The Salem Witches were a baseball team of the New England League, a minor league in American major league baseball. The team played a total of five non-consecutive seasons using the "Witches" moniker. Salem also hosted the New England League Salem Fairies (1887)[1] and Salem (1891–1892), as well as Salem of the New England Association (1895).[2] Salem first had a team in the 1884 Massachusetts State Association.[3]
Year-by-year record
| Year |
Record |
Finish |
Manager |
Notes
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| 1888 |
36–34 |
-- |
John Tofani |
Team disbanded August 3
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| 1926 |
38–3 |
1st |
-- |
Team from Lowell (6-8) moved to Salem June 3
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| 1927 |
42–50 |
6th |
Tom DeNoville |
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| 1928 |
51–50 |
5th |
Stuffy McInnis |
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|
| 1930 |
21–9 |
1st |
Sam Post |
League disbanded June 22
|
Rosters
Empty boxes indicate unknown values.
1926 season
| Player ▴
|
Bats
|
Throws
|
Birth Date
|
Height
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Weight
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Hometown
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| Beegan
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| Edgar Bennett
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| Bernard
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| James Bodner
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| Boucher
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| Carroll
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| Daniel Cashman
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| Cornevale
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| John Cox
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| Thomas DeNoville
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| Elmer Duggan
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L
|
January 29, 1903
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| Duncan
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| Joe Dwyer
|
L
|
L
|
March 27, 1903
|
5'9"
|
186
|
Orange, NJ US
|
| Robert Fransen
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| Garrity
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| Ernest Gourley
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| Arthur Grant
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| Hetherton
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| Kennedy
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| Leighton
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| Leslie McCullough
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| John McDonnell
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| McWilliams
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| Murray
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| Newell
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| Pouliot
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| Bernard Preo
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| Prushak
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| Norman Sauvage
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| Sigman
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| Dante Sorenti
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| Louis Strecker
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| Arthur Thurston
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| Walsh
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| Ware
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| Charles Weafer
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| Wilson
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1927 season
| Player ▴
|
Bats
|
Throws
|
Birth Date
|
Height
|
Weight
|
Hometown
|
| Maurice Bachand
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| Joe Batchelder
|
R
|
L
|
July 11, 1898
|
5'7"
|
165
|
Wenham, MA US
|
| Cassidy
|
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| John Cox
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| Thomas DeNoville
|
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| Elmer Duggan
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|
L
|
January 29, 1903
|
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| Joe Dwyer
|
L
|
L
|
March 27, 1903
|
5'9"
|
186
|
Orange, NJ US
|
| Robert Fransen
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| Chick Gagnon
|
R
|
R
|
September 27, 1897
|
5'7"
|
158
|
Milbury, MA US
|
| Ernest Gourley
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| Lee
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| MacGregor
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| Edward McCormack
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| John McDonnell
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| Edward O'Connor
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| Walter Oberc
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| Myron Ruckstull
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| Frank Schmidt
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| Simmons
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| Peter Stack
|
R
|
R
|
November 25, 1906
|
5'11"
|
168
|
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| Bernie Starr
|
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| Louis Strecker
|
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| Thomas Sullivan
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| Arthur Thurston
|
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Robert Unglaub
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1928 season
| Player ▴
|
Bats
|
Throws
|
Birth Date
|
Height
|
Weight
|
Hometown
|
| Frankie Barciewicz
|
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| Joe Batchelder
|
R
|
L
|
July 11, 1898
|
5'7"
|
165
|
Wenham, MA US
|
| Blume
|
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| Boerner
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| Bogart
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| Casey
