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1939 Louisville Colonels

1939 > Class AA > 1939 American Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Boston Red Sox-AL
Manager: Donie Bush
Represented: Louisville, KY
Ballpark: Parkway Field  (Louisville, KY)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1938 / 1940

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Ernie Andres 21 73 265 79 14 2 4 .298 .411 109
2 Johnny Barrett* 23 9 18 3 1 0 0 .167 .222 4
3 Bob Boken 31 101 289 79 12 4 9 .273 .436 126 Stats for 2 teams
4 El Breese 28 19 37 9 0 1 0 .243 .297 11
5 Paul Campbell* 21 149 597 168 20 9 2 .281 .355 212
6 Pat Colgan 24 7 9 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 1
7 Bob Elliott 22 14 53 14 0 2 0 .264 .340 18
8 Wes Flowers* 25 37 58 8 1 0 0 .138 .155 9
9 Fabian Gaffke 25 105 337 81 16 8 4 .240 .371 125
10 Tommy Irwin 26 53 168 46 11 0 1 .274 .357 60
11 Bill Kerksieck 25 14 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
12 Bill LeFebvre* 23 31 38 8 2 0 0 .211 .263 10
13 Bill Lewis 34 83 246 72 7 2 0 .293 .337 83 Stats for 2 teams
14 Ed Madjeski 30 83 268 84 15 3 3 .313 .425 114
15 Frank Madura* 25 117 367 108 18 2 1 .294 .362 133 Stats for 2 teams
16 Chet Morgan* 29 152 597 174 22 11 1 .291 .370 221
17 Ted Olson 26 31 60 11 0 0 0 .183 .183 11
18 Roy Parmelee 32 22 48 9 1 0 0 .188 .208 10
19 Pee Wee Reese 20 149 506 141 22 18 4 .279 .417 211
20 Walter Ringhofer# 27 5 12 1 0 0 0 .083 .083 1
21 Joseph Shaffer 25 35 38 9 1 1 1 .237 .395 15
22 Vince Sherlock 29 152 542 147 26 6 1 .271 .347 188
23 Fred Sington 29 83 264 67 17 3 13 .254 .489 129
24 Stan Spence* 24 136 485 140 25 12 12 .289 .464 225
25 Yank Terry 28 17 22 5 1 1 0 .227 .364 8
26 Charlie Wagner 26 30 58 6 0 0 0 .103 .103 6
27 Jim Weaver 35 31 68 4 0 0 0 .059 .059 4
28 Monte Weaver* 33 14 32 8 1 0 0 .250 .281 9
28 Players 26.1
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 GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Wes Flowers* 25 7 11 .389 4.14 37 19 163.0 170 87 75 65 1.442 9.4 3.6
2 Bill Kerksieck 25 1 4 .200 6.23 14 39.0 48 31 27 11.1
3 Bill LeFebvre* 23 6 10 .375 5.51 30 18 116.0 142 78 71 43 1.595 11.0 3.3
4 Rufus Meadows* 31 0 0 4 6.0 11 2 2.167 16.5 3.0
5 Ted Olson 26 12 10 .545 4.23 31 25 168.0 167 87 79 80 1.470 8.9 4.3
6 Roy Parmelee 32 7 7 .500 3.88 22 16 123.0 111 64 53 82 1.569 8.1 6.0
7 Woody Rich 23 2 2 .500 5.10 8 30.0 40 19 17 17 1.900 12.0 5.1
8 Joseph Shaffer 25 9 4 .692 3.86 35 7 119.0 110 57 51 38 1.244 8.3 2.9
9 Yank Terry 28 3 4 .429 3.16 17 10 74.0 75 36 26 35 1.486 9.1 4.3
10 Bud Tinning 33 0 0 1 2.0 6 2 4.000 27.0 9.0
11 Charlie Wagner 26 10 11 .476 2.90 28 22 177.0 151 72 57 52 1.147 7.7 2.6
12 Jim Weaver 35 14 8 .636 2.98 31 22 196.0 169 72 65 70 1.219 7.8 3.2
13 Monte Weaver 33 4 7 .364 4.35 13 11 89.0 92 51 43 37 1.449 9.3 3.7
13 Players 27.6

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
Ed Madjeski 78 330 47 2 .995 4.83
Bill Lewis 76 373 52 3 .993 5.59 Stats for 2 teams

