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1928 Indianapolis Indians

1928 > Class AA > 1928 American Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Bruno Betzel
Represented: Indianapolis, IN
Ballpark: West Washington Street Park (Indianapolis, IN)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1927 / 1929

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 John Anderson? -- 25 82 9 23 3 1 3 2 .280 .451 37 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 32 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
3 Bruno Betzel 33 39 116 8 28 3 1 0 2 .241 .284 33 3
4 Vern Blenkiron# 26 21 87 20 30 5 1 2 9 .345 .494 43 3
5 Danny Boone 24 32 65 4 8 2 0 1 0 .123 .200 13 4
6 Erv Brame* 26 9 22 6 1 0 0 .273 .318 7
7 Dick Burrus* 30 43 150 23 46 8 1 0 2 .307 .373 56 4
8 Bill Burwell* 33 32 83 11 26 4 0 0 0 .313 .361 30 2
9 Adam Comorosky 22 89 372 333 49 119 14 12 8 12 26 20 .357 .409 .544 .952 181 3 10
10 Bud Connolly 27 147 596 525 65 153 29 8 1 7 35 20 .291 .340 .383 .723 201 4 32
11 Paul Florence# 28 48 105 9 24 3 2 3 0 .229 .381 40 2
12 Fred Haney 32 162 708 623 115 208 38 16 3 43 44 25 .334 .380 .461 .840 287 2 39
13 Walter Holke# 35 116 448 397 51 116 20 9 4 8 28 27 .292 .343 .418 .762 166 3 20
14 Baby Doll Jacobson 37 55 260 199 26 68 7 3 1 2 55 16 .342 .484 .422 .906 84 0 6 Stats for 2 teams
15 Len Koenecke* 24 17 71 17 28 6 2 4 0 .394 .704 50 3
16 Herman Layne 27 115 455 412 68 143 25 7 7 16 23 47 .347 .387 .493 .880 203 4 16
17 Dixie Leverett 34 34 79 7 16 2 1 0 0 .203 .253 20 9
18 Wid Matthews* 31 151 655 585 103 189 28 16 4 14 46 20 .323 .373 .446 .820 261 1 23
19 Herman Meyers? -- 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
20 Ralph Miller 32 27 72 6 17 1 0 0 2 .236 .250 18 0
21 Walter Mueller 33 19 41 7 9 1 0 0 1 .220 .244 10 4
22 Eddie Onslow* 35 4 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
23 Johnny Riddle 22 11 34 4 11 2 0 0 0 .324 .382 13 0
24 Reb Russell* 39 109 383 328 60 102 21 3 17 2 34 27 .311 .388 .549 .936 180 7 14
25 Ferdie Schupp 37 37 83 5 11 2 0 0 0 .133 .157 13 3
26 By Speece 31 28 24 3 7 1 0 2 0 .292 .583 14 0
27 Roy Spencer 28 140 521 467 68 138 19 7 4 4 37 21 .296 .349 .392 .740 183 1 16
28 Steve Swetonic 24 47 82 8 16 3 0 0 1 .195 .232 19 5
29 Rabbit Warstler 24 167 709 630 99 178 20 15 7 7 53 49 .283 .340 .395 .735 249 2 24
30 Worth? -- 7 19 3 1 1 0 .158 .316 6
31 Emil Yde# 28 64 143 24 53 9 2 0 1 .371 .462 66 1
31 Players 29.6
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 GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Danny Boone 24 11 6 .647 3.07 32 167.0 164 70 57 56 54 7 5 1.317 8.8 3.0 2.9 0.96
2 Erv Brame 26 4 1 .800 2.29 6 51.0 54 13 13 14 17 0 0 1.333 9.5 2.5 3.0 1.21
3 Bill Burwell 33 13 10 .565 3.16 30 219.0 230 90 77 50 47 3 2 1.279 9.5 2.1 1.9 0.94
4 Walter Holke* 35 0 0 1 2.0 3 1 2.000 13.5 4.5
5 Dixie Leverett 34 19 12 .613 3.65 34 232.0 254 114 94 54 83 2 2 1.328 9.9 2.1 3.2 1.54
6 Herman Meyers? -- 0 1 .000 2 2.0 8 3 5.500 36.0 13.5
7 Ferdie Schupp* 37 12 14 .462 4.15 37 221.0 241 128 102 105 128 5 4 1.566 9.8 4.3 5.2 1.22
8 By Speece 31 1 4 .200 5.20 28 83.0 109 59 48 26 37 3 1 1.627 11.8 2.8 4.0 1.42
9 Steve Swetonic 24 20 8 .714 3.00 40 234.0 224 93 78 55 87 2 3 1.192 8.6 2.1 3.3 1.58
10 Lefty Wolf* 28 0 0 1 2.0 1 1 1.000 4.5 4.5
11 Emil Yde* 28 19 12 .613 3.54 39 280.0 295 136 110 88 115 7 12 1.368 9.5 2.8 3.7 1.31
11 Players 29.9

