HOUSTON COMETS
3rd place | 21-18, .538 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 169 | RA: 150 | PAYROLL: $1,654,110
05/19/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
S. Francis .373
H. Andrew .307
J. Robinson .302
J. Adams .299
J. Edwards .277
TEAM LEADERS HR
H. Andrew 4
J. Adams 3
J. Edwards 3
J. Robinson 2
4 tied with 1
TEAM LEADERS RBI
2 tied with 22
J. Edwards 22
S. Francis 22
H. Andrew 19
J. Robinson 17
TEAM LEADERS W
S. Reese 5
J. Blackburn 4
P. Jones 3
B. Young 3
J. Hunt 2
TEAM LEADERS ERA
J. Blackburn 1.99
J. Hunt 2.43
S. Reese 2.59
B. Young 3.19
P. Jones 4.26
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Hunt 38
J. Blackburn 37
G. Roy 30
S. Reese 26
B. Young 21
WHO'S HOT?
P Jay Hunt 0-1, 1.17 Last 2 games
LF Stan Francis .500, 0 HR Last 13 games
WHO'S NOT?
P George Roy 0-3, 10.38 Last 3 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Johnny Blackburn 9 9 4 0 0 1.99 1.00 Exhausted
Starter R George Roy 8 8 1 6 0 7.11 1.76 Rested
Starter R Jay Hunt 8 8 2 3 0 2.43 1.08 Slightly Tired
Starter R Spencer Reese 8 8 5 0 0 2.59 1.26 Tired
Starter R Pete Jones 6 6 3 1 0 4.26 1.32 Rested
Long Relief R Wayne Cooper 4 0 0 0 0 1.42 0.79 Rested
Long Relief R Bill Murphy 4 0 0 0 0 3.86 1.71 Rested
Middle Relief R Joe Cipolla 6 0 1 0 0 2.00 1.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Don Lincoln 6 0 1 0 0 2.61 1.16 Rested
Setup L Joe Barnes 9 0 0 3 0 4.38 1.38 Rested
Setup L Al Bailey 12 0 1 1 2 6.46 2.28 Rested
Stopper L Bob Young 20 0 3 4 8 3.19 1.42 Exhausted
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 L Jerry Robinson C 34 116 35 2 17 15 14 7 .302 .377 .448 1.2
33 R Milt Rush C 14 32 8 0 3 4 2 8 .250 .294 .312 -0.1
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
18 S Johnny Adams 1B 39 147 44 3 16 24 20 10 .299 .385 .429 1.1
2 R Maury Moore 2B 38 151 40 0 14 20 11 16 .265 .317 .338 0.5
31 R Don Jones 3B 29 53 16 0 6 5 0 3 .302 .315 .415 0.5
1 R Bill Blair SS 37 113 28 0 11 10 12 24 .248 .326 .283 0.8
32 R Ernie Carter 3B 37 158 40 1 13 12 14 16 .253 .312 .348 0.8
5 R Fred Ruesch SS 24 23 3 0 2 1 1 4 .130 .167 .130 -0.2
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 L John Edwards RF 39 137 38 3 22 28 21 19 .277 .383 .431 1.3
8 R Hank Andrew CF 38 137 42 4 19 20 15 11 .307 .373 .438 0.8
25 R Wally Austin LF 21 47 11 1 7 3 8 7 .234 .345 .383 0.2
88 R Del Goodell LF 26 39 12 0 4 2 2 6 .308 .341 .333 0.2
9 L Stan Francis LF 35 110 41 1 22 21 15 6 .373 .444 .545 0.9
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ernie Carter 3B .253 1 13 7
2 R Maury Moore 2B .265 0 14 4
3 S Johnny Adams 1B .299 3 16 18
4 L John Edwards RF .277 3 22 6
5 R Hank Andrew CF .307 4 19 3
6 L Stan Francis LF .373 1 22 0
7 L Jerry Robinson C .302 2 17 0
8 R Bill Blair SS .248 0 11 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ernie Carter 3B .253 1 13 7
2 R Maury Moore 2B .265 0 14 4
3 S Johnny Adams 1B .299 3 16 18
4 L John Edwards RF .277 3 22 6
5 R Wally Austin LF .234 1 7 2
6 L Jerry Robinson C .302 2 17 0
7 R Hank Andrew CF .307 4 19 3
8 R Bill Blair SS .248 0 11 0
9 -
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Joe McCarthy bone spur (elbow) 3-4 weeks 15 day(s) left (60-day IL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 5/19
@ WAS
LHP J. Stewart
0-4, 6.94
Tue 5/20
@ WAS
RHP C. Howard
0-0, 0.00
Wed 5/21
@ WAS
RHP H. White
1-4, 5.44
Fri 5/23
vs ATL
RHP M. Middleton
5-0, 2.83
Sat 5/24
vs ATL
RHP H. Inge
5-1, 1.24
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 Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
West W L PCT GB
Los Angeles Suns 25 12 .676 -
Minneapolis Millers 20 17 .541 5.0
Houston Comets 21 18 .538 5.0
Chicago Chiefs 21 19 .525 5.5
Detroit Dynamos 17 20 .459 8.0
St. Louis Pioneers 15 23 .395 10.5
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 21-18, .538 PCT
Position in Division 3rd, 5 GB
Record at home 11-8, .579 PCT
Record on the road 10-10, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-3, .400 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-7, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 4-5, .444 PCT
Record versus RHP 17-13, .567 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 12-10, .545 PCT
Record in May 9-8, .529 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .274 - 5th in FA
On-Base Percentage .342 - 3rd in FA
Slugging Percentage .379 - 8th in FA
On-Base + Slugging .722 - 4th in FA
Runs Scored 169 - 5th in FA
Hits 370 - 4th in FA
Extra-Base Hits 103 - 2nd in FA
Home Runs 16 - 12th in FA
Bases On Balls 139 - 3rd in FA
Strikeouts 165 - 3rd in FA
Stolen Bases 42 - 2nd in FA
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.46 - 3rd in FA
Starters' ERA 3.41 - 2nd in FA
Bullpen ERA 3.64 - 4th in FA
Runs allowed 150 - 6th in FA
Hits allowed 332 - 7th in FA
Opponents AVG .255 - 4th in FA
BABIP .287 - 5th in FA
Home Runs allowed 20 - 1st in FA
Bases On Balls 124 - 7th in FA
Strikeouts 202 - 2nd in FA
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Phoenix Scorchers (AAA)
12-17, .414 PCT, 6 GB
Albuquerque Roadrunners (AA)
11-14, .440 PCT, 5 GB
Utica Unions (A)
7-18, .280 PCT, 9 GB
Greenville Rockets (A)
16-9, .640 PCT, - GB
Tallahassee Legislators (R)
31-31, .500 PCT, 7½ GB
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