# Salem Witches (baseball)

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) and Salem (1891–1892), as well as Salem of the New England Association (1895). Salem first had a team in the 1884 Massachusetts State Association.
* Location: Lowell, Massachusetts; Salem, Massachusetts
* 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 | -- | John Tofani | 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 | Stuffy McInnis | |
| 1930 | 21–9 | 1st | Sam Post | 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 | 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.

## Statistics
### 1926 season
#### 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
#### 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
#### 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 |