1928 Des Moines Demons Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 63-98
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Luke Boone (0-0), Archie Yelle (0-0), Lee Fohl (0-0)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
Attendance: 47,000, Avg. 584
1928 Des Moines Demons RosterTeam Record: 63-98
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: Luke Boone (0-0), Archie Yelle (0-0), Lee Fohl (0-0)
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Ballpark: Western League Park
Attendance: 47,000, Avg. 584
The Des Moines Demons of the Western League ended the 1928 season with a record of 63 wins and 98 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
Luke Boone, Archie Yelle and Lee Fohl 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Greene | 13 | 16 | .448 | 0.00 | 41 | 234.0 | 264 | 141 | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Andy Rush | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0.00 | 34 | 230.0 | 282 | 159 | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Leo Moon | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.00 | 16 | 88.0 | 102 | 53 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Al Pallas | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0.00 | 19 | 85.0 | 138 | 77 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Sam Dailey | 5 | 16 | .238 | 0.00 | 40 | 202.0 | 239 | 152 | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Carl Christian | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0.00 | 24 | 122.0 | 134 | 86 | 57 | |||||||||||||
| H. Johnston | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.00 | 22 | 76.0 | 96 | 64 | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Kunz | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0.00 | 10 | 56.0 | 72 | 41 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Herman | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 5 | 24.0 | 28 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Elmer Besten | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 10 | 27.0 | 27 | 28 | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Frank Mulroney | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0.00 | 18 | 69.0 | 82 | 49 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Rufus Smith | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Nance | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 2 | 6.0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 63 | 98 | .391 | 0.00 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1408.0 | 1672 | 986 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Van Camp | 148 | 570 | 570 | 200 | 31 | 19 | 15 | .351 | .351 | .551 | .902 | 314 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Zaepfel | 152 | 591 | 591 | 192 | 41 | 16 | 9 | .325 | .325 | .494 | .819 | 292 | |||||||||||
| Lonny Baker | 102 | 394 | 394 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 1 | .340 | .340 | .429 | .769 | 169 | |||||||||||
| John Schinski | 100 | 389 | 389 | 109 | 18 | 4 | 4 | .280 | .280 | .378 | .658 | 147 | |||||||||||
| Archie Yelle | 108 | 365 | 365 | 99 | 22 | 5 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .359 | .630 | 131 | |||||||||||
| Harry O'Boyle | 74 | 249 | 249 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .301 | .301 | .418 | .719 | 104 | |||||||||||
| Bill Cunningham | 57 | 217 | 217 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .332 | .618 | 72 | |||||||||||
| Mellano | 40 | 142 | 142 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .352 | .352 | .648 | 1.000 | 92 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Rose | 36 | 129 | 129 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .310 | .310 | .527 | .837 | 68 | |||||||||||
| Joe Circle | 33 | 146 | 146 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .260 | .260 | .356 | .616 | 52 | |||||||||||
| Luke Boone | 28 | 93 | 93 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .366 | .645 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Fred Baldy | 38 | 119 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .218 | .218 | .361 | .580 | 43 | |||||||||||
| Sam Dailey | 40 | 78 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .321 | .590 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Andy Rush | 34 | 85 | 85 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .247 | .247 | .353 | .600 | 30 | |||||||||||
| H. Johnston | 46 | 90 | 90 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .233 | .233 | .333 | .567 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Art Ewoldt | 21 | 89 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .225 | .236 | .461 | 21 | |||||||||||
| P. O'Brien | 20 | 75 | 75 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .253 | .280 | .533 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Nelson Greene | 43 | 88 | 88 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .193 | .375 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Pug Griffin | 14 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .302 | .547 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Swartz | 17 | 59 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .237 | .441 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Jenkins | 12 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .360 | .480 | .840 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Al Pallas | 20 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .343 | .543 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Carl Christian | 26 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .163 | .163 | .209 | .372 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Leo Moon | 16 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .194 | .194 | .419 | .613 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Elmer Besten | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .438 | .688 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Frank Mulroney | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kunz | 15 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Watson | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .154 | .308 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1449 | 4720 | 4720 | 0 | 1366 | 230 | 77 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .408 | .698 | 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Van Camp | 1B | 148 | 1336 | 94 | 25 | .983 | 9.662 | |
| Swartz | 1B | 16 | 128 | 10 | 2 | .986 | 8.625 | |
| Johnny Zaepfel | 2B | 87 | 249 | 255 | 16 | .969 | 5.793 | |
| Lonny Baker | 3B | 101 | 120 | 184 | 14 | .956 | 3.010 | |
| Mellano | 3B | 34 | 44 | 55 | 11 | .900 | 2.912 | |
| Art Ewoldt | 3B | 21 | 20 | 44 | 3 | .955 | 3.048 | |
| Archie Yelle | C | 98 | 408 | 67 | 10 | .979 | 4.847 | |
| John Schinski | OF | 100 | 212 | 14 | 17 | .930 | 2.260 | |
| Harry O'Boyle | OF | 68 | 120 | 7 | 6 | .955 | 1.868 | |
| Bill Cunningham | OF | 54 | 88 | 5 | 3 | .969 | 1.722 | |
| Eddie Rose | OF | 34 | 79 | 8 | 4 | .956 | 2.559 | |
| Joe Circle | OF | 33 | 50 | 8 | 4 | .935 | 1.758 | |
| P. O'Brien | OF | 20 | 44 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 2.250 | |
| Pug Griffin | OF | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.538 | |
| Fred Baldy | SS | 37 | 74 | 129 | 18 | .919 | 5.486 | |
| Luke Boone | SS | 12 | 18 | 24 | 4 | .913 | 3.500 | |
| Totals | 1003 | 3365 | 1201 | 184 | 0 | .961 | 4.552 |
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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