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For the 1929 season Norton Kansas replaced Beatrice and the league stayed
with eight teams for the season.
York began the year with a number of players who had started for York in
1928. The town expected the team to be very competitive in 1929 and
although the team was over .500 for the year they wound up in fourth place
for the year.
Former major league and Western league star Art Rasmussen was on hand to welcome over 60 players who responded to the open tryout call at East Hill Park. Rasmussen is an interesting player as he appears on a baseball card for 1912 but is not listed at baseballreference.com as a player on the 1912 Phillies team. |
Roster:
Adolph Lebsock was a regular at first for the Dukes in
1929.
He played in 108 games and averaged .289.
In the dirt at second base was Al Gembler for 63 games. The 25 year old, Goehner Nebraska native was a regular in 1928 also. George Campbell played second for 37 games. He was also a veteran player having played the hot corner in 1928 for the Dukes. Gembler averaged .317 for the year.
Walter Schrieber was a regular at the hot corner for the Dukes. He averaged a respectable .320 for the Dukes.
Short stop saw a number players try the position. George Campbell played the post for 66 games and Earl Traul was turning the double play for 27 games. In all Campbell played in 105 games and averaged .257 and Traul averaged .226.
Behind the mask for York in 1929 was Ed Bodie . He averaged .302 in 107 games.
Outfield
John Frederick was a regular in the garden for the
Dukes.
He averaged .271 for the Dukes.
Jarvis Bolen , from Ulysses Nebraska played in 116 games and averaged .309.
Morgan Snyder was in the garden for 85 games and behind the mask for 27 games. He led the team with a .341 batting average.
Pitchers:
Dean Beckwith returned as the leading pitcher for the
Dukes in 1929. He was 20-8 in 36 appearances.
Joe Wilman returned for the 1929 season and had 147 k's and was 16-10 in 31 games.
Art Rasmussen appeared in 29 games and had an 8-9 record.
George Barker , from Lincoln Nebraska, returned for the 1929 season. He was 4-7 in 17 games.