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1928 Kansas City Blues

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

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Dutch Zwilling
Represented: Kansas City, MO
Ballpark: Municipal Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
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 Buster Chatham 26 113 387 340 42 99 18 6 0 8 24 24 .291 .347 .379 .726 129 5 18
2 Hooks Cotter* 28 140 523 457 68 136 23 7 10 9 50 45 .298 .368 .444 .812 203 1 15 Stats for 2 teams
3 Joe Cronin 21 74 284 241 34 59 10 6 2 1 31 28 .245 .336 .361 .697 87 2 10
4 Dixie Davis 37 31 46 3 7 0 0 0 0 .152 .152 7 6
5 Matt Donohue -- 19 69 6 17 3 1 0 0 .246 .319 22 1
6 Lou Fette 21 2 4 4 1 1 0 1.000 1.750 7
7 Fred Fitzberger? -- 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
8 Denver Grigsby* 27 154 622 534 77 169 31 8 6 10 59 32 .316 .393 .438 .831 234 8 21
9 Roy Grimes 34 114 395 359 51 119 21 8 5 9 28 39 .331 .380 .476 .856 171 0 8 Stats for 2 teams
10 Joe Kuhel* 22 121 545 511 85 167 32 11 2 11 21 40 .327 .359 .444 .804 227 5 8
11 Landrum? -- 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
12 Beauty McGowan* 26 73 277 244 31 58 11 1 2 2 27 14 .238 .316 .316 .632 77 1 5
13 Heinie Meine 32 24 50 8 15 2 0 1 0 .300 .400 20 2
14 Ralph Michaels 26 136 522 453 69 136 15 7 0 8 37 20 .300 .360 .364 .724 165 5 27
15 Jimmy Moore 25 124 442 381 53 115 22 3 3 6 42 16 .302 .381 .399 .780 152 7 12
16 Johnny Morrison 32 30 26 0 3 0 0 0 0 .115 .115 3 2
17 Mullen? -- 5 13 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 2
18 George Murray 29 40 66 8 16 5 2 0 0 .242 .379 25 7
19 Lynn Nelson* 23 38 46 7 9 1 2 0 0 .196 .304 14 1
20 Fred Nicholson 33 152 649 577 72 158 23 12 6 9 40 52 .274 .321 .386 .707 223 0 32
21 John Peters 34 133 476 431 52 136 31 7 1 2 25 21 .316 .359 .427 .786 184 4 16
22 Topper Rigney 31 102 368 296 50 74 9 5 0 4 54 21 .250 .366 .314 .680 93 0 18
23 Edward Schaack? -- 13 14 13 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .462 .923 6 0 1
24 Tom Sheehan 34 46 98 16 28 4 1 0 0 .286 .347 34 4
25 Bill Swift 20 1 4 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 2
26 Max Thomas? 23 6 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1
27 Bill Wambsganss 34 163 730 637 88 190 18 8 0 15 46 34 .298 .348 .352 .700 224 3 44
28 Cy Warmoth* 35 53 79 14 11 3 0 0 0 .139 .177 14 6
29 Frank Wilson* 27 52 181 21 64 13 2 0 1 .354 .448 81 8
30 Kettle Wirts 30 71 180 24 44 4 0 1 1 .244 .283 51 5
31 Jimmy Zinn* 33 77 151 19 41 6 4 0 1 .272 .364 55 6
31 Players 29.1
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 Dixie Davis 37 8 6 .571 5.17 31 141.0 158 94 81 74 55 2 3 1.645 10.1 4.7 3.5 0.74
2 Lou Fette 21 1 0 1.000 7.20 2 5.0 7 4 4 3 2.000 12.6 5.4
3 Landrum? -- 1 0 1.000 1 9.0 7 0 0.778 7.0 0.0
4 Heinie Meine 32 7 4 .636 3.49 15 111.0 106 46 43 34 37 4 2 1.261 8.6 2.8 3.0 1.09
5 Johnny Morrison 32 1 6 .143 4.55 30 95.0 110 60 48 37 44 2 1 1.547 10.4 3.5 4.2 1.19
6 George Murray 29 11 7 .611 3.96 40 200.0 224 97 88 63 59 8 3 1.435 10.1 2.8 2.7 0.94
7 Lynn Nelson 23 7 8 .467 3.87 35 128.0 137 63 55 60 35 4 2 1.539 9.6 4.2 2.5 0.58
8 Edward Schaack? -- 2 2 .500 12 31.0 39 14 1.710 11.3 4.1
9 Tom Sheehan 34 16 16 .500 4.09 43 240.0 279 131 109 73 66 2 3 1.467 10.5 2.7 2.5 0.90
10 Bill Swift 20 1 0 1.000 1 9.0 10 5 4 1.556 10.0 4.0
11 Max Thomas? 23 0 2 .000 5 8.0 9 8 2.125 10.1 9.0
12 Cy Warmoth* 35 10 16 .385 3.55 38 218.0 222 114 86 76 82 4 5 1.367 9.2 3.1 3.4 1.08
13 Jimmy Zinn 33 23 13 .639 3.48 45 323.0 334 137 125 84 90 6 3 1.294 9.3 2.3 2.5 1.07
13 Players 31.6

