1940 Allentown Wings

1940 > Class B > 1940 Interstate League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Bob Barr and Val Picinich
Represented: Allentown, PA
Ballpark: n/a
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	Bob Barr	32	28	66	12	1	0	1	.182	.242	16
2	Bob Brady*	17	12	17	2	0	0	0	.118	.118	2	Stats for 2 teams
3	Robert Braner*	24	118	426	131	18	6	2	.308	.392	167
4	Forrest Brockelbank	24	45	52	13	2	0	1	.250	.346	18
5	Michael Brutchak	23	14	42	5	2	0	0	.119	.167	7
6	John Casey	27	32	63	12	1	0	1	.190	.254	16
7	Donald Dorney	28	79	276	81	15	2	3	.293	.395	109
8	Robert Ferguson*	21	34	58	6	2	0	0	.103	.138	8
9	Harold Freeman	22	16	53	9	1	0	0	.170	.189	10
10	Bill Gates	21	22	32	5	0	0	0	.156	.156	5	Stats for 2 teams
11	John Hasson?	--	32	117	26	4	1	0	.222	.274	32
12	Walt Hemperly	21	45	134	23	5	0	1	.172	.231	31	Stats for 4 teams
13	Stanley Hino	27	75	269	79	10	2	5	.294	.401	108	Stats for 2 teams
14	William Homan	24	96	340	105	17	1	7	.309	.426	145	Stats for 2 teams
15	Michael Hrinda	20	102	381	95	12	2	4	.249	.323	123	Stats for 2 teams
16	Philip Jannazzo	21	113	377	112	18	6	4	.297	.408	154
17	David Kelly	30	117	450	118	19	3	2	.262	.331	149	Stats for 3 teams
18	Frank Kelly?	--	15	23	5	1	0	0	.217	.261	6	Stats for 2 teams
19	Charles LaMendola*	24	121	419	107	19	5	13	.255	.418	175	Stats for 2 teams
20	Joseph McGonigle	26	15	36	12	1	1	0	.333	.417	15	Stats for 2 teams
21	William Miller	23	57	182	52	8	0	6	.286	.429	78
22	Timothy Murphy	24	81	211	53	8	2	1	.251	.322	68
23	Lynford Rumfield*	23	113	410	114	19	5	3	.278	.371	152
24	Stephen Sefick	29	69	190	40	7	1	0	.211	.258	49
25	Walter Slog	20	32	47	12	2	0	0	.255	.298	14
26	Robert Updegrove*	21	114	365	105	21	7	11	.288	.474	173	Stats for 2 teams
27	Arny Vesely*	24	117	416	100	24	5	10	.240	.394	164	Stats for 2 teams
28	Edward Zimmerman	24	13	24	5	2	0	0	.208	.292	7	Stats for 2 teams
	28 Players	24.1

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	Bob Barr	32	8	14	.364	3.95	27	189.0	224	104	83	30	1.344	10.7	1.4
2	Forrest Brockelbank	24	3	10	.231	5.95	32	118.0	155	99	78	40	1.653	11.8	3.1
3	John Casey?	27	13	13	.500	3.97	28	188.0	218	108	83	55	1.452	10.4	2.6
4	Robert Ferguson*	21	4	18	.182	5.01	34	176.0	218	128	98	66	1.614	11.1	3.4
5	Bill Gates	21	5	4	.556	5.35	19	79.0	66	55	47	81	1.861	7.5	9.2	Stats for 2 teams
6	Frank Kelly?	--	3	4	.429	4.91	12	55.0	71	49	30	24	1.727	11.6	3.9	Stats for 2 teams
7	Walter Slog	20	7	11	.389	4.68	32	148.0	165	92	77	64	1.547	10.0	3.9
	7 Players	24.1

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
Timothy Murphy	74		222	34	11		.959	3.46
Stephen Sefick	58		232	37	14		.951	4.64

1B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Charles LaMendola	119	1069	46	25	.978	9.37	Stats for 2 teams
Robert Updegrove	109	939	36	13	.987	8.94	Stats for 2 teams
David Kelly	103	870	68	13	.986	9.11	Stats for 3 teams

