Bruce Petway

Bruce Franklin Petway
(Buddy)

Born: December 23, 1885 in Nashville, TN
Died: June 28, 1941 - 55 years old

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 5'10"

Wt: 159

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Notes:

• Buried: Lincoln Cemetery (Blue Island, IL)
• Relatives: Howard Petway (Brother)
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All-Time Team

Glossary

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Johnny Jones	4	1922	1925	1.3
Chick Harper	1	1925	1925	0.0
Johnie Watson	3	1922	1924	-1.4

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Turkey Stearnes	3	1923	1925	10.4
Clint Thomas	1	1922	1922	2.1
Oscar Charleston	1	1923	1923	0.4
Jesse Barber	1	1922	1922	0.1

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Clarence Smith	4	1922	1925	5.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Riggins	4	1922	1925	8.2

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Anderson Pryor	3	1923	1925	2.5
Frank Warfield	1	1922	1922	1.8
Jim Smith	1	1925	1925	0.1

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Kid Lowe	2	1922	1924	1.3
Ray Sheppard	1	1925	1925	1.1
John Beckwith	1	1923	1923	0.0
Sherman Davis	1	1925	1925	-0.2
Isaac Lane	1	1922	1922	-0.3

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Edgar Wesley	3	1922	1925	8.1
Bill Pierce	1	1924	1924	2.8
George McAllister	1	1925	1925	-0.2

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
John Barnes	1	1924	1924	0.1
Dan Kennard	1	1925	1925	-0.2
Poindexter Williams	1	1922	1922	-0.3
Herman Roth	1	1924	1924	-0.6
Bruce Petway	4	1922	1925	-0.9

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Andy Cooper	4	1922	1925	11.9
Bill Force	2	1922	1923	5.3
Bill Holland	1	1922	1922	2.8
Lewis Hampton	1	1925	1925	1.7
Yellow Horse Morris	1	1925	1925	1.0
Fred Bell	1	1925	1925	0.9
Steel Arm Davis	1	1923	1923	0.7
Jack Marshall	1	1922	1922	0.4
Harry Kenyon	1	1925	1925	0.3
Tom Williams	1	1924	1924	0.0
Slim Branham	1	1925	1925	-0.2
Charley Wilson	1	1922	1922	-0.2
Omer Newsome	1	1925	1925	-0.4
Lawrence Terrell	2	1924	1925	-0.9
Buck Alexander	3	1923	1925	-1.1
Jack Combs	3	1923	1925	-3.1

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Archie Cole	1	1924	1924	0.3
Brooks	1	1924	1924	0.2
George Holcomb	1	1923	1923	0.1
George Boggs	1	1923	1923	0.0

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All biographical data, copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1887-1922 and 1926-1938, as well as all Cuban League games (1902-1928) and Negro League vs. Major League games (1887-1944), copyright 2011-2018 Gary Ashwill.

Playing statistics for 1923 (except Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Patrick Rock.

Playing statistics for 1933 and 1943, copyright 2013-2018 Scott Simkus.

Playing statistics for 1924-1925, 1939-1942, and 1944-1946 Negro Leagues (not including Cuban League and Negro League vs. Major League games), copyright 2011-2018 Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers, Gary Ashwill.

Logo by Gary Cieradkowski

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James

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