1927 Memphis Red Sox

25-67 • .272 Win% • 7th in NNL

The 1927 Memphis Red Sox went 25-67 (.272) finishing 7th in the NNL. The club scored 264 runs, allowed 488, and played home games at Lewis Park. Team leaders included Saul Davis (4 HR, 25 RBI) and Cliff Bell (7-10, 3.70 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

25 Wins
67 Losses
.272 Win %
7th Rank
264 R 488 RA
Diff -224

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⚡ Quick Stats

264 Runs Scored
488 Runs Allowed
-224 Run Diff
13 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 NNL Average

Batting Avg .227 18% below the 1927 league average (.277)
OBP .286 15% below the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .299 23% below the 1927 league average (.389)
Team ERA 4.66 15% worse than the 1927 league average (4.04)
Runs Scored 264 32% below the 1927 league average (390 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLewis Park
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Home Games (est.) 47 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Perry Hall 0.412 2 Nat Rogers 0.288 3 Clarence Hicks 0.279 4 Kid Lowe 0.275 5 Bob Miller 0.273

Home Runs

1 Saul Davis 4 2 Nat Rogers 3 3 Bill Pryor 2 4 Perry Hall 1 5 Kid Lowe 1

RBI

1 Bob Miller 38 2 Saul Davis 25 3 Nat Rogers 23 4 Pinky Ward 22 5 Bobby Robinson 16
1927 Memphis Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Saul Davis 87 320 31 68 10 3 4 25 7 0 12 0.212
J. C. McHaskell 83 309 26 62 9 3 1 14 17 0 6 0.201
Bob Miller 76 256 34 70 15 6 0 38 26 0 5 0.273
Pinky Ward 72 254 29 59 11 5 1 22 33 0 12 0.232
Bobby Robinson 64 221 22 56 5 1 0 16 16 0 5 0.253
Nat Rogers 52 191 28 55 7 4 3 23 14 0 5 0.288
Charles Wesley 59 174 14 31 3 1 0 7 4 0 3 0.178
Larry Brown 66 169 19 41 8 2 0 11 19 0 4 0.243
Kid Lowe 42 120 12 33 2 2 1 10 8 0 3 0.275
Eppie Hampton 58 119 9 26 9 2 0 7 6 0 2 0.218
Bill Pryor 43 89 7 14 1 0 2 5 7 0 1 0.157
Cliff Bell 37 84 4 15 3 1 0 12 3 0 2 0.179
Carl Glass 43 75 7 19 3 1 0 4 7 0 1 0.253
Perry Hall 20 68 7 28 7 0 1 13 3 0 2 0.412
Clarence Hicks 21 61 0 17 0 0 0 6 11 0 1 0.279
Jute Bell 25 60 3 8 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0.133
Cowan Hyde 22 59 6 11 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 0.186
Hulon Stamps 20 39 1 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.179
Steel Arm Tyler 23 35 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0.086
A. Miller 6 20 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.250
Johnnie Oden 7 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0.100
Joe Scott 5 17 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.235
Smith 5 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.118
Jim Starks 5 17 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.235
Tom Jackson 8 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.083
Leo Birdine 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.222
Geechie Meredith 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
B. Brown 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clyde Augustus 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Willie Miles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Steel Arm Tyler 3.40 2 Cliff Bell 3.70 3 Carl Glass 4.05 4 Jute Bell 5.36 5 Bill Pryor 5.53

Wins

1 Cliff Bell 7 2 Carl Glass 6 3 Steel Arm Tyler 4 4 Jute Bell 2 5 Bill Pryor 2

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Bell 72 2 Bill Pryor 69 3 Steel Arm Tyler 61 4 Carl Glass 50 5 Hulon Stamps 39
1927 Memphis Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cliff Bell 7 10 3.70 28 14 1 158.0 170 65 36 72
Carl Glass 6 10 4.05 25 13 0 129.0 141 58 39 50
Hulon Stamps 0 13 5.90 20 10 0 114.1 133 75 44 39
Steel Arm Tyler 4 7 3.40 22 18 0 113.2 118 43 37 61
Bill Pryor 2 12 5.53 20 18 0 110.2 117 68 82 69
Jute Bell 2 8 5.36 16 12 1 99.0 128 59 25 28
Tom Jackson 0 3 8.40 5 3 0 15.0 21 14 9 0
Clyde Augustus 0 1 6.23 1 0 0 8.2 8 6 2 1
Howard 0 0 2.45 1 0 0 3.2 4 1 2 1
Perry Hall 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0
Saul Davis 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Clyde Augustus Cliff Bell Jute Bell Leo Birdine B. Brown Larry Brown Saul Davis Carl Glass Perry Hall Eppie Hampton Clarence Hicks Howard +19 more

31 players

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The 1927 Memphis Red Sox in brief

A 25-67 record (.272) put the 1927 Memphis Red Sox 7th in the NNL. Runs came in at 264 scored against 488 allowed (-224). The team batting average of .227 was 18% below the 1927 league mark of .277. Pitchers allowed 4.66 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.04. The 264 runs scored compare with a league average of 390 per club, 32% fewer.

The club's home park in 1927 was Lewis Park. For power, Saul Davis led the way with 4 homers. Bob Miller led in RBI with 38. The pitching staff's wins leader was Cliff Bell (7). In all, the roster shows 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1925 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1927 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1927 Memphis Red Sox finished 25-67 (.272 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Saul Davis led the 1927 Memphis Red Sox with 4 home runs.
What was the 1927 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1927 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.66.
Did the 1927 Memphis Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Memphis Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Memphis Red Sox play?
The 1927 Memphis Red Sox played home games at Lewis Park.
Who led the 1927 Memphis Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Saul Davis (4 HR, 25 RBI) and Cliff Bell (7-10, 3.70 ERA).
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