1927 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1927 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 75-78. They scored 643 runs and belted 29 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Curt Walker, who led the team with 6 home runs and 80 RBI. Chuck Dressen led the team with 160 hits for a .292 average.
The team allowed 653 runs and had a team ERA of 3.54. Leading the team in wins was Red Lucas, with 18. Jakie May led the team with 121 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hughie Critz | 2B | 113 | 396 | 50 | 110 | 4 | 49 | 7 | .306 | .374 | .680 | .278 |
| Chuck Dressen | 3B | 144 | 548 | 78 | 160 | 2 | 55 | 7 | .376 | .405 | .781 | .292 |
| Hod Ford | SS | 115 | 409 | 45 | 112 | 1 | 46 | 0 | .331 | .330 | .661 | .274 |
| High Pockets Kelly | 1B | 61 | 222 | 27 | 60 | 5 | 21 | 1 | .308 | .446 | .754 | .270 |
| Babe Pinelli | 3B | 30 | 76 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .265 | .263 | .528 | .197 |
| Wally Pipp | 1B | 122 | 443 | 49 | 115 | 2 | 41 | 2 | .309 | .343 | .652 | .260 |
| Pinky Pittenger | 2B | 31 | 84 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 10 | 4 | .291 | .369 | .660 | .274 |
| Pee-Wee Wanninger | SS | 28 | 93 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .293 | .312 | .605 | .247 |
| Jack White | 2B | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ray Wolf | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ethan Allen | OF | 111 | 359 | 54 | 106 | 2 | 20 | 12 | .325 | .407 | .732 | .295 |
| Rube Bressler | OF | 124 | 467 | 43 | 136 | 3 | 77 | 4 | .338 | .375 | .713 | .291 |
| Cuckoo Christensen | OF | 57 | 185 | 25 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 4 | .330 | .286 | .616 | .254 |
| Pid Purdy | OF | 18 | 62 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .412 | .565 | .977 | .355 |
| Curt Walker | OF | 146 | 527 | 60 | 154 | 6 | 80 | 5 | .350 | .395 | .745 | .292 |
| Billy Zitzmann | OF | 88 | 232 | 47 | 66 | 0 | 24 | 9 | .352 | .362 | .714 | .284 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bubbles Hargrave | C | 102 | 305 | 36 | 94 | 0 | 35 | 0 | .376 | .387 | .763 | .308 |
| Val Picinich | C | 65 | 173 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 3 | .345 | .335 | .680 | .254 |
| Clyde Sukeforth | C | 38 | 58 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .277 | .224 | .501 | .190 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5185 | 643 | 1439 | 29 | 575 | 62 | .320 | .367 | .686 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Appleton | 6 | 2 | 29.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1.82 | 1.549 | |||
| Jim Beckman | 4 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.84 | 1.951 | |||
| Pete Donohue | 33 | 24 | 190.7 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 1 | 48 | 32 | 4.11 | 1.494 | |||
| Ray Kolp | 24 | 5 | 82.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 3.06 | 1.397 | |||
| Red Lucas | 37 | 23 | 239.7 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | 51 | 39 | 3.38 | 1.126 | |||
| Dolf Luque | 29 | 27 | 230.7 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 0 | 76 | 56 | 3.20 | 1.218 | |||
| Jakie May | 44 | 28 | 235.7 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 1 | 121 | 70 | 3.51 | 1.324 | |||
| Carl Mays | 14 | 9 | 82 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3.51 | 1.207 | |||
| Art Nehf | 21 | 5 | 45.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 5.56 | 1.611 | |||
| Eppa Rixey | 34 | 29 | 219.7 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 1 | 42 | 43 | 3.48 | 1.288 | |||
| Team Totals | 246 | 153 | 1368.1 | 75 | 78 | .490 | 12 | 407 | 316 | 3.54 | 1.307 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Curt Walker | 146 |
| At Bats | Chuck Dressen | 548 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chuck Dressen | 647 |
| Batting Average | Chuck Dressen and Curt Walker | .292 |
| On-Base % | Chuck Dressen | .376 |
| Slugging % | Chuck Dressen | .405 |
| OPS | Chuck Dressen | .781 |
| Runs | Chuck Dressen | 78 |
| Hits | Chuck Dressen | 160 |
| Total Bases | Chuck Dressen | 222 |
| Doubles | Chuck Dressen | 36 |
| Triples | Chuck Dressen and Curt Walker | 10 |
| Home Runs | Curt Walker | 6 |
| RBI | Curt Walker | 80 |
| Walks | Chuck Dressen | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Hod Ford | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | Ethan Allen | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Curt Walker | 27 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Lucas | 18 |
| Losses | Pete Donohue | 16 |
| Saves | Art Nehf | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Red Lucas | .621 |
| ERA | Dolf Luque | 3.20 |
| WHIP | Red Lucas | 1.126 |
| Innings Pitched | Red Lucas | 239.7 |
| Games | Jakie May | 44 |
| Games Started | Eppa Rixey | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Jakie May | 121 |
| Complete Games | Red Lucas | 19 |
| Shutouts | Red Lucas | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jakie May | 1003 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jakie May | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Pete Donohue | 253 |
| Walks Allowed | Jakie May | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dolf Luque | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Jakie May | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jakie May | 14 |
