBL
Home Runs allowed 113 - 14th in NBL
Bases On Balls 456 - 12th in NBL
Strikeouts 568 - 13th in NBL
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