1929 Memphis Red Sox

21-51 • .292 Win% • 6th in NNL

The 1929 Memphis Red Sox went 21-51 (.292) finishing 6th in the NNL. The club scored 287 runs, allowed 415, and played home games at Lewis Park. Team leaders included Larry Brown (3 HR, 42 RBI) and Carl Glass (8-10, 4.74 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

21 Wins
51 Losses
.292 Win %
6th Rank
287 R 415 RA
Diff -128

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287 Runs Scored
415 Runs Allowed
-128 Run Diff
17 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1929 NNL Average

Batting Avg .241 14% below the 1929 league average (.282)
OBP .308 10% below the 1929 league average (.342)
SLG .303 25% below the 1929 league average (.403)
Team ERA 4.86 8% worse than the 1929 league average (4.52)
Runs Scored 287 27% below the 1929 league average (395 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLewis Park
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Home Games (est.) 36 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Larry Brown 0.303 2 Nat Rogers 0.295 3 Kid Lowe 0.286 4 Goose Curry 0.280 5 Carl Glass 0.253

Home Runs

1 Larry Brown 3 2 Goose Curry 3 3 Pinky Ward 3 4 Lou Dials 2 5 Milt Laurent 2

RBI

1 Larry Brown 42 2 Nat Rogers 36 3 Milt Laurent 31 4 Junius Green 22 5 Kid Lowe 20
1929 Memphis Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Milt Laurent 75 265 32 62 8 0 2 31 7 0 13 0.234
Larry Brown 75 251 39 76 13 5 3 42 41 0 2 0.303
Junius Green 73 248 33 62 3 0 0 22 34 0 12 0.250
Will Owens 63 233 23 52 3 0 0 20 10 0 1 0.223
Pinky Ward 67 222 37 56 8 2 3 15 44 0 9 0.252
J. C. McHaskell 55 213 22 51 4 0 0 15 11 0 1 0.239
Kid Lowe 54 196 17 56 6 2 1 20 10 0 3 0.286
Nat Rogers 54 183 27 54 8 1 2 36 15 0 2 0.295
Lou Dials 35 105 12 24 6 1 2 15 10 0 2 0.229
Carl Glass 39 95 11 24 2 1 0 10 8 2 0 0.253
Goose Curry 25 75 9 21 2 2 3 16 4 0 2 0.280
Henry Harris 21 59 5 8 2 0 0 2 11 0 0 0.136
Cliff Bell 22 48 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.104
Nelson Dean 14 36 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.083
Charles Wesley 9 30 4 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0.167
Willie Cornelius 9 25 4 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0.280
Johnnie Oden 6 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Harry Kenyon 10 22 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.182
Anthony Cooper 4 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.059
Alonzo Boone 7 12 1 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.250
Robert Poindexter 8 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.083
Willie Broadnacks 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alto Lane 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Omer Newsome 4 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Albert Merriwether 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Dewitt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
George Nash 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Andy Childs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Robert Poindexter 3.03 2 Willie Broadnacks 3.24 3 Cliff Bell 3.93 4 Willie Cornelius 4.17 5 Nelson Dean 4.48

Wins

1 Carl Glass 8 2 Willie Cornelius 3 3 Robert Poindexter 3 4 Alonzo Boone 2 5 Willie Broadnacks 2

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Bell 57 2 Carl Glass 57 3 Goose Curry 40 4 Nelson Dean 36 5 Willie Cornelius 30
1929 Memphis Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Carl Glass 8 10 4.74 25 17 0 136.2 159 72 32 57
Cliff Bell 1 13 3.93 22 15 0 126.0 140 55 21 57
Goose Curry 2 8 6.25 12 9 0 85.0 125 59 20 40
Nelson Dean 1 6 4.48 11 8 0 70.1 89 35 10 36
Willie Cornelius 3 3 4.17 6 4 0 41.0 49 19 10 30
Robert Poindexter 3 2 3.03 7 3 0 35.2 31 12 8 25
Willie Broadnacks 2 4 3.24 8 6 0 33.1 39 12 15 21
Alonzo Boone 2 1 7.11 7 6 0 25.1 33 20 16 14
Harry Kenyon 1 0 8.72 5 2 0 21.2 34 21 7 4
Alto Lane 0 0 2.76 3 2 0 16.1 13 5 7 14
Albert Merriwether 0 2 4.50 2 2 0 14.0 17 7 2 1
Omer Newsome 1 1 9.69 3 1 0 13.0 18 14 5 6
George Nash 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 6.0 9 6 2 2
Milt Laurent 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 0

👥 Roster (28)

Cliff Bell Alonzo Boone Willie Broadnacks Larry Brown Andy Childs Anthony Cooper Willie Cornelius Goose Curry Nelson Dean Fred Dewitt Lou Dials Carl Glass +16 more

28 players

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The 1929 Memphis Red Sox in brief

In 1929 the Memphis Red Sox posted a 21-51 mark (.292) and finished 6th in the NNL. The run column shows 287 for and 415 against. The team batting average of .241 was 14% below the 1929 league mark of .282. Pitchers allowed 4.86 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.52. League clubs averaged 395 runs that year, so the Memphis Red Sox scored 27% fewer.

Lewis Park served as the home ballpark. Larry Brown led the club in home runs with 3. On the mound, Carl Glass won 8 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 28 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1928 season and the 1930 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 Memphis Red Sox

What was the 1929 Memphis Red Sox record?
The 1929 Memphis Red Sox finished 21-51 (.292 win pct).
Who led the 1929 Memphis Red Sox in home runs?
Larry Brown led the 1929 Memphis Red Sox with 3 home runs.
What was the 1929 Memphis Red Sox team ERA?
The 1929 Memphis Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.86.
Did the 1929 Memphis Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1929 Memphis Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 Memphis Red Sox play?
The 1929 Memphis Red Sox played home games at Lewis Park.
Who led the 1929 Memphis Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Larry Brown (3 HR, 42 RBI) and Carl Glass (8-10, 4.74 ERA).
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