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Roy Spencer 138 559 128 14 20 .980 4.98 7
Paul Florence 33 91 21 3 0 .974 3.39 3
Johnny Riddle 10 33 4 2 0 .949 3.70 1

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Walter Holke 113 1075 59 12 84 .990 10.04
Dick Burrus 42 379 30 7 28 .983 9.74
Ralph Miller 12 75 3 2 5 .975 6.50
Reb Russell 11 109 3 4 13 .966 10.18

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bud Connolly 138 353 431 15 75 .981 5.68
Bruno Betzel 37 75 125 5 21 .976 5.41

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Fred Haney 160 148 327 23 36 .954 2.97

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Rabbit Warstler 167 325 512 66 94 .927 5.01

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Wid Matthews 150 379 6 13 3 .967 2.57
Herman Layne 113 224 3 6 0 .974 2.01
Adam Comorosky 89 223 5 7 1 .970 2.56
Reb Russell 88 136 8 6 2 .960 1.64
Baby Doll Jacobson 53 109 6 1 3 .991 2.17 Stats for 2 teams
John Anderson 23 32 2 6 0 .850 1.48
Vern Blenkiron 21 50 2 1 1 .981 2.48
Len Koenecke 17 35 0 1 0 .972 2.06
Walter Mueller 15 13 2 2 0 .882 1.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Steve Swetonic 40 17 52 1 4 .986 1.73
Emil Yde 39 14 67 5 3 .942 2.08
Ferdie Schupp 37 6 34 2 3 .952 1.08
Dixie Leverett 34 17 61 2 3 .975 2.29
Danny Boone 32 3 37 1 3 .976 1.25
Bill Burwell 30 25 85 1 4 .991 3.67
By Speece 28 0 15 0 0 1.000 0.54

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
John Anderson -- Unknown
Clyde Barnhart 32 R R 5' 10.0" 155 Dec 29, 1895 Buck Valley, PA, US
Bruno Betzel 33 R R 5' 9.0" 158 Dec 6, 1894 Chattanooga, OH, US
Vern Blenkiron 26 S R 6' 1.0" 180 Sep 12, 1901 Wausa, NE, US
Danny Boone 24 R R 5' 10.0" 180 Jul 28, 1903 Trotwood, OH, US
Erv Brame 26 L R 6' 2.0" 190 Oct 12, 1901 Big Rock, TN, US
Dick Burrus 30 L L 5' 11.0" 175 Jan 29, 1898 Hatteras, NC, US
Bill Burwell 33 L R 5' 11.0" 175 Mar 27, 1895 Jarbalo, KS, US
Adam Comorosky 22 R R 5' 10.0" 167 Dec 9, 1905 Swoyersville, PA, US
Bud Connolly 27 R R 5' 8.0" 154 May 25, 1901 San Francisco, CA, US
Paul Florence 28 S R 6' 1.0" 185 Apr 22, 1900 Chicago, IL, US
Fred Haney 32 R R 5' 6.0" 170 Apr 25, 1896 Albuquerque, NM, US
Walter Holke 35 S L 6' 1.0" 185 Dec 25, 1892 St. Louis, MO, US
Baby Doll Jacobson 37 R R 6' 3.0" 215 Aug 16, 1890 Cable, IL, US
Len Koenecke 24 L R 5' 11.0" 180 Jan 18, 1904 Baraboo, WI, US
Herman Layne 27 R R 5' 11.0" 165 Feb 13, 1901 New Haven, WV, US
Dixie Leverett 34 R R 5' 11.0" 190 Mar 29, 1894 Georgetown, TX, US
Wid Matthews 31 L L 5' 8.0" 155 Oct 20, 1896 Raleigh, IL, US
Herman Meyers -- Unknown
Ralph Miller 32 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Feb 29, 1896 Fort Wayne, IN, US
Walter Mueller 33 R R 5' 8.0" 160 Dec 6, 1894 Central, MO, US
Eddie Onslow 35 L L 6' 0.0" 170 Feb 17, 1893 Meadville, PA, US
Johnny Riddle 22 R R 5' 11.0" 190 Oct 3, 1905 Clinton, SC, US
Reb Russell 39 L L 5' 11.0" 185 Mar 12, 1889 Jackson, MS, US
Ferdie Schupp 37 R L 5' 10.0" 150 Jan 16, 1891 Louisville, KY, US
By Speece 31 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Jan 6, 1897 West Baden, IN, US
Roy Spencer 28 R R 5' 10.0" 168 Feb 22, 1900 Scranton, NC, US
Steve Swetonic 24 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Aug 13, 1903 Mount Pleasant, PA, US
Rabbit Warstler 24 R R 5' 7.0" 150 Sep 13, 1903 North Canton, OH, US
Lefty Wolf 28 R L 5' 10.0" 163 Jun 10, 1900 Hartford, CT, US
Worth -- Unknown
Emil Yde 28 S L 5' 11.0" 165 Jan 28, 1900 Great Lakes, IL, US

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