RALEIGH EXPLORERS (A)
3rd place | 78-62, .557 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 724 | RA: 665 | PAYROLL: $160,000
10/14/1975
BNN Index | SEL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Underwood .342
J. Brown .317
S. Griffin .263
L. Whitney .252
A. Ireland .222
TEAM LEADERS HR
S. Griffin 18
E. Johnson 15
L. Whitney 10
A. Ireland 8
2 more tied with 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Underwood 68
S. Griffin 66
J. Brown 55
L. Whitney 52
2 tied with 45
TEAM LEADERS W
E. Simmons 14
R. Thome 10
O. Hughes 9
K. Shaw 9
2 tied with 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
K. Shaw 3.38
E. Simmons 3.93
R. Thome 4.24
O. Hughes 4.49
   
TEAM LEADERS K
O. Hughes 151
E. Simmons 145
K. Shaw 137
J. Franks 91
R. Thome 86
WHO'S HOT?
P Ken Shaw 2-0, 1.79 Last 6 games
P Jay Crist 1-0, 1.54 Last 2 games
P Roger Thome 3-0, 0.42 Last 12 games
WHO'S NOT?
P George Munson 2-3, 7.83 Last 21 games
P Lew Marcus 1-1, 10.12 Last 12 games
P Alex Russell 0-3, 21.13 Last 3 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Bruce Fields 2 2 1 1 0 5.91 1.69 Rested
Starter R Ken Shaw 25 25 9 6 0 3.38 1.58 Rested
Starter L Otho Hughes 27 27 9 11 0 4.49 1.74 Rested
Starter R Ed Simmons 27 24 14 6 0 3.93 1.67 Rested
Starter L Alex Russell 15 15 4 8 0 6.02 2.03 Rested
None specified R Jay Crist 12 12 3 3 0 3.91 1.72 Rested
Long Relief L George Munson 22 0 3 3 0 7.52 2.12 Rested
Long Relief R Vern Butts 9 0 0 1 0 5.40 2.15 Rested
Middle Relief R Roger Thome 31 13 10 3 0 4.24 1.80 Rested
Setup L Joe Franks 31 10 4 4 2 3.52 1.78 Rested
Setup R Howie Sharp 4 3 0 1 0 4.19 1.19 Rested
Stopper L Lew Marcus 38 0 6 3 3 6.80 1.89 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
19 L Stan Case C 57 119 27 0 16 16 29 28 .227 .377 .261 0.1
11 R Jack Gartner C 73 240 56 5 29 24 54 54 .233 .378 .304 0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
17 R Ernie Morrison 1B 77 246 60 5 40 43 41 70 .244 .353 .370 -0.6
28 R Joe Ditmer 2B 95 219 61 5 40 24 29 34 .279 .369 .429 0.3
8 R Stan Griffin 3B 112 471 124 18 66 72 50 80 .263 .335 .450 1.5
22 L Al Ireland 2B 135 545 121 8 45 69 41 122 .222 .278 .305 -0.7
27 R Bill Underwood 3B 136 509 174 8 68 84 73 92 .342 .431 .470 4.5
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 S Lee Whitney LF 121 432 109 10 52 63 74 147 .252 .365 .363 1.8
6 R Joe Crosby RF 64 186 44 3 21 16 23 75 .237 .322 .366 0.2
31 R Charlie Taylor CF 30 96 34 0 18 17 18 20 .354 .448 .490 1.5
10 R Ed Reiner CF 52 128 45 2 27 11 18 27 .352 .436 .438 1.3
25 R Dick Pease CF 14 37 5 0 1 2 4 13 .135 .256 .162 -0.3
9 L George Sloniker RF 98 220 61 7 35 28 31 52 .277 .365 .445 1.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Stan Griffin SS .263 18 66 11
2 S Lee Whitney LF .252 10 52 17
3 L Al Ireland 2B .222 8 45 0
4 R Bill Underwood 3B .342 8 68 3
5 R Charlie Taylor RF .354 0 18 0
6 R Ernie Morrison 1B .244 5 40 2
7 R Jack Gartner C .233 5 29 1
8 R Dick Pease CF .135 0 1 1
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Lee Whitney LF .252 10 52 17
2 R Charlie Taylor RF .354 0 18 0
3 L Al Ireland 2B .222 8 45 0
4 R Stan Griffin SS .263 18 66 11
5 R Bill Underwood 3B .342 8 68 3
6 R Ernie Morrison 1B .244 5 40 2
7 R Jack Gartner C .233 5 29 1
8 R Dick Pease CF .135 0 1 1
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Jay Crist ruptured ulnar collateral ligament 10-11 months Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
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 90 50 .643 -
Charlotte Bluebirds 78 62 .557 12.0
Raleigh Explorers 78 62 .557 12.0
Roanoke Railroaders 75 65 .536 15.0
Norfolk Navigators 69 71 .493 21.0
Winston-Salem Blazers 47 93 .336 43.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 78-62, .557 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 12 GB
Record at home 42-28, .600 PCT
Record on the road 36-34, .514 PCT
Record in X-inning games 8-8, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 16-14, .533 PCT
Record versus LHP 25-16, .610 PCT
Record versus RHP 53-46, .535 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 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
Record in September 7-11, .389 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .275 - 3rd in SEL
On-Base Percentage .374 - 4th in SEL
Slugging Percentage .407 - 3rd in SEL
On-Base + Slugging .781 - 3rd in SEL
Runs Scored 724 - 3rd in SEL
Hits 1359 - 2nd in SEL
Extra-Base Hits 352 - 4th in SEL
Home Runs 118 - 3rd in SEL
Bases On Balls 758 - 7th in SEL
Strikeouts 1167 - 7th in SEL
Stolen Bases 46 - 7th in SEL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.36 - 8th in SEL
Starters' ERA 4.23 - 9th in SEL
Bullpen ERA 4.78 - 9th in SEL
Runs allowed 665 - 7th in SEL
Hits allowed 1293 - 8th in SEL
Opponents AVG .268 - 9th in SEL
BABIP .323 - 5th in SEL
Home Runs allowed 98 - 6th in SEL
Bases On Balls 911 - 11th in SEL
Strikeouts 1048 - 11th in SEL
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