indianapolis ABCs in cuba, 1915

Here are the statistics for the Indianapolis ABCs’ visit to Cuba in October and November, 1915:

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Using La Lucha, I found games and scores that match up with what Figueredo has listed in Cuban Baseball, with two exceptions.

I found a game not listed by Figueredo, the second half of a doubleheader played on November 28.  Habana, with José Acosta pitching, beat the ABCs behind the teenaged Oscar Charleston (his only game on the mound in this series), 10 to 4.  (As it happens, Figueredo says the ABCs won 8 of 20 games, but only lists 19 scores.)

Figueredo, on the other hand, lists an 8 to 1 victory by Almendares over the ABCs (Luque pitching against Dicta Johnson) that would have occurred (if he’s listing the games in correct order) on November 1, 2, or 3—but I haven’t been able to find that game, either in La Lucha or the Havana Daily Post.  If and when I do, I’ll post an update.

Of the 19 games represented in these statistics, La Lucha printed play-by-play accounts for 18, meaning that we have some rare data on batters’ strikeouts and caught stealing, as well as RBI.

UPDATE 12/2/2006: “J. Padrón” of Almendares is really Juan Padrón; I will correct the file soon. 

Comments

[Gary Ashwill]

Btw, he's the only "Dan Kennard" in the whole 1920 census. And there are only two "Daniel Kennards," both old white guys (61 and 91), living in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively.

[Gary Ashwill]

I just found a "Dan Kennard," a 24-year-old black male in St. Louis County, in the 1920 census. He was born in MIssissippi. He's listed as a porter in a barber shop, and lived with his wife Bessie, 23 and born in Tennessee, a cook for a "private family."

Obviously, there's no way now to confirm this is him. If it is, he would have quit baseball when still remarkably young--I think 1925 was supposed to have been his last season.

[Gary Ashwill]

Yeah, I've noticed that Kennard always seems to hit well, too. It's not his parks, either--only most of 1922 was spent in Stars Park.

Gonzalez and Petway's hitting was partly affected by their enviroment (Almendares Park, Chicago's Schorling Park), but it's true that they're not in Kennard or Santop's class.

But virtually nothing seems to be known about Kennard. Riley's entry on him is short, with no anecdotes of any kind.

[Scott S.]

Dan Kennard continues to emerge as an under-appreciated offensive-oriented catcher, in my estimation. Based just on data confirmed via Gary A., here is how he stacks up versus other deadball era receivers:
S. Gonzalez .231/.323/.287
(162 games)
B. Petway .237/.295/.334
(165 games)
R. Powell .268/.333/.326
(101 games)
D. Kennard .346/.409/.534
(109 games)
L. Santop .349/.423/.524
(63 games)
He's not just better at hitting a baseball than everybody but Santop, he's head and shoulders above them.
What does the board game guy have for Petway and Kennard in 1923? Holway has Petway with a break-out season- .320 and Kennard dropping off to .267. I've yet to pick up his yearbook. Looking forward to the 1920 data, as well.