Bay Street Ball Grounds © Albert R. Stone courtesy Rochester Museum & Science Center located in Rochester New York Former home of the Rochester Tribe Rochester Hustlers Rochester Colts Rochester Bronchos |
Looking to continue on with their great performances, the Bronchos would feature
Pep Deininger who was the team’s star with 24 2B, 13 3B, 7 HR and a .295 average.
He would be fully protected in the lineup by Danny Moeller (15 2B, 14 3B, 6
HR, 47 SB, .269). Fred Osborn returned to hit .302 with 25 2B and 10 3B and Hack
Simmons batted .271 with 10 2B. Whitey Alperman led the team in triples with
16 to go along with 19 2B and a .258 batting average. On the mound, Ed Lafitte
was outstanding going 23-14, George McConnell (19-12), Jay Holmes (17-10), Pat
Ragan (16-11) and Ralph Savidge (13-12) finished up an excellent pitching rotation.
Ed Lafitte and Jay Holmes would combine for 16 shutouts, 8 apiece. It is a
Rochester record which still stands today. The great pitching combined with the
excellent hitting to take the Rochester Bronchos back to the post-season where
they would find the Newark Indians waiting for them. Again the Bronchos would
forge ahead and go on to win their second International League Championship behind
a 92-61 first place finish. |