GRAND ISLAND GULLS (A)
4th place | 69-71, .493 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 4-6
R: 1063 | RA: 1036 | PAYROLL: $55,000
10/06/1975
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
B. Sealy .344
J. Snyder .329
F. Barbara .322
E. Jansen .294
P. Turgeon .287
TEAM LEADERS HR
2 tied with 10
E. Jansen 10
B. Sealy 10
J. Johnson 9
F. Barbara 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
B. Sealy 102
F. Barbara 101
P. Turgeon 99
R. Zambrano 94
A. Smith 89
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Dye 14
M. Wilder 11
H. Thomason 7
W. Gates 6
E. Smithers 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
H. Thomason 2.73
M. Wilder 3.63
E. Smithers 4.57
W. Gates 4.69
D. Dye 8.55
TEAM LEADERS K
H. Thomason 154
M. Wilder 152
W. Gates 145
D. Dye 104
E. Smithers 98
WHO'S HOT?
P Mike Wilder 6-2, 2.65 Last 15 games
P Herb Thomason 0-0, 0.00 Last 2 games
P Whitey Gates 6-6, 4.38 Last 28 games
P Ed Smithers 2-1, 4.45 Last 7 games
P Roy Morrison 0-1, 3.68 Last 2 games
P Clay Tucker 0-0, 1.35 Last 3 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Danny Dye 3-1, 12.23 Last 7 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Mike Wilder 30 30 11 7 0 3.63 1.40 Rested
Starter R Herb Thomason 25 25 7 1 0 2.73 1.58 Rested
Starter L Whitey Gates 29 29 6 7 0 4.69 1.50 Rested
Starter R Ed Smithers 29 29 6 8 0 4.57 1.74 Rested
Starter R Roy Morrison 22 22 1 8 0 7.73 2.04 Rested
Setup R Clay Tucker 50 5 2 5 3 6.12 2.19 Rested
Stopper R Danny Dye 54 0 14 5 1 8.55 2.36 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
10 S Walt Spruill C 39 90 22 1 19 22 42 21 .244 .485 .344 0.6
21 S Al Smith C 117 402 96 7 81 69 100 93 .239 .392 .328 0.5
18 R Bill McPherson C 17 30 6 0 6 4 5 7 .200 .314 .200 -0.2
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 R Frank Barbara 1B 137 450 145 8 101 137 179 86 .322 .515 .453 4.0
34 R Johnnie Snyder 2B 111 422 139 7 81 103 111 43 .329 .471 .443 4.9
33 R John Melvin SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 0.0
17 S Rafael Zambrano SS 133 458 127 7 94 95 100 97 .277 .413 .358 1.7
85 S Moose Fowler 3B 35 45 14 0 9 10 19 8 .311 .507 .356 0.3
22 R Chuck Black 1B 58 105 31 6 31 25 38 19 .295 .479 .505 0.3
3 R Joe Buckingham 1B 25 20 4 0 9 7 6 5 .200 .370 .300 -0.0
26 S Art Smith 2B 110 361 101 7 89 73 101 61 .280 .436 .380 1.8
9 R Andy Crosby 1B 17 15 4 0 5 5 5 3 .267 .409 .267 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
12 R Ed Jansen CF 124 395 116 10 87 86 87 69 .294 .420 .441 0.7
13 L Pat Turgeon LF 135 446 128 6 99 89 140 81 .287 .455 .422 2.0
20 S Walt Payne LF 82 151 39 1 20 37 54 32 .258 .457 .338 0.3
14 L Bill Sealy RF 119 390 134 10 102 108 121 37 .344 .494 .456 2.6
38 R James Johnson LF 59 132 33 9 48 34 47 39 .250 .451 .485 0.5
41 R Mel Shed LF 44 32 4 1 5 5 9 9 .125 .310 .281 -0.2
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Rafael Zambrano SS .277 7 94 6
2 L Pat Turgeon LF .287 6 99 4
3 R Frank Barbara 1B .322 8 101 12
4 R Ed Jansen CF .294 10 87 12
5 L Bill Sealy RF .344 10 102 1
6 R Johnnie Snyder 2B .329 7 81 0
7 S Al Smith C .239 7 81 0
8 S Moose Fowler 3B .311 0 9 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Rafael Zambrano SS .277 7 94 6
2 L Pat Turgeon LF .287 6 99 4
3 R Frank Barbara 1B .322 8 101 12
4 R Ed Jansen CF .294 10 87 12
5 L Bill Sealy RF .344 10 102 1
6 R Johnnie Snyder 2B .329 7 81 0
7 S Al Smith C .239 7 81 0
8 S Moose Fowler 3B .311 0 9 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Herb Thomason shoulder inflammation 7 months Not on IL
LF Walt Payne hamstring strain 4 weeks Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Plains W L PCT GB
Panhandle Jackrabbits 83 57 .593 -
Missoula Plainsmen 79 61 .564 4.0
Topeka Jayhawks 73 67 .521 10.0
Grand Island Gulls 69 71 .493 14.0
Fargo Red Hawks 62 78 .443 21.0
Bismarck Rough Riders 49 91 .350 34.0
Rapid City Runners 47 93 .336 36.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 69-71, .493 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 14 GB
Record at home 38-32, .543 PCT
Record on the road 31-39, .443 PCT
Record in X-inning games 4-4, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 17-19, .472 PCT
Record versus LHP 23-17, .575 PCT
Record versus RHP 46-54, .460 PCT
Record last 10 games 4-6, .400 PCT
Record in April 4-7, .364 PCT
Record in May 14-14, .500 PCT
Record in June 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in July 12-16, .429 PCT
Record in August 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in September 9-7, .563 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .280 - 5th in WBL
On-Base Percentage .435 - 8th in WBL
Slugging Percentage .392 - 7th in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .827 - 7th in WBL
Runs Scored 1063 - 7th in WBL
Hits 1320 - 4th in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 299 - 6th in WBL
Home Runs 93 - tied for 3rd in WBL
Bases On Balls 1290 - 8th in WBL
Strikeouts 943 - 5th in WBL
Stolen Bases 51 - 6th in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 6.90 - 11th in WBL
Starters' ERA 4.20 - 6th in WBL
Bullpen ERA 10.48 - 11th in WBL
Runs allowed 1036 - 11th in WBL
Hits allowed 1271 - 9th in WBL
Opponents AVG .273 - 8th in WBL
BABIP .321 - 4th in WBL
Home Runs allowed 91 - 9th in WBL
Bases On Balls 1346 - 12th in WBL
Strikeouts 940 - 10th in WBL
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