HOUSTON COMETS
2nd place | 90-72, .556 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 714 | RA: 602 | PAYROLL: $1,590,900
10/06/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
S. Francis .332
J. Adams .304
H. Andrew .301
M. Moore .265
J. Edwards .259
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 14
H. Andrew 14
J. Edwards 14
J. Adams 10
D. Jones 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Edwards 88
H. Andrew 76
J. Adams 72
J. Robinson 66
M. Moore 60
TEAM LEADERS W
J. Blackburn 20
S. Reese 16
J. Hunt 13
B. Young 11
J. McCarthy 9
TEAM LEADERS ERA
B. Young 2.05
J. Hunt 2.40
J. Blackburn 2.70
J. McCarthy 3.02
S. Reese 3.72
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Blackburn 153
J. Hunt 144
G. Roy 115
S. Reese 99
J. McCarthy 97
WHO'S HOT?
P Johnny Blackburn 4-0, 1.77 Last 6 games
P Jay Hunt 3-0, 0.41 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
RF Bobby Thompson .091, 0 HR Last 17 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Joe McCarthy 21 21 9 6 0 3.02 1.22 Rested
Starter R Johnny Blackburn 35 35 20 6 0 2.70 1.14 Rested
Starter R Jay Hunt 33 33 13 10 0 2.40 1.20 Rested
Starter R Spencer Reese 29 29 16 7 0 3.72 1.23 Rested
Starter R Pete Jones 30 16 8 4 0 4.11 1.44 Rested
Specialist L Joe Barnes 39 0 1 5 3 4.97 1.45 Rested
Specialist L Al Bailey 34 0 3 5 3 4.98 1.75 Rested
Specialist R Frank Rector 15 0 0 0 0 4.30 1.64 Rested
Specialist R Don Lincoln 34 0 2 3 1 4.10 1.44 Rested
Specialist R Wayne Cooper 24 0 1 1 0 2.75 1.17 Rested
Long Relief R Sam Cooper 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief L Duane Alarcon 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 2.25 Rested
Long Relief R Allie Boone 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 2.00 Rested
Stopper L Bob Young 74 0 11 8 28 2.05 1.14 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 L Jerry Robinson C 123 434 122 5 66 51 42 33 .281 .344 .382 2.6
33 R Milt Rush C 60 161 34 2 13 13 20 43 .211 .298 .267 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
18 S Johnny Adams 1B 154 572 174 10 72 95 90 43 .304 .399 .407 4.8
2 R Maury Moore 2B 146 539 143 1 60 60 32 47 .265 .305 .327 1.6
31 R Don Jones 3B 127 342 99 8 57 47 41 50 .289 .370 .415 2.9
1 R Bill Blair SS 153 466 93 3 52 34 43 110 .200 .271 .247 1.9
6 L Jim Marshall 3B 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 -0.0
32 R Ernie Carter 3B 140 499 122 5 54 53 39 50 .244 .297 .345 1.9
5 R Fred Ruesch SS 80 99 21 2 13 12 10 16 .212 .282 .273 0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 L Bobby Thompson RF 68 84 20 1 8 9 12 12 .238 .327 .274 -0.2
14 L John Edwards RF 159 563 146 14 88 106 104 68 .259 .374 .403 4.5
8 R Hank Andrew CF 154 579 174 14 76 103 49 51 .301 .353 .435 5.0
25 R Wally Austin LF 101 231 55 3 33 27 34 42 .238 .341 .359 0.5
21 L Dick Baker RF 12 12 3 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .250 .417 0.1
9 L Stan Francis LF 143 491 163 3 51 79 51 23 .332 .391 .438 2.8
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 L Stan Francis LF .332 3 51 1
2 R Hank Andrew CF .301 14 76 19
3 L John Edwards RF .259 14 88 27
4 R Don Jones 3B .289 8 57 14
5 L Jerry Robinson C .281 5 66 0
6 S Johnny Adams 1B .304 10 72 52
7 R Maury Moore 2B .265 1 60 7
8 R Bill Blair SS .200 3 52 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ernie Carter 3B .244 5 54 15
2 R Hank Andrew CF .301 14 76 19
3 S Johnny Adams 1B .304 10 72 52
4 L John Edwards RF .259 14 88 27
5 R Wally Austin LF .238 3 33 3
6 L Jerry Robinson C .281 5 66 0
7 R Bill Blair SS .200 3 52 0
8 R Maury Moore 2B .265 1 60 7
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Bill Blair strained hamstring 4-5 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
LINKS
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Financial Report Minor League System
NEWS
STANDINGS
West W L PCT GB
Los Angeles Suns 96 66 .593 -
Houston Comets 90 72 .556 6.0
Detroit Dynamos 87 75 .537 9.0
Minneapolis Millers 79 83 .488 17.0
Chicago Chiefs 78 84 .481 18.0
St. Louis Pioneers 69 93 .426 27.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 90-72, .556 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 6 GB
Record at home 50-31, .617 PCT
Record on the road 40-41, .494 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-9, .438 PCT
Record in one-run games 20-20, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 22-23, .489 PCT
Record versus RHP 68-49, .581 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 12-10, .545 PCT
Record in May 14-14, .500 PCT
Record in June 16-13, .552 PCT
Record in July 13-15, .464 PCT
Record in August 18-10, .643 PCT
Record in September 17-10, .630 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .259 - 8th in FA
On-Base Percentage .331 - 7th in FA
Slugging Percentage .354 - 11th in FA
On-Base + Slugging .685 - 10th in FA
Runs Scored 714 - tied for 5th in FA
Hits 1425 - 9th in FA
Extra-Base Hits 343 - tied for 11th in FA
Home Runs 74 - 12th in FA
Bases On Balls 590 - 6th in FA
Strikeouts 702 - 1st in FA
Stolen Bases 141 - 3rd in FA
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.33 - 3rd in FA
Starters' ERA 3.23 - 2nd in FA
Bullpen ERA 3.64 - 4th in FA
Runs allowed 602 - 2nd in FA
Hits allowed 1308 - 1st in FA
Opponents AVG .244 - 3rd in FA
BABIP .273 - 4th in FA
Home Runs allowed 91 - 1st in FA
Bases On Balls 549 - 6th in FA
Strikeouts 852 - 7th in FA
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Phoenix Scorchers (AAA)
69-75, .479 PCT, 14 GB
Albuquerque Roadrunners (AA)
64-76, .457 PCT, 19 GB
Utica Unions (A)
54-86, .386 PCT, 34 GB
Greenville Rockets (A)
84-56, .600 PCT, 1 GB
Tallahassee Legislators (R)
39-23, .629 PCT, - GB
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