1943 Springfield Rifles

1943 > Class A > 1943 Eastern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: New York Giants-NL
Manager: Spencer Abbott
Represented: Springfield, MA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1942

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	Ed Butka	27	133	473	141	16	1	3	.298	.355	168
2	Philip Clark	28	100	414	115	17	1	0	.278	.324	134
3	Joe Collins*	20	70	254	66	12	6	0	.260	.354	90
4	Bob Comiskey	24	66	177	42	6	2	1	.237	.311	55
5	Fred Crory?	--	12	15	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0	Stats for 2 teams
6	Robert Decker*	32	101	373	106	6	1	0	.284	.306	114
7	Art Doll	30	45	89	25	2	1	0	.281	.326	29	Stats for 2 teams
8	Daniel Drew*	23	32	118	33	4	1	0	.280	.331	39
9	Walter Dyche*	17	21	31	1	0	0	0	.032	.032	1
10	William Early?	22	13	43	11	3	0	0	.256	.326	14
11	Earl Freniere*	28	23	42	9	1	0	0	.214	.238	10	Stats for 2 teams
12	William Hartlein	17	41	128	21	1	0	0	.164	.172	22
13	Joseph Jacobs	18	20	64	14	2	0	0	.219	.250	16
14	Frank Lanzetti	19	16	44	7	1	0	0	.159	.182	8
15	Whitey Lockman*	16	40	151	49	4	3	0	.325	.391	59
16	Mike Mellis	18	12	29	3	1	0	0	.103	.138	4
17	John Miller	29	90	313	64	8	0	0	.204	.230	72
18	Juan Montero	30	36	92	21	2	1	0	.228	.272	25
19	Joseph Morrisino	26	27	94	17	0	0	0	.181	.181	17
20	Frank Rosso	22	20	49	5	0	0	0	.102	.102	5
21	Frank Sangalli	19	14	56	9	2	0	0	.161	.196	11
22	William Scott	22	14	30	4	1	0	0	.133	.167	5
23	Frank Seward	22	35	87	12	1	0	0	.138	.149	13
24	Steve Shemo	28	104	403	108	14	5	0	.268	.328	132
25	Tex Shirley#	25	38	104	25	2	0	0	.240	.260	27
26	William Sisler*	42	17	29	5	0	0	0	.172	.172	5
27	Steve Sitek?	22	20	68	6	0	0	0	.088	.088	6
28	Joe Stephenson	22	106	324	75	12	4	2	.231	.312	101
29	Robert Stoner	28	64	209	55	7	4	1	.263	.349	73	Stats for 2 teams
30	George Torres	24	19	73	20	3	0	0	.274	.315	23
31	Harry Winters	20	20	56	12	0	0	0	.214	.214	12	Stats for 3 teams
	31 Players	25.4

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	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Fred Crory?	--					12										Stats for 2 teams
2	Art Doll	30	9	8	.529	3.33	30	16	154.0	154	67	57	36	1.234	9.0	2.1	Stats for 2 teams
3	Walter Dyche*	17	1	10	.091	8.33	20	13	81.0	109	93	75	73	2.247	12.1	8.1
4	Mike Mellis	18	3	3	.500	4.00	8	7	54.0	61	30	24	28	1.648	10.2	4.7
5	Juan Montero	30	12	13	.480	3.27	31	24	212.0	232	96	77	51	1.335	9.8	2.2
6	Frank Rosso	22	3	6	.333	4.44	13	7	81.0	94	48	40	52	1.802	10.4	5.8
7	Frank Seward	22	10	19	.345	3.46	35	27	234.0	267	118	90	73	1.453	10.3	2.8
8	Tex Shirley	25	7	11	.389	4.11	20	19	149.0	169	83	68	85	1.705	10.2	5.1
9	William Sisler*	42	1	8	.111	6.54	16	7	84.0	121	74	61	38	1.893	13.0	4.1
	9 Players	26.0

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
Joe Stephenson	92		352	59	18		.958	4.47
Bob Comiskey	48		173	38	6		.972	4.40

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ed Butka	126		1065	66	25		.978	8.98

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Philip Clark	67	186	185	21	.946	5.54
Frank Lanzetti	15	31	37	3	.958	4.53
Harry Winters	14	41	40	8	.910	5.79	Stats for 3 teams
Frank Sangalli	12	21	35	4	.933	4.67

