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1940 Asheville Tourists

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

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Thomas West
Represented: Asheville, NC
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 PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Clarence Beers 21 47 84 20 7 2 0 .238 .369 31
2 Ken Burkhart 23 34 85 21 1 0 0 .247 .259 22
3 Tony Castano 29 100 381 108 13 2 0 .283 .328 125
4 Bill Hart 27 108 401 107 19 5 9 .267 .406 163
5 Edward Hurley 27 32 65 18 2 0 0 .277 .308 20
6 Milton Lowery* 24 54 145 38 3 1 3 .262 .359 52
7 Eddie Malone 20 88 291 76 11 3 4 .261 .361 105
8 Michael Natisin* 23 136 513 149 26 5 10 .290 .419 215
9 Frank Nelson 21 47 105 23 4 2 1 .219 .324 34
10 A. Phillips* 24 18 62 10 1 0 1 .161 .226 14
11 Harry Pletersek* 25 128 449 104 21 6 2 .232 .318 143
12 Harry Polly 24 34 70 8 2 0 1 .114 .186 13
13 Erwin Prasse 22 16 55 9 0 0 0 .164 .164 9
14 Bobby Rhawn 21 136 504 137 23 7 11 .272 .411 207
15 Freddy Schmidt 24 15 29 7 0 0 1 .241 .345 10
16 Walter Schuerbaum 23 136 538 155 23 10 11 .288 .429 231
17 Emil Verban 24 131 524 148 19 0 2 .282 .330 173
18 Thomas West* 29 100 353 107 25 4 5 .303 .439 155
18 Players 24.2
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 Clarence Beers 21 8 12 .400 3.41 34 145.0 145 87 55 57 1.393 9.0 3.5
2 Ken Burkhart 23 20 6 .769 2.63 33 233.0 192 80 68 76 1.150 7.4 2.9
3 Ken Holcombe 21 0 1 .000 3.00 3 3.0 6 4 1 5 3.667 18.0 15.0
4 Edward Hurley 27 12 11 .522 3.73 32 188.0 187 101 78 93 1.489 9.0 4.5
5 Milton Lowery* 24 10 5 .667 2.88 24 153.0 130 59 49 61 1.248 7.6 3.6
6 Frank Nelson 21 11 9 .550 2.86 36 208.0 185 88 66 83 1.288 8.0 3.6
7 Harry Polly 24 10 11 .476 3.43 34 189.0 201 100 72 48 1.317 9.6 2.3
8 Freddy Schmidt 24 4 3 .571 4.90 14 68.0 76 47 37 36 1.647 10.1 4.8
8 Players 23.3

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
Thomas West 94 503 44 10 .982 5.82
Eddie Malone 52 215 27 5 .980 4.65

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Michael Natisin 136 1222 73 19 .986 9.52

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Emil Verban 129 358 376 36 .953 5.69

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Erwin Prasse 163 14 27 4 .911 0.25
Bobby Rhawn 97 73 203 36 .885 2.85

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Hart 98 180 321 28 .947 5.11

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Walter Schuerbaum 136 281 15 4 .987 2.18
Harry Pletersek 126 274 10 15 .950 2.25
Tony Castano 94 186 11 3 .985 2.10
A. Phillips 12 25 2 1 .964 2.25

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Frank Nelson 36 0.00
Clarence Beers 34 0.00
Harry Polly 34 0.00
Ken Burkhart 33 0.00
Edward Hurley 32 0.00
Milton Lowery 24 0.00
Freddy Schmidt 14 0.00
Ken Holcombe 3 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Clarence Beers 21 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Dec 9, 1918 El Dorado, KS, US
Harold Bullock 22 R R 6' 2.0" 180 1918
Ken Burkhart 23 R R 6' 1.0" 190 Nov 18, 1916 Knoxville, TN, US
Tony Castano 29 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Feb 11, 1911 Palma Soriano, CU
William Glover 17 L 5' 11.0" 185 1923
Bill Hart 27 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Mar 4, 1913 Wiconisco, PA, US
Ken Holcombe 21 R R 5' 11.0" 169 Aug 23, 1918 Burnsville, NC, US
Edward Hurley 27 R R 6' 1.0" 200 1913
Thomas Koval 22 R R 6' 0.0" 190 1918
Milton Lowery 24 L L 6' 1.0" 180 1916
Eddie Malone 20 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Jun 16, 1920 Chicago, IL, US
Michael Natisin 23 L 5' 10.0" 176 Oct 31, 1916 Alpha, NJ, US
Frank Nelson 21 R R 5' 10.0" 175 Jul 30, 1918 San Pablo, CA, US
Harry Perko 22 R R 6' 0.0" 175 1918
A. Phillips 24 L 5' 4.0" 165 1916 Gaffney, SC, US
Harry Pletersek 25 L L 5' 7.0" 158 Jun 30, 1915
Harry Polly 24 R R 6' 1.0" 180 1916
Erwin Prasse 22 R 6' 2.0" 199 Dec 1, 1917
Bobby Rhawn 21 R R 5' 8.0" 180 Feb 13, 1919 Catawissa, PA, US
Bob Rice -- Unknown
Freddy Schmidt 24 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Feb 9, 1916 Hartford, CT, US
Walter Schuerbaum 23 R 5' 11.0" 180 1917
Emil Verban 24 R R 5' 11.0" 165 Aug 27, 1915 Lincoln, IL, US
Thomas West 29 L 5' 11.0" 160 Nov 6, 1910 Stonewall, MS, US

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