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) and Salem (1891–1892), as well as Salem of the New England Association (1895). Salem first had a team in the 1884 Massachusetts State Association.
Location: Lowell, Massachusetts; Salem, Massachusetts League: New England League 1888, 1926–1928, 1930 Ballpark: Alumni Field, Donovan Park
Year-by-year record Year Record Finish Manager Notes 1888 36–34 -- John Tofani Team disbanded August 3 1926 38–3 1st -- Team from Lowell (6-8) moved to Salem June 3 1927 42–50 6th Tom DeNoville 1928 51–50 5th Stuffy McInnis 1930 21–9 1st Sam Post League disbanded June 22
Rosters Empty boxes indicate unknown values.
1926 season Player ▴BatsThrowsBirth DateHeightWeightHometownBeeganEdgar BennettBernardJames BodnerBoucherCarrollDaniel CashmanCornevaleJohn CoxThomas DeNovilleElmer DugganLJanuary 29, 1903DuncanJoe DwyerLLMarch 27, 19035'9"186Orange, NJ USRobert FransenGarrityErnest GourleyArthur GrantHethertonKennedyLeightonLeslie McCulloughJohn McDonnellMcWilliamsMurrayNewellPouliotBernard PreoPrushakNorman SauvageSigmanDante SorentiLouis StreckerArthur ThurstonWalshWareCharles WeaferWilson
1927 season Player ▴BatsThrowsBirth DateHeightWeightHometownMaurice BachandJoe BatchelderRLJuly 11, 18985'7"165Wenham, MA USCassidyJohn CoxThomas DeNovilleElmer DugganLJanuary 29, 1903Joe DwyerLLMarch 27, 19035'9"186Orange, NJ USRobert FransenChick GagnonRRSeptember 27, 18975'7"158Milbury, MA USErnest GourleyLeeMacGregorEdward McCormackJohn McDonnellEdward O'ConnorWalter ObercMyron RuckstullFrank SchmidtSimmonsPeter StackRRNovember 25, 19065'11"168Bernie StarrLouis StreckerThomas SullivanArthur ThurstonRobert Unglaub
1928 season Player ▴BatsThrowsBirth DateHeightWeightHometownFrankie BarciewiczJoe BatchelderRLJuly 11, 18985'7"165Wenham, MA USBlumeBoernerBogartCaseyJoe CiceroRRNovember 18, 19105'8"167Atlantic City, NJ USAlexander ClementCookThomas DeNovilleDeVinneyFrancisRobert FransenHansburyHarringtonPaul HinsonRRMay 9, 19045'10"150Vanleer, TN USJonesLucasMartinStuffy McInnisRRSeptember 19, 18905'9"162Gloucester, MA USMurphyEdward O'ConnorRoy ParmeleeRRApril 25, 19076'1"190Lambertville, MI USRoachJoseph RuaneNorman SauvageWalter SimpsonRRFebruary 4, 19006'1"185Albert SpauldingLSterlingTarbertTurnerRobert UnglaubEllerton UrannJuly 9, 1900MassachusettsWichenback In later seasons, the rosters were unrecorded.
Statistics
1926 season Source: Pitching PlayerWLW%ERAGGSGFCGSHOSVIPHRERHRBBIBBSOHBPBKWPBFWalsh74.6364.9726143.01681007958Louis Strecker710.4123.4719158.0145716147Ernest Gourley32.60050.0John Cox22.50070.0Pouliot25.2865.441148.065432923Leighton101.00020.0Garrity01.00020.0Murray01.00040.0Hetherton01.00020.0Totals2226.4584.367800000349.03782141690128000000
Batting PlayerGPPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBDPHBPSHSFIBBJoe Dwyer883503501291758.369.369.514.883180Thomas DeNoville983743741211554.324.324.422.746158John Cox90343343105653.306.306.379.685130Norman Sauvage99363363941437.259.259.372.631135Robert Fransen7026826887944.325.325.433.757116Arthur Grant5823223266541.284.284.353.63882Charles Weafer2910710730312.280.280.383.66441Leslie McCullough21747424302.324.324.446.77033Prushak3210810820411.185.185.269.45429Louis Strecker23757519300.253.253.293.54722Arthur Thurston11434312112.279.279.488.76721Walsh26525210001.192.192.250.44213Pouliot1118184000.222.222.222.4444Totals65624072407072180293500000.300.300.400.70096400000
1927 season Source:
Pitching Player ▴WLW%ERAGGSGFCGSHOSVIPHRERHRBBIBBSOHBPBKWPBFJoe Batchelder37.3003.451386.096533322John McDonnell1211.5222.7030207.018010062117Simmons1111.5002.0331195.0163674491Thomas Sullivan410.2862.4923134.0141643768Totals3039.4352.559700000622.05802841760298000000
1928 season Source:
Pitching PlayerWLW%ERAGGSGFCGSHOSVIPHRERHRBBIBBSOHBPBKWPBFLucas117.6113.5427160.0136876376Roy Parmelee1018.3574.2535212.0163137100133Martin66.5002.761598.0100413041Blume67.4622.9522116.0104563841Boerner301.00040.0Turner15.1674.191473.077503447DeVinney01.00010.0Joe Batchelder02.00060.0Totals3746.4463.6212400000659.05803712650338000000
Batting PlayerGPPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSTBDPHBPSHSFIBBRobert Unglaub1033943941212291.307.307.416.723164Joe Cicero9330930988772.285.285.372.657115Robert Fransen8328528579740.277.277.330.60794Joseph Ruane77250250621420.248.248.320.56880Jones7220120151671.254.254.368.62274Roy Parmelee6517917948932.268.268.385.65469Stuffy McInnis3811511539520.339.339.417.75748Francis3411211229510.259.259.321.58036Edward O'Connor3512112129831.240.240.380.62046Tarbert25898921200.236.236.258.49423Casey23666617300.258.258.303.56120Wichenback3510610616501.151.151.226.37724Cook30636313000.206.206.206.41313Hinson12444410010.227.227.273.50012Turner1428288010.286.286.357.64310Blume2441418000.195.195.195.3908Lucas2754547110.130.130.185.31510Hansbury1815154000.267.267.267.5334Martin1531313000.097.097.097.1943Totals8232503250306539441800000.261.261.341.60285300000
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