North Platte had a roster of heavy hitters in 1930. They had the leading hitter in the league with Washington Seelman averaging .373 and Cookson averaging .362. Both played in all 120 games for the Buffaloes. Their fielding and pitching did not match their hitting as they wound up the year with a 60-60 record anad a fourth place finish.

Roster:
Bert Gregory played in all 120 games in 1930 at first base for North Platte. He averaged .307 for the Buffaloes.

Washington Seelman led the league with a .373 average. He was optioned to Des Moines at the end of the season. As with Gregory, Peters and Cookson, he played in all 120 games during the season.

Elmer Peters was another ironman for North Platte in 1930. He played in all 120 games and averaged .296 while playing the hot corner.

Putting on the mask for 105 games was Fowlkes. He played in 111 games total and averaged .305.

Outfield:
Cliff King played in 48 games and averaged .233.

W. Cookson was a regular in the garden. He played in all 120 games and averaged .362 for the season.

H. E. Keyes played in 68 games and averaged .241.

R. B. Schleicher was a regular. He played in 111 games and was another 300 hitter for the Buffaloes averaging .302.

Goetschel played in 68 games and averaged .279.

Pitchers:
Ed Beranek pitched in 35 games and had a 14-8 record with a 4.19 ERA>

L. C. Winstead appeared in 33 games and had a 16-12 record with 118 k's.

Jess Haynes had an 8-7 record in 16 games.

Joe Smith was 6-7 and Bridges was 4-8 with a 5.12 ERA.

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