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The outfield was solid on the corners, with Jamieson in left field and the reliable Homer Summa in right. Still, since 1926 center field had posed a substantial problem for the team. Tris Speaker, after his eleven outstanding seasons, had abruptly departed the franchise. The Indians had nobody waiting to pick up the slack. Billy Evans and his scouts would search the United States but it would take another year before they could find a long-term replacement for the magnificent Speaker.

The most difficult problem for Billy Evans was the pitching staff. After his great 1926 season, George Uhle had been plagued with arm trouble. In 1927 he only appeared in twenty-five games, winning just eight. Along with Uhle’s troubles, Joe Shaute had a record of nine wins and sixteen losses. Garland “Gob” Buckeye, a lefty, had a great name but his record was abysmal, a total of ten wins and seventeen losses. Buckeye had the distinction of weighing over 260 pounds while standing six feet tall. No, it was not all muscle. There was Emil “Dutch” Levsen, a three-game winner that season with seven losses.