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1939 Duluth Dukes

1939 > Class D > 1939 Northern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Fred Dorman
Represented: Duluth, MN
Ballpark: Athletic Park ( , MN)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1938 / 1940

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	Sterling Arnold	20	30	65	6	0	0	1	.092	.138	9
2	Harold Bush	23	116	417	112	15	4	22	.269	.482	201
3	Ray Chandler?	--	25	62	18	2	1	2	.290	.452	28
4	Jim Cookson*	21	121	496	151	26	6	10	.304	.442	219
5	Fred Dorman	37	120	422	123	20	1	0	.291	.344	145
6	Robert Eisiminger	18	27	55	13	2	1	2	.236	.418	23
7	John Hobson*	23	22	88	23	5	2	1	.261	.398	35
8	Cliff Homstad	25	31	76	11	2	0	0	.145	.171	13
9	Marvin Janes*	23	95	330	100	16	5	5	.303	.427	141	Stats for 2 teams
10	Ernest Keithley*	25	14	51	12	3	0	0	.235	.294	15
11	Lambert Kowalewski?	23	22	77	21	6	3	1	.273	.468	36
12	Red Kubiszak	22	49	173	36	7	1	1	.208	.277	48	Stats for 2 teams
13	Arthur Lamppo?	--	11	23	4	0	0	0	.174	.174	4
14	John Lavelle*	17	18	77	15	1	1	2	.195	.312	24
15	Tom Matuszewski?	21	13	38	6	0	1	0	.158	.211	8
16	John Neuwirth	20	68	201	49	9	2	2	.244	.338	68	Stats for 2 teams
17	Theodore Novak*	26	35	69	15	3	0	3	.217	.391	27
18	Ervin Oberlander	21	96	376	95	8	0	4	.253	.306	115
19	John Plad?	--	11	22	3	0	0	0	.136	.136	3	Stats for 2 teams
20	Frank Scalise	25	33	118	21	3	2	0	.178	.237	28	Stats for 2 teams
21	Joe Schmidt	21	120	440	194	29	9	31	.441	.759	334
22	Alvin Schnor*	22	30	68	14	1	0	0	.206	.221	15
23	Adolph Stemig	41	105	366	95	16	2	13	.260	.421	154
24	Emil Tikvich	25	15	33	4	0	0	0	.121	.121	4
25	Jack White	22	107	377	83	12	0	1	.220	.260	98
	25 Players	24.9

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	Sterling Arnold	20	13	9	.591	4.03	29	201.0	199	119	90	92	1.448	8.9	4.1
2	Robert Eisiminger	18	14	7	.667	4.44	27	152.0	138	92	75	77	1.414	8.2	4.6
3	Cliff Homstad	25	10	10	.500	5.49	31	190.0	236	135	116	75	1.637	11.2	3.6
4	Theodore Novak*	26	13	5	.722	2.91	27	158.0	161	69	51	46	1.310	9.2	2.6
5	Alvin Schnor*	22	10	11	.476	4.04	30	178.0	165	100	80	78	1.365	8.3	3.9
6	Emil Tikvich	25	5	3	.625	5.24	13	79.0	87	55	46	34	1.532	9.9	3.9
	6 Players	22.5

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Jack White	61	289	50	8	.977	5.56
John Neuwirth	39	127	12	4	.972	3.56	Stats for 2 teams
Ernest Keithley	14	53	12	3	.956	4.64

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Harold Bush	115		1188	48	26		.979	10.75

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Fred Dorman	120		350	379	22		.971	6.08

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Joe Schmidt	103		105	227	30		.917	3.22
John Lavelle	18		15	49	7		.901	3.56

SS

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Ervin Oberlander	85	121	227	22	.941	4.09
Frank Scalise	15	28	35	5	.926	4.20	Stats for 2 teams
Tom Matuszewski	13	15	40	11	.833	4.23

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Jim Cookson	121	244	14	12	.956	2.13
Adolph Stemig	98	118	7	5	.962	1.28
Marvin Janes	86	116	4	5	.960	1.40	Stats for 2 teams
Red Kubiszak	49	59	2	1	.984	1.24	Stats for 2 teams
Lambert Kowalewski	22	26	0	0	1.000	1.18
John Hobson	21	20	1	1	.955	1.00

P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Cliff Homstad	31							0.00
Alvin Schnor	30							0.00
Sterling Arnold	29							0.00
Robert Eisiminger	27							0.00
Theodore Novak	27							0.00
Emil Tikvich	13							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Sterling Arnold	20	R	R	6' 2.0"	188	Aug 24, 1918	Jacobus, PA, US
Eugene Breese	20	R	R	5' 10.0"	170	1919
Harold Bush	23	R		6' 2.0"	204	1916
Ray Chandler	--					Unknown
Jim Cookson	21	L	R	5' 10.0"	165	Jan 1, 1918
Fred Dorman	37	R	R	5' 9.0"	155	Jun 6, 1902	Carlstadt, NJ, US
Robert Eisiminger	18	R	R	5' 11.0"	155	Sep 1, 1920
Leonard Ellison	26	R		5' 9.0"	145	1913
Anthony Fishback	23					1916
John Hobson	23	L		5' 11.0"	185	1916
Cliff Homstad	25	R	R	6' 0.0"	170	Jun 7, 1914	Cashton, WI, US
Marvin Janes	23	L		5' 11.0"	184	1916
Vern Kailey	21	R	R	6' 3.0"	185	Oct 1, 1917	Blue Hill, NE, US
Ernest Keithley	25	L		6' 0.0"	184	1914
Lambert Kowalewski	23					May 6, 1916
Red Kubiszak	22	R		5' 11.0"	175	Dec 4, 1916
Arthur Lamppo	--					Unknown
Don Launer	22	S		5' 11.0"	160	Jan 14, 1917	Fremont, NE, US
John Lavelle	17	L		5' 10.0"	170	1922
Tom Matuszewski	21					Dec 20, 1917	Pittsburgh, PA, US
Roy Millimaki	20	R	R	5' 10.0"	165	1919
John Neuwirth	20	R		6' 2.0"	200	1919
Theodore Novak	26	L	L	5' 7.0"	158	Dec 10, 1912	Warsaw, PL
Ervin Oberlander	21	R		5' 8.0"	155	Sep 29, 1917
John Plad	--					Unknown
Frank Scalise	25	R		5' 10.0"	155	1914
Joe Schmidt	21	R		5' 10.0"	185	Jun 9, 1918	Belleville, IL, US
Alvin Schnor	22	L	L	6' 2.0"	185	Nov 14, 1916
Frank Smagacz	--					Unknown
Adolph Stemig	41	R	R	5' 7.0"	168	Jun 9, 1898
Emil Tikvich	25	R	R	5' 11.0"	165	1914
Jack White	22	R		5' 10.0"	170	1917
James Williams	--					Unknown

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