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| Joe Cicero
|
R
|
R
|
November 18, 1910
|
5'8"
|
167
|
Atlantic City, NJ US
|
| Alexander Clement
|
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| Cook
|
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| Thomas DeNoville
|
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| DeVinney
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| Francis
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| Robert Fransen
|
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| Hansbury
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| Harrington
|
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| Paul Hinson[5][6]
|
R
|
R
|
May 9, 1904
|
5'10"
|
150
|
Vanleer, TN US
|
| Jones
|
|
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|
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| Lucas
|
|
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|
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|
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| Martin
|
|
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|
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|
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| Stuffy McInnis
|
R
|
R
|
September 19, 1890
|
5'9"
|
162
|
Gloucester, MA US
|
| Murphy
|
|
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| Edward O'Connor
|
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| Roy Parmelee
|
R
|
R
|
April 25, 1907
|
6'1"
|
190
|
Lambertville, MI US
|
| Roach
|
|
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| Joseph Ruane
|
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| Norman Sauvage
|
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| Walter Simpson
|
R
|
R
|
February 4, 1900
|
6'1"
|
185
|
|
| Albert Spaulding
|
L
|
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| Sterling
|
|
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| Tarbert
|
|
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| Turner
|
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| Robert Unglaub
|
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| Ellerton Urann
|
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July 9, 1900
|
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Massachusetts
|
| Wichenback
|
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|
In later seasons, the rosters were unrecorded.[7]
Statistics
Pitching
| Player
|
W
|
L
|
W%
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
GF
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
HBP
|
BK
|
WP
|
BF
|
| Walsh
|
7
|
4
|
.636
|
4.97
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
143.0
|
168
|
100
|
79
|
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Louis Strecker
|
7
|
10
|
.412
|
3.47
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
158.0
|
145
|
71
|
61
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ernest Gourley
|
3
|
2
|
.600
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| John Cox
|
2
|
2
|
.500
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pouliot
|
2
|
5
|
.286
|
5.44
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
48.0
|
65
|
43
|
29
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leighton
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Garrity
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Murray
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hetherton
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totals
|
22
|
26
|
.458
|
4.36
|
78
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
349.0
|
378
|
214
|
169
|
0
|
128
|
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
|
| Joe Dwyer
|
88
|
350
|
350
|
|
129
|
17
|
5
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
.369
|
.369
|
.514
|
.883
|
180
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thomas DeNoville
|
98
|
374
|
374
|
|
121
|
15
|
5
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
.324
|
.324
|
.422
|
.746
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
|
| John Cox
|
90
|
343
|
343
|
|
105
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
.306
|
.306
|
.379
|
.685
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Norman Sauvage
|
99
|
363
|
363
|
|
94
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
.259
|
.259
|
.372
|
.631
|
135
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Robert Fransen
|
70
|
268
|
268
|
|
87
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
.325
|
.325
|
.433
|
.757
|
116
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Arthur Grant
|
58
|
232
|
232
|
|
66
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.284
|
.284
|
.353
|
.638
|
82
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Charles Weafer
|
29
|
107
|
107
|
|
30
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
.280
|
.280
|
.383
|
.664
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Leslie McCullough
|
21
|
74
|
74
|
|
24
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
.324
|
.324
|
.446
|
.770
|
33
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Prushak
|
32
|
108
|
108
|
|
20
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.185
|
.185
|
.269
|
.454
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Louis Strecker
|
23
|
75
|
75
|
|
19
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.253
|
.253
|
.293
|
.547
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Arthur Thurston
|
11
|
43
|
43
|
|
12
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
.279
|
.279
|
.488
|
.767
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Walsh
|
26
|
52
|
52
|
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.192
|
.192
|
.250
|
.442
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pouliot
|
11
|
18
|
18
|
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.222
|
.222
|
.222
|
.444
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totals
|
656
|
2407
|
2407
|
0
|
721
|
80
|
29
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.300
|
.300
|
.400
|
.700
|
964
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Pitching
| Player ▴
|
W
|
L
|
W%
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
GF
