1928 Denver Bears Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 81-84
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: John Knight (81-84)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Merchants Park
Attendance: 72,000, Avg. 873
1928 Denver Bears RosterTeam Record: 81-84
Finished 5th in the WL
Manager: John Knight (81-84)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Ballpark: Merchants Park
Attendance: 72,000, Avg. 873
The Denver Bears of the Western League ended the 1928 season with a record of 81 wins and 84 losses, finishing fifth in the WL.
John Knight served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Evans | 17 | 12 | .586 | 0.00 | 45 | 285.0 | 357 | 176 | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Jolley | 16 | 17 | .485 | 0.00 | 48 | 280.0 | 346 | 163 | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Cash | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0.00 | 37 | 190.0 | 224 | 127 | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Ed Greer | 13 | 20 | .394 | 0.00 | 48 | 287.0 | 315 | 168 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| Eugene Watts | 11 | 10 | .524 | 0.00 | 43 | 190.0 | 270 | 155 | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Nielson | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0.00 | 29 | 132.0 | 132 | 95 | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Brown | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.00 | 9 | 24.0 | 30 | 20 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Herb Hall | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0.00 | 13 | 57.0 | 81 | 45 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 81 | 84 | .491 | 0.00 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1445.0 | 1755 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Parker | 165 | 645 | 645 | 204 | 40 | 15 | 6 | .316 | .316 | .453 | .769 | 292 | |||||||||||
| Ray O'Brien | 165 | 604 | 604 | 198 | 55 | 7 | 3 | .328 | .328 | .457 | .785 | 276 | |||||||||||
| Lenny Metz | 125 | 452 | 452 | 147 | 23 | 8 | 1 | .325 | .325 | .418 | .743 | 189 | |||||||||||
| Pat Kelly | 154 | 608 | 608 | 144 | 28 | 11 | 5 | .237 | .237 | .344 | .581 | 209 | |||||||||||
| William Wilson | 122 | 388 | 388 | 104 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .268 | .268 | .363 | .631 | 141 | |||||||||||
| John Knight | 103 | 341 | 341 | 103 | 22 | 6 | 6 | .302 | .302 | .455 | .757 | 155 | |||||||||||
| Joe Bratcher | 71 | 290 | 290 | 101 | 16 | 4 | 9 | .348 | .348 | .524 | .872 | 152 | |||||||||||
| Adams | 109 | 346 | 346 | 92 | 24 | 3 | 3 | .266 | .266 | .379 | .645 | 131 | |||||||||||
| Hemmingway | 80 | 301 | 301 | 76 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .252 | .252 | .322 | .575 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Eugene Watts | 59 | 115 | 115 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .339 | .339 | .452 | .791 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Harry Ferguson | 36 | 137 | 137 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .270 | .270 | .358 | .628 | 49 | |||||||||||
| Jim Jolley | 61 | 129 | 129 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .271 | .271 | .388 | .659 | 50 | |||||||||||
| Bill Evans | 45 | 111 | 111 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .270 | .324 | .595 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Ed Greer | 48 | 102 | 102 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .294 | .461 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Robert Murphy | 21 | 79 | 79 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .177 | .215 | .392 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Bud Honea | 14 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .341 | .636 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Frank Cash | 37 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .134 | .134 | .194 | .328 | 13 | |||||||||||
| M. Goodwin | 12 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .174 | .261 | .435 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Nielson | 37 | 52 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .192 | .346 | 10 | |||||||||||
| William Cline | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Herb Hall | 14 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .227 | .364 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1489 | 4897 | 4897 | 0 | 1389 | 272 | 78 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .284 | .396 | .680 | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Knight | 1B | 92 | 800 | 46 | 15 | .983 | 9.196 | |
| Hemmingway | 1B | 36 | 349 | 20 | 4 | .989 | 1.250 | |
| M. Goodwin | 1B | 12 | 107 | 3 | 2 | .982 | 9.167 | |
| Pat Kelly | 2B | 151 | 355 | 474 | 24 | .972 | 5.490 | |
| Harry Ferguson | 3B | 35 | 25 | 63 | 8 | .917 | 2.514 | |
| Adams | C | 106 | 449 | 70 | 10 | .981 | 4.896 | |
| William Wilson | C | 77 | 310 | 52 | 7 | .981 | 4.701 | |
| Ray O'Brien | OF | 165 | 276 | 18 | 9 | .970 | 1.782 | |
| Ernie Parker | OF | 161 | 418 | 23 | 8 | .982 | 2.739 | |
| Joe Bratcher | OF | 71 | 146 | 8 | 7 | .957 | 2.169 | |
| Robert Murphy | OF | 21 | 47 | 3 | 4 | .926 | 2.381 | |
| Bud Honea | OF | 13 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 2.615 | |
| Lenny Metz | SS | 124 | 310 | 384 | 40 | .946 | 5.597 | |
| Totals | 1064 | 3625 | 1165 | 139 | 0 | .972 | 4.502 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
