1928 Cleveland Tigers Roster (40-man)

Record: 20-59-0, Finished 8th in Negro National League

Managers: Frank Duncan (4-20) , Harry Jeffries (7-18) and Sam Crawford (9-21)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
John Barnes	25	us US	L	R	6' 0"	240	Jun 5, 1903	7	6		6		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Chester Blanchard	24	us US		R	6' 0"	150	Jul 13, 1903	2	3		3		0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0			0.1
Willie Bobo	30	us US	L	L			Feb 7, 1898	6	17		17		0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
George Boggs	29	us US	L	L			1899	3	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Tom Cox							Unknown	1st	3		3		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Sam Crawford	36	us US	R	R	6' 1"	200	Apr 15, 1892	8	12		12		3	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	4			-0.7
Homer Curry	23	us US	L	R	6' 2"	180	May 19, 1905	1st	40		40		23	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	10	15			1.7
Saul Davis	27	us US	R	R	5' 11"	176	Feb 22, 1901	3	42		42		0	0	0	21	2	21	0	0	0	0			1.0
Nelson Dean	29	us US		R	5' 7"		Feb 18, 1899	4	28		28		26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			1.0
Fred Dewitt	27	us US			6' 1"	215	Oct 19, 1900	2	6		6		0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
George Dixon	32	us US	L	R			Jan 4, 1896	9	19		19		0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Johnnie Bob Dixon	29	us US	R	R	5' 9"	170	Apr 2, 1899	3	11		11		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-2.1
Ernest Duff	28	us US			5' 9"	212	Jan 28, 1900	4	47		47		0	0	7	0	0	0	0	31	10	41			0.7
Frank Duncan	40	us US	L	R			1888	5	7		7		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Chancelor Edwards	27	us US			5' 11"	190	Jan 28, 1901	1st	10		10		0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Goldie							Unknown	3	7		7		0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	2			-0.3
Perry Hall	30	us US	R	R	5' 9"	185	Apr 18, 1898	6	10		10		0	0	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.2
Eppie Hamilton	28	us US	R	R			1900	4	28		28		0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Tom Jackson				R			Unknown	3	5		5		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Harry Jeffries			R	R			Unknown	9	32		32		0	1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Heavy Johnson	33	us US	R	R	5' 7"	200	Apr 20, 1895	8	20		20		1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	14	16			0.7
John Wesley Johnson							Unknown	3	17		17		4	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.0
Kirby							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Babe Melton	30	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Oct 2, 1897	2	57		57		0	11	2	23	1	5	8	3	5	16			2.1
Square Moore	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	190	Jul 6, 1900	5	7		7		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-1.2
Orange							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.0
Will Owens	26	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Nov 14, 1901	5	5		5		0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1			0.2
William Ross	34	us US		R	5' 9"	170	Oct 5, 1893	6	14		14		10	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			1.1
Orville Singer	29	us US		R	5' 9"	195	Dec 27, 1898	5	38		38		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	14	37			1.3
Owen Smaulding	31	us US			6' 2"	200	Sep 30, 1896	2	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Frank Stevens				L			Unknown	5	35		35		15	0	1	0	0	0	4	4	7	15			-0.1
Ted Stockard	25	us US	R	R	5' 2"	150	May 27, 1903	2	19		19		0	0	0	0	1	18	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Tack Summers	28	us US		R			Jun 25, 1900	4	58		58		0	0	0	0	13	0	42	0	5	47			0.0
Clem Turner	22	us US					1906	2	1		1		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Pete Willett			R	R			Unknown	2	25		25		0	0	0	0	12	13	0	0	0	0			0.3
Bill Williams							Unknown	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Bobby Williams	32	us US	R	R	5' 5"	140	Sep 30, 1895	8	9		9		0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0			-0.1
James Womack							Unknown	1st	1		1		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Charlie Wouldridge	30	us US			5' 8"	169	Aug 10, 1897	1st	16		16		0	0	9	0	0	0	5	0	1	6			-0.2
Charles Zomphier	22	us US		R	6' 0"	239	Feb 18, 1906	3	13		13		0	0	5	6	1	1	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR