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1927 Springfield Ponies

1927 > Class A > 1927 Eastern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Joe Benes
Represented: Springfield, MA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1926 / 1928

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	Bill Albert*	24	122	484	153	28	11	1	.316	.426	206
2	Benjamin Bedford?	--	150	600	176	32	11	4	.293	.403	242
3	Joe Benes	26	96	305	70	12	1	4	.230	.315	96
4	Joe Bloomer	27	31	60	9	3	0	0	.150	.200	12
5	Henry Bosse?	--	127	425	127	25	4	11	.299	.454	193
6	Myrl Brown	32	37	89	24	5	1	0	.270	.348	31
7	Bill Dreesen*	22	25	58	11	1	0	0	.190	.207	12
8	Gary Fortune#	32	34	79	16	4	0	0	.203	.253	20
9	J. Gutierrez?	--	142	547	146	19	3	1	.267	.318	174
10	Bunny Hearn*	23	22	40	8	1	0	0	.200	.225	9
11	Mike Herrera	29	94	371	90	12	0	2	.243	.291	108
12	Arthur Johnson?	--	76	261	81	17	2	6	.310	.460	120
13	Frank Kane*	32	121	474	141	21	9	5	.297	.411	195	Stats for 3 teams
14	Waddy MacPhee	27	143	536	133	18	4	1	.248	.302	162	Stats for 3 teams
15	Harry Mahnken	23	33	115	26	3	2	0	.226	.287	33
16	Pat Martin*	33	33	58	7	2	1	0	.121	.190	11	Stats for 2 teams
17	George Miller?	--	17	18	5	2	0	0	.278	.389	7	Stats for 2 teams
18	Charlie Niebergall	28	117	392	126	15	2	7	.321	.423	166
19	Norman Niederkorn	32	78	225	58	4	0	0	.258	.276	62	Stats for 2 teams
20	Dutch O'Neil?	--	26	65	14	2	0	0	.215	.246	16
21	Phil Page	21	25	51	5	1	0	0	.098	.118	6
22	Eddie Phillips	26	10	37	11	2	0	0	.297	.351	13
23	Sam Post*	30	35	127	30	8	6	0	.236	.394	50
24	Harry Purcell?	--	125	477	122	17	7	0	.256	.321	153	Stats for 2 teams
25	Charles Stuvengen?	--	53	193	48	7	0	7	.249	.394	76
26	John Wight?	--	149	571	173	27	3	5	.303	.387	221	Stats for 2 teams
27	Dick Wykoff*	23	46	111	21	2	0	1	.189	.234	26
28	Reid Zellars?	--	32	34	11	2	0	0	.324	.382	13	Stats for 2 teams
	28 Players	27.8

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	Joe Bloomer	27	9	7	.563	2.93	27	169.0	183	72	55	56	1.414	9.7	3.0
2	Myrl Brown	32	22	9	.710	2.45	37	264.0	250	92	72	73	1.223	8.5	2.5
3	Arthur Cousins?	--	1	2	.333		5
4	George Cummings*	22	0	0			3
5	Philip Dolan?	--	0	0			3
6	Gary Fortune	32	12	16	.429	3.86	34	240.0	263	127	103	82	1.438	9.9	3.1
7	Bunny Hearn*	23	10	5	.667	2.33	22	135.0	115	41	35	61	1.304	7.7	4.1
8	Pat Martin*	33	6	11	.353	3.89	32	185.0	198	112	80	70	1.449	9.6	3.4	Stats for 2 teams
9	Dewey Metivier	29	2	4	.333		7
10	George Miller?	--	1	2	.333	3.68	15	44.0	60	36	18	18	1.773	12.3	3.7	Stats for 2 teams
11	Phil Page*	21	6	3	.667	2.82	15	99.0	90	40	31	45	1.364	8.2	4.1
12	Arthur Taylor?	--	0	1	.000		1
13	Dick Wykoff	23	18	13	.581	2.93	36	276.0	283	108	90	71	1.283	9.2	2.3
14	Reid Zellars?	--	7	6	.538	4.64	26	97.0	109	62	50	36	1.495	10.1	3.3	Stats for 2 teams
	14 Players	28.1

