Salem Witches (baseball) explained

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)^[1] and Salem (1891–1892), as well as Salem of the New England Association (1895).^[2] Salem first had a team in the 1884 Massachusetts State Association.^[3]

• Location: Lowell, Massachusetts; Salem, Massachusetts^[4]
• 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	--		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
1930	21–9	1st		League disbanded June 22

Rosters

Empty boxes indicate unknown values.

1926 season

Player ▴	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Beegan
Edgar Bennett
Bernard
James Bodner
Boucher
Carroll
Daniel Cashman
Cornevale
John Cox
Thomas DeNoville
Elmer Duggan		L	January 29, 1903
Duncan
Joe Dwyer	L	L	March 27, 1903	5'9"	186	Orange, NJ US
Robert Fransen
Garrity
Ernest Gourley
Arthur Grant
Hetherton
Kennedy
Leighton
Leslie McCullough
John McDonnell
McWilliams
Murray
Newell
Pouliot
Bernard Preo
Prushak
Norman Sauvage
Sigman
Dante Sorenti
Louis Strecker
Arthur Thurston
Walsh
Ware
Charles Weafer
Wilson

1927 season

Player ▴	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Maurice Bachand
Joe Batchelder	R	L	July 11, 1898	5'7"	165	Wenham, MA US
Cassidy
John Cox
Thomas DeNoville
Elmer Duggan		L	January 29, 1903
Joe Dwyer	L	L	March 27, 1903	5'9"	186	Orange, NJ US
Robert Fransen
Chick Gagnon	R	R	September 27, 1897	5'7"	158	Milbury, MA US
Ernest Gourley
Lee
MacGregor
Edward McCormack
John McDonnell
Edward O'Connor
Walter Oberc
Myron Ruckstull
Frank Schmidt
Simmons
Peter Stack	R	R	November 25, 1906	5'11"	168
Bernie Starr
Louis Strecker
Thomas Sullivan
Arthur Thurston
Robert Unglaub

1928 season

Player ▴	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Frankie Barciewicz
Joe Batchelder	R	L	July 11, 1898	5'7"	165	Wenham, MA US
Blume
Boerner
Bogart
Casey
Joe Cicero	R	R	November 18, 1910	5'8"	167	Atlantic City, NJ US
Alexander Clement
Cook
Thomas DeNoville
DeVinney
Francis
Robert Fransen
Hansbury
Harrington
Paul Hinson^[5] ^[6]	R	R	May 9, 1904	5'10"	150	Vanleer, TN US
Jones
Lucas
Martin
Stuffy McInnis	R	R	September 19, 1890	5'9"	162	Gloucester, MA US
Murphy
Edward O'Connor
Roy Parmelee	R	R	April 25, 1907	6'1"	190	Lambertville, MI US
Roach
Joseph Ruane
Norman Sauvage
Walter Simpson	R	R	February 4, 1900	6'1"	185
Albert Spaulding	L
Sterling
Tarbert
Turner
Robert Unglaub
Ellerton Urann			July 9, 1900			Massachusetts
Wichenback

In later seasons, the rosters were unrecorded.^[7]

Statistics

1926 season^[8]

Pitching

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Walsh	7	4	.636	4.97	26						143.0	168	100	79		58
Louis Strecker	7	10	.412	3.47	19						158.0	145	71	61		47
Ernest Gourley	3	2	.600		5						0.0
John Cox	2	2	.500		7						0.0
Pouliot	2	5	.286	5.44	11						48.0	65	43	29		23
Leighton	1	0	1.000		2						0.0
Garrity	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Murray	0	1	.000		4						0.0
Hetherton	0	1	.000		2						0.0
Totals	22	26	.458	4.36	78	0	0	0	0	0	349.0	378	214	169	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Joe Dwyer	88	350	350		129	17	5	8						.369	.369	.514	.883	180
Thomas DeNoville	98	374	374		121	15	5	4						.324	.324	.422	.746	158
John Cox	90	343	343		105	6	5	3						.306	.306	.379	.685	130
Norman Sauvage	99	363	363		94	14	3	7						.259	.259	.372	.631	135
Robert Fransen	70	268	268		87	9	4	4						.325	.325	.433	.757	116
Arthur Grant	58	232	232		66	5	4	1						.284	.284	.353	.638	82
Charles Weafer	29	107	107		30	3	1	2						.280	.280	.383	.664	41
Leslie McCullough	21	74	74		24	3	0	2						.324	.324	.446	.770	33
Prushak	32	108	108		20	4	1	1						.185	.185	.269	.454	29
Louis Strecker	23	75	75		19	3	0	0						.253	.253	.293	.547	22
Arthur Thurston	11	43	43		12	1	1	2						.279	.279	.488	.767	21
Walsh	26	52	52		10	0	0	1						.192	.192	.250	.442	13
Pouliot	11	18	18		4	0	0	0						.222	.222	.222	.444	4
Totals	656	2407	2407	0	721	80	29	35	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	964	0	0	0	0	0

