1929 Decatur Commodores Statistics
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 81-57
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Rube Dessau (81-57)
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 50,876, Avg. 737
1929 Decatur Commodores RosterTeam Record: 81-57
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Rube Dessau (81-57)
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 50,876, Avg. 737
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1929 season with a record of 81 wins and 57 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
Rube Dessau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hensiek | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.21 | 32 | 247.0 | 228 | 108 | 88 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Dewey Hinkle | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.63 | 35 | 233.0 | 239 | 129 | 94 | 83 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Cantrell | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.22 | 32 | 176.0 | 175 | 67 | 63 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Wayne LaMaster | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.27 | 30 | 209.0 | 225 | 97 | 76 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Tesar | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.30 | 32 | 176.0 | 200 | 100 | 84 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Vern Underhill | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.31 | 14 | 98.0 | 94 | 42 | 36 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 80 | 44 | .645 | 3.48 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1139.0 | 1161 | 543 | 441 | 0 | 357 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Patterson | 133 | 512 | 512 | 178 | 28 | 12 | 5 | .348 | .348 | .479 | .826 | 245 | |||||||||||
| Alex Hooks | 143 | 555 | 555 | 175 | 24 | 19 | 6 | .315 | .315 | .459 | .775 | 255 | |||||||||||
| George Detore | 135 | 488 | 488 | 167 | 16 | 18 | 10 | .342 | .342 | .510 | .852 | 249 | |||||||||||
| Myron Stevens | 129 | 526 | 526 | 162 | 36 | 10 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .432 | .740 | 227 | |||||||||||
| Lafe Byard | 141 | 539 | 539 | 159 | 27 | 11 | 6 | .295 | .295 | .419 | .714 | 226 | |||||||||||
| Greg Mulleavy | 111 | 421 | 421 | 145 | 26 | 10 | 2 | .344 | .344 | .468 | .812 | 197 | |||||||||||
| Nat Hickey | 126 | 460 | 460 | 131 | 20 | 11 | 5 | .285 | .285 | .409 | .693 | 188 | |||||||||||
| Arthur Trefz | 96 | 297 | 297 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .229 | .229 | .337 | .566 | 100 | |||||||||||
| John Parks | 71 | 177 | 177 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .237 | .237 | .260 | .497 | 46 | |||||||||||
| Jack Tesar | 55 | 134 | 134 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .261 | .351 | .612 | 47 | |||||||||||
| Wayne LaMaster | 55 | 111 | 111 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .306 | .333 | .640 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Dan Jessee | 21 | 80 | 80 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .312 | .312 | .362 | .675 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Pete Brausen | 24 | 86 | 86 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .349 | .605 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Phil Hensiek | 35 | 101 | 101 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .218 | .218 | .347 | .564 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Dewey Hinkle | 35 | 89 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .236 | .281 | .517 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Lee Bush | 18 | 64 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .266 | .297 | .562 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Vern Underhill | 15 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .341 | .366 | .707 | 15 | |||||||||||
| R. Elliott | 12 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .346 | .346 | .692 | 1.038 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Joe Cantrell | 32 | 61 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .131 | .131 | .148 | .279 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1387 | 4768 | 4768 | 0 | 1434 | 217 | 107 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .301 | .419 | .720 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hooks | 1B | 143 | 1301 | 77 | 25 | .982 | 9.636 | |
| Lafe Byard | 2B | 140 | 357 | 372 | 36 | .953 | 5.207 | |
| George Detore | 3B | 113 | 123 | 211 | 36 | .903 | 2.956 | |
| Pete Brausen | 3B | 22 | 30 | 48 | 4 | .951 | 3.545 | |
| Arthur Trefz | C | 93 | 462 | 86 | 17 | .970 | 5.892 | |
| John Parks | C | 63 | 204 | 48 | 3 | .988 | 4.000 | |
| Pat Patterson | OF | 131 | 349 | 29 | 7 | .982 | 2.885 | |
| Myron Stevens | OF | 129 | 252 | 13 | 11 | .960 | 2.054 | |
| Nat Hickey | OF | 121 | 241 | 19 | 5 | .981 | 2.149 | |
| Lee Bush | OF | 17 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.765 | |
| Greg Mulleavy | SS | 111 | 265 | 302 | 37 | .939 | 5.108 | |
| Dan Jessee | SS | 11 | 14 | 31 | 7 | .865 | 4.091 | |
| Totals | 1094 | 3627 | 1237 | 188 | 0 | .963 | 4.446 |
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.
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