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1940 Baltimore Orioles

1940 > Class AA > 1940 International League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies-NL
Manager: Tommy Thomas
Represented: Baltimore, MD
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	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	SLG	TB
1	Stan Benjamin	26	108	404	123	16	7	11	.304	.460	186
2	Roy Bruner	23	28	39	4	1	0	0	.103	.128	5
3	Elmer Burkart	23	22	16	1	0	0	0	.063	.063	1
4	Italo Chelini*	25	38	55	13	0	0	1	.236	.291	16
5	Orlin Collier	33	27	59	13	1	0	0	.220	.237	14
6	Eddie Collins*	23	148	580	170	26	4	0	.293	.352	204
7	Gene Corbett*	26	157	589	178	40	5	10	.302	.438	258
8	Nick Etten*	26	160	576	185	40	4	24	.321	.530	305
9	Skinny Graham*	30	118	339	87	16	7	15	.257	.478	162
10	Bob Hamilton*	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
11	Dixie Howell	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
12	Red Howell	31	152	557	200	35	4	29	.359	.592	330
13	Tommy Hughes	20	36	71	6	2	0	0	.085	.113	8
14	Dale Jones	21	29	17	3	1	1	0	.176	.353	6
15	Joe Kracher	26	103	325	81	12	2	9	.249	.382	124
16	Charles Lauenstein?	24	6	4	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
17	Danny Litwhiler	23	10	31	7	0	0	0	.226	.226	7
18	Harry Matuzak	30	14	17	4	0	0	1	.235	.412	7	Stats for 2 teams
19	Dick Midkiff	25	33	50	9	2	0	2	.180	.340	17
20	Bill Nagel	24	145	529	142	18	3	37	.268	.524	277
21	Skeeter Newsome	29	148	578	160	39	3	3	.277	.370	214
22	Ted Olson	27	20	20	2	0	0	0	.100	.100	2
23	Jack Redmond*	29	104	263	80	14	3	15	.304	.551	145
24	Ben Sankey	32	76	190	58	14	3	0	.305	.411	78
25	Earl Springer*	22	22	10	3	2	0	0	.300	.500	5
26	Floyd Stromme	23	30	61	12	1	1	0	.197	.246	15	Stats for 2 teams
27	Ken Trinkle	20	45	32	3	0	0	0	.094	.094	3
	27 Players	26.7

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	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1	Roy Bruner	23	7	12	.368	5.66	28	21	143.0	152	102	90	87	1.671	9.6	5.5
2	Elmer Burkart	23	3	3	.500	4.35	22	4	60.0	63	34	29	25	1.467	9.4	3.8
3	Italo Chelini*	25	14	12	.538	4.47	38	23	175.0	186	91	87	41	1.297	9.6	2.1
4	Orlin Collier	33	11	12	.478	4.17	27	26	177.0	188	96	82	49	1.339	9.6	2.5
5	Lloyd Gross	23	0	0			2		2.0	4			5	4.500	18.0	22.5
6	Tommy Hughes	20	14	11	.560	3.56	36	26	192.0	181	89	76	77	1.344	8.5	3.6
7	Guy Johnson	24	0	0		inf	1		0.0	2			1
8	Dale Jones	21	2	0	1.000	3.75	26	2	60.0	49	30	25	24	1.217	7.4	3.6
9	Charles Lauenstein?	24	0	0			6		15.0	17			6	1.533	10.2	3.6
10	Harry Matuzak	30	3	4	.429	7.10	14	5	52.0	70	48	41	22	1.769	12.1	3.8	Stats for 2 teams
11	Dick Midkiff	25	10	12	.455	4.80	33	24	163.0	200	112	87	32	1.423	11.0	1.8
12	Ted Olson	27	4	7	.364	6.55	20	9	66.0	100	53	48	24	1.879	13.6	3.3
13	Earl Springer*	22	1	2	.333	4.28	18	2	40.0	47	21	19	26	1.825	10.6	5.8
14	Floyd Stromme	23	12	11	.522	3.88	30	26	181.0	189	106	78	55	1.348	9.4	2.7	Stats for 2 teams
15	Ken Trinkle	20	5	3	.625	5.46	45	4	117.0	148	88	71	46	1.658	11.4	3.5
	15 Players	24.2