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
HBP
|
BK
|
WP
|
BF
|
| Joe Batchelder
|
3
|
7
|
.300
|
3.45
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
86.0
|
96
|
53
|
33
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| John McDonnell
|
12
|
11
|
.522
|
2.70
|
30
|
|
|
|
|
|
207.0
|
180
|
100
|
62
|
|
117
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Simmons
|
11
|
11
|
.500
|
2.03
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
195.0
|
163
|
67
|
44
|
|
91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thomas Sullivan
|
4
|
10
|
.286
|
2.49
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
134.0
|
141
|
64
|
37
|
|
68
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totals
|
30
|
39
|
.435
|
2.55
|
97
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
622.0
|
580
|
284
|
176
|
0
|
298
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Pitching
| Player
|
W
|
L
|
W%
|
ERA
|
G
|
GS
|
GF
|
CG
|
SHO
|
SV
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
HR
|
BB
|
IBB
|
SO
|
HBP
|
BK
|
WP
|
BF
|
| Lucas
|
11
|
7
|
.611
|
3.54
|
27
|
|
|
|
|
|
160.0
|
136
|
87
|
63
|
|
76
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roy Parmelee
|
10
|
18
|
.357
|
4.25
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
212.0
|
163
|
137
|
100
|
|
133
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Martin
|
6
|
6
|
.500
|
2.76
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
98.0
|
100
|
41
|
30
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Blume
|
6
|
7
|
.462
|
2.95
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
116.0
|
104
|
56
|
38
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Boerner
|
3
|
0
|
1.000
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Turner
|
1
|
5
|
.167
|
4.19
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
73.0
|
77
|
50
|
34
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DeVinney
|
0
|
1
|
.000
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Joe Batchelder
|
0
|
2
|
.000
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totals
|
37
|
46
|
.446
|
3.62
|
124
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
659.0
|
580
|
371
|
265
|
0
|
338
|
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
|
| Robert Unglaub
|
103
|
394
|
394
|
|
121
|
22
|
9
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.307
|
.307
|
.416
|
.723
|
164
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Joe Cicero
|
93
|
309
|
309
|
|
88
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
.285
|
.285
|
.372
|
.657
|
115
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Robert Fransen
|
83
|
285
|
285
|
|
79
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.277
|
.277
|
.330
|
.607
|
94
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Joseph Ruane
|
77
|
250
|
250
|
|
62
|
14
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.248
|
.248
|
.320
|
.568
|
80
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jones
|
72
|
201
|
201
|
|
51
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.254
|
.254
|
.368
|
.622
|
74
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Roy Parmelee
|
65
|
179
|
179
|
|
48
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
.268
|
.268
|
.385
|
.654
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stuffy McInnis
|
38
|
115
|
115
|
|
39
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.339
|
.339
|
.417
|
.757
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Francis
|
34
|
112
|
112
|
|
29
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.259
|
.259
|
.321
|
.580
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Edward O'Connor
|
35
|
121
|
121
|
|
29
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.240
|
.240
|
.380
|
.620
|
46
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Tarbert
|
25
|
89
|
89
|
|
21
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.236
|
.236
|
.258
|
.494
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Casey
|
23
|
66
|
66
|
|
17
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.258
|
.258
|
.303
|
.561
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wichenback
|
35
|
106
|
106
|
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
.151
|
.151
|
.226
|
.377
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cook
|
30
|
63
|
63
|
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.206
|
.206
|
.206
|
.413
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hinson
|
12
|
44
|
44
|
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.227
|
.227
|
.273
|
.500
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Turner
|
14
|
28
|
28
|
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.286
|
.286
|
.357
|
.643
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Blume
|
24
|
41
|
41
|
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.195
|
.195
|
.195
|
.390
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lucas
|
27
|
54
|
54
|
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.130
|
.130
|
.185
|
.315
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hansbury
|
18
|
15
|
15
|
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.267
|
.267
|
.267
|
.533
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Martin
|
15
|
31
|
31
|
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
.097
|
.097
|
.097
|
.194
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totals
|
823
|
2503
|
2503
|
0
|
653
|
94
|
41
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.261
|
.261
|
.341
|
.602
|
853
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
References
- ^ "1887 Salem Fairies Statistics".
- ^ "Salem, Massachusetts Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1884 Salem Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Red Sox Send Three to Salem Club on Option". The Boston Globe. June 1, 1928. p. 19. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ex-Red Sox Help Salem to Victory". The Boston Globe. June 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salem Witches Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "1927 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "1928 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.