1940 Newport Canners

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

Affiliation: Washington Senators-AL
Manager: Red Marion and Jerry Witner
Represented: Newport, TN
Ballpark: City Memorial Park (Newport, TN)
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	Earl Allison?	--	10	33	5	0	0	0	.152	.152	5
2	Ed Butka	24	78	280	93	20	1	6	.332	.475	133
3	Howard Calfee?	22	33	59	2	0	0	0	.034	.034	2
4	Jose Castro?	--	26	88	23	2	0	0	.261	.284	25	Stats for 2 teams
5	John Dowling*	25	59	204	66	15	2	2	.324	.446	91	Stats for 2 teams
6	Joseph Filipovits?	--	110	377	98	13	11	10	.260	.432	163	Stats for 2 teams
7	Walter Fountain?	--	17	73	21	4	1	0	.288	.370	27
8	Charles Gray	21	29	57	6	0	0	0	.105	.105	6
9	William Holtz*	20	79	277	95	17	12	5	.343	.545	151
10	Alvin Jones?	--	19	75	20	4	1	0	.267	.347	26
11	John Jones	23	23	42	5	0	1	0	.119	.167	7	Stats for 3 teams
12	Earl Kennedy	25	107	427	104	12	4	0	.244	.290	124
13	Dan Kirby?	--	11	37	6	0	0	0	.162	.162	6
14	Frank Kuyan?	--	15	61	15	3	2	0	.246	.361	22
15	Joseph Lewis	22	11	19	1	0	0	0	.053	.053	1
16	Alfred Livingston	19	107	375	98	8	3	3	.261	.323	121	Stats for 2 teams
17	Ken Mackes	28	65	201	61	12	5	3	.303	.458	92	Stats for 3 teams
18	Red Marion	26	83	265	83	16	3	5	.313	.453	120
19	Joseph Marmoll	20	100	341	93	12	8	3	.273	.381	130
20	Charles McIntyre*	20	17	28	4	2	0	0	.143	.214	6
21	Jack Merson	18	12	37	5	0	0	0	.135	.135	5
22	Carl Miller*	23	88	302	103	17	6	4	.341	.477	144
23	Ysmael Morales#	32	65	198	57	10	2	3	.288	.404	80	Stats for 2 teams
24	Clyde Motsinger#	20	39	64	13	1	0	0	.203	.219	14
25	John Sidor?	--	17	54	10	3	0	0	.185	.241	13
26	Cecil Stone*	26	14	52	8	0	0	0	.154	.154	8
27	George Torres	21	71	286	93	12	9	1	.325	.441	126
28	Mac Traina	21	19	33	1	0	0	0	.030	.030	1
29	John Wilburn	32	28	109	37	3	1	1	.339	.413	45
30	Jerry Witner	31	13	43	9	1	0	1	.209	.302	13
	30 Players	23.5

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	Howard Calfee?	22	12	10	.545	4.06	32	175.0	184	111	79	89	1.560	9.5	4.6
2	Charles Gray	21	9	11	.450	4.73	25	135.0	147	83	71	54	1.489	9.8	3.6
3	John Jones*	23	4	11	.267	7.18	23	119.0	120	108	95	99	1.840	9.1	7.5	Stats for 3 teams
4	Joseph Lewis	22	3	3	.500	3.60	11	60.0	63	37	24	29	1.533	9.4	4.4
5	Ken Mackes	28	1	4	.200	5.72	14	85.0	108	67	54	38	1.718	11.4	4.0	Stats for 3 teams
6	Red Marion	26	9	5	.643	3.85	20	110.0	117	64	47	43	1.455	9.6	3.5
7	Ysmael Morales?	32	6	1	.857	4.32	12	77.0	84	45	37	29	1.468	9.8	3.4	Stats for 2 teams
8	Clyde Motsinger	20	10	14	.417	5.08	36	179.0	170	120	101	126	1.654	8.5	6.3
9	Mac Traina	21	4	5	.444	4.55	18	89.0	98	58	45	50	1.663	9.9	5.1
	9 Players	23.0

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Joseph Marmoll	96	402	73	24	.952	4.95
Jose Castro	19	121	6	1	.992	6.68	Stats for 2 teams
Dan Kirby	10	51	9	2	.968	6.00

