1927 Cleveland Hornets

12-37 • .245 Win% • 8th in NNL

The 1927 Cleveland Hornets went 12-37 (.245) finishing 8th in the NNL. The club scored 170 runs, allowed 311, and played home games at Hooper Field. Team leaders included Bill Riggins (3 HR, 28 RBI) and George Branigan (2-6, 6.41 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

12 Wins
37 Losses
.245 Win %
8th Rank
170 R 311 RA
Diff -141

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170 Runs Scored
311 Runs Allowed
-141 Run Diff
9 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .275 1% below the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .334 1% below the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .361 7% below the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 6.11 51% worse than the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 170 56% below the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHooper Field
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Home Games (est.) 24 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Edgar Wesley 0.422 2 Frank Stevens 0.369 3 Bill Riggins 0.351 4 Tack Summers 0.349 5 Ernest Duff 0.313

Home Runs

1 Bill Riggins 3 2 John Barnes 1 3 George Branigan 1 4 Bobo Leonard 1 5 Percy Miller 1

RBI

1 Bill Riggins 28 2 Tack Summers 19 3 Edgar Wesley 16 4 Ernest Duff 15 5 Bobo Leonard 8
1927 Cleveland Hornets — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ernest Duff 36 147 24 46 9 3 0 15 6 0 6 0.313
Bill Riggins 36 134 30 47 7 7 3 28 14 0 6 0.351
Tack Summers 32 106 9 37 3 1 0 19 9 0 1 0.349
Charles Zomphier 32 105 13 21 3 0 0 7 15 0 4 0.200
Eddie Watt 34 95 12 15 2 1 0 5 5 0 1 0.158
Bill Evans 28 90 8 13 1 1 0 1 4 0 4 0.144
Edgar Wesley 24 90 12 38 8 1 0 16 9 0 2 0.422
Willie Miles 23 86 13 16 3 0 0 2 9 0 1 0.186
Frank Stevens 31 84 11 31 4 1 1 6 6 0 1 0.369
John Barnes 25 67 9 12 1 0 1 6 8 0 0 0.179
George Dixon 27 63 7 12 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 0.190
Bobo Leonard 13 35 6 13 4 0 1 8 3 0 2 0.371
Percy Miller 23 35 3 13 1 3 1 4 3 0 0 0.371
Frank Duncan 23 25 1 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.240
Nelson Dean 12 22 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.136
Square Moore 12 22 2 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.364
George Branigan 9 18 4 8 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 0.444
Howard Ross 6 14 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.357
Willie Spearman 12 13 2 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0.154
Dave Thomas 5 9 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.333
Augustus Saunders 5 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Ted Stockard 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Art Hancock 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Everett Goldie 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.400
Johnnie Bob Dixon 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Nelson Dean 4.28 2 Frank Stevens 5.20 3 George Branigan 6.41 4 Square Moore 7.08 5 Howard Ross 7.18

Wins

1 George Branigan 2 2 Square Moore 2 3 Nelson Dean 1 4 Percy Miller 1 5 Willie Spearman 1

Strikeouts

1 Percy Miller 28 2 Frank Stevens 18 3 George Branigan 17 4 Nelson Dean 17 5 Square Moore 17
1927 Cleveland Hornets — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Stevens 1 4 5.20 10 4 0 62.1 81 36 23 18
Nelson Dean 1 8 4.28 11 8 1 54.2 72 26 14 17
Square Moore 2 4 7.08 12 7 0 54.2 82 43 20 17
Percy Miller 1 2 7.71 13 5 0 44.1 63 38 24 28
George Branigan 2 6 6.41 9 5 0 39.1 51 28 16 17
Howard Ross 0 2 7.18 6 3 1 31.1 47 25 7 7
Willie Spearman 1 3 9.30 7 5 0 20.1 35 21 12 12
Johnnie Bob Dixon 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 9 1 2 3

👥 Roster (25)

John Barnes George Branigan Nelson Dean George Dixon Johnnie Bob Dixon Ernest Duff Frank Duncan Bill Evans Everett Goldie Art Hancock Bobo Leonard Willie Miles +13 more

25 players

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The 1927 Cleveland Hornets in brief

A 12-37 record (.245) put the 1927 Cleveland Hornets 8th in the NNL. Runs came in at 170 scored against 311 allowed (-141). Against a league average of .277, the 1927 Cleveland Hornets batted .275. The staff ERA of 6.11 was 51% worse than the league average of 4.04. League clubs averaged 390 runs that year, so the Cleveland Hornets scored 56% fewer.

Hooper Field served as the home ballpark. Bill Riggins topped the Cleveland Hornets with 3 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Square Moore (2). The strikeout leader was Percy Miller with 28. The 1927 roster runs to 25 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Cleveland Hornets

What was the 1927 Cleveland Hornets record?
The 1927 Cleveland Hornets finished 12-37 (.245 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Cleveland Hornets in home runs?
Bill Riggins led the 1927 Cleveland Hornets with 3 home runs.
What was the 1927 Cleveland Hornets team ERA?
The 1927 Cleveland Hornets posted a team ERA of 6.11.
Did the 1927 Cleveland Hornets win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Cleveland Hornets did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Cleveland Hornets play?
The 1927 Cleveland Hornets played home games at Hooper Field.
Who led the 1927 Cleveland Hornets in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Riggins (3 HR, 28 RBI) and George Branigan (2-6, 6.41 ERA).
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