3B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Steve Shemo	89	131	147	18	.939	3.12
George Torres	14	13	37	2	.962	3.57
William Early	13	12	22	1	.971	2.62

SS

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
John Miller	88	168	214	32	.923	4.34
Joseph Jacobs	20	37	50	6	.935	4.35
Steve Sitek	14	23	30	4	.930	3.79

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Robert Decker	101	229	6	3	.987	2.33
Joe Collins	64	130	11	5	.966	2.20
Robert Stoner	44	84	5	6	.937	2.02	Stats for 2 teams
William Hartlein	40	73	7	5	.941	2.00
Whitey Lockman	40	93	4	7	.933	2.43
Daniel Drew	25	45	7	3	.945	2.08
Joseph Morrisino	19	32	2	1	.971	1.79
William Scott	10	22	0	1	.957	2.20

P

	G
Frank Seward	35
Juan Montero	31
Art Doll	30	Stats for 2 teams
Walter Dyche	20
Tex Shirley	20
William Sisler	16
Frank Rosso	13
Fred Crory	12	Stats for 2 teams
Mike Mellis	8

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
George Bausewein	23	L	L	6' 2.0"	170	1920	Hoboken, NJ, US
Emo Bessone	--					Unknown
Ed Butka	27	R	R	6' 3.0"	193	Jan 7, 1916	Canonsburg, PA, US
Philip Clark	28	R	R	5' 9.0"	165	1915
Joe Collins	20	L	L	6' 0.0"	185	Dec 3, 1922	Scranton, PA, US
Bob Comiskey	24	R		5' 9.0"	205	1919
Fred Crory	--					Unknown
Robert Decker	32	L		5' 9.0"	180	1911
Robert Doherty	--					Unknown
Art Doll	30	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	May 7, 1913	Chicago, IL, US
Daniel Drew	23	L		5' 9.0"	168	1920
Arthur Dwyer	28	R	R	6' 0.0"	168	Apr 20, 1915	Worcester, MA, US
Walter Dyche	17	L	L	6' 1.0"	195	1926
William Early	22					Mar 22, 1921	Holyoke, MA, US
Cecil Farmer	23					1920	Clayton, GA, US
Leo Foster	21					Jul 31, 1921	Boston, MA, US
Earl Freniere	28	L				Mar 20, 1915
William Hartlein	17	R		6' 3.0"	200	Dec 31, 1925
Russell Herrick	--					Unknown
Joseph Jacobs	18	R		6' 0.0"	170	Mar 22, 1925	Topeka, KS, US
Earl Jennings	--					Unknown
Edward Kuroski	--					Unknown
Frank Lanzetti	19	R		5' 8.0"	160	1924
Whitey Lockman	16	L	R	6' 1.0"	175	Jul 25, 1926	Lowell, NC, US
Mike Mellis	18	R	R	6' 0.0"	185	Feb 17, 1925	Perth Amboy, NJ, US
Frank Merola	17	R		6' 0.0"	190	1926
John Miller	29	R		5' 10.0"	150	1914
Juan Montero	30	R	R	5' 11.0"	165	Mar 6, 1913	CU
Joseph Morrisino	26	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	Jun 1, 1917	Springfield, MA, US
Phillip Oates	20	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	1923
Frank Rosso	22	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	Mar 1, 1921	Agawam, MA, US
Frank Sangalli	19	R		5' 7.0"	150	1924
William Scott	22	R		5' 11.0"	180	1921
Frank Seward	22	R	R	6' 3.0"	200	Apr 7, 1921	Pennsauken, NJ, US
Steve Shemo	28	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	Apr 9, 1915	Swoyersville, PA, US
Tex Shirley	25	S	R	6' 1.0"	175	Apr 25, 1918	Birthright, TX, US
Peter Siciliano	27	R		5' 9.0"	175	1916
William Sisler	42	L	L	5' 6.0"	150	Nov 17, 1900
Steve Sitek	22					Dec 25, 1920
Theodore Stanek	--					Unknown
Joe Stephenson	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	Jun 30, 1921	Detroit, MI, US
Robert Stoner	28	R		5' 11.0"	205	1915
Jerome Tiemann	34	L	L	5' 11.0"	175	Aug 14, 1908	Belleville, IL, US
George Torres	24	R		5' 9.0"	170	1919
Ned Waldrop	--					Unknown
Robert Wells	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	205	1920
Robert White	--					Unknown
Harry Winters	20	R		5' 11.0"	175	1923

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