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Charlie Niebergall	115	469	107	6	.990	5.01
Norman Niederkorn	69	207	57	5	.981	3.83	Stats for 2 teams
Dutch O'Neil	24	73	17	3	.968	3.75

1B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Charles Stuvengen	53	527	31	3	.995	10.53
Sam Post	35	370	22	5	.987	11.20
Harry Mahnken	33	303	17	7	.979	9.70

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Waddy MacPhee	110	163	200	16	.958	3.30	Stats for 3 teams
Mike Herrera	85	241	277	23	.957	6.09
Bill Dreesen	12	23	39	1	.984	5.17

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
J. Gutierrez	137		147	312	33		.933	3.35

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Joe Benes	86		185	293	27		.947	5.56
John Wight	84		167	258	29		.936	5.06			Stats for 2 teams

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Benjamin Bedford	145	345	14	17	.955	2.48
Frank Kane	121	249	8	8	.970	2.12	Stats for 3 teams
Bill Albert	120	224	15	8	.968	1.99
Harry Purcell	119	297	3	14	.955	2.52	Stats for 2 teams
Henry Bosse	94	189	18	7	.967	2.20
Arthur Johnson	68	116	8	4	.969	1.82

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Bill Albert	24	L	R	5' 10.0"	155	Mar 26, 1903	Millinocket, ME, US
Benjamin Bedford	--					Unknown
Joe Benes	26	R	R	5' 8.0"	158	Jan 8, 1901	Long Island City, NY, US
Joe Bloomer	27	R	R	6' 0.0"	170	Feb 24, 1900	Claflin, KS, US
Henry Bosse	--					Unknown
Myrl Brown	32	R	R	5' 11.0"	172	Oct 10, 1894	Waynesboro, PA, US
Arthur Cousins	--					Unknown
George Cummings	22	S	L	5' 6.0"	155	Jan 21, 1905	Providence, RI, US
Philip Dolan	--					Unknown
Bill Dreesen	22	L	R	5' 7.0"	160	Jul 26, 1904	New York, NY, US
Gary Fortune	32	S	R	5' 11.0"	176	Oct 11, 1894	High Point, NC, US
J. Gutierrez	--					Unknown
Bunny Hearn	23	L	L	5' 8.0"	160	Jan 13, 1904	Brooklyn, NY, US
Mike Herrera	29	R	R	5' 6.0"	147	Dec 19, 1897	La Habana, La Habana, CU
Arthur Johnson	--					Unknown
Frank Kane	32	L	R	5' 11.0"	175	Mar 9, 1895	Whitman, MA, US
Jackson Keefer	--					Unknown
Lamson	--					Unknown
Waddy MacPhee	27	R	R	5' 8.0"	140	Dec 23, 1899	Brooklyn, NY, US
Harry Mahnken	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	Jul 15, 1903	Brooklyn, NY, US
Pat Martin	33	L	L	5' 11.0"	170	Apr 13, 1894	Brooklyn, NY, US
Dewey Metivier	29	L	R	5' 11.0"	175	May 6, 1898	Cambridge, MA, US
George Miller	--					Unknown
E. Morrison	--					Unknown
Charlie Niebergall	28	R	R	5' 10.0"	160	May 23, 1899	New York, NY, US
Norman Niederkorn	32	R	R	5' 11.0"	168	Oct 22, 1894	Versailles, OH, US
Dutch O'Neil	--					Unknown	Rensselaer, NY, US
Phil Page	21	R	L	6' 2.0"	175	Aug 23, 1905	Springfield, MA, US
Eddie Phillips	26	R	R	6' 0.0"	178	Feb 17, 1901	Worcester, MA, US
Sam Post	30	L	L	6' 1.0"	170	Nov 17, 1896	Richmond, VA, US
Harry Purcell	--					Unknown
Charles Stuvengen	--					Unknown
Arthur Taylor	--					Unknown
Earl Waltz	--					Unknown
John Wight	--					Unknown
Dick Wykoff	23	L	R	5' 10.0"	175	Aug 10, 1903	Beloit, KS, US
Reid Zellars	--					Unknown

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