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Michael Hrinda	85		200	201	17		.959	4.72			Stats for 2 teams
Harold Freeman	16		40	48	8		.917	5.50

3B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
William Homan	92	96	188	25	.919	3.09	Stats for 2 teams
Walt Hemperly	16	17	24	5	.891	2.56	Stats for 4 teams
Michael Brutchak	10	11	25	2	.947	3.60

SS

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
William Miller	57	98	128	28	.890	3.96
Stanley Hino	48	98	124	12	.949	4.63	Stats for 2 teams
John Hasson	28	35	85	18	.870	4.29

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Robert Braner	115	232	6	19	.926	2.07
Arny Vesely	115	265	7	5	.982	2.37	Stats for 2 teams
Lynford Rumfield	113	286	9	10	.967	2.61
Donald Dorney	75	109	6	7	.943	1.53
Philip Jannazzo	57	108	8	4	.967	2.04

P

	G
Robert Ferguson	34
Forrest Brockelbank	32
Walter Slog	32
John Casey	28
Bob Barr	27
Bill Gates	19	Stats for 2 teams
Frank Kelly	12	Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
John Allen	--					Unknown
Bob Barr	32	R	R	6' 0.0"	175	Mar 12, 1908	Newton, MA, US
Becke	--					Unknown
John Billowitch	--					Unknown
Dick Boyce	--					Unknown
George Boyle	--					Unknown
Bob Brady	17	L	R	6' 1.0"	175	Nov 8, 1922	Lewiston, PA, US
Robert Braner	24	L		5' 11.0"	155	1916
Forrest Brockelbank	24	R	R	5' 10.0"	160	1916
Michael Brosky	--					Unknown
Michael Brutchak	23	R		5' 10.0"	162	Nov 21, 1916	Ormrod, PA, US
John Casey	27	R		5' 11.0"	180	1913
Joseph Castoro	--					Unknown
Donald Dorney	28	R		6' 1.0"	180	1912
Kenneth Eck	24	R		5' 10.0"	150	1916
Slim Emmerich	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	170	Sep 29, 1919	Allentown, PA, US
Robert Ferguson	21	L	L	6' 2.0"	170	1919
William Ford	24	R	R	6' 2.0"	200	Oct 14, 1915	Buena Vista, PA, US
Harold Freeman	22	R		5' 9.0"	160	1918
Carmen Gagliardi	24		R	5' 10.0"	187	1916
Bill Gates	21	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Nov 23, 1918	Baltimore, MD, US
William Halderman	--					Unknown
John Hasson	--					Unknown
Walt Hemperly	21	R	R	6' 0.0"	160	Jan 22, 1919	Lancaster, PA, US
Stanley Hino	27	R		5' 8.0"	172	1913
William Homan	24	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	Jan 31, 1916	Zeigler, IL, US
Michael Hrinda	20	R		5' 10.0"	165	1920
Dale Hughes	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	168	1917
Philip Jannazzo	21	R		5' 9.0"	180	1919
David Kelly	30	R		5' 11.0"	185	1910
Frank Kelly	--					Unknown
Charles LaMendola	24	L	L	5' 9.0"	175	May 1, 1916	Buffalo, NY, US
Robert Leonard	--					Unknown
Norwood Mack	--					Unknown
Joseph McGonigle	26	R		5' 11.0"	195	1914
William Miller	23	R		5' 10.0"	165	1917
Timothy Murphy	24	R		5' 11.0"	175	1916
Dennis O'Higgins	26	R	R	6' 1.0"		1914
Lynford Rumfield	23	L		5' 8.0"	178	1917
Donald Sassaman	23					Dec 27, 1916	Tamaqua, PA, US
Stephen Sefick	29	R		5' 10.0"	180	1911
William Shemo	23			5' 10.0"	175	Feb 17, 1917
Walter Slog	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	165	1920
Robert Updegrove	21	L		6' 1.0"	188	1919
Arny Vesely	24	L	L	5' 9.0"	170	1916
Edward Zimmerman	24	R		5' 8.0"	155	Jun 6, 1916

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