HOUSTON DRILLERS
2nd place | 86-63, .577 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 651 | RA: 585 | PAYROLL: $5,116,676
09/13/1971
TEAM LEADERS AVG
J. Frost .353
A. Amador .295
M. Sisson .279
L. Ward .277
W. Fields .260
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Sisson 34
J. Frost 19
L. Ward 13
E. Ellison 12
W. Fields 11
TEAM LEADERS RBI
M. Sisson 104
J. Frost 92
L. Ward 73
W. Fields 56
A. Amador 55
TEAM LEADERS W
S. Farooqi 15
R. Robins 14
R. McStay 12
B. Gray 10
P. Wiley 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
R. Robins 2.59
S. Farooqi 2.65
B. Gray 3.74
R. McStay 3.93
P. Wiley 3.96
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Gray 143
S. Farooqi 126
R. Robins 116
R. McStay 110
O. Contreras 54
WHO'S HOT?
P Billy Gray 3-1, 1.09 Last 4 games
P Syed Farooqi 1-0, 0.53 Last 2 games
CF Mark Sisson .379, 5 HR Last 9 games
WHO'S NOT?
LF John Martin .036, 0 HR Last 22 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Randy Robins 27 27 14 9 0 2.59 1.09 Rested
Starter R Syed Farooqi 27 27 15 3 0 2.65 1.26 Slightly Tired
Starter R Dave Van Loon 13 13 8 3 0 3.97 1.31 Tired
Starter R Billy Gray 26 26 10 10 0 3.74 1.28 Exhausted
Starter R Rick McStay 25 25 12 8 0 3.93 1.44 Exhausted
Middle Relief L Bill Switzer 5 0 0 0 0 12.00 2.67 Rested
Middle Relief R Gary Decker 8 1 1 1 0 4.07 1.27 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Bilski 10 10 2 4 0 4.44 1.25 Rested
Stopper L Oscar Contreras 59 0 6 7 17 3.59 1.55 Slightly Tired
Stopper R Jose Rodriguez 13 0 0 3 5 4.79 1.69 Rested
Stopper R Dick Berry 28 0 4 8 5 4.71 1.79 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 S Eddie Ellison C 105 269 61 12 50 36 39 38 .227 .338 .409 1.7
1 S Rich Lewis C 110 285 64 5 27 26 26 48 .225 .296 .309 0.5
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
41 R Ed Shofner SS 101 255 58 5 20 36 19 64 .227 .294 .310 -0.9
13 R Tom Howard 1B 78 223 53 18 45 39 23 40 .238 .304 .525 0.9
24 L Armando Amador 1B 143 573 169 4 55 96 62 51 .295 .367 .422 4.0
22 R Wade Fields 3B 140 473 123 11 56 47 51 52 .260 .331 .362 2.0
40 R Lou Ward 2B 141 531 147 13 73 80 87 68 .277 .379 .427 5.4
26 R Tony Barajas 2B 65 88 24 1 7 7 3 15 .273 .316 .375 -0.0
9 R Chuck Walton SS 115 321 87 1 44 29 21 26 .271 .315 .371 0.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
3 S Jim Bitting CF 113 358 99 4 41 35 16 62 .277 .306 .385 1.8
28 L Joe Burke LF 60 48 14 2 9 12 6 4 .292 .386 .458 0.6
36 L Tim Alderfer CF 87 80 16 1 8 10 16 21 .200 .337 .300 0.4
38 R Mark Sisson CF 144 488 136 34 104 84 68 103 .279 .366 .553 7.4
11 L Jackie Frost RF 145 573 202 19 92 91 33 32 .353 .390 .545 9.5
2 L Mike Wells LF 105 245 57 2 13 23 32 25 .233 .320 .294 -0.2
73 R John Martin LF 45 69 13 0 5 6 15 7 .188 .333 .217 -0.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Armando Amador 1B .295 4 55 19
2 R Lou Ward 2B .277 13 73 1
3 L Jackie Frost RF .353 19 92 37
4 R Mark Sisson CF .279 34 104 23
5 S Eddie Ellison C .227 12 50 0
6 S Jim Bitting LF .277 4 41 1
7 R Wade Fields 3B .260 11 56 1
8 R Chuck Walton SS .271 1 44 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Armando Amador 1B .295 4 55 19
2 R Lou Ward 2B .277 13 73 1
3 L Jackie Frost RF .353 19 92 37
4 R Mark Sisson CF .279 34 104 23
5 S Eddie Ellison C .227 12 50 0
6 S Jim Bitting LF .277 4 41 1
7 R Wade Fields 3B .260 11 56 1
8 R Chuck Walton SS .271 1 44 3
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UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/14
vs DAL
RHP S. Coomes
19-7, 3.05
Wed 9/15
vs DAL
LHP E. Payne
7-9, 4.54
Thu 9/16
vs DAL
RHP B. Elsner
12-9, 4.03
Fri 9/17
@ SFS
RHP D. Fulton
16-7, 3.30
Sat 9/18
@ SFS
RHP R. Wright
12-9, 3.63
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 89 60 .597 -
Houston Drillers 86 63 .577 3.0
Dallas Wranglers 86 64 .573 3.5
Seattle Emeralds 76 73 .510 13.0
Twin Cities Northmen 76 74 .507 13.5
Chicago Hawks 71 78 .477 18.0
Los Angeles Pobladores 53 97 .353 36.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 86-63, .577 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 3 GB
Record at home 47-31, .603 PCT
Record on the road 39-32, .549 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-6, .571 PCT
Record in one-run games 25-18, .581 PCT
Record versus LHP 33-24, .579 PCT
Record versus RHP 53-39, .576 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 14-9, .609 PCT
Record in May 18-10, .643 PCT
Record in June 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in July 15-14, .517 PCT
Record in August 17-11, .607 PCT
Record in September 8-4, .667 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .264 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base Percentage .334 - 3rd in ABL
Slugging Percentage .395 - 2nd in ABL
On-Base + Slugging .729 - 2nd in ABL
Runs Scored 651 - 3rd in ABL
Hits 1338 - 2nd in ABL
Extra-Base Hits 402 - 1st in ABL
Home Runs 114 - 7th in ABL
Bases On Balls 507 - 8th in ABL
Strikeouts 706 - 3rd in ABL
Stolen Bases 94 - 1st in ABL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.50 - 8th in ABL
Starters' ERA 3.43 - 8th in ABL
Bullpen ERA 3.85 - 12th in ABL
Runs allowed 585 - 10th in ABL
Hits allowed 1178 - 3rd in ABL
Opponents AVG .238 - 6th in ABL
BABIP .259 - 4th in ABL
Home Runs allowed 123 - tied for 9th in ABL
Bases On Balls 577 - 12th in ABL
Strikeouts 796 - 7th in ABL
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