1940 Owensboro Oilers

1940 > Class D > 1940 Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Boston Bees-NL
Manager: Hughie Wise
Represented: Owensboro, KY
Ballpark: Miller Field (Owensboro, KY)
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	Maurice Bernsen	20	48	99	18	6	0	1	.182	.273	27	Stats for 2 teams
2	Lefty Buickel*	18	13	8	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	1	Stats for 3 teams
3	Robert Churchill*	21	28	73	20	3	2	2	.274	.452	33	Stats for 2 teams
4	Robert Crady?	--	24	76	17	2	1	0	.224	.276	21
5	Martin Day?	--	11	42	11	4	2	0	.262	.452	19
6	Melbourn DeJarnette	20	58	234	59	14	1	0	.252	.321	75	Stats for 3 teams
7	Don DeVault*	24	69	297	106	18	4	4	.357	.485	144
8	Henry Farris?	--	39	179	54	10	2	2	.302	.413	74	Stats for 2 teams
9	John Ferretti*	22	21	91	20	4	1	0	.220	.286	26
10	Charles Gibson	21	60	240	63	12	2	3	.263	.367	88
11	Frank Grabo?	--	23	77	13	3	0	0	.169	.208	16
12	Clarence Heffelfinger	22	36	73	18	4	1	1	.247	.370	27
13	Harold Kirk?	--	13	24	6	0	1	0	.250	.333	8
14	Grantham Lambert*	26	51	130	29	6	0	1	.223	.292	38
15	Douglas Ling?	--	15	14	3	0	0	0	.214	.214	3
16	Gino Marionetti	22	96	392	130	31	11	17	.332	.597	234
17	Frank McElyea	21	120	520	208	49	12	12	.400	.610	317
18	Leonard Novak	22	96	373	118	33	3	13	.316	.525	196
19	Charles Price*	20	61	252	74	14	9	2	.294	.444	112
20	James Purcell	23	109	405	109	14	4	6	.269	.368	149	Stats for 2 teams
21	Howard Schumacher	24	20	42	10	3	0	1	.238	.381	16
22	Jack Siens	23	62	276	84	18	5	10	.304	.514	142
23	Bud Sly	27	24	34	2	0	0	0	.059	.059	2
24	Edward Urban	23	119	478	165	32	7	34	.345	.655	313
25	Lefty Wallace*	18	40	106	19	2	2	1	.179	.264	28
26	Jack White	23	56	178	46	9	1	0	.258	.320	57
27	Hughie Wise#	34	79	292	99	22	2	3	.339	.459	134
	27 Players	22.8

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	Maurice Bernsen	20	6	8	.429	3.93	33	135.0	154	112	59	75	1.696	10.3	5.0	Stats for 2 teams
2	Clarence Heffelfinger	22	14	9	.609	5.09	33	205.0	256	151	116	98	1.727	11.2	4.3
3	Harold Kirk?	--	3	5	.375	7.36	14	66.0	96	65	54	47	2.167	13.1	6.4
4	Grantham Lambert*	26	13	14	.481	3.68	36	242.0	298	156	99	87	1.591	11.1	3.2
5	Douglas Ling?	--	4	2	.667	4.00	15	54.0	54	34	24	25	1.463	9.0	4.2
6	Howard Schumacher	24	7	7	.500	5.08	16	117.0	142	87	66	41	1.564	10.9	3.2
7	Bud Sly	27	6	3	.667	5.23	23	74.0	115	58	43	50	2.230	14.0	6.1
8	Lefty Wallace*	18	17	12	.586	3.09	40	262.0	248	123	90	151	1.523	8.5	5.2
	8 Players	22.4

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
James Purcell	81		525	68	18		.971	7.32							Stats for 2 teams
Hughie Wise	79		459	59	12		.977	6.56

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Frank McElyea	120		1094	57	34		.971	9.59

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Gino Marionetti	94	245	337	31	.949	6.19
Melbourn DeJarnette	35	83	97	9	.952	5.14	Stats for 3 teams
Frank Grabo	13	17	34	5	.911	3.92

3B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Don DeVault	69	59	174	24	.907	3.38
Jack White	20	27	44	5	.934	3.55
Martin Day	11	16	18	5	.872	3.09

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Leonard Novak	96		182	338	39		.930	5.42
Henry Farris	39		92	135	38		.857	5.82			Stats for 2 teams

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Edward Urban	118	245	22	16	.943	2.26
Jack Siens	62	103	11	4	.966	1.84
Charles Price	61	114	10	11	.919	2.03
Charles Gibson	60	96	13	6	.948	1.82
Robert Churchill	28	26	4	2	.938	1.07	Stats for 2 teams
Robert Crady	24	30	4	2	.944	1.42
John Ferretti	21	30	2	1	.970	1.52

P

	G
Lefty Wallace	40
Grantham Lambert	36
Maurice Bernsen	33	Stats for 2 teams
Clarence Heffelfinger	33
Bud Sly	23
Howard Schumacher	16
Douglas Ling	15
Harold Kirk	14

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Maurice Bernsen	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	1920
Lefty Buickel	18	L	L	5' 11.0"	160	Aug 27, 1921	Boonville, IN, US
Robert Churchill	21	L		5' 11.0"	175	Aug 12, 1918	Memphis, TN, US
Cecil Cox	--					Unknown
Robert Crady	--					Unknown
Martin Day	--					Unknown
Melbourn DeJarnette	20	R		6' 1.0"	173	1920
Don DeVault	24	L		6' 0.0"	170	1916
Henry Farris	--					Unknown
Felonk	--					Unknown
John Ferretti	22	L		5' 10.0"	170	1918
Robert Foster	15	R	R	6' 2.0"	205	1925
Doyle Gayer	--					Unknown
Charles Gibson	21	R	R	6' 2.0"	195	1919
Burton Gilstad	21					Dec 15, 1918
Frank Grabo	--					Unknown
Clarence Heffelfinger	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	200	1918
Herbert Humphrey	--					Unknown
Harold Kirk	--					Unknown
Laine	--					Unknown
Grantham Lambert	26	L	L	6' 1.0"	175	1914
Douglas Ling	--					Unknown
Gino Marionetti	22	R		5' 10.0"	175	Apr 16, 1918	Arcata, CA, US
Frank McElyea	21	R	R	6' 6.0"	221	Aug 4, 1918	Hawthorne Township, IL, US
Edgar Neal	--					Unknown
Leo Nolan	--					Unknown
Leonard Novak	22	R		5' 10.0"	155	1918
Charles Price	20	L	R	6' 0.0"	200	1920	Glenzen, IN, US
James Purcell	23	R		5' 11.0"	170	1917
Renaldo	--					Unknown
Michael Sabena	18	S	R	5' 11.0"	180	Sep 19, 1921	Williamstown, PA, US
Howard Schumacher	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	1916
Royce Shirrell	24					Sep 25, 1915
Jack Siens	23	R		6' 0.0"	170	1917	Huntington, WV, US
Bud Sly	27	R	R	5' 11.0"	152	1913
John Therias	--					Unknown
Edward Urban	23	R		6' 0.0"		1917
Lefty Wallace	18	L	L	5' 11.0"	160	Aug 12, 1921	Evansville, IN, US
Jack White	23	R		5' 10.0"	170	1917
Wilson	--					Unknown
Hughie Wise	34	S	R	6' 0.0"	178	Mar 9, 1906	Campbellsville, KY, US

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