RALEIGH EXPLORERS (A)
2nd place | 71-51, .582 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 652 | RA: 586 | PAYROLL: $152,500
09/01/1975
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Underwood .342
J. Brown .317
L. Whitney .269
S. Griffin .265
A. Ireland .217
TEAM LEADERS HR
S. Griffin 16
E. Johnson 15
L. Whitney 9
B. Underwood 8
P. Wyatt 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Underwood 64
S. Griffin 58
J. Brown 55
L. Whitney 47
E. Johnson 45
TEAM LEADERS W
E. Simmons 12
O. Hughes 9
R. Thome 9
K. Shaw 8
O. Ruiz 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
K. Shaw 3.60
E. Simmons 4.30
R. Thome 4.55
O. Hughes 4.72
   
TEAM LEADERS K
O. Hughes 130
K. Shaw 126
E. Simmons 119
J. Franks 88
R. Thome 77
WHO'S HOT?
P Ken Shaw 1-0, 0.96 Last 2 games
P Jay Crist 1-0, 1.54 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P George Munson 1-2, 10.12 Last 15 games
P Lew Marcus 2 SV, 8.49 Last 18 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Jay Crist 12 12 3 3 0 3.91 1.72 Rested
Starter R Ken Shaw 22 22 8 6 0 3.60 1.63 Rested
Starter L Alex Russell 12 12 4 5 0 4.66 1.88 Tired
Starter L Otho Hughes 24 24 9 9 0 4.72 1.81 Exhausted
Starter R Ed Simmons 23 20 12 5 0 4.30 1.74 Rested
Long Relief R Vern Butts 4 0 0 1 0 8.10 3.15 Exhausted
Middle Relief L George Munson 16 0 2 2 0 9.51 2.37 Slightly Tired
Setup R Roger Thome 27 13 9 3 0 4.55 1.85 Tired
Setup L Joe Franks 26 10 4 3 1 3.53 1.76 Tired
Stopper L Lew Marcus 28 0 5 2 3 6.40 1.82 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 L Stan Case C 49 103 22 0 14 15 27 27 .214 .376 .243 -0.1
11 R Jack Gartner C 57 180 41 3 22 17 45 43 .228 .383 .289 -0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
17 R Ernie Morrison 1B 59 190 47 3 30 33 35 56 .247 .366 .358 -0.3
28 R Joe Ditmer 2B 81 188 53 5 38 21 26 31 .282 .370 .441 0.3
8 R Stan Griffin 3B 95 396 105 16 58 64 44 72 .265 .338 .460 1.4
22 L Al Ireland 2B 117 471 102 5 38 61 37 107 .217 .276 .287 -0.8
27 R Bill Underwood 3B 118 438 150 8 64 72 65 76 .342 .434 .473 4.1
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 S Johnny Brown CF 117 394 125 5 55 74 93 56 .317 .448 .434 4.5
7 S Lee Whitney LF 104 368 99 9 47 56 60 119 .269 .374 .378 1.8
6 R Joe Crosby RF 51 151 37 3 19 14 18 60 .245 .324 .391 0.3
61 R Art Mayo CF 12 22 1 0 2 0 0 7 .045 .045 .045 -0.4
31 R Charlie Taylor CF 18 53 17 0 13 10 13 12 .321 .441 .434 0.7
10 R Ed Reiner CF 40 98 34 1 16 8 13 19 .347 .425 .408 0.9
25 R Dick Pease CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000 .750 .000 0.1
9 L George Sloniker RF 85 198 55 6 33 26 30 46 .278 .371 .444 1.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Stan Griffin SS .265 16 58 10
2 L Al Ireland 2B .217 5 38 0
3 R Bill Underwood 3B .342 8 64 3
4 S Johnny Brown CF .317 5 55 1
5 R Charlie Taylor RF .321 0 13 0
6 S Lee Whitney LF .269 9 47 17
7 R Ernie Morrison 1B .247 3 30 1
8 R Jack Gartner C .228 3 22 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Stan Griffin SS .265 16 58 10
2 L Al Ireland 2B .217 5 38 0
3 R Bill Underwood 3B .342 8 64 3
4 S Johnny Brown CF .317 5 55 1
5 R Charlie Taylor RF .321 0 13 0
6 S Lee Whitney LF .269 9 47 17
7 R Ernie Morrison 1B .247 3 30 1
8 R Jack Gartner C .228 3 22 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Ken Shaw mild hamstring strain DtD, 2 days Not on IL
P Jay Crist ruptured ulnar collateral ligament 12 months Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
Tue 9/2
vs SAV
RHP C. Bacon
4-2, 3.27
Wed 9/3
vs SAV
RHP G. Hollingsworth
9-5, 4.20
Thu 9/4
vs SAV
RHP J. Sloan
2-11, 6.22
Fri 9/5
@ ARL
LHP J. Hinkle
12-8, 3.73
Sat 9/6
@ ARL
RHP D. Day
6-7, 5.61
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
Arlington Patriots 79 43 .648 -
Raleigh Explorers 71 51 .582 8.0
Charlotte Bluebirds 69 53 .566 10.0
Roanoke Railroaders 67 55 .549 12.0
Norfolk Navigators 62 60 .508 17.0
Winston-Salem Blazers 38 84 .311 41.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 71-51, .582 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 8 GB
Record at home 37-24, .607 PCT
Record on the road 34-27, .557 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-5, .583 PCT
Record in one-run games 14-13, .519 PCT
Record versus LHP 23-16, .590 PCT
Record versus RHP 48-35, .578 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 6-2, .750 PCT
Record in May 18-11, .621 PCT
Record in June 19-8, .704 PCT
Record in July 13-16, .448 PCT
Record in August 15-14, .517 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .278 - 2nd in SEL
On-Base Percentage .379 - 3rd in SEL
Slugging Percentage .411 - 3rd in SEL
On-Base + Slugging .791 - 3rd in SEL
Runs Scored 652 - 3rd in SEL
Hits 1190 - 1st in SEL
Extra-Base Hits 307 - 4th in SEL
Home Runs 106 - 3rd in SEL
Bases On Balls 686 - 6th in SEL
Strikeouts 1003 - 8th in SEL
Stolen Bases 40 - 7th in SEL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.41 - 8th in SEL
Starters' ERA 4.22 - 7th in SEL
Bullpen ERA 5.05 - 12th in SEL
Runs allowed 586 - 8th in SEL
Hits allowed 1135 - tied for 9th in SEL
Opponents AVG .270 - 9th in SEL
BABIP .324 - 5th in SEL
Home Runs allowed 86 - tied for 5th in SEL
Bases On Balls 810 - 11th in SEL
Strikeouts 899 - tied for 11th in SEL
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