WORCESTER RUBY LEGS

1927 CL WORLD CHAMPIONS

THE WORCESTER RUBY LEGS' WEB PAGE

The Ruby Leg franchise is named in honor of the ill-fated NL team of the late 1800's. The Ruby Legs reside the Eastern Division of the Continuing League. They won the 1st World Series in 1927, behind Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Sherdel.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Brief Bio of Owner Joe Kowal
  • 2. Who is the Greatest Ruby Leg Ever?
  • 3. 1927: Year of the Ruby Leg
  • 4. 1930: How the Mighty Have Fallen
  • 5. 1934: Almost Worst to First
  • 6. 1941: Closer than Ever Before
  • 7. 1950: A Big Disaster
  • 8. 1954: A preview of things to come

    1. Brief Bio of owner Joe Kowal

    Hello everyone,

    I am an 18 year old college student at the University of Buffalo, presently majoring in Business, still entertaining dreams of being a lawyer. In order to pay for my expenses, I work at a local taco place, making $6.00/hr. I have been with the league since its inception in 1927. I have developed a rivalry with the Boston Dead Sox, who always seems to pull out the late season heroics. I love baseball history, but cannot divulge my favorite team, as I could suffer a tactical disadvantage in trade talks and auctions. Living in Buffalo, I am within driving distance of many major league cities. Places I have attended major league games: Toronto (I liked Exhibition Stadium much better than Skydome), Pittsburgh (Have gone there three times, all three times it was VERY hot at 3 Rivers), Cleveland (The old stadium was awful, at Jacobs I payed alot of money for tickets, and ended up w/HORRIBLE seats, I will NEVER go back there again), Oakland (before they moved in the fences), Detroit (Tiger Stadium is cool, they shouldn't take it down), Boston (The fans at Fenway were awesome, the game was the best I ever saw, Boston was down by three with two outs in the ninth, and came back to win), and Shea Stadium in New York City (I got Ozzie Smith's autograph), and the traffic was horrible. I enjoy talking baseball, so feel free to send me an email if you want to talk about the '97 season or if you have an interesting trivia question.

    Joe

    2. Who is the Greatest Ruby Leg Ever??? This section contains both single season, and lifetime stats, with an all-time team at the end. 
    SINGLE SEASON LEADERS

Batting Average
1. Bill Knickerbocker 1934 .347
2. Marty McManus 1930 .340
3. Doc Cramer 1934 .333
4. Tony Lazzeri 1927 .331
5. Shanty Hogan 1930 .330

Games Played
1. Ripper Collins 1934 162
1. Marv Owen 1934 162

At Bats
Bill Knickerbocker 1934 692

Runs Scored
Ripper Collins 1934  143

Hits
1. Bill Knickerbocker 1934 240
2. Ripper Collins 1934 212
3. Tony Lazzeri 1927 206
4. Roy Johnson 1934 201

Doubles
1. Bill Knickerbocker 1934 49
2. Roy Johnson 1934 48
3. Marty McManus 1930 44
4. Zeke Bonura 1934 43

Triples
Ernie Orsatti 1930 18

Home Runs
1. Ripper Collins 1934 41
2. Babe Dahlgren 1941 33
3. Marty McManus 1930 23
4. Eddie Robinson 1950 19

Runs Batted In
1. Ripper Collins 1934 144
2. Babe Dahlgren 1941 116
3. Tony Lazzeri 1930 107
4. Tony Lazzeri 1927 104
5. Eddie Robinson 1950 100

Steals
Marty McManus 1930 18

Earned Run Average
1. Jesse Petty 1927 2.74
2. Johnny Murphy 1934 2.98
3. Paul Derringer 1941 3.15
4. Max Lanier 1941 3.22
5. Bill Lee 1934 3.26

Wins
1. Lon Warneke 1934 23
2. Bill Sherdel 1927 21
3. Jesse Petty 1927 20
4. Paul Derringer 1941 17
5. Bill Lee 1934 16

