1940 Fargo-Moorhead Twins

1940 > Class D > 1940 Northern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians-AL
Manager: Chester Bujace and Wes Griffith
Represented: Moorhead, MN and Fargo, ND
Ballpark: Barnett Field (Fargo, ND)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1939 / 1941

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	SLG	TB
1	Johnny Blatnik	19	116	471	136	30	3	10	.289	.429	202
2	Rudy Boettcher?	--	23	89	17	2	0	1	.191	.247	22
3	Art Bonnell	20	26	89	20	3	0	0	.225	.258	23
4	William Bowman	20	15	50	8	0	0	0	.160	.160	8
5	Paul Brotherton*	20	90	361	116	25	4	8	.321	.479	173
6	Chester Bujace	32	65	219	56	6	0	0	.256	.283	62
7	Clint Conatser	18	34	123	29	5	1	4	.236	.390	48
8	Stewart Cousins?	--	18	28	2	0	0	0	.071	.071	2
9	Jack Dawson	20	20	35	10	2	0	0	.286	.343	12
10	David Dobson?	22	63	223	55	12	2	1	.247	.332	74
11	Gordon Evans	20	110	437	108	23	2	12	.247	.391	171
12	Robert Garrison	18	28	83	18	2	1	1	.217	.301	25
13	Joseph Goldine?	--	36	132	32	3	1	1	.242	.303	40	Stats for 3 teams
14	Steve Gromek#	20	38	126	27	6	0	1	.214	.286	36
15	Felix Karwales?	--	25	70	17	3	1	0	.243	.314	22
16	Delbert Leslie	19	22	53	14	3	1	0	.264	.358	19
17	Buss Linville	29	19	75	16	3	1	0	.213	.280	21	Stats for 2 teams
18	Curdele Lloyd?	--	27	106	23	5	0	0	.217	.264	28
19	Jim McDonnell*	17	28	96	29	1	0	0	.302	.313	30
20	Grafton Moore?	19	56	202	49	5	2	0	.243	.287	58
21	Roland Murphy*	19	23	75	9	3	0	0	.120	.160	12	Stats for 2 teams
22	John Neuwirth	21	44	135	40	5	2	5	.296	.474	64
23	Len Perme*	22	29	68	15	2	1	0	.221	.279	19
24	Gus Preusser	21	52	113	44	5	1	1	.389	.478	54
25	Dale Rook?	--	18	32	2	1	0	0	.063	.094	3
26	Frank Rossner?	--	23	86	24	5	0	5	.279	.512	44
27	Paul Welch*	22	101	405	117	19	14	13	.289	.501	203
28	George Zivich?	--	53	192	47	4	3	3	.245	.344	66
	28 Players	21.0

Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Stewart Cousins	--	4	5	.444	4.00	16	63.0	49	41	28	47	1.524	7.0	6.7
2	Jack Dawson	20	3	8	.273	5.28	20	87.0	106	72	51	34	1.609	11.0	3.5
3	Felix Karwales?	--	8	13	.381	4.78	24	177.0	198	133	94	78	1.559	10.1	4.0
4	Delbert Leslie?	19	7	9	.438	3.52	21	138.0	124	71	54	59	1.326	8.1	3.8
5	Len Perme*	22	10	11	.476	3.76	25	182.0	173	104	76	123	1.626	8.6	6.1
6	Gus Preusser	21	12	5	.706	3.55	28	180.0	191	91	71	36	1.261	9.6	1.8
7	Dale Rook?	--	3	8	.273	5.06	18	96.0	103	72	54	40	1.490	9.7	3.8
	7 Players	20.6

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Chester Bujace	62	325	56	8	.979	6.15
John Neuwirth	32	171	24	6	.970	6.09
Jim McDonnell	28	143	7	4	.974	5.36

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Paul Brotherton	90		797	41	13		.985	9.31
Curdele Lloyd	24		245	11	5		.981	10.67

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Gordon Evans	99	228	248	26	.948	4.81
Roland Murphy	18	44	41	8	.914	4.72	Stats for 2 teams
William Bowman	11	30	20	5	.909	4.55

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Johnny Blatnik	115		115	210	35		.903	2.83

SS

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Steve Gromek	38	80	107	22	.895	4.92
Grafton Moore	30	51	67	12	.908	3.93
Robert Garrison	24	36	61	13	.882	4.04
Art Bonnell	19	42	57	10	.908	5.21

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Paul Welch	101	218	9	12	.950	2.25
David Dobson	57	86	1	8	.916	1.53
George Zivich	52	107	7	5	.958	2.19
Joseph Goldine	36	47	3	6	.893	1.39	Stats for 3 teams
Clint Conatser	33	73	4	4	.951	2.33
Rudy Boettcher	23	38	3	7	.854	1.78
Frank Rossner	23	33	0	4	.892	1.43
Buss Linville	19	34	1	2	.946	1.84	Stats for 2 teams

P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Gus Preusser	28							0.00
Len Perme	25							0.00
Felix Karwales	24							0.00
Delbert Leslie	21							0.00
Jack Dawson	20							0.00
Dale Rook	18							0.00
Stewart Cousins	16							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Johnny Blatnik	19	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	Mar 10, 1921	Bridgeport, OH, US
Rudy Boettcher	--					Unknown
Art Bonnell	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	180	Feb 11, 1920	Palm Beach, FL, US
William Bowman	20	R		5' 10.0"	155	1920
Paul Brotherton	20	L		6' 1.0"	190	1920
Chester Bujace	32	R		5' 10.0"	160	Mar 5, 1908	CO, US
Lloyd Caskey	--					Unknown
Clint Conatser	18	R	R	5' 11.0"	182	Jul 24, 1921	Los Angeles, CA, US
Stewart Cousins	--		R			Unknown
Jack Dawson	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	1920
Charles Derrington	--					Unknown
David Dobson	22					Apr 21, 1918	Renton, WA, US
Gordon Evans	20	R		5' 10.0"	175	1920
Robert Garrison	18	R		5' 8.0"	152	1922
Joseph Goldine	--					Unknown
Steve Gromek	20	S	R	6' 2.0"	180	Jan 15, 1920	Hamtramck, MI, US
Ralph Holland	17	L	L	6' 0.0"	180	1923
Eddie Karas	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	1919
Felix Karwales	--					Unknown
Delbert Leslie	19	R		6' 5.0"	210	1921
Buss Linville	29	R		5' 10.0"	170	Jan 31, 1911	Richland Township, IN, US
Curdele Lloyd	--					Unknown
Russell Loafman	23	L	L	6' 3.0"	190	1917
Gene Marshall	--					Unknown
Jim McDonnell	17	L	R	5' 11.0"	165	Aug 15, 1922	Gagetown, MI, US
Grafton Moore	19					1921
Roland Murphy	19	L		5' 9.0"	170	1921
John Neuwirth	21	R		6' 2.0"	200	1919
Len Perme	22	L	L	6' 0.0"	170	Nov 25, 1917	Cleveland, OH, US
Gus Preusser	21	R	R	6' 2.0"	180	1919
Alex Radoumis	--					Unknown
Dale Rook	--					Unknown
Frank Rossner	--					Unknown
Anthony Scotti	19	L	R	6' 1.0"	175	1921
Paul Welch	22	L		5' 10.0"	172	1918
George Zivich	--					Unknown

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