1928 Jersey City Skeeters

1928 > Class AA > 1928 International League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Frank Gilhooley
Represented: Jersey City, NJ
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1927 / 1929

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	SLG	TB
1	Jim Bagby#	38	39	56	7	0	0	1	.125	.179	10	Stats for 2 teams
2	Jess Bream?	27	25	50	2	0	0	0	.040	.040	2
3	James Calleran#	22	79	241	66	8	1	0	.274	.315	76
4	Mickey Devine	36	113	330	86	13	0	1	.261	.309	102	Stats for 2 teams
5	Willard Fleming?	28	70	189	57	7	1	1	.302	.365	69	Stats for 3 teams
6	Frank Gilhooley*	36	130	426	134	17	7	1	.315	.394	168
7	Lee Head	29	148	495	136	30	7	4	.275	.388	192
8	James Higgins?	--	50	105	22	2	1	3	.210	.333	35
9	Joseph Himes?	--	15	12	2	1	0	0	.167	.250	3
10	Trader Horne#	29	48	84	18	1	1	0	.214	.250	21
11	Clifford Jackson?	--	33	41	7	1	1	1	.171	.317	13
12	Bill Jarrett?	24	35	115	39	6	2	1	.339	.452	52	Stats for 2 teams
13	Art Johnson#	31	20	49	8	0	0	0	.163	.163	8
14	Ted Jourdan*	32	14	44	16	7	2	0	.364	.614	27
15	Edward Kunesh?	25	102	340	107	19	1	3	.315	.403	137
16	Otis Lawry*	34	73	281	69	8	2	1	.246	.299	84
17	Albert Lesko?	--	38	99	20	2	1	0	.202	.242	24
18	Joe Manger?	25	162	534	143	24	4	6	.268	.361	193
19	George Martin?	--	159	564	131	15	4	2	.232	.284	160
20	Bernard McHugh?	--	42	120	25	5	0	0	.208	.250	30
21	Eddie Murphy*	36	114	322	98	9	2	2	.304	.363	117	Stats for 2 teams
22	Charles Nalbock#	23	28	113	26	5	1	1	.230	.319	36
23	George Selkirk*	20	82	238	62	6	4	3	.261	.357	85
24	Milt Shoffner*	22	40	77	12	2	1	2	.156	.286	22
25	John Smith#	21	131	465	124	24	5	1	.267	.346	161
26	Hank Thormahlen*	31	37	67	15	3	0	0	.224	.269	18	Stats for 2 teams
27	Jimmy Walsh	40	157	543	176	39	9	3	.324	.446	242
	27 Players	29.5

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Jim Bagby	38	11	16	.407	4.40	39	172.0	222	101	84	42	1.535	11.6	2.2	Stats for 2 teams
2	Jess Bream?	27	10	12	.455	2.32	24	171.0	181	66	44	40	1.292	9.5	2.1
3	James Higgins?	--	2	3	.400	4.58	28	110.0	154	87	56	34	1.709	12.6	2.8
4	Joseph Himes?	--	0	4	.000	4.20	15	45.0	45	29	21	26	1.578	9.0	5.2
5	Trader Horne	29	16	17	.485	3.01	44	266.0	258	146	89	140	1.496	8.7	4.7
6	Clifford Jackson?	--	5	13	.278	5.27	32	140.0	168	106	82	68	1.686	10.8	4.4
7	Art Johnson*	31	7	8	.467	3.46	20	130.0	145	70	50	42	1.438	10.0	2.9
8	William Schulster?	--	0	1	.000		1
9	Milt Shoffner*	22	8	17	.320	3.80	38	206.0	239	124	87	102	1.655	10.4	4.5
10	Donald Starn?	25	0	0			3
11	Hank Thormahlen*	31	11	14	.440	2.87	36	223.0	223	110	71	81	1.363	9.0	3.3	Stats for 2 teams
12	Charles Walsh?	--	1	1	.500		3
	12 Players	29.7

