WICHITA RUSTLERS (A)
4th place | 64-76, .457 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 3-7
R: 555 | RA: 584 | PAYROLL: $52,800
10/21/1963
TEAM LEADERS AVG
E. Collier .311
D. Bates .236
H. Hand .228
S. Owens .226
G. Clay .214
TEAM LEADERS HR
H. Hand 16
J. Smith 12
G. Clay 11
S. Owens 9
E. Collier 8
TEAM LEADERS RBI
E. Collier 73
H. Hand 64
S. Owens 58
J. Smith 55
G. Clay 41
TEAM LEADERS W
2 tied with 13
P. Jackson 13
R. Meisch 13
J. Gruber 9
T. Walker 6
TEAM LEADERS ERA
T. Walker 3.18
P. Jackson 3.44
R. Meisch 3.52
J. Gruber 4.47
   
TEAM LEADERS K
R. Meisch 135
P. Jackson 120
T. Walker 113
J. Gruber 90
J. Stidd 70
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
3B Art Anderson .050, 0 HR Last 8 games
C Joe Smith .048, 0 HR Last 7 games
2B Sid Owens .069, 0 HR Last 9 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Rube Meisch 30 30 13 12 0 3.52 1.30 Rested
Starter R Pete Jackson 29 29 13 10 0 3.44 1.12 Rested
Starter R Tom Walker 29 29 6 10 0 3.18 1.21 Rested
Starter R Walter Benson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter R Walter Crowson 12 3 3 2 2 2.52 1.07 Rested
Long Relief L Jack Cordes 49 1 3 1 1 3.70 1.29 Rested
Middle Relief R Jake Stidd 40 15 3 9 2 5.02 1.63 Rested
Middle Relief R Jim Stage 16 0 1 2 1 5.04 1.48 Rested
Setup R Cal Morgan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Stopper R John Gruber 51 12 9 9 9 4.47 1.47 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
7 L Joe Smith C 129 431 83 12 55 43 29 93 .193 .246 .332 1.0
10 L Jim Staley C 49 119 28 2 17 17 13 38 .235 .313 .387 0.8
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
40 L Ed Collier 1B 139 482 150 8 73 70 96 73 .311 .426 .438 5.2
18 R Art Anderson 3B 107 326 72 4 28 37 30 83 .221 .288 .331 1.2
16 R Bud Strong 1B 105 123 30 1 10 12 8 25 .244 .288 .341 -0.0
11 L Sid Owens 2B 138 501 113 9 58 43 27 106 .226 .267 .307 0.6
21 R George Clay SS 134 359 77 11 41 34 31 93 .214 .285 .326 1.2
20 R Freddie Drilling 3B 98 282 63 4 36 27 28 45 .223 .295 .326 1.0
19 L Warren Sawyer 3B 89 173 46 1 11 15 11 30 .266 .314 .335 0.3
15 R Buck Johnson 3B 20 25 6 2 7 3 6 4 .240 .375 .640 0.1
1 R Joe Savage SS 7 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .429 .200 0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
22 R Don Bates LF 139 513 121 6 40 79 91 90 .236 .351 .337 2.3
89 R Hugh Hand CF 139 517 118 16 64 76 60 119 .228 .320 .375 3.2
6 L Hal Lillis RF 104 128 26 3 14 18 22 24 .203 .316 .336 0.6
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Don Bates LF .236 6 40 13
2 R Hugh Hand CF .228 16 64 2
3 L Ed Collier 1B .311 8 73 0
4 L Sid Owens 2B .226 9 58 0
5 L Hal Lillis RF .203 3 14 1
6 R Freddie Drilling 3B .223 4 36 8
7 L Joe Smith C .193 12 55 8
8 R George Clay SS .214 11 41 3
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Don Bates LF .236 6 40 13
2 R Hugh Hand CF .228 16 64 2
3 L Ed Collier 1B .311 8 73 0
4 L Sid Owens 2B .226 9 58 0
5 R Freddie Drilling 3B .223 4 36 8
6 L Hal Lillis RF .203 3 14 1
7 L Joe Smith C .193 12 55 8
8 R George Clay SS .214 11 41 3
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Walter Crowson torn labrum (Shoulder) 6 months Not on IL
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NEWS
STANDINGS
W L PCT GB
Omaha Cowboys 84 56 .600 -
Topeka Jayhawks 82 58 .586 2.0
Tulsa Roughnecks 75 65 .536 9.0
Wichita Rustlers 64 76 .457 20.0
Des Moines Bears 59 81 .421 25.0
Lincoln Legislators 56 84 .400 28.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 64-76, .457 PCT
Position in Division 4th, 20 GB
Record at home 39-31, .557 PCT
Record on the road 25-45, .357 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-9, .438 PCT
Record in one-run games 22-26, .458 PCT
Record versus LHP 20-27, .426 PCT
Record versus RHP 44-49, .473 PCT
Record last 10 games 3-7, .300 PCT
Record in April 5-6, .455 PCT
Record in May 15-13, .536 PCT
Record in June 9-19, .321 PCT
Record in July 16-13, .552 PCT
Record in August 11-17, .393 PCT
Record in September 8-8, .500 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .229 - 4th in WBL
On-Base Percentage .313 - 6th in WBL
Slugging Percentage .341 - 6th in WBL
On-Base + Slugging .654 - 6th in WBL
Runs Scored 555 - 5th in WBL
Hits 1081 - 4th in WBL
Extra-Base Hits 305 - 6th in WBL
Home Runs 90 - 5th in WBL
Bases On Balls 548 - 5th in WBL
Strikeouts 1011 - 6th in WBL
Stolen Bases 48 - 4th in WBL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.79 - 4th in WBL
Starters' ERA 3.81 - 4th in WBL
Bullpen ERA 3.76 - 2nd in WBL
Runs allowed 584 - 4th in WBL
Hits allowed 1069 - 1st in WBL
Opponents AVG .230 - 1st in WBL
BABIP .251 - 1st in WBL
Home Runs allowed 134 - 6th in WBL
Bases On Balls 602 - 3rd in WBL
Strikeouts 835 - 4th in WBL
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