1927 Houston Buffaloes Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: A
Team Record: 85-70
Finished 3rd in the TL
Manager: Joe Mathes (85-70)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: West End Park
Attendance: 141,857, Avg. 1,830
1927 Houston Buffaloes Statistics

The Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League ended the 1927 season with a record of 85 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the TL.

Joe Mathes served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Stan BakerRRJuly 3, 19055'10"155
Roy BoydNovember 9, 1900
Joe BurnsRRFebruary 25, 19006'0"175Trenton, NJ US
Tex CarletonSRAugust 19, 19066'1"180Comanche, TX US
Fred FrankhouseRRApril 9, 19045'11"175Port Royal, PA US
Al GrabowskiLLSeptember 4, 19015'11"175Syracuse, NY US
Marv GudatLLAugust 27, 19035'11"162Goliad, TX US
Snake HenryLLJuly 19, 18956'0"170Waynesville, NC US
Ed HockLRMarch 27, 18995'10"165Franklin Furnace, OH US
Dick HumphriesMarch 25, 1893Bonham, TX US
Larry JacobusSRDecember 13, 18946'2"186Cincinnati, OH US
John KaneSRFebruary 19, 19005'10"162Chicago, IL US
Harry LeeJanuary 9, 1898Dallas, TX US
Pepper MartinRRFebruary 29, 19045'8"170Temple, OK US
Joe MathesSRJuly 28, 18916'0"180Milwaukee, WI US
Leo Miller
Ernie OrsattiLLSeptember 8, 19025'7"154Los Angeles, CA US
Ken PennerLRApril 24, 18965'11"170Booneville, IN US
Ray PowellLRNovember 20, 18885'9"160Siloam Springs, AR US
Wally RoettgerRRAugust 28, 19026'1"190St. Louis, MO US
Artie SchachtRRSeptember 6, 19065'5"155St. Louis, MO US
Johnny SchelbergDecember 3, 1899
Hal SmithRRJune 30, 19026'3"195Creston, IA US
Tommy TaylorRRSeptember 17, 18925'8"160Mexia, TX US
Ernie VickRRJuly 2, 19005'9"185Toledo, OH US
Bill WarwickRRNovember 26, 18976'0"180Philadelphia, PA US
Dick WhitworthOctober 21, 18935'11"165, TX 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.




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