1928 Wichita Larks Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 94-70
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Doc Crandall (0-0), Art Griggs (0-0)
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Island Park
Attendance: 55,000, Avg. 671
1928 Wichita Larks RosterTeam Record: 94-70
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Doc Crandall (0-0), Art Griggs (0-0)
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Ballpark: Island Park
Attendance: 55,000, Avg. 671
The Wichita Larks of the Western League ended the 1928 season with a record of 94 wins and 70 losses, finishing third in the WL.
Doc Crandall and Art Griggs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peery | 21 | 11 | .656 | 0.00 | 43 | 271.0 | 334 | 197 | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Red Roberts | 16 | 10 | .615 | 0.00 | 37 | 222.0 | 286 | 149 | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Leon Alter | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0.00 | 44 | 248.0 | 304 | 186 | 121 | |||||||||||||
| Bob Shanklin | 10 | 7 | .588 | 0.00 | 43 | 166.0 | 198 | 132 | 128 | |||||||||||||
| Charles Newbill | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.00 | 23 | 92.0 | 112 | 63 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Doc Crandall | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.55 | 8 | 33.0 | 53 | 30 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Leon Ames | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 11 | 39.0 | 49 | 40 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Alvin Montgomery | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0.00 | 17 | 59.0 | 75 | 55 | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Glenn Brown | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 69 | 55 | .556 | 0.19 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1132.0 | 1418 | 857 | 24 | 0 | 501 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stroner | 166 | 695 | 695 | 255 | 42 | 10 | 42 | .367 | .367 | .637 | 1.004 | 443 | |||||||||||
| George Bliss | 165 | 635 | 635 | 224 | 54 | 6 | 21 | .353 | .353 | .556 | .909 | 353 | |||||||||||
| Bill Allington | 165 | 653 | 653 | 220 | 47 | 15 | 34 | .337 | .337 | .611 | .948 | 399 | |||||||||||
| Jimmie Long | 155 | 562 | 562 | 196 | 46 | 6 | 15 | .349 | .349 | .532 | .881 | 299 | |||||||||||
| Red Smith | 162 | 594 | 594 | 161 | 23 | 3 | 6 | .271 | .271 | .350 | .621 | 208 | |||||||||||
| Carl Frey | 126 | 456 | 456 | 150 | 30 | 15 | 9 | .329 | .329 | .520 | .849 | 237 | |||||||||||
| Glen McNally | 110 | 369 | 369 | 116 | 19 | 2 | 14 | .314 | .314 | .491 | .805 | 181 | |||||||||||
| Leon Alter | 52 | 115 | 115 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .252 | .304 | .557 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Red Peery | 48 | 120 | 120 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .292 | .508 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Les Berry | 43 | 91 | 91 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .253 | .341 | .593 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Red Roberts | 38 | 95 | 95 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .242 | .400 | .642 | 38 | |||||||||||
| Charles Newbill | 24 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .265 | .529 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Bob Shanklin | 43 | 59 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .153 | .153 | .203 | .356 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Doc Crandall | 10 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .312 | .375 | .688 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Leon Ames | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Alvin Montgomery | 17 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .105 | .158 | .263 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1335 | 4527 | 4527 | 0 | 1451 | 279 | 62 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .321 | .506 | .827 | 2292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen McNally | 2B | 92 | 216 | 297 | 18 | .966 | 5.576 | |
| Jim Stroner | 3B | 166 | 173 | 335 | 36 | .934 | 3.060 | |
| Jimmie Long | C | 151 | 572 | 121 | 22 | .969 | 4.589 | |
| Les Berry | C | 42 | 89 | 16 | 5 | .955 | 2.500 | |
| Bill Allington | OF | 165 | 397 | 17 | 18 | .958 | 2.509 | |
| George Bliss | OF | 164 | 319 | 21 | 16 | .955 | 2.073 | |
| Carl Frey | OF | 104 | 215 | 22 | 7 | .971 | 2.279 | |
| Red Smith | SS | 162 | 346 | 455 | 57 | .934 | 4.944 | |
| Totals | 1046 | 2327 | 1284 | 179 | 0 | .953 | 3.452 |
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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