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Paul Campbell 148 1312 112 11 .992 9.62

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Vince Sherlock 151 345 399 26 .966 4.93
Frank Madura 96 224 278 11 .979 5.23 Stats for 2 teams

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ernie Andres 71 38 123 8 .953 2.27
Bob Boken 48 39 84 7 .946 2.56 Stats for 2 teams
Tommy Irwin 44 39 75 9 .927 2.59

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Pee Wee Reese 149 307 470 47 .943 5.21

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Chet Morgan 147 351 11 9 .976 2.46
Stan Spence 132 271 6 3 .989 2.10
Fabian Gaffke 94 191 9 2 .990 2.13
Fred Sington 79 139 6 1 .993 1.84
Bob Elliott 14 18 1 0 1.000 1.36

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Wes Flowers 37 0.00
Joseph Shaffer 35 0.00
Ted Olson 31 0.00
Jim Weaver 31 0.00
Bill LeFebvre 30 0.00
Charlie Wagner 28 0.00
Roy Parmelee 22 0.00
Yank Terry 17 0.00
Bill Kerksieck 14 0.00
Monte Weaver 13 0.00
Woody Rich 8 0.00
Rufus Meadows 4 0.00
Bud Tinning 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Ernie Andres 21 R R 6' 1.0" 200 Jan 11, 1918 Jeffersonville, IN, US
Johnny Barrett 23 L L 5' 10.0" 170 Dec 18, 1915 Lowell, MA, US
Bob Boken 31 R R 6' 2.0" 165 Feb 23, 1908 Maryvale, IL, US
El Breese 28 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Oct 22, 1910 Creston, IA, US
Paul Campbell 21 L L 5' 10.0" 185 Sep 1, 1917 Paw Creek, NC, US
Pat Colgan 24 R R 5' 10.0" 180 Oct 9, 1914 Brooklyn, NY, US
Bob Elliott 22 R R 6' 0.0" 185 Nov 26, 1916 San Francisco, CA, US
Wes Flowers 25 L L 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 13, 1913 Vanndale, AR, US
Fabian Gaffke 25 R R 5' 10.0" 185 Aug 5, 1913 Milwaukee, WI, US
Tommy Irwin 26 R R 5' 11.0" 165 Dec 20, 1912 Altoona, PA, US
Bill Kerksieck 25 R R 6' 1.0" 183 Dec 6, 1913 Ulm, AR, US
Bill LeFebvre 23 L L 5' 11.0" 180 Nov 11, 1915 Natick, RI, US
Bill Lewis 34 R R 5' 9.0" 165 Oct 15, 1904 Ripley, TN, US
Ed Madjeski 30 R R 5' 11.0" 178 Jul 20, 1908 Far Rockaway, NY, US
Frank Madura 25 L 5' 8.0" 165 1914
Rufus Meadows 31 L L 5' 11.0" 175 Aug 25, 1907 Chase City, VA, US
Chet Morgan 29 L R 5' 9.0" 160 Jun 6, 1910 Cleveland, MS, US
Ted Olson 26 R R 6' 2.0" 185 Aug 27, 1912 Quincy, MA, US
Roy Parmelee 32 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Apr 25, 1907 Lambertville, MI, US
Pee Wee Reese 20 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Jul 23, 1918 Ekron, KY, US
Woody Rich 23 L R 6' 2.0" 185 Mar 9, 1916 Morganton, NC, US
Walter Ringhofer 27 S R 6' 0.0" 205 Feb 2, 1912 Chicago, IL, US
Joseph Shaffer 25 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Oct 25, 1913
Vince Sherlock 29 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Mar 27, 1910 Buffalo, NY, US
Fred Sington 29 R R 6' 2.0" 215 Feb 24, 1910 Birmingham, AL, US
Stan Spence 24 L L 5' 10.0" 180 Mar 20, 1915 South Portsmouth, KY, US
Yank Terry 28 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Feb 11, 1911 Huron, IN, US
Bud Tinning 33 S R 5' 11.0" 198 Mar 12, 1906 Pilger, NE, US
Charlie Wagner 26 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Dec 3, 1912 Reading, PA, US
Jim Weaver 35 R R 6' 6.0" 230 Nov 25, 1903 Obion County, TN, US
Monte Weaver 33 L R 6' 0.0" 170 Jun 15, 1906 Helton, NC, US

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