BILLINGS BUFFALOES (A)
2nd place | 67-38, .638 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 5-5
R: 876 | RA: 638 | PAYROLL: $55,000
08/11/1975
TEAM LEADERS AVG
G. Dixon .366
B. Matousek .359
J. Austin .346
S. Mitchell .318
G. Spikes .312
TEAM LEADERS HR
A. Guzman 8
B. Matousek 6
S. Mitchell 6
J. Williams 6
2 tied with 5
TEAM LEADERS RBI
J. Austin 91
S. Mitchell 75
R. Griffis 71
B. Matousek 61
A. Guzman 58
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Adams Jr. 13
B. Goff 10
D. Britton 9
J. Dinger 9
W. Aleman 8
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Adams Jr. 2.10
J. Dinger 4.16
D. Britton 4.25
B. Goff 4.31
W. Aleman 4.42
TEAM LEADERS K
B. Goff 130
D. Adams Jr. 128
D. Britton 114
W. Aleman 112
C. Ashton 109
WHO'S HOT?
P Dick Adams Jr. 6-3, 1.68 Last 12 games
P Bob Goff 2-0, 1.76 Last 2 games
P Walt Aleman 7-3, 3.22 Last 14 games
P Dennis Church 1-0, 2.88 Last 5 games
C Ben Matousek .591, 0 HR Last 6 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Chris Ashton 0-1, 9.90 Last 2 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Dick Adams Jr. 23 23 13 3 0 2.10 1.21 Slightly Tired
Starter R Bob Goff 21 21 10 4 0 4.31 1.65 Rested
Starter R Chris Ashton 21 21 1 8 0 6.26 2.01 Rested
Starter L Walt Aleman 20 20 8 5 0 4.42 1.58 Tired
Starter R Dennis Church 18 18 4 4 0 5.32 2.26 Exhausted
Setup R John Dinger 40 2 9 2 2 4.16 1.54 Tired
Stopper R Dee Britton 48 0 9 2 1 4.25 1.56 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
31 R Ben Matousek C 84 298 107 6 61 92 102 36 .359 .531 .480 3.9
15 R Bill Lee C 54 60 23 0 21 13 19 5 .383 .524 .417 0.6
6 R John Bullock C 32 97 31 3 29 20 22 13 .320 .455 .443 0.7
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
8 R Jack Austin 3B 101 335 116 4 91 94 153 64 .346 .547 .448 3.7
3 R Rufus Gavins 1B 23 24 10 1 10 6 1 3 .417 .440 .542 0.1
12 R Alex Guzman SS 103 260 52 8 58 57 108 90 .200 .434 .315 0.6
16 R Harley Parker 2B 51 178 51 5 44 33 30 23 .287 .391 .433 0.1
11 R Bill Brunkow 1B 16 18 6 0 2 1 4 2 .333 .455 .333 0.1
10 R Sam Flinn 2B 64 94 24 2 18 23 30 19 .255 .438 .340 0.2
18 R Ed Yates 1B 81 248 71 1 55 55 78 38 .286 .461 .347 -0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
21 R Sandy Mitchell LF 98 321 102 6 75 99 125 32 .318 .507 .452 2.5
14 L George Spikes RF 80 231 72 5 52 63 47 30 .312 .433 .416 1.2
28 R Ralph Griffis CF 98 385 116 3 71 83 89 64 .301 .432 .384 1.7
39 L Jake Williams LF 67 173 62 6 52 50 47 27 .358 .496 .566 1.7
5 L Roy Olson LF 56 42 18 2 24 14 13 5 .429 .564 .619 0.7
44 L Gail Dixon RF 84 227 83 3 48 61 71 32 .366 .515 .454 2.2
4 L Ed Drew LF 31 23 9 1 3 13 3 4 .391 .462 .609 0.3
13 R George Ames LF 15 12 2 0 0 4 4 2 .167 .375 .167 -0.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ralph Griffis CF .301 3 71 9
2 L George Spikes RF .312 5 52 0
3 R Jack Austin 3B .346 4 91 1
4 R Ben Matousek C .359 6 61 0
5 R Sandy Mitchell LF .318 6 75 2
6 R Ed Yates 1B .286 1 55 0
7 R Harley Parker 2B .287 5 44 2
8 R Alex Guzman SS .200 8 58 0
9 -
LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Ralph Griffis CF .301 3 71 9
2 L George Spikes RF .312 5 52 0
3 R Jack Austin 3B .346 4 91 1
4 R Ben Matousek C .359 6 61 0
5 R Sandy Mitchell LF .318 6 75 2
6 R Ed Yates 1B .286 1 55 0
7 R Harley Parker 2B .287 5 44 2
8 R Alex Guzman SS .200 8 58 0
9 -
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 8/11
@ BIS
RHP D. Rice
5-11, 6.64
Tue 8/12
@ BIS
LHP S. Hotchkiss
2-9, 6.11
Thu 8/14
vs CHY
LHP H. Byrne
4-7, 4.18
Fri 8/15
vs CHY
RHP J. Brown
2-9, 6.21
Sat 8/16
vs CHY
RHP J. Gruber
4-5, 6.02
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Top Prospects
Positional Strength
NEWS
STANDINGS
Mountain W L PCT GB
Santa Fe Coyotes 69 36 .657 -
Billings Buffaloes 67 38 .638 2.0
Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs 66 39 .629 3.0
Casper Drillers 58 47 .552 11.0
Pueblo Chiefs 49 56 .467 20.0
Colorado Springs Mountaineers 46 59 .438 23.0
Cheyenne Pioneers 45 60 .429 24.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 67-38, .638 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 2 GB
Record at home 37-18, .673 PCT
Record on the road 30-20, .600 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-0, 1.000 PCT
Record in one-run games 13-11, .542 PCT
Record versus LHP 26-12, .684 PCT
Record versus RHP 41-26, .612 PCT
Record last 10 games 5-5, .500 PCT
Record in April 7-4, .636 PCT
Record in May 20-8, .714 PCT
Record in June 19-9, .679 PCT
Record in July 16-12, .571 PCT
Record in August 5-5, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .300 - 1st in WBL
On-Base Percentage .460 - 1st in WBL
Slugging Percentage .409 - 3rd in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .870 - 1st in WBL
Runs Scored 876 - 2nd in WBL
Hits 1065 - 1st in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 228 - 6th in WBL
Home Runs 67 - 5th in WBL
Bases On Balls 1044 - 5th in WBL
Strikeouts 652 - 2nd in WBL
Stolen Bases 23 - 12th in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 5.43 - 2nd in WBL
Starters' ERA 4.44 - 8th in WBL
Bullpen ERA 7.26 - 2nd in WBL
Runs allowed 638 - 3rd in WBL
Hits allowed 920 - 4th in WBL
Opponents AVG .263 - 4th in WBL
BABIP .329 - 8th in WBL
Home Runs allowed 55 - 3rd in WBL
Bases On Balls 856 - tied for 3rd in WBL
Strikeouts 844 - 1st in WBL
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