1927 season^[9]

Pitching

Player ▴	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Joe Batchelder	3	7	.300	3.45	13						86.0	96	53	33		22
John McDonnell	12	11	.522	2.70	30						207.0	180	100	62		117
Simmons	11	11	.500	2.03	31						195.0	163	67	44		91
Thomas Sullivan	4	10	.286	2.49	23						134.0	141	64	37		68
Totals	30	39	.435	2.55	97	0	0	0	0	0	622.0	580	284	176	0	298	0	0	0	0	0	0

1928 season^[10]

Pitching

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Lucas	11	7	.611	3.54	27						160.0	136	87	63		76
Roy Parmelee	10	18	.357	4.25	35						212.0	163	137	100		133
Martin	6	6	.500	2.76	15						98.0	100	41	30		41
Blume	6	7	.462	2.95	22						116.0	104	56	38		41
Boerner	3	0	1.000		4						0.0
Turner	1	5	.167	4.19	14						73.0	77	50	34		47
DeVinney	0	1	.000		1						0.0
Joe Batchelder	0	2	.000		6						0.0
Totals	37	46	.446	3.62	124	0	0	0	0	0	659.0	580	371	265	0	338	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Robert Unglaub	103	394	394		121	22	9	1						.307	.307	.416	.723	164
Joe Cicero	93	309	309		88	7	7	2						.285	.285	.372	.657	115
Robert Fransen	83	285	285		79	7	4	0						.277	.277	.330	.607	94
Joseph Ruane	77	250	250		62	14	2	0						.248	.248	.320	.568	80
Jones	72	201	201		51	6	7	1						.254	.254	.368	.622	74
Roy Parmelee	65	179	179		48	9	3	2						.268	.268	.385	.654	69
Stuffy McInnis	38	115	115		39	5	2	0						.339	.339	.417	.757	48
Francis	34	112	112		29	5	1	0						.259	.259	.321	.580	36
Edward O'Connor	35	121	121		29	8	3	1						.240	.240	.380	.620	46
Tarbert	25	89	89		21	2	0	0						.236	.236	.258	.494	23
Casey	23	66	66		17	3	0	0						.258	.258	.303	.561	20
Wichenback	35	106	106		16	5	0	1						.151	.151	.226	.377	24
Cook	30	63	63		13	0	0	0						.206	.206	.206	.413	13
Hinson	12	44	44		10	0	1	0						.227	.227	.273	.500	12
Turner	14	28	28		8	0	1	0						.286	.286	.357	.643	10
Blume	24	41	41		8	0	0	0						.195	.195	.195	.390	8
Lucas	27	54	54		7	1	1	0						.130	.130	.185	.315	10
Hansbury	18	15	15		4	0	0	0						.267	.267	.267	.533	4
Martin	15	31	31		3	0	0	0						.097	.097	.097	.194	3
Totals	823	2503	2503	0	653	94	41	8	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.341	.602	853	0	0	0	0	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1887 Salem Fairies Statistics .
2. Web site: Salem, Massachusetts Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com.
3. Web site: 1884 Salem Statistics. Baseball-Reference.com.
4. Web site: 1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Roster on StatsCrew.com. www.statscrew.com. en. 2020-04-22.
5. News: Red Sox Send Three to Salem Club on Option . . 19 . June 1, 1928 . August 9, 2020 . newspapers.com.
6. News: Ex-Red Sox Help Salem to Victory . . 11 . June 2, 1928 . August 9, 2020 . newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Salem Witches Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com. 2020-06-02. www.statscrew.com. en.
8. Web site: 1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com. 2020-06-02. www.statscrew.com. en.
9. Web site: 1927 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com. 2020-06-02. www.statscrew.com. en.
10. Web site: 1928 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com. 2020-06-02. www.statscrew.com. en.