1940 Selma Cloverleafs

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

Affiliation: Washington Senators-AL
Manager: n/a
Represented: Selma, AL
Ballpark: Rowell Field (Selma, AL)
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	Woodrow Arkeketa*	25	14	47	7	2	1	0	.149	.234	11
2	Stew Bolen*	37	11	20	4	0	0	0	.200	.200	4
3	Robert Bond*	23	13	34	5	1	0	0	.147	.176	6
4	Stew Bowers#	25	14	27	3	1	0	0	.111	.148	4
5	Johnnie Chambers*	28	40	89	19	3	0	0	.213	.247	22
6	Grady Dunlap*	21	14	41	13	4	0	0	.317	.415	17
7	Lester Elledge	20	37	71	6	0	1	0	.085	.113	8
8	Salvatore Ferrara	21	28	50	10	1	0	0	.200	.220	11
9	Frank Haggerty?	20	95	333	67	12	2	0	.201	.249	83
10	Ben Hassler	27	149	551	168	36	8	11	.305	.459	253
11	Judson Holsing	21	17	53	11	4	0	0	.208	.283	15
12	Wes Kingdon	39	19	52	16	4	0	0	.308	.385	20
13	Wilmer Lane	25	134	466	114	18	0	1	.245	.290	135
14	Hillis Layne*	22	6	20	2	1	0	0	.100	.150	3
15	Allen McElreath*	27	140	503	164	31	9	7	.326	.465	234
16	Clifford McSwain	32	28	100	26	3	2	0	.260	.330	33	Stats for 2 teams
17	Joe Mene*	28	123	498	146	23	13	4	.293	.416	207
18	Ted Mueller*	23	131	489	169	27	11	8	.346	.495	242
19	Marvin Pelton	26	149	560	184	45	8	13	.329	.507	284
20	Richard Pitman	28	18	27	4	0	0	0	.148	.148	4
21	LeRoy Pritchett	26	59	135	27	6	2	0	.200	.274	37
22	Grover Resinger	24	123	464	146	33	3	1	.315	.405	188
23	Raymond Rhodes?	--	11	19	3	0	0	0	.158	.158	3
24	George Stallings?	--	28	86	21	5	0	0	.244	.302	26
25	Mearl Strachan	22	42	92	17	4	0	0	.185	.228	21
26	Burton Swift*	22	50	110	20	6	1	3	.182	.336	37
	26 Players	25.3

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	Stew Bowers	25	4	5	.444	3.16	14	74.0	63	31	26	25	1.189	7.7	3.0
2	Johnnie Chambers	28	9	14	.391	3.70	34	219.0	256	130	90	34	1.324	10.5	1.4
3	Lester Elledge	20	15	8	.652	2.90	36	217.0	230	94	70	57	1.323	9.5	2.4
4	Richard Pitman	28	3	10	.231	5.85	17	80.0	91	59	52	47	1.725	10.2	5.3
5	LeRoy Pritchett	26	13	14	.481	3.52	37	225.0	239	113	88	59	1.324	9.6	2.4
6	Mearl Strachan	22	15	11	.577	3.68	40	230.0	256	130	94	65	1.396	10.0	2.5
7	Burton Swift*	22	10	9	.526	3.62	30	154.0	154	85	62	54	1.351	9.0	3.2
	7 Players	24.0

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
Wilmer Lane	131		614	67	10		.986	5.20
Salvatore Ferrara	25		85	7	4		.958	3.68

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ted Mueller	123		1113	57	24		.980	9.51
Robert Bond	10		67	5	1		.986	7.20

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Ben Hassler	143		359	419	32		.960	5.44

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Grover Resinger	123		121	275	23		.945	3.22
Woodrow Arkeketa	12		14	23	2		.949	3.08

SS

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Frank Haggerty	95	197	316	48	.914	5.40
George Stallings	21	26	52	14	.848	3.71
Judson Holsing	17	19	41	7	.896	3.53
Wes Kingdon	16	21	50	5	.934	4.44

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Allen McElreath	140	339	19	14	.962	2.56
Marvin Pelton	137	229	14	7	.972	1.77
Joe Mene	122	261	9	14	.951	2.21
Clifford McSwain	27	49	0	1	.980	1.81	Stats for 2 teams

P

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Mearl Strachan	40							0.00
LeRoy Pritchett	37							0.00
Lester Elledge	36							0.00
Johnnie Chambers	34							0.00
Burton Swift	30							0.00
Richard Pitman	17							0.00
Stew Bowers	14							0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Woodrow Arkeketa	25	L		5' 11.0"	178	1915
Stew Bolen	37	L	L	5' 11.0"	180	Oct 12, 1902	Jackson, AL, US
Robert Bond	23	L		6' 1.0"	175	1917
Stew Bowers	25	S	R	6' 0.0"	170	Feb 26, 1915	New Freedom, PA, US
Bill Cearley	20	R		5' 10.0"	200	Jul 12, 1919
Johnnie Chambers	28	L	R	6' 0.0"	185	Sep 10, 1911	Copperhill, TN, US
Grady Dunlap	21	L		5' 11.0"	180	1919
Lester Elledge	20	R	R	6' 3.0"	193	1920
Salvatore Ferrara	21	R		5' 10.0"	170	1919
William Flora	24	R	L	6' 0.0"	160	1916
Charles Gallagher	22	R		6' 1.0"	175	1918
Jimmy Grant	21	L	R	5' 8.0"	166	Oct 6, 1918	Racine, WI, US
Frank Haggerty	20					1920	Nassau County, NY, US
Ben Hassler	27	R		5' 10.0"	160	Feb 6, 1913	Fort Smith, AK, US
Judson Holsing	21	R		5' 10.0"	175	1919
Carval Hubbard	--					Unknown
Kirby Jordan	23	L		6' 1.0"	170	1917
Kenneth Kenny	25	R	R	6' 0.0"	176	1915
Wes Kingdon	39	R	R	5' 8.0"	148	Jul 4, 1900	Los Angeles, CA, US
Wilmer Lane	25	R		6' 0.0"	180	1915
Waple Langston	26	R	R	5' 8.0"	168	1914
Hillis Layne	22	L	R	6' 0.0"	170	Feb 23, 1918	Whitwell, TN, US
Thomas Lyles	--					Unknown
Allen McElreath	27	L	L	5' 8.0"	160	Aug 4, 1912	Mobile, AL, US
Clifford McSwain	32	R		5' 10.0"	175	1908
Joe Mene	28	L		6' 6.0"	175	Sep 16, 1911	CA, US
Ted Mueller	23	L		6' 0.0"	180	1917
Marvin Pelton	26	R		6' 2.0"	185	1914
Richard Pitman	28	R	R	6' 6.0"	185	1912
LeRoy Pritchett	26	R	R	6' 0.0"	175	1914
Grover Resinger	24	R	R	5' 11.0"	185	Nov 20, 1915	St. Louis, MO, US
Raymond Rhodes	--					Unknown
George Stallings	--					Unknown
Mearl Strachan	22	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	1918	Northwood, NH, US
Burton Swift	22	L	L	5' 10.0"	170	1918
Jack VanOrsdol	28	R	R	6' 3.0"	180	1912
Pee-Wee Wanninger	37	L	R	5' 7.0"	150	Dec 12, 1902	Birmingham, AL, US

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