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ed Butka	78		722	28	13		.983	9.62
John Sidor	17		168	7	4		.978	10.29

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Earl Kennedy	77	211	220	23	.949	5.60
Alvin Jones	12	34	37	7	.910	5.92
Jack Merson	12	17	37	1	.982	4.50
Earl Allison	10	26	27	8	.869	5.30

3B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
George Torres	71	70	162	22	.913	3.27
Ken Mackes	46	42	111	11	.933	3.33	Stats for 3 teams
Frank Kuyan	15	16	26	7	.857	2.80

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Alfred Livingston	107		171	393	39		.935	5.27			Stats for 2 teams

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Joseph Filipovits	99	176	12	10	.949	1.90	Stats for 2 teams
William Holtz	79	134	4	5	.965	1.75
Carl Miller	79	111	5	6	.951	1.47
Red Marion	59	105	7	2	.982	1.90
John Dowling	35	38	1	4	.907	1.11	Stats for 2 teams
Ysmael Morales	30	40	1	2	.953	1.37	Stats for 2 teams
Cecil Stone	14	16	0	0	1.000	1.14
Jerry Witner	11	36	1	1	.974	3.36

P

	G
Clyde Motsinger	36
Howard Calfee	32
Charles Gray	25
John Jones	23	Stats for 3 teams
Mac Traina	18
Joseph Lewis	11

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Earl Allison	--					Unknown
Jack Bryson	17	R	R	6' 1.0"	200	1923
Ed Butka	24	R	R	6' 3.0"	193	Jan 7, 1916	Canonsburg, PA, US
Howard Calfee	22			6' 2.0"	200	1918
Jose Castro	--					Unknown
Ray Crowe	--					Unknown
John Dowling	25	L		5' 10.0"	175	1915
Timothy Dunne	--					Unknown
Paul Fair	18					Dec 31, 1921	Greenville County, SC, US
Joseph Filipovits	--					Unknown
Walter Fountain	--					Unknown
Harold Franklin	22					1918
Hyman Goldstein	--					Unknown
Louis Grassi	--		L	6' 2.0"	195	Unknown
Charles Gray	21	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	1919
Herbert Hemerly	--					Unknown
Quinton Hill	--					Unknown
William Holtz	20	L		5' 10.0"	180	1920
Alvin Jones	--					Unknown
John Jones	23	R	L	5' 11.0"	160	Jan 19, 1917	Philadelphia, PA, US
Earl Kennedy	25	R		5' 10.0"	160	1915
Richard Kent	--					Unknown
Dan Kirby	--					Unknown
Frank Kuyan	--					Unknown
Joseph Lewis	22	R	R	5' 11.0"	170	1918
Alfred Livingston	19	R		6' 0.0"	160	1921
Ken Mackes	28	R	R	6' 0.0"	184	Feb 8, 1912	Allentown, PA, US
Red Marion	26	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	Mar 14, 1914	Richburg, SC, US
Joseph Marmoll	20	R		6' 0.0"	185	1920
Walter McGaha	34	R	R	5' 10.0"	150	1906
Charles McIntyre	20	L	L	6' 2.0"	180	1920
Jack Merson	18	R	R	5' 11.0"	175	Jan 17, 1922	Elkridge, MD, US
Carl Miller	23	L		5' 9.0"	185	1917
Ysmael Morales	32	S		5' 11.0"	176	1908
Clyde Motsinger	20	S	R	6' 2.0"	165	1920
Anthony Novak	--					Unknown
Robert Radler	--					Unknown
John Sidor	--					Unknown
Alden Smith	25	R	R	6' 1.0"	186	1915
Cecil Stone	26	L		6' 1.0"	200	1914
George Torres	21	R		5' 9.0"	170	1919
Mac Traina	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	1919
Robyn Walker	--					Unknown
Robert Walstead	--					Unknown
Albert Wiegandt	--					Unknown
Wiggins	--					Unknown
John Wilburn	32	R	R	5' 10.0"	145	Jan 28, 1908
Jerry Witner	31	R		5' 11.0"	178	1909

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