AKRON WHEELS (AA)
1st place | 37-27, .578 PCT | M# 77 | LAST 10: 9-1
R: 337 | RA: 290 | PAYROLL: $32,040
06/30/1975
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
TEAM LEADERS AVG
G. Watts .314
J. Hauk .283
I. Opel .250
M. Neff .249
C. Grant .236
TEAM LEADERS HR
M. Neff 6
C. Grant 5
I. Opel 5
J. Hauk 4
J. Kerr 3
TEAM LEADERS RBI
I. Opel 36
C. Grant 34
J. Hauk 34
M. Neff 33
G. Watts 26
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 7
K. Meder 7
C. Stoffers 7
A. Hardy 5
H. Trinity 5
TEAM LEADERS ERA
K. Meder 2.08
C. Stoffers 3.86
A. Purnell 4.04
N. Guillory 4.57
C. Taylor 5.12
TEAM LEADERS K
C. Stoffers 52
N. Guillory 42
C. Taylor 38
J. Jones 33
A. Purnell 29
WHO'S HOT?
P Art Purnell 0-0, 1.80 Last 2 games
P Harry Trinity 2-0, 0.77 Last 2 games
P John Jones 0-0, 0.87 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Johnny Miller 1 SV, 10.20 Last 11 games
3B Dick Leavitt .087, 0 HR Last 13 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Art Purnell 11 11 1 4 0 4.04 1.67 Tired
Starter L Harry Trinity 6 6 5 1 0 2.65 1.26 Rested
Starter R John Jones 13 13 2 3 0 5.97 1.97 Rested
Starter R Nick Guillory 13 13 4 4 0 4.57 1.62 Rested
Starter L Jim Delano 5 3 0 1 0 4.19 1.66 Slightly Tired
Long Relief L Johnny Miller 24 0 0 1 3 6.53 1.85 Tired
Long Relief R Al McCoy 28 0 2 1 1 4.35 1.61 Rested
Middle Relief R Al Hardy 25 0 5 4 2 3.29 1.80 Rested
Setup R Ken Meder 30 0 7 0 0 2.08 1.46 Tired
Setup L Cliff Taylor 27 2 1 4 9 5.12 1.45 Tired
Stopper R Chuck Stoffers 19 10 7 1 1 3.86 1.40 Tired
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 R Ramon Ortiz C 23 68 17 1 7 9 10 10 .250 .346 .309 0.0
26 S Charlie Bradley C 4 12 3 0 2 1 1 1 .250 .286 .333 -0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
37 R Mel Neff SS 63 221 55 6 33 33 47 43 .249 .380 .398 2.2
17 R George Watts 2B 47 159 50 2 26 24 17 16 .314 .385 .409 1.3
10 L Eddie Adani 3B 17 29 4 0 2 5 7 7 .138 .306 .207 -0.2
4 R Gowell Gress 1B 30 49 16 2 7 10 11 12 .327 .459 .531 0.5
24 R Danny Henderson SS 34 118 34 1 9 20 24 22 .288 .413 .356 0.5
20 R John Hauk 1B 54 191 54 4 34 31 24 25 .283 .362 .387 0.3
16 R Jim Kerr 1B 49 88 26 3 14 18 17 9 .295 .411 .477 0.3
13 R Dick Leavitt 3B 23 46 7 1 5 5 2 5 .152 .188 .239 -0.4
23 R Bernie Bartlett 3B 36 100 24 1 16 16 20 13 .240 .369 .340 0.3
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
22 L Walt Carothers LF 25 89 25 2 11 11 11 16 .281 .350 .382 0.3
1 L Charlie Grant RF 62 229 54 5 34 43 47 28 .236 .364 .358 0.9
2 L Ike Opel CF 64 216 54 5 36 32 38 31 .250 .363 .361 1.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Danny Henderson 3B .288 1 9 1
2 R Jim Kerr 1B .295 3 14 0
3 L Charlie Grant RF .236 5 34 3
4 R Mel Neff SS .249 6 33 0
5 S Charlie Bradley C .250 0 2 0
6 L Ike Opel CF .250 5 36 0
7 R George Watts 2B .314 2 26 0
8 L Walt Carothers LF .281 2 11 0
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Danny Henderson 3B .288 1 9 1
2 R George Watts 2B .314 2 26 0
3 L Charlie Grant RF .236 5 34 3
4 R Mel Neff SS .249 6 33 0
5 S Charlie Bradley C .250 0 2 0
6 R Jim Kerr 1B .295 3 14 0
7 L Ike Opel CF .250 5 36 0
8 L Walt Carothers LF .281 2 11 0
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
SS Rick Alexander severe hip strain 2-3 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
Mon 6/30
@ REA
LHP C. Graham
3-1, 2.47
Tue 7/1
@ REA
LHP G. Hepp
2-5, 6.14
Wed 7/2
@ REA
RHP H. Bidwell
2-4, 5.83
Thu 7/3
vs DAY
RHP C. Johnson
5-3, 3.23
Fri 7/4
vs DAY
RHP O. Taylor
4-6, 5.46
LINKS
Roster Ratings
News Potential Ratings
Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Dynamos
NEWS
STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Akron Wheels 37 27 .578 -
Erie Cannons 37 27 .578 -
Charleston Blue Legs 36 28 .563 1.0
Harrisburg Red Wings 35 29 .547 2.0
Fort Wayne Generals 33 31 .516 4.0
Dayton Dukes 29 35 .453 8.0
Youngstown Phenoms 25 39 .391 12.0
Reading Coal Barons 24 40 .375 13.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 37-27, .578 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 20-10, .667 PCT
Record on the road 17-17, .500 PCT
Record in X-inning games 2-2, .500 PCT
Record in one-run games 7-11, .389 PCT
Record versus LHP 13-11, .542 PCT
Record versus RHP 24-16, .600 PCT
Record last 10 games 9-1, .900 PCT
Record in April 5-2, .714 PCT
Record in May 17-13, .567 PCT
Record in June 15-12, .556 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .271 - 2nd in EA
On-Base Percentage .373 - 3rd in EA
Slugging Percentage .380 - 3rd in EA
On-Base + Slugging .753 - 3rd in EA
Runs Scored 337 - 4th in EA
Hits 594 - 2nd in EA
Extra-Base Hits 141 - 6th in EA
Home Runs 40 - tied for 5th in EA
Bases On Balls 354 - 6th in EA
Strikeouts 334 - 3rd in EA
Stolen Bases 9 - 5th in EA
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 4.21 - 2nd in EA
Starters' ERA 4.51 - 4th in EA
Bullpen ERA 3.81 - 2nd in EA
Runs allowed 290 - 2nd in EA
Hits allowed 544 - 2nd in EA
Opponents AVG .253 - 2nd in EA
BABIP .274 - 2nd in EA
Home Runs allowed 57 - 8th in EA
Bases On Balls 371 - 4th in EA
Strikeouts 325 - 7th in EA
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