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1929 Kansas City Monarchs season

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1929 Kansas City Monarchs
LeagueNegro National League
BallparkMuehlebach Field
CityKansas City, Missouri
Record63–17 (.788)
League place1st
ManagersBullet Rogan
Seasons

The 1929 Kansas City Monarchs baseball team competed in the Negro National League during the 1929 baseball season. The Monarchs compiled a 63–17 (.788) record and won the Negro National League championship.[1] The team played its home games at Muehlebach Field in Kansas City, Missouri.

Personnel

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Bullet Rogan was the team's player-manager. He played center field, compiled a .359 batting average and .449 on-base percentage and tallied 69 RBIs, 32 extra-base hits, 41 bases on balls, and 26 stolen bases. Rogan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Right fielder LeRoy Taylor and second baseman Newt Allen also contributed mightily to the team's offensive output. Taylor compiled a .358 batting average, 51 RBIs, and 34 stolen bases. Allen compiled a .332 batting average with 36 extra-base hits, 54 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases.

The team also featured a talented pitching staff. Right-hander Chet Brewer, a 6'4", 22-year-old from Kansas, compiled a 15–2 record in 21 games with a 1.93 earned run average (ERA) and 64 strikeouts. Veteran left-hander Andy Cooper compiled a 15–4 record in 25 games with a 3.52 ERA and 104 strikeouts. Cooper was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Roster

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Name Image Position Height Weight Bats Place of birth Year of birth
Newt Allen 2B 5'8" 160 Right Austin, Texas 1901
William Bell P 5'7" 170 Right Hallettsville, Texas 1897
Chet Brewer P 6'4" 176 Both Leavenworth, Kansas 1907
Andy Cooper P 5'10" 200 Right Washington County, Texas 1896
Army Cooper P 6'3" 250 Left Kansas City, Kansas 1899
Frank Duncan C 6'0" 175 Right Kansas City, Missouri 1901
Eddie Dwight CF 5'8" 165 Right Dalton, Georgia 1905
Halley Harding SS 5'9" 180 Both Wichita, Kansas 1904
Newt Joseph 3B 5'7" 165 Right Montgomery, Alabama 1896
L.D. Livngston LF 6'0" 201 Fort Worth, Texas 1905
Dink Mothell 1B 6'0" 175 Both Topeka, Kansas 1897
Bullet Rogan CF 5'7" 160 Right Oklahoma City 1893
LeRoy Taylor RF 5'11" 175 Left Marshall, Texas 1902
Hubert Wilson P 6'0" 1902 Van Alstyne, Texas 1902
Tom Young C 6'1" 210 Left Wetumpka, Alabama 1902

References

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  1. ^ "1929 Detroit Stars". Seamheads.com. Retrieved September 5, 2020.