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
Joe Kracher	88		366	31	7		.983	4.51
Jack Redmond	76		329	38	8		.979	4.83

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Nick Etten	160		1525	92	18		.989	10.11

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Gene Corbett	155		391	485	28		.969	5.65

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Bill Nagel	139		103	282	40		.906	2.77
Ben Sankey	24		22	48	3		.959	2.92

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Skeeter Newsome	145		307	528	47		.947	5.76

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Red Howell	150	241	16	7	.973	1.71
Eddie Collins	141	295	16	6	.981	2.21
Stan Benjamin	102	157	6	4	.976	1.60
Skinny Graham	88	141	8	4	.974	1.69
Danny Litwhiler	10					0.00

P

	G
Ken Trinkle	45
Italo Chelini	38
Tommy Hughes	36
Dick Midkiff	33
Floyd Stromme	30	Stats for 2 teams
Roy Bruner	28
Orlin Collier	27
Dale Jones	26
Elmer Burkart	22
Ted Olson	20
Earl Springer	18
Harry Matuzak	14	Stats for 2 teams
Charles Lauenstein	6
Lloyd Gross	2
Guy Johnson	1

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Stan Benjamin	26	R	R	6' 2.0"	194	May 20, 1914	Framingham, MA, US
Roy Bruner	23	R	R	6' 0.0"	165	Feb 10, 1917	Cecilia, KY, US
Elmer Burkart	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	190	Feb 1, 1917	Philadelphia, PA, US
Italo Chelini	25	L	L	5' 10.0"	175	Oct 10, 1914	San Francisco, CA, US
Orlin Collier	33	R	R	5' 11.0"	180	Feb 17, 1907	East Prairie, MO, US
Eddie Collins	23	L	R	5' 10.0"	175	Nov 23, 1916	Lansdowne, PA, US
Gene Corbett	26	L	R	6' 1.0"	190	Oct 25, 1913	Winona, MN, US
Nick Etten	26	L	L	6' 2.0"	198	Sep 19, 1913	Spring Grove, IL, US
Skinny Graham	30	L	R	5' 7.0"	162	Aug 12, 1909	Somerville, MA, US
Lloyd Gross	23	R	R	6' 2.0"	198	1917
Bob Hamilton	22	L	R	6' 0.0"	170	Apr 20, 1918	Inglewood, CA, US
Dixie Howell	20	R	R	5' 11.0"	190	Apr 24, 1920	Louisville, KY, US
Red Howell	31	R	R	6' 0.0"	215	Jan 29, 1909	Atlanta, GA, US
Tommy Hughes	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Oct 7, 1919	Wilkes-Barre, PA, US
Guy Johnson	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	195	1916
Dale Jones	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	172	Dec 17, 1918	Marquette, NE, US
Joe Kracher	26	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	Nov 4, 1913	Philadelphia, PA, US
Charles Lauenstein	24					Apr 2, 1916
Charlie Letchas	24	R	R	5' 10.0"	150	Oct 3, 1915	Thomasville, GA, US
Danny Litwhiler	23	R	R	5' 10.0"	198	Aug 31, 1916	Ringtown, PA, US
Harry Matuzak	30	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	Jan 27, 1910	Omer, MI, US
Dick Midkiff	25	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	Sep 28, 1914	Gonzales, TX, US
Bill Nagel	24	R	R	6' 1.0"	190	Aug 19, 1915	Memphis, TN, US
Skeeter Newsome	29	R	R	5' 9.0"	155	Oct 18, 1910	Phenix City, AL, US
Ted Olson	27	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	Aug 27, 1912	Quincy, MA, US
Jack Redmond	29	L	R	5' 11.0"	185	Sep 3, 1910	Florence, AZ, US
Ben Sankey	32	R	R	5' 10.0"	155	Sep 2, 1907	Nauvoo, AL, US
Earl Springer	22	L	L	5' 11.0"	180	1918	Hagerstown, MD, US
Floyd Stromme	23	R	R	5' 11.0"	170	Aug 1, 1916	Cooperstown, ND, US
Ken Trinkle	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	Dec 15, 1919	Paoli, IN, US

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