| Breaking News |  | Sunday, October 16th, 1977: Bell Sensational, 5-5
The Cows whipped the Armadillos 15-7 at Fort Worth Stockyards and James Bell had a big hand in the win. The Cows center fielder came to the plate 5 times and collected 5 hits. It was a good day for Bell and a tough day for Austin.
"I just go up there and whale away and hope it hits the barrel of the bat," he said. "There really isn't any plan."
Plan or not, Bell delivered today -- 5-5 is outstanding in any league.
J. Bell singled in the 1st, hit an RBI single in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th and hit a solo-shot off G. Pentz in the 7th.
Thus far this year Bell has hit .381 with 4 home runs and 40 RBIs.
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 | Sunday, October 9th, 1977: Bochte Raps Fort Worth for 5 Hits
Bruce Bochte really sizzled at the plate today. In a game played at Armadillo Park at Dell Stadium, the Austin first baseman blistered the Fort Worth Cows for 5 hits in 6 at-bats to pace his club to a 13-12 victory.
"Bochte was too tough to get out today," the Cows skipper said in his postgame interview. "No matter what we threw him, he hit it. And he hit some good pitches, too."
B. Bochte singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, flied out in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off P. Lindblad in the 7th, singled in the 8th and hit a solo-shot off M. Littell in the 10th.
Currently Bochte has 14 home runs and a .325 batting average.
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 | Sunday, October 9th, 1977: Williams Sidelined for 2 Months
Austin starting pitcher Cyclone Williams has a strained elbow ligament, suffered while throwing a pitch. He's expected to be out for 2 months.
So far this season, Williams has logged a 23-11 record with a 2.42 ERA. He has started 41 games, hurled 327.2 innings and registered 395 strikeouts and 89 walks.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Cyclone Williams | strained elbow ligament | 7 weeks | 3 day(s) left | | P Jim Willoughby | ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (elbow) | 5-6 months | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 87-75, .537 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 46-35, .568 PCT | | Record on the road | 41-40, .506 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 10-5, .667 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 27-22, .551 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 20-22, .476 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 67-53, .558 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in April | 16-12, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 13-16, .448 PCT | | Record in June | 15-10, .600 PCT | | Record in July | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in August | 13-15, .464 PCT | | Record in September | 16-7, .696 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .252 - 5th in WSC | | On-Base Percentage | .315 - 6th in WSC | | Slugging Percentage | .364 - 8th in WSC | | On-Base + Slugging | .679 - 7th in WSC | | Runs Scored | 653 - 6th in WSC | | Hits | 1370 - 8th in WSC | | Extra-Base Hits | 355 - 12th in WSC | | Home Runs | 107 - tied for 8th in WSC | | Bases-On-Balls | 487 - 5th in WSC | | Strikeouts | 831 - 2nd in WSC | | Stolen Bases | 181 - 3rd in WSC |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.53 - 7th in WSC | | Starters' ERA | 3.48 - 6th in WSC | | Bullpen ERA | 4.15 - 12th in WSC | | Runs allowed | 647 - 9th in WSC | | Hits allowed | 1371 - 6th in WSC | | Opponents AVG | .248 - 6th in WSC | | BABIP | .288 - 8th in WSC | | Home Runs allowed | 109 - 4th in WSC | | Bases-On-Balls | 515 - 11th in WSC | | Strikeouts | 1030 - 3rd in WSC |
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