RALEIGH EXPLORERS (A)
1st place | 42-21, .667 PCT | M# 77 | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 397 | RA: 296 | PAYROLL: $152,500
06/30/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
E. Johnson .410
B. Underwood .369
P. Wyatt .339
C. Bell .301
L. Whitney .278
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Johnson 15
P. Wyatt 8
B. Underwood 6
J. Ditmer 4
4 more tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Underwood 48
E. Johnson 45
P. Wyatt 38
J. Brown 34
A. Ireland 29
TEAM LEADERS W
R. Thome 7
K. Shaw 6
E. Simmons 6
O. Hughes 5
2 tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS ERA
K. Shaw 3.47
J. Franks 3.51
E. Simmons 4.37
R. Thome 4.47
O. Hughes 4.89
TEAM LEADERS K
E. Simmons 80
K. Shaw 72
J. Franks 61
O. Hughes 60
R. Thome 60
WHO'S HOT?
P Ken Shaw 2-0, 2.00 Last 2 games
CF Johnny Brown .476, 0 HR Last 6 games
2B Joe Ditmer .444, 3 HR Last 8 games
WHO'S NOT?
P George Munson 1-1, 13.50 Last 10 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Ken Shaw 10 10 6 1 0 3.47 1.79 Rested
Starter R Ed Simmons 13 13 6 4 0 4.37 1.95 Rested
Starter L Otho Hughes 12 12 5 4 0 4.89 1.75 Rested
Starter L Joe Franks 13 10 4 2 0 3.51 1.84 Tired
Starter R Roger Thome 13 13 7 3 0 4.47 1.89 Exhausted
Long Relief L George Munson 11 0 2 1 0 11.90 2.85 Rested
Long Relief L Mike Leboeuf 8 0 1 0 0 3.43 1.76 Rested
Middle Relief L Abe Hynes 11 2 1 1 0 7.08 2.36 Rested
Setup L Lew Marcus 11 0 3 0 1 1.80 1.00 Tired
Setup L Norm Dellinger 16 0 1 2 1 4.74 1.79 Rested
Stopper R Oscar Ruiz 28 0 4 3 9 3.49 1.73 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 L Stan Case C 23 54 12 0 6 8 16 15 .222 .394 .241 0.1
11 R Jack Gartner C 5 19 4 0 1 4 4 2 .211 .348 .211 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
30 R Pete Pratt 3B 22 24 5 1 3 7 2 5 .208 .269 .417 -0.1
44 S Charlie Bell SS 51 153 46 2 21 27 36 42 .301 .434 .412 1.1
28 R Joe Ditmer 2B 31 85 29 4 21 12 12 11 .341 .424 .576 0.7
8 R Stan Griffin 3B 38 157 39 4 24 24 14 28 .248 .308 .376 -0.1
22 L Al Ireland 2B 60 240 57 3 29 39 25 50 .237 .310 .321 -0.0
27 R Bill Underwood 3B 60 225 83 6 48 38 26 34 .369 .439 .542 2.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 S Johnny Brown CF 60 202 56 2 34 40 50 32 .277 .421 .376 1.2
7 S Lee Whitney LF 55 205 57 4 26 39 32 62 .278 .381 .371 1.0
6 R Joe Crosby RF 19 61 16 0 10 5 10 27 .262 .366 .361 0.1
35 L Joe Lewis LF 37 42 8 2 7 8 6 12 .190 .320 .333 -0.3
10 R Ed Reiner CF 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 .667 .667 .667 0.1
9 L George Sloniker RF 41 117 35 4 22 17 17 23 .299 .388 .504 0.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Stan Griffin 3B .248 4 24 6
2 L Al Ireland 2B .237 3 29 0
3 R Bill Underwood SS .369 6 48 1
4 S Johnny Brown CF .277 2 34 1
5 L George Sloniker RF .299 4 22 1
6 R Joe Ditmer 1B .341 4 21 1
7 S Lee Whitney LF .278 4 26 11
8 R Jack Gartner C .211 0 1 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Stan Griffin 3B .248 4 24 6
2 L Al Ireland 2B .237 3 29 0
3 R Bill Underwood SS .369 6 48 1
4 S Johnny Brown CF .277 2 34 1
5 L George Sloniker RF .299 4 22 1
6 R Joe Ditmer 1B .341 4 21 1
7 S Lee Whitney LF .278 4 26 11
8 R Jack Gartner C .211 0 1 0
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UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 6/30
vs NOR
RHP R. Gawronski
0-0, 0.00
Tue 7/1
vs NOR
RHP M. Grodin
3-1, 3.03
Wed 7/2
@ GRE
RHP J. Rivera
5-4, 3.55
Thu 7/3
@ GRE
RHP E. Baker
7-4, 3.83
Fri 7/4
@ GRE
RHP B. Mathis
4-5, 4.26
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Dynamos
NEWS
STANDINGS
North W L PCT GB
Raleigh Explorers 42 21 .667 -
Arlington Patriots 41 22 .651 1.0
Roanoke Railroaders 37 26 .587 5.0
Charlotte Bluebirds 35 28 .556 7.0
Norfolk Navigators 25 38 .397 17.0
Winston-Salem Blazers 20 43 .317 22.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 42-21, .667 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 23-9, .719 PCT
Record on the road 19-12, .613 PCT
Record in X-inning games 3-1, .750 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-4, .636 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-8, .619 PCT
Record versus RHP 29-13, .690 PCT
Record last 10 games 9-1, .900 PCT
Record in April 6-2, .750 PCT
Record in May 18-11, .621 PCT
Record in June 18-8, .692 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .295 - 1st in SEL
On-Base Percentage .398 - 3rd in SEL
Slugging Percentage .450 - 1st in SEL
On-Base + Slugging .848 - 1st in SEL
Runs Scored 397 - 1st in SEL
Hits 664 - 1st in SEL
Extra-Base Hits 181 - 1st in SEL
Home Runs 67 - 2nd in SEL
Bases On Balls 376 - 5th in SEL
Strikeouts 496 - 4th in SEL
Stolen Bases 25 - 4th in SEL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.40 - 8th in SEL
Starters' ERA 4.32 - 9th in SEL
Bullpen ERA 4.64 - 8th in SEL
Runs allowed 296 - 6th in SEL
Hits allowed 611 - 10th in SEL
Opponents AVG .281 - 10th in SEL
BABIP .339 - 11th in SEL
Home Runs allowed 48 - 7th in SEL
Bases On Balls 433 - 11th in SEL
Strikeouts 479 - 9th in SEL
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