1928 Philadelphia Phillies

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

43-109, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Burt Shotton (43-109)
Scored 660 runs, Allowed 957 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 51-101

Ballparks: Baker Bowl · Attendance: 182,168 (8th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 110 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 109

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1927 / 1929 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ed Baecht	21	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 15, 1907	3	9	1	9	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Ray Benge	26	R	R	5' 9"	160	Apr 22, 1902	3	42	28	42	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.6
Earl Caldwell	23	R	R	6' 1"	178	Apr 9, 1905	1st	5	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Spud Davis	23	R	R	6' 1"	197	Dec 20, 1904	1st	67	42	67	49	0	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0.1
Bill Deitrick	26	R	R	5' 10"	160	Apr 30, 1902	2	52	20	52	29	0	0	0	0	0	8	18	1	3	21	16	7	-0.4
Alex Ferguson	31	R	R	6' 0"	180	Feb 16, 1897	9	34	19	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Bernie Friberg	28	R	R	5' 11"	178	Aug 18, 1899	9	52	27	52	41	0	0	2	3	5	31	2	1	0	3	6	5	-0.6
June Greene	29	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jun 25, 1899	1st	11	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0.0
Don Hurst	22	L	L	6' 0"	215	Aug 12, 1905	1st	107	104	107	104	0	0	104	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.7
Art Jahn	32	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 2, 1895	2	36	22	36	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	26	29	6	1	-0.9
Bill Kelly	29	R	R	6' 0"	190	Dec 28, 1898	2	23	23	23	23	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9
Chuck Klein HOF	23	L	R	6' 0"	185	Oct 7, 1904	1st	64	63	64	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	62	63	1	0	1.8
Freddy Leach	30	L	R	5' 11"	183	Nov 23, 1897	6	145	145	145	145	0	0	25	0	0	0	98	17	7	120	0	0	1.4
Ed Lennon	30	R	R	5' 11"	170	Aug 17, 1897	1st	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Walt Lerian	25	R	R	5' 11"	170	Feb 10, 1903	1st	96	68	96	76	0	76	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	1	1.0
Harvey MacDonald	30	L	L	5' 11"	170	May 18, 1898	1st	13	1	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	11	0	-0.1
Bob McGraw	33	R	R	6' 2"	160	Apr 10, 1895	8	39	3	39	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Russ Miller	28	R	R	5' 11"	165	Mar 25, 1900	2	36	12	36	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-0.8
John Milligan	24	R	L	5' 10"	172	Jan 22, 1904	1st	13	7	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Clarence Mitchell	37	L	L	5' 11"	190	Feb 22, 1891	14	5	0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.2
Al Nixon	42	R	L	5' 7"	164	Apr 11, 1886	9	25	17	25	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	20	3	2	-0.4
Hub Pruett	27	L	L	5' 10"	165	Sep 1, 1900	5	13	9	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Jimmy Ring	33	R	R	6' 1"	170	Feb 15, 1895	12	35	25	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.8
Heinie Sand	30	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jul 3, 1897	6	141	128	141	137	0	0	0	0	0	137	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1.8
Johnny Schulte	31	L	R	5' 11"	190	Sep 8, 1896	3	65	23	65	33	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0.3
Denny Sothern	24	R	R	5' 11"	175	Jan 20, 1904	2	141	129	141	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	126	1	136	2	3	-0.9
Les Sweetland	26	R	L	5' 11"	155	Aug 15, 1901	2	41	18	41	37	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-1.9
Fresco Thompson	26	R	R	5' 8"	150	Jun 6, 1902	4	152	152	152	152	0	0	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.3
Marty Walker	29	L	L	6' 0"	170	Mar 27, 1899	1st	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Augie Walsh	23	R	R	6' 0"	175	Aug 17, 1904	2	39	11	39	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-0.8
Pinky Whitney	23	R	R	5' 10"	165	Jan 2, 1905	1st	151	148	151	149	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.9
Cy Williams	40	L	L	6' 2"	180	Dec 21, 1887	17	99	60	99	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11	41	69	31	0	0.5
Claude Willoughby	29	R	R	5' 9"	165	Nov 14, 1898	4	35	13	35	35	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7
Jimmie Wilson	27	R	R	6' 1"	200	Jul 23, 1900	6	21	19	21	20	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.4
Russ Wrightstone	35	L	R	5' 10"	176	Mar 18, 1893	9	33	25	33	26	0	0	4	0	0	0	9	0	18	26	7	0	-0.7
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

1927 / 1929 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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