California Winter League (1927-28)

During the 1927-28 California Winter League season there was two black teams (Philadelphia Royal Giants and Cleveland Stars) and two white teams (Pirrone’s All Stars and Orange County) that played in the league.

The following statistics were compiled by William F. McNeil in his book The California Winter League (McFarland Publishing).

Batting Leaders

(Players with at least 30 at bats)

Player Team Games AB Hits 2B 3B HR BA

Jess Hubbard Philadelphia 20 77 34 1 1 2 .442 Biz Mackey Philadelphia 18 65 25 5 0 3 .385 Rap Dixon Philadelphia 20 79 30 6 3 5 .380 Irish Meusel Pirrone’s A.S. 9 37 14 3 0 2 .378 Cleveland 12 53 20 3 0 7 .377 Tank Carr Philadelphia 19 69 26 4 1 2 .377 Fred Haney Pirrone’s A.S. 14 55 20 2 2 0 .364 Dink Mothel Cleveland 14 54 19 3 0 1 .352 Jack Sherlock Pirrone’s A.S. 11 42 14 2 0 1 .333 Cleveland 14 48 15 3 0 0 .313 John Beckwith Philadelphia 19 71 22 4 1 5 .310 Frank Warfield Philadelphia 22 88 25 2 0 1 .284 Ping Bodie Pirrone’s A.S. 10 40 11 0 0 1 .275 Tex Burnett Philadelphia 9 31 8 0 0 0 .258 Newt Allen Cleveland 13 56 14 1 1 0 .250 Crush Holloway Cleveland 14 56 14 0 0 2 .250 Jake Stephens Philadelphia 14 56 14 2 1 0 .250 Carl Sawyer Pirrone’s A.S. 12 44 11 3 0 0 .250 Bobby Murray Pirrone’s A.S. 13 54 12 0 0 0 .222 Clint Thomas Philadelphia 21 85 18 3 1 1 .212 Neal Pullen Cleveland 9 34 7 0 0 0 .206 Connie Day Cleveland 12 44 9 2 1 0 .205 Nick De Maggio Pirrone’s A.S. 8 30 5 0 1 0 .167

League Leaders (Hitting)

Games Frank Warfield Philadelphia 22 At Bats Frank Warfield Philadelphia 88 Hits Rap Dixon Philadelphia 30 Doubles Rap Dixon Philadelphia 6 Triples Rap Dixon Philadelphia 3 Homeruns Turkey Stearnes Cleveland 7 Batting Average Jess Hubbard Philadelphia .442

1 Pitching Leaders

Complete Player Team Games Games Won Lost Innings SO BB

Bill Holland Philadelphia 11 10 7 3 90 36 10 Pud Flournoy Philadelphia 12 7 6 3 92 31 8 Cleveland 6 5 5 1 51 25 17 Sam Cooper Philadelphia 8 4 2 2 38 - - Harold Morris Cleveland 5 4 2 3 42 - - Ted Shaw Cleveland 3 3 2 1 25 - - George Harney Cleveland 5 4 1 3 39 - - Praul Pirrone’s A.S. 5 4 1 4 39 - - Roy Wilkinson Pirrone’s A.S. 7 2 1 1 26 - - George Harney Cleveland 5 4 1 3 39 - - Lou Koupal Pirrone’s A.S. 4 1 0 2 30 14 5

League Leaders (Pitching)

Games Pud Flournoy Philadelphia 12 Complete Games Bill Holland Philadelphia 10 Innings Pud Flournoy Philadelphia 92 Won Bill Holland Philadelphia 7 Lost Praul Pirrone’s A.S. 4 Strikeouts Bill Holland Philadelphia 36 Base on Balls Andy Cooper Cleveland 17 Shutouts Bill Holland Philadelphia 4

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