1928 Dallas Steers Roster
Texas League (TL) - Class: A
Team Record: 66-93
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Babe Ellison (0-0), Bob Tarleton (0-0), Hap Morse (0-0)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Attendance: 135,069, Avg. 1,699
1928 Dallas Steers StatisticsTeam Record: 66-93
Finished 7th in the TL
Manager: Babe Ellison (0-0), Bob Tarleton (0-0), Hap Morse (0-0)
Location: Dallas, Texas
Ballpark: Eagles Stadium
Attendance: 135,069, Avg. 1,699
The Dallas Steers of the Texas League ended the 1928 season with a record of 66 wins and 93 losses, finishing seventh in the TL.
Babe Ellison, Bob Tarleton and Hap Morse served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adair | R | R | January 25, 1907 | 5'10" | 154 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Lonny Baker | S | R | December 15, 1904 | 5'10" | 170 | Roseburg, OR US |
| Les Bartholomew | R | L | April 4, 1903 | 5'11" | 195 | Madison, WI US |
| Paddy Baumann | R | R | December 20, 1885 | 5'9" | 160 | Indianapolis, IN US |
| Josh Billings | R | R | November 30, 1891 | 5'11" | 165 | Grantville, KS US |
| Homer Blankenship | R | R | August 4, 1902 | 6'0" | 185 | Bonham, TX US |
| Harold Chandler | L | L | May 10, 1903 | |||
| Glen Darrough | L | L | February 4, 1904 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Vernon Edgar | April 24, 1903 | |||||
| Babe Ellison | R | R | November 15, 1896 | 5'11" | 170 | Ola, AR US |
| Homer Ezzell | R | R | February 28, 1896 | 5'10" | 158 | Victoria, TX US |
| Oscar Felber | December 5, 1897 | |||||
| Vic Frazier | R | R | August 5, 1904 | 6'0" | 182 | Ruston, LA US |
| Bob Geary | R | R | May 10, 1891 | 5'11" | 168 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Henry Ginglardi | July 19, 1900 | 190 | Salt Lake City, UT US | |||
| Turkey Gross | R | R | February 21, 1896 | 6'0" | 165 | Mesquite, TX US |
| Bill Hooton | October 15, 1906 | |||||
| Lawrence Jackson | September 24, 1900 | |||||
| Irv Jeffries | R | R | September 10, 1905 | 5'10" | 175 | Louisville, KY US |
| Frank Kohlbecker | December 5, 1896 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||||
| Leopold | ||||||
| Slim Love | L | L | August 1, 1890 | 6'7" | 195 | Love, MS US |
| Johnny Mann | R | R | February 4, 1898 | 5'11" | 160 | Fontanet, IN US |
| Cliff Markle | R | R | May 3, 1894 | 5'9" | 163 | Dravosburg, PA US |
| Alex McColl | S | R | March 29, 1894 | 6'1" | 178 | Eagleville, OH US |
| Jack Mealey | R | R | April 28, 1899 | 5'9" | 165 | Glen Carbon, PA US |
| Joe Mellana | R | R | March 11, 1905 | 5'10" | 180 | Oakland, CA US |
| Charles Miller | October 8, 1899 | |||||
| Hap Morse | S | April 2, 1894 | 5'8" | 158 | Waverly, KS US | |
| Emmett Mulvey | L | L | September 16, 1896 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Walter Newman | R | March 26, 1906 | 6'0" | 154 | Cuero, TX US | |
| Parry O'Brien | R | R | September 30, 1902 | 5'10" | 170 | , CA US |
| Jim Oglesby | L | L | August 10, 1905 | 6'0" | 190 | Schofield, MO US |
| Tony Owens | R | October 18, 1888 | ||||
| Leon Pettit | L | L | June 23, 1902 | 5'10" | 165 | Waynesburg, PA US |
| Ray Pierce | L | L | June 6, 1897 | 5'7" | 156 | Emporia, KS US |
| Jim Riley | L | R | May 25, 1895 | 5'10" | 185 | Bayfield, NB CA |
| Charlie Robertson | L | R | January 31, 1896 | 6'0" | 175 | Dexter, TX US |
| Simon Rosenthal | L | L | November 13, 1903 | 5'9" | 165 | Boston, MA US |
| Rusty Saunders | R | R | March 12, 1906 | 6'2" | 205 | Trenton, NJ US |
| Dick Schumann | L | L | June 15, 1897 | |||
| Oscar Siemer | R | R | August 14, 1901 | 5'9" | 162 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Dewey Smalley | ||||||
| Joe Tate | L | December 28, 1896 | 5'9" | 158 | ||
| Gene Walker | November 3, 1900 | |||||
| Kid Willson | L | L | November 3, 1895 | 6'1" | 190 | Bloomington, NE US |
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.