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Lee Head	106	403	88	16	.968	4.63
Mickey Devine	105	442	57	5	.990	4.75	Stats for 2 teams
Albert Lesko	32	82	10	8	.920	2.88

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
John Smith	131		1256	77	10		.993	10.18
Ted Jourdan	14		118	10	1		.992	9.14

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Joe Manger	101		239	305	18		.968	5.39
Otis Lawry	67		154	185	18		.950	5.06

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
James Calleran	73		77	148	15		.938	3.08
Bernard McHugh	35		34	77	6		.949	3.17

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
George Martin	137		253	374	62		.910	4.58
Charles Nalbock	27		42	79	7		.945	4.48

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Jimmy Walsh	154	289	12	6	.980	1.95
Frank Gilhooley	109	275	12	9	.970	2.63
Edward Kunesh	88	159	11	7	.960	1.93
Eddie Murphy	82	135	11	3	.980	1.78	Stats for 2 teams
George Selkirk	65	111	13	8	.939	1.91
Willard Fleming	51	120	4	10	.925	2.43	Stats for 3 teams
Bill Jarrett	30	56	4	1	.984	2.00	Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Jim Bagby	38	S	R	6' 0.0"	170	Oct 5, 1889	Barnett, GA, US
Jess Bream	27					Mar 1, 1901	Bendersville, PA, US
James Calleran	22	S		5' 11.0"	173	Sep 10, 1905	Brooklyn, NY, US
Mickey Devine	36	R	R	5' 10.0"	165	May 9, 1892	Albany, NY, US
Willard Fleming	28					Mar 19, 1900	Cochranton, PA, US
Frank Gilhooley	36	L	R	5' 8.0"	155	Jun 10, 1892	Toledo, OH, US
Lee Head	29	R	R	5' 7.0"	170	Jan 19, 1899	Birmingham, AL, US
James Higgins	--					Unknown
Joseph Himes	--					Unknown
Trader Horne	29	S	R	5' 9.0"	155	Apr 12, 1899	Bachman, OH, US
Clifford Jackson	--					Unknown
Bill Jarrett	24					1904	MO, US
Art Johnson	31	S	L	6' 1.0"	167	Feb 15, 1897	Warren, PA, US
Ted Jourdan	32	L	L	6' 0.0"	175	Sep 5, 1895	New Orleans, LA, US
Edward Kunesh	25					Oct 27, 1902	OH, US
Buck Lai	33	R	R			Dec 24, 1894	Honolulu, HI, US
Otis Lawry	34	L	R	5' 8.0"	133	Nov 1, 1893	Fairfield, ME, US
Albert Lesko	--					Unknown
Joe Manger	25					Aug 15, 1902	Benicia, CA, US
George Martin	--					Unknown
Thomas McCarthy	28	R	R	5' 9.0"	162	Dec 5, 1899	Yonkers, NY, US
Bernard McHugh	--					Unknown
Eddie Murphy	36	L	R	5' 9.0"	155	Oct 2, 1891	Hancock, NY, US
Charles Nalbock	23	S		5' 8.0"	150	1905
Goldie Rapp	34	S	R	5' 10.0"	165	Feb 6, 1894	Cincinnati, OH, US
Joseph Ruane	--					Unknown
William Schulster	--					Unknown
George Selkirk	20	L	R	6' 1.0"	182	Jan 4, 1908	Huntsville, ON, CA
Milt Shoffner	22	L	L	6' 1.0"	184	Nov 13, 1905	Sherman, TX, US
John Smith	21	S	R	6' 1.0"	180	Sep 27, 1906	Washington, DC, US
Donald Starn	25					Aug 17, 1902	Orrville, OH, US
Hank Thormahlen	31	L	L	6' 0.0"	180	Jul 5, 1896	Jersey City, NJ, US
Charles Walsh	--					Unknown
Jimmy Walsh	40	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	Aug 24, 1887	Rathroe, County Tipperary, IE

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