CHICAGO TRADERS
4th place | 58-53, .523 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 426 | RA: 366 | PAYROLL: $5,491,477
08/05/1974
TEAM LEADERS AVG
R. Fuentes .334
J. Sledd .327
F. Precourt .323
E. White .254
W. McCord .244
TEAM LEADERS HR
J. Sledd 14
L. Cox 10
W. McCord 8
F. Precourt 6
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Sledd 63
R. Fuentes 51
W. McCord 46
E. White 46
L. Cox 36
TEAM LEADERS W
L. Cox 12
J. Mojica 11
B. Peters 11
S. Crawford 10
R. Birch 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Peters 2.42
S. Crawford 2.51
J. Mojica 2.75
L. Cox 3.29
R. Birch 3.73
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Peters 116
S. Crawford 111
L. Cox 73
J. Mojica 69
R. Birch 64
WHO'S HOT?
1B John Sledd .424, 4 HR Last 8 games
P Skip Crawford 1-3, 1.62 Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Randy Weisenberg 9 SV, 7.04 Last 16 games
SS Dave Lindsey .100, 0 HR Last 14 games
LF Walt McCord .045, 0 HR Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Bobby Peters 23 23 11 8 0 2.42 1.05 Exhausted
Starter L Skip Crawford 23 23 10 9 0 2.51 1.13 Rested
Starter R Larry Cox 22 22 12 6 0 3.29 1.23 Rested
Starter R Jose Mojica 22 22 11 7 0 2.75 1.23 Slightly Tired
Starter R Randy Birch 21 21 6 9 0 3.73 1.38 Tired
None specified R Reggie Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Scottie Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Vern Marcell 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Sammy Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Dave Setlak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Randy Huver 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Jim Milliron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified R Lee Canterbury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L Wally Mowrey 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Wes Stolz 16 0 0 1 0 3.48 1.58 Tired
Middle Relief L Rafael Gonzalez 17 0 1 1 0 3.13 1.13 Rested
Middle Relief R Craig Hardage 15 0 0 4 0 6.55 1.68 Rested
Setup R Vern Hensley 25 0 1 1 0 2.62 1.05 Rested
Setup R Jimmy Calhoun 42 0 5 3 7 1.95 1.09 Rested
Closer L Randy Weisenberg 25 0 1 4 14 5.55 1.64 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
24 R Ed White C 87 339 86 5 46 36 20 46 .254 .301 .336 1.1
27 R George Auclair C 30 93 17 3 7 6 5 17 .183 .248 .323 -0.3
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Doug Fickes 2B 57 100 27 2 9 8 2 12 .270 .284 .350 0.0
9 R Dave Lindsey SS 104 335 76 0 23 26 21 38 .227 .270 .275 0.7
1 R Rafael Fuentes 2B 102 410 137 5 51 61 32 31 .334 .380 .471 5.6
55 R John Sledd 1B 107 428 140 14 63 51 22 35 .327 .357 .460 1.6
3 R Marcus White 3B 102 354 76 1 30 25 14 38 .215 .248 .260 -0.2
23 R Ted Karoly SS 49 80 14 0 3 7 3 26 .175 .212 .225 0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
20 L Fran Precourt CF 101 424 137 6 32 75 29 34 .323 .368 .443 4.5
29 L John Murphy CF 20 18 2 0 0 2 0 3 .111 .111 .111 -0.3
42 R Ken Mays CF 87 233 57 2 21 25 20 22 .245 .306 .335 2.0
19 R Walt McCord LF 102 381 93 8 46 39 27 54 .244 .298 .378 0.5
25 L Randy Barber LF 42 39 10 1 7 4 6 9 .256 .356 .410 0.3
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Fran Precourt CF .323 6 32 13
2 R John Sledd 1B .327 14 63 1
3 R Rafael Fuentes 2B .334 5 51 6
4 S Larry Cox RF .213 10 36 21
5 R Ed White C .254 5 46 1
6 R Walt McCord LF .244 8 46 2
7 R Marcus White 3B .215 1 30 0
8 R Dave Lindsey SS .227 0 23 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Fran Precourt CF .323 6 32 13
2 R Ken Mays RF .245 2 21 9
3 R Rafael Fuentes 2B .334 5 51 6
4 R Ed White C .254 5 46 1
5 R John Sledd 1B .327 14 63 1
6 R Walt McCord LF .244 8 46 2
7 R Marcus White 3B .215 1 30 0
8 R Dave Lindsey SS .227 0 23 1
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
CF Tim Rathbone strained rib cage muscles one week On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 8/6
@ WAS
RHP M. Campbell
9-9, 4.56
Wed 8/7
@ WAS
LHP A. Fonseca
8-17, 4.57
Thu 8/8
@ WAS
RHP P. Nunez
7-15, 3.96
Fri 8/9
@ SDC
LHP E. Payne
11-3, 2.16
Sat 8/10
@ SDC
RHP M. Pike
7-7, 3.28
LINKS
Roster Ratings
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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 65 45 .591 -
St. Louis Explorers 62 48 .564 3.0
Kansas City Bulls 57 51 .528 7.0
Chicago Traders 58 53 .523 7.5
Los Angeles Blockbusters 53 58 .477 12.5
Denver Burros 46 63 .422 18.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 33 76 .303 31.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 58-53, .523 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 7½ GB
Record at home 30-25, .545 PCT
Record on the road 28-28, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-13, .188 PCT
Record in one-run games 16-24, .400 PCT
Record versus LHP 10-18, .357 PCT
Record versus RHP 48-35, .578 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 14-7, .667 PCT
Record in May 15-14, .517 PCT
Record in June 18-11, .621 PCT
Record in July 9-19, .321 PCT
Record in August 2-2, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .258 - 9th in NBL
On-Base Percentage .305 - 14th in NBL
Slugging Percentage .360 - 12th in NBL
On-Base + Slugging .665 - 13th in NBL
Runs Scored 426 - tied for 9th in NBL
Hits 989 - tied for 4th in NBL
Extra-Base Hits 247 - 10th in NBL
Home Runs 62 - tied for 10th in NBL
Bases On Balls 255 - 14th in NBL
Strikeouts 475 - 5th in NBL
Stolen Bases 64 - 9th in NBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 2.99 - 1st in NBL
Starters' ERA 2.87 - 1st in NBL
Bullpen ERA 3.50 - 8th in NBL
Runs allowed 366 - 1st in NBL
Hits allowed 864 - tied for 3rd in NBL
Opponents AVG .232 - 2nd in NBL
BABIP .251 - 2nd in NBL
Home Runs allowed 73 - 6th in NBL
Bases On Balls 363 - tied for 9th in NBL
Strikeouts 546 - 3rd in NBL
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