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1940 Decatur Commodores

1940 > Class B > 1940 Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Boyce Morrow and Lou Scoffic
Represented: Decatur, IL
Ballpark: Fans Field (Decatur, IL)
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 Jack Card 24 30 73 10 2 0 0 .137 .164 12
2 Dain Clay 20 114 431 153 23 14 10 .355 .543 234
3 Robert Eisiminger 19 17 23 2 1 0 0 .087 .130 3
4 Ray Hart 23 14 44 10 1 1 0 .227 .295 13
5 Archie Horne* 25 124 512 149 20 8 0 .291 .361 185
6 Ted Kakoliris* 21 35 141 33 4 2 1 .234 .312 44
7 Clyde Kluttz 22 62 201 52 15 6 0 .259 .393 79
8 George Niedson# 22 92 274 78 16 5 4 .285 .423 116
9 Roman Roh 22 32 57 10 2 0 0 .175 .211 12
10 Harry Schmiel 22 120 482 147 27 15 1 .305 .429 207
11 Lou Scoffic 27 121 458 164 23 8 10 .358 .509 233
12 Dick Sisler* 19 3 10 3 1 1 0 .300 .600 6
13 Raymond Smith 20 11 14 3 0 0 0 .214 .214 3
14 Justin Stein 28 87 344 89 15 7 3 .259 .369 127
15 Max Surkont 18 34 93 13 1 1 0 .140 .172 16
16 Jake Suytar 22 121 455 125 22 8 9 .275 .418 190
17 Archie Templeton* 19 30 50 14 2 1 1 .280 .420 21
18 Russ Wein# 23 11 34 7 0 0 0 .206 .206 7
19 Claude Wright 23 120 436 111 13 4 5 .255 .337 147
20 William Yarewick* 24 34 83 20 0 2 1 .241 .325 27
20 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 Jack Card 24 12 10 .545 3.79 29 185.0 202 103 78 61 1.422 9.8 3.0
2 Robert Eisiminger 19 2 6 .250 6.71 16 59.0 76 53 44 35 1.881 11.6 5.3
3 Ray Hart 23 8 4 .667 2.63 14 106.0 98 43 31 56 1.453 8.3 4.8
4 Roman Roh 22 9 9 .500 4.13 30 159.0 166 92 73 92 1.623 9.4 5.2
5 Max Surkont 18 19 5 .792 2.50 33 234.0 193 100 65 94 1.226 7.4 3.6
6 William Yarewick* 24 16 10 .615 3.54 34 211.0 190 97 83 93 1.341 8.1 4.0
6 Players 21.7

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
George Niedson 75 394 48 14 .969 5.89
Clyde Kluttz 58 351 34 10 .975 6.64

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jake Suytar 121 1046 82 15 .987 9.32

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Archie Horne 117 298 328 36 .946 5.35

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Justin Stein 86 60 162 21 .914 2.58
Ted Kakoliris 30 30 53 11 .883 2.77

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Claude Wright 117 213 286 45 .917 4.26

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Harry Schmiel 119 203 12 6 .973 1.81
Lou Scoffic 116 293 6 8 .974 2.58
Dain Clay 114 196 8 12 .944 1.79
Archie Templeton 15 10 0 0 1.000 0.67

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
William Yarewick 34 0.00
Max Surkont 33 0.00
Roman Roh 30 0.00
Jack Card 29 0.00
Robert Eisiminger 16 0.00
Ray Hart 14 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Thomas Astbury 19 R 5' 9.0" 170 Dec 15, 1920
Gerald Burmeister 22 R R 6' 2.0" 205 Aug 11, 1917
Jack Card 24 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Sep 30, 1915 Ogden, UT, US
Dain Clay 20 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Jul 10, 1919 Hicksville, OH, US
Orval Cott 21 R 6' 2.0" 195 Jul 17, 1918
Levo Dallape -- Unknown
Hal Dobson 20 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Oct 15, 1919 Lincoln, NE, US
Roy Drasites 22 L L 6' 0.0" 185 1918
Robert Eisiminger 19 R R 5' 11.0" 155 Sep 1, 1920
Ray Hart 23 R R 6' 0.0" 180 1917
Archie Horne 25 L 5' 10.0" 163 Dec 11, 1914 Wolfeboro, NH, US
Ted Kakoliris 21 L 5' 10.0" 175 Aug 19, 1918 Birmingham, AL, US
Clyde Kluttz 22 R R 6' 0.0" 193 Dec 12, 1917 Rockwell, NC, US
Wilson Koewing 27 R R 5' 10.0" 170 1913
Samuel Kuipers 22 L L 5' 10.0" 165 Jul 24, 1917
Robert Maren 20 R R 6' 0.0" 195 1920
Kenneth Miller 24 R 6' 0.0" 185 1916
Doyle Mills 22 R R 6' 2.0" 170 1918
George Niedson 22 S 5' 10.0" 205 1918
Kenneth Reid 22 R L 6' 1.0" 185 1918
Roman Roh 22 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Sep 8, 1917 Bruno, NE, US
Harry Schmiel 22 R 6' 1.0" 195 Feb 22, 1918 Chicago, IL, US
Lou Scoffic 27 R R 5' 10.0" 182 May 20, 1913 Herrin, IL, US
Dick Sisler 19 L R 6' 2.0" 205 Nov 2, 1920 St. Louis, MO, US
Raymond Smith 20 R 6' 1.0" 195 Feb 14, 1920
Justin Stein 28 R R 5' 11.0" 180 Aug 9, 1911 St. Louis, MO, US
Max Surkont 18 R R 6' 1.0" 195 Jun 16, 1922 Central Falls, RI, US
Jake Suytar 22 R R 6' 5.0" 215 Jul 10, 1917 Ventura, CA, US
Archie Templeton 19 L L 5' 11.0" 195 1921
Russ Wein 23 S 5' 10.0" 160 1917
Claude Wright 23 R 5' 9.0" 155 Aug 14, 1916
William Yarewick 24 L L 6' 1.0" 170 1916 Bayonne, NJ, US

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