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1916 South Bend Benders

1916 > Class B > 1916 Central League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Lee Tannehill and Ben Koehler
Represented: South Bend, IN
Ballpark: Playland Park (South Bend , IN)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1915 / 1917

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	Walter Anderson*	18	11	32	5				.156
2	Al Bashang#	27	136	496	144	27	5	0	.290	.365	181
3	George Beall?	--	134	440	92				.209
4	Abe Bowman	23	60	151	46				.305
5	James Collins?	--	88	310	84				.271
6	Rex DeVogt	28	20	62	8				.129
7	Donnelly?	--	52	173	54				.312
8	Fisher?	--	30	105	21				.200
9	William Gray?	--	126	474	119				.251			Stats for 2 teams
10	Grimes?	--	36	129	31				.240
11	Joseph Grodick?	--	57	192	39				.203
12	Whitey Hensling?	27	107	380	96				.253
13	Herbert Hill	24	39	97	23				.237
14	Kading?	--	10	22	6				.273
15	Ben Koehler	39	89	322	100				.311
16	Louis Loudermilk?	--	39	97	12				.124			Stats for 2 teams
17	Alex McColl#	22	41	104	14				.135
18	Edward McMerrell?	--	18	39	14				.359
19	Hal Reilly*	22	21	72	19				.264
20	Lee Tannehill	35	133	458	110				.240
21	Vincent Tydeman?	--	73	263	66				.251
22	Fred Watson?	--	43	142	23				.162
23	Frank Withrow	25	19	66	11				.167			Stats for 2 teams
24	Matt Zieser	27	17	54	8				.148
	24 Players	29.3

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	Walter Anderson*	18	3	6	.333	2.18	11	91.0	76	33	22	22	1.077	7.5	2.2
2	Abe Bowman	23	17	16	.515	1.86	38	285.0	205	94	59	98	1.063	6.5	3.1
3	Herbert Hill	24	13	19	.406	2.64	37	252.2	243	117	74	87	1.306	8.7	3.1
4	Kelley?	--	1	4	.200	1.93	7	32.2	25	18	7	17	1.286	6.9	4.7
5	Louis Loudermilk?	--	14	16	.467	1.81	38	274.0	254	83	55	49	1.106	8.3	1.6	Stats for 2 teams
6	Alex McColl	22	16	15	.516	2.30	40	289.0	272	109	74	84	1.232	8.5	2.6
7	Edward McMerrell?	--	2	7	.222	2.13	11	80.1	72	30	19	30	1.270	8.1	3.4
	7 Players	22.5

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G
Donnelly	48
Fred Watson	43
Rex DeVogt	20
Frank Withrow	19	Stats for 2 teams

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
George Beall	133							0.00

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ben Koehler	89							0.00
Joseph Grodick	47							0.00

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
William Gray	111							0.00			Stats for 2 teams
Whitey Hensling	93							0.00

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Lee Tannehill	91							0.00
Matt Zieser	15							0.00

OF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Al Bashang	136							0.00
James Collins	88							0.00
Vincent Tydeman	71							0.00
Grimes	36							0.00
Fisher	30							0.00
Hal Reilly	21							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Walter Anderson	18	L	L	6' 2.0"	160	Sep 25, 1897	Grand Rapids, MI, US
Al Bashang	27	S	R	5' 8.0"	150	Aug 22, 1888	Cincinnati, OH, US
George Beall	--					Unknown
Herb Blank	--					Unknown
Abe Bowman	23	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Jan 25, 1893	Greenup, IL, US
James Collins	--					Unknown
Rex DeVogt	28	R	R	5' 9.0"	170	Jan 4, 1888	Clare, MI, US
Donnelly	--					Unknown
Fisher	--					Unknown
William Gray	--					Unknown
Grimes	--					Unknown
Joseph Grodick	--					Unknown
Whitey Hensling	27					Feb 3, 1889	Anaheim, CA, US
Herbert Hill	24	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	Aug 19, 1891	Dallas, TX, US
Kading	--					Unknown
Kelley	--					Unknown
Ben Koehler	39	R	R	5' 10.0"	175	Jan 26, 1877	Schoerndorn, DE
Louis Loudermilk	--					Unknown
Alex McColl	22	S	R	6' 1.0"	178	Mar 29, 1894	Eagleville, OH, US
Edward McMerrell	--					Unknown
Hal Reilly	22	L	L	6' 0.0"	180	Apr 1, 1894	Oshkosh, WI, US
Lee Tannehill	35	R	R	5' 11.0"	170	Oct 26, 1880	Dayton, KY, US
Vincent Tydeman	--					Unknown
Fred Watson	--					Unknown
Frank Withrow	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	187	Jun 14, 1891	Greenwood, MO, US
Matt Zieser	27	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	Sep 25, 1888	Chicago, IL, US

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