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1940 Charlotte Hornets

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

Affiliation: Washington Senators-AL
Manager: Calvin Griffith
Represented: Charlotte, 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 Lefty Brewer* 22 35 79 19 4 1 0 .241 .316 25
2 Harry Dean 25 29 78 7 0 0 1 .090 .128 10
3 John Frye* 23 126 482 135 24 4 13 .280 .427 206
4 Elmer Gedeon 23 131 468 127 20 9 11 .271 .423 198
5 Michael Grimes 18 24 47 3 0 0 0 .064 .064 3
6 Jim Guinn 25 134 552 150 28 6 2 .272 .355 196
7 Dick Hahn 23 128 427 123 11 5 22 .288 .492 210
8 Ray Hoffman* 23 118 429 133 15 7 1 .310 .385 165
9 Bucky Jacobs 27 19 45 7 1 0 0 .156 .178 8
10 Julius Katzen 25 10 16 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 Stats for 3 teams
11 George LaPointe? 21 32 116 32 2 0 0 .276 .293 34
12 George Nix 24 106 416 104 21 2 6 .250 .353 147
13 Roberto Ortiz 25 51 179 55 8 6 3 .307 .469 84
14 Robert Overstreet# 25 29 54 14 1 0 0 .259 .278 15
15 Sherry Robertson* 21 135 498 124 19 9 23 .249 .462 230
16 Jack Sanford 23 119 454 144 26 5 12 .317 .476 216
17 Lou Thuman 23 31 65 11 2 0 0 .169 .200 13
18 Gil Torres 24 56 130 37 6 1 1 .285 .369 48
19 Early Wynn# 20 33 59 15 1 0 0 .254 .271 16
19 Players 23.2
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 Lefty Brewer* 22 11 9 .550 3.68 28 176.0 154 96 72 104 1.466 7.9 5.3
2 Harry Dean 25 12 13 .480 3.96 29 200.0 210 121 88 97 1.535 9.4 4.4
3 Bucky Jacobs 27 8 8 .500 3.13 18 118.0 116 60 41 32 1.254 8.8 2.4
4 Robert Overstreet 25 8 7 .533 5.10 29 157.0 171 111 89 81 1.605 9.8 4.6
5 Lou Thuman 23 9 11 .450 3.76 31 182.0 184 114 76 116 1.648 9.1 5.7
6 Gil Torres 24 9 7 .563 3.92 27 140.0 156 75 61 34 1.357 10.0 2.2
7 Early Wynn 20 9 7 .563 4.25 31 144.0 154 103 68 57 1.465 9.6 3.6
7 Players 23.5

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
Dick Hahn 124 549 71 31 .952 5.00
Michael Grimes 19 64 12 4 .950 4.00

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jack Sanford 119 1195 50 20 .984 10.46

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jim Guinn 134 350 388 33 .957 5.51

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
George Nix 96 112 242 9 .975 3.69
George LaPointe 31 26 64 8 .918 2.90

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Sherry Robertson 134 230 456 61 .918 5.12

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Elmer Gedeon 131 311 16 15 .956 2.50
John Frye 125 179 3 11 .943 1.46
Ray Hoffman 89 125 7 7 .950 1.48
Roberto Ortiz 51 84 9 10 .903 1.82

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Lou Thuman 31 0.00
Early Wynn 31 0.00
Harry Dean 29 0.00
Robert Overstreet 29 0.00
Lefty Brewer 28 0.00
Gil Torres 27 0.00
Bucky Jacobs 18 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Lefty Brewer 22 L L 6' 1.0" 165 Dec 9, 1917 Sequatchie, TN, US
Samuel Cunningham 22 R L 6' 4.0" 175 1918
Harry Dean 25 R R 6' 4.0" 185 May 12, 1915 Rockmart, GA, US
John Frye 23 L 6' 1.0" 180 1917
Elmer Gedeon 23 R R 6' 4.0" 196 Apr 15, 1917 Cleveland, OH, US
Calvin Griffith 28 Dec 1, 1911 Montreal, QC, CA
Michael Grimes 18 R 6' 0.0" 180 1922
Jim Guinn 25 R 5' 10.0" 165 1915
Dick Hahn 23 R R 5' 11.0" 176 Jul 24, 1916 Canton, OH, US
Kirby Hayes 23 L L 5' 11.0" 178 1917
Earl Heath -- Unknown
Ray Hoffman 23 L R 6' 0.0" 175 Jun 14, 1917 Detroit, MI, US
Bucky Jacobs 27 R R 5' 11.0" 155 Mar 21, 1913 Altavista, VA, US
Julius Katzen 25 R 5' 10.0" 175 1915
George LaPointe 21 5' 10.0" 175 1919
Joseph Lewis 22 R R 5' 11.0" 170 1918
George Nix 24 R 5' 10.0" 170 1916
Roberto Ortiz 25 R R 6' 4.0" 200 Jun 30, 1915 Camaguey, Camaguey, CU
Robert Overstreet 25 S R 6' 0.0" 170 1915
Charles Quimby 23 R 6' 0.0" 180 1917
Sherry Robertson 21 L R 6' 0.0" 180 Jan 1, 1919 Montreal, QC, CA
Jack Sanford 23 R R 6' 3.0" 195 Jun 23, 1917 Chatham, VA, US
Lou Thuman 23 R R 6' 2.0" 185 Dec 13, 1916 Baltimore, MD, US
Gil Torres 24 R R 6' 0.0" 155 Aug 23, 1915 Regla, CU
Early Wynn 20 S R 6' 0.0" 190 Jan 6, 1920 Hartford, AL, US

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