Richmond Roses

• Location: Richmond, IN
• League: Central League 1930; Ohio State League 1946-1947; Ohio-Indiana League 1948
• Affiliation: Boston Braves 1946-1948
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The Richmond, IN team tried their hand in the class "B" Central League in 1930 and wound up finishing in seventh place with a (63-75) record. John McCloskey was their manager. None of the Indiana teams players showed up in the leader stats and this was their only year in this particular league.

In 1946 the Roses showed up in the Ohio State League a class "D" circuit and finished in the third spot with a fine 76-63 record, placing them six games back. However, The Zanesville Dodgers beat them quickly in the play-offs 4 games to 0. Merle Settlemire was the teams manager. Again there were no Richmond boys in the high stats, however they placed their first baseman, John Joslin on the All-Star team.

In 1947 the team faltered a bit, finishing fifth with a 62-72 record 24 1/2 games behind. Rex Carr was their manager and they had one Rose in the stats as Robert Verrier led the league in runs scored with 127. In 1948 the team would join the Ohio-Indiana League.

The league change did not help the Richmond team that well, as their first year record showed a sixth place finish with a 64-75 record. Ollie Byers was the teams manager and he was chosen to co-manage the All-Star team.

In 1949 the team would become affiliated with the Detroit Tigers and would be called the Richmond Tigers.

1948 Richmond Roses Team & Individual Stats

FIN	W	L	PCT	GB	Attend	Managers
6th	64	75	.460	18	58,039	Ollie Byers

Team Batting 8th

G	AB	R	OR	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SB	BB	HB	SO	RBI	LOB	AVR
139	4660	747	788	1186	1599	142	86	33	40	153	804	37	838	629	1234	.255

Team Fielding 7th

G	DP	PB	PO	A	E	PCT
139	107	16	3469	1509	340	.936

Top 3 Batters

Name	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	SH	SB	BB	HB	RBI	SO	PCT
Robert Heavern	125	474	95	151	229	19	19	7	4	21	69	4	74	68	.319
Thomas Zikmund	87	329	42	100	131	17	7	0	1	21	54	0	50	23	.304
Paul Mullin	117	387	54	107	154	19	8	4	4	5	64	6	65	88	.276

Top 3 Pitchers

Name	G	CG	W	L	PCT	IP	AB	H	R	ER	SH	BB	SO	HB	WP	ERA
Ollie Byers	24	6	9	6	.600	120	471	108	52	39	4	29	63	1	1	2.93
James Herndon	34	26	16	14	.533	241	905	203	120	85	7	113	175	7	7	3.17
Joe Tamaska	28	13	12	11	.522	189	731	164	101	76	10	109	96	6	6	3.62

Source: The Baseball Guide and Record Book

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs
1930	63-75	5th	John McCloskey	none
1946	76-63	3rd	Merle Settlemire	Lost in 1st round
1947	62-72	5th	Rex Carr
1948	64-75	6th	Ollie Byers