RALEIGH EXPLORERS (A)
1st place | 86-54, .614 PCT | M# Clinched | LAST 10: 6-4
R: 734 | RA: 628 | PAYROLL: $146,400
01/20/1975
TEAM LEADERS HR
E. Johnson 13
J. Gardner 6
J. Brown 5
S. Griffin 4
3 more tied with 4
TEAM LEADERS RBI
E. Johnson 47
S. Griffin 42
B. Canady 41
J. Gardner 39
2 tied with 34
TEAM LEADERS W
D. Willmore 10
J. Jones 6
L. Howard 4
J. Miller 4
4 tied with 3
TEAM LEADERS K
D. Willmore 118
J. Jones 72
J. Miller 70
N. Dellinger 56
E. South 56
WHO'S HOT?
1B Eddie Johnson .333, 3 HR Last 11 games
P Lew Marcus 1-0, 1.50 Last 2 games
WHO'S NOT?
P Norm Dellinger 0-1, 8.79 Last 5 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter R Aaron Cooper 4 4 3 1 0 4.13 1.78 Rested
Starter L Ted Zastrow 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 1.89 Rested
Starter L Abe Hynes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter R Roger Thome 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Starter R Ed Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief R Fred Cady 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Long Relief L Mike Leboeuf 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief L Norm Dellinger 15 12 1 7 0 7.15 1.90 Rested
Middle Relief L George Munson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
Middle Relief R Larry Howard 24 0 4 4 6 3.66 1.53 Rested
Setup L Lew Marcus 9 9 2 3 0 4.28 1.67 Rested
Setup L Joe Franks 2 2 2 0 0 1.12 1.56 Rested
Stopper L Otho Hughes 2 2 2 0 0 2.81 1.56 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
38 R Jose Chavez C 25 95 37 1 21 15 9 10 .389 .443 .505 1.1
12 R Pete Wyatt C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
39 R Kirby Aldrich 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
44 S Charlie Bell SS 24 50 12 0 7 4 7 11 .240 .333 .280 -0.0
28 R Joe Ditmer 2B 31 90 27 3 14 16 22 29 .300 .442 .433 0.7
22 L Al Ireland 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
29 R Eddie Johnson 1B 51 156 47 13 47 35 47 34 .301 .464 .635 1.9
33 R Carlos Lopez 2B 21 46 12 0 6 2 6 16 .261 .346 .304 -0.2
27 R Bill Underwood 3B 58 203 46 2 19 31 28 53 .227 .340 .320 -0.7
6 R Stan Griffin 3B 95 316 80 4 42 44 40 73 .253 .337 .361 -0.0
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
14 S Johnny Brown CF 73 143 46 5 24 26 32 27 .322 .441 .497 1.9
11 R Don Simpson CF 7 27 5 1 5 3 5 8 .185 .333 .296 0.1
35 L Joe Lewis LF 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .429 .200 0.0
25 L Bill Norton LF 4 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 -0.0
39 R Dino Sharp Jr. RF 29 90 27 2 9 16 24 15 .300 .448 .433 0.9
7 L Dick King RF 15 41 12 0 6 4 10 15 .293 .442 .317 0.2
9 L George Sloniker RF 4 5 1 1 1 2 2 2 .200 .429 .800 0.1
LINEUP VS RHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Don Simpson CF .185 1 5 0
2 S Johnny Brown LF .322 5 24 3
3 R Dino Sharp Jr. RF .300 2 9 0
4 R Eddie Johnson 1B .301 13 47 0
5 R Jose Chavez C .389 1 21 0
6 L Al Ireland 2B .000 0 0 0
7 R Bill Underwood SS .227 2 19 0
8 R Stan Griffin 3B .253 4 42 5
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LINEUP VS LHP
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 R Don Simpson CF .185 1 5 0
2 S Johnny Brown LF .322 5 24 3
3 R Dino Sharp Jr. RF .300 2 9 0
4 R Eddie Johnson 1B .301 13 47 0
5 R Jose Chavez C .389 1 21 0
6 L Al Ireland 2B .000 0 0 0
7 R Bill Underwood SS .227 2 19 0
8 R Stan Griffin 3B .253 4 42 5
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INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
C Jose Chavez broken bone in elbow 4-5 months Not on IL
UPCOMING GAMES
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Major Transactions Leaders
Transactions Batting Stats
Injuries Pitching Stats
Personnel Fielding Stats
Schedule Detroit Dynamos
NEWS
STANDINGS
North W L PCT GB
Raleigh Explorers 86 54 .614 -
Arlington Patriots 85 55 .607 1.0
Roanoke Railroaders 75 65 .536 11.0
Norfolk Navigators 69 71 .493 17.0
Charlotte Bluebirds 68 72 .486 18.0
Winston-Salem Blazers 63 77 .450 23.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 86-54, .614 PCT
Position in Division 1st, - GB
Record at home 52-18, .743 PCT
Record on the road 34-36, .486 PCT
Record in X-inning games 10-7, .588 PCT
Record in one-run games 26-15, .634 PCT
Record versus LHP 30-15, .667 PCT
Record versus RHP 56-39, .589 PCT
Record last 10 games 6-4, .600 PCT
Record in April 3-4, .429 PCT
Record in May 21-8, .724 PCT
Record in June 15-12, .556 PCT
Record in July 18-11, .621 PCT
Record in August 17-12, .586 PCT
Record in September 12-7, .632 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .271 - 1st in SEL
On-Base Percentage .383 - 1st in SEL
Slugging Percentage .391 - 2nd in SEL
On-Base + Slugging .774 - 1st in SEL
Runs Scored 734 - 1st in SEL
Hits 1305 - 1st in SEL
Extra-Base Hits 337 - 2nd in SEL
Home Runs 97 - 3rd in SEL
Bases On Balls 842 - 2nd in SEL
Strikeouts 1141 - 1st in SEL
Stolen Bases 43 - 7th in SEL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.98 - 8th in SEL
Starters' ERA 3.91 - 8th in SEL
Bullpen ERA 4.22 - 7th in SEL
Runs allowed 628 - 8th in SEL
Hits allowed 1290 - 12th in SEL
Opponents AVG .265 - 12th in SEL
BABIP .339 - 12th in SEL
Home Runs allowed 82 - 4th in SEL
Bases On Balls 732 - 4th in SEL
Strikeouts 1246 - 1st in SEL
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