Loss
1. Earl Whitehill 1930 22
2. Lon Warneke 1941 17

Winning Percentage
1. Bill Lee 1941 .846
2. Lon Warneke 1934 .793
3. Max Lanier 1941 .737

Games Pitched
1. Earl Whitehill 1930 82
2. Lou McEvoy 1930 64

Complete Games
1. Jesse Petty 1927 21
2. Lon Warneke 1934 20

Shutouts
1. Jesse Petty 1927 6

Saves
1. Johnny Murphy 1941 14
2. Lou McEvoy 1930 10

Innings Pitched
1. Jesse Petty 1927 298 2/3
2. Lon Warneke 1934 297 2/3
3. Lon Warneke 1941 281 1/3
4. Eddie Lopat 1950 279 2/3
5. Earl Whitehill 1930 278

CAREER LEADERS

Batting Average
1. Marty McManus .326
2. Shanty Hogan  .319
3. Bill Knickerbocker .318
4. Tony Lazzeri .313

Games Played
1. Doc Cramer 411
2. Tony Lazzeri 364
3. Roy Johnson 287
4. Bill Knickerbocker 271
5. Marty McManus 267

At Bats
1. Doc Cramer 1727
2. Tony Lazzeri 1340
3. Roy Johnson 1235
4. Bill Knickerbocker 1096
5. Marty McManus 1065

Runs
1. Tony Lazzeri 217
2. Doc Cramer 212
3. Marty McManus 209

Hits
1. Doc Cramer 464
2. Tony Lazzeri 420

Doubles
1. Roy Johnson 80
2. Bill Knickerbocker 74
3. Marty McManus 71
4. Tony Lazzeri 70

Triples
1. Doc Cramer 26
2. Tony Lazzeri 25
3. Roy Johnson 25

Home Runs
1. Ripper Collins 41
2. Marty McManus 34
3. Babe Dahlgren 33
4. Tony Lazzeri 28

Runs Batted In
1. Tony Lazzeri 233
2. Marty McManus 179
3. Bill Knickerbocker 147
4. Ripper Collins 146
5. Doc Cramer 142

Stolen Bases
Marty McManus 20

Earned Run Average
1. Johnny Murphy 3.19
2. Bill Lee 3.41
3. Lon Warneke 3.51


Wins
1. Lon Warneke 38
2. Bill Sherdel 34
3. Bill Lee 27

Losses
1. Earl Whitehill 31
2. Bill Sherdel 25
3. Ed Brandt 24

Win %
1. Bill Lee .711
2. Lon Warneke .623

Games
1. Earl Whitehill 116
2. Bill Sherdel 82
3. Johnny Murphy 77
4. Lon Warneke 75
5. Paul Derringer 75

Complete Games
1. Lon Warneke 35
2. Earl Whitehill 24
3. Bill Sherdel  24
4. Jesse Petty 22

Saves
1. Johnny Murphy 15

Innings Pitched
1. Lon Warneke 579
2. Earl Whitehill 533 1/3
3. Bill Sherdel 491 1/3
4. Jesse Petty 422 1/3

THE GREATEST RUBY LEGS EVER

Catcher: Shanty Hogan (1927-1930)
1st Base: Ripper Collins (1934-1941)
2nd Base: Tony Lazzeri (1927-1934)
Shortstop: Bill Knickerbocker (1934-1941)
3rd Base: Marty McManus (1927-1930)
Left Field: Roy Johnson (1930-1934)
Center Field: Doc Cramer (1930-1941)
Right Field: Bill Barrett (1927)
Designated Hitter: Babe Dahlgren (1941)

Bench: Spud Davis (1934-1941), Eddie Robinson (1950), Odell Hale (1934),
Marv Owen (1934), Taffy Wright (1941)

Rotation
Lon Warneke (1934-1941)
Jesse Petty (1927-1930)
Bill Sherdel (1927-1930)
Earl Whitehill (1927-1930)
Bill Lee (1934-1941)

Bullpen
Johnny Murphy (1934-1941)
Paul Derringer (1934-1941)