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
John Peters 130 424 95 20 12 .963 3.99 10
Kettle Wirts 67 182 44 3 7 .987 3.37 8

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Hooks Cotter 134 1232 75 21 101 .984 9.75 Stats for 2 teams
Joe Kuhel 120 1164 63 11 93 .991 10.23
Roy Grimes 93 816 48 14 60 .984 9.29 Stats for 2 teams
Ralph Michaels 23 171 13 2 15 .989 8.00
Beauty McGowan 10 73 5 1 4 .987 7.80

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Wambsganss 162 386 504 26 94 .972 5.49

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ralph Michaels 111 156 217 7 19 .982 3.36
Joe Cronin 59 58 99 9 11 .946 2.66
Topper Rigney 11 7 9 0 0 1.000 1.45

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Buster Chatham 82 160 221 26 49 .936 4.65
Topper Rigney 79 178 238 12 47 .972 5.27
Joe Cronin 14 29 47 5 9 .938 5.43

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Denver Grigsby 152 386 15 11 3 .973 2.64
Fred Nicholson 150 333 19 11 6 .970 2.35
Jimmy Moore 104 216 10 6 1 .974 2.17
Beauty McGowan 62 141 5 4 1 .973 2.35
Frank Wilson 51 78 1 6 0 .929 1.55
Matt Donohue 19 48 0 2 0 .960 2.53

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jimmy Zinn 45 17 82 2 4 .980 2.20
Tom Sheehan 43 10 55 1 3 .985 1.51
George Murray 40 5 37 1 3 .977 1.05
Cy Warmoth 38 7 49 2 4 .966 1.47
Lynn Nelson 35 7 23 3 0 .909 0.86
Dixie Davis 31 3 20 0 0 1.000 0.74
Johnny Morrison 30 2 14 0 0 1.000 0.53
Heinie Meine 15 5 32 0 2 1.000 2.47
Edward Schaack 12 6 10 2 1 .889 1.33

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Buster Chatham 26 R R 5' 5.0" 150 Dec 25, 1901 West, TX, US
Hooks Cotter 28 L L 5' 10.0" 160 May 22, 1900 Holden, MO, US
Joe Cronin 21 R R 5' 11.0" 180 Oct 12, 1906 San Francisco, CA, US
Dixie Davis 37 R R 5' 11.0" 155 Oct 12, 1890 Wilsons Mills, NC, US
Matt Donohue -- R R Unknown
Lou Fette 21 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Mar 15, 1907 Alma, MO, US
Fred Fitzberger -- Unknown
Denver Grigsby 27 L R 5' 9.0" 155 Mar 25, 1901 Jackson, KY, US
Roy Grimes 34 R R 6' 1.0" 176 Sep 11, 1893 Bergholz, OH, US
Joe Kuhel 22 L L 6' 0.0" 180 Jun 25, 1906 Cleveland, OH, US
Landrum -- Unknown
Beauty McGowan 26 L R 5' 11.0" 190 Nov 8, 1901 Branford, CT, US
Heinie Meine 32 R R 5' 11.0" 180 May 1, 1896 St. Louis, MO, US
Ralph Michaels 26 R R 5' 10.0" 178 May 3, 1902 Etna, PA, US
Jimmy Moore 25 R R 6' 0.0" 187 Apr 24, 1903 Paris, TN, US
Johnny Morrison 32 R R 5' 11.0" 188 Oct 22, 1895 Pellville, KY, US
Mullen -- Unknown
George Murray 29 R R 6' 2.0" 200 Sep 23, 1898 Charlotte, NC, US
Lynn Nelson 23 L R 5' 10.0" 170 Feb 24, 1905 Sheldon, ND, US
Fred Nicholson 33 R R 5' 10.0" 173 Sep 1, 1894 Honey Grove, TX, US
John Peters 34 R R 6' 0.0" 192 Jul 14, 1893 Kansas City, KS, US
Topper Rigney 31 R R 5' 9.0" 150 Jan 7, 1897 Groveton, TX, US
Edward Schaack -- Unknown
Tom Sheehan 34 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Mar 31, 1894 Grand Ridge, IL, US
Bill Swift 20 R R 6' 1.0" 192 Jun 19, 1908 Elmira, NY, US
Max Thomas 23 Oct 23, 1904 Kaysville, UT, US
Bill Wambsganss 34 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Mar 19, 1894 Cleveland, OH, US
Cy Warmoth 35 L L 5' 11.0" 158 Feb 2, 1893 Bone Gap, IL, US
Frank Wilson 27 L R 6' 0.0" 185 Apr 20, 1901 Malden, MA, US
Kettle Wirts 30 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Oct 30, 1897 Cosumnes, CA, US
Jimmy Zinn 33 L R 6' 0.0" 195 Jan 21, 1895 Benton, AR, US

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