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1940 Columbus Red Birds

1940 > Class AA > 1940 American Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals-NL
Manager: Burt Shotton
Represented: Columbus, OH
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 PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Frank Barrett 26 47 33 5 0 0 0 .152 .152 5
2 Larry Barton* 27 57 167 25 42 12 2 8 35 3 .251 .491 82
3 Jack Bolling* 23 45 128 27 8 0 0 .211 .273 35
4 Harry Brecheen* 25 48 100 26 0 1 2 .260 .340 34
5 Jim Bucher* 29 127 523 149 27 8 6 .285 .402 210
6 Walker Cooper 25 131 477 144 29 12 3 .302 .432 206
7 Bill Curlee 23 17 7 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 1
8 Murry Dickson 23 41 94 24 2 1 1 .255 .330 31
9 Pete Fleming 28 83 239 67 13 4 1 .280 .381 91
10 George Hader 23 7 7 2 .286
11 Jim Hitchcock 29 106 354 92 12 4 0 .260 .316 112
12 Vernon Horn 23 11 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
13 Red Jones* 28 129 484 156 30 12 9 .322 .490 237
14 Milton Lowery* 24 4 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
15 Fred Martin 25 3 1 1 1.000
16 Rube Melton 23 43 66 11 3 0 1 .167 .258 17
17 Robert Moers? -- 11 40 9 1 1 0 .225 .300 12
18 Lynn Myers 26 29 103 20 4 2 0 .194 .272 28
19 George Niedson# 22 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
20 William Rabe 19 36 105 29 6 1 2 .276 .410 43
21 Bob Repass 22 135 464 138 22 9 0 .297 .384 178
22 Goody Rosen* 27 10 33 7 1 0 2 .212 .424 14
23 Lee Sherrill 25 35 42 10 2 0 0 .238 .286 12
24 Maurice Sturdy 25 128 478 141 27 3 3 .295 .383 183
25 Tom Sunkel* 27 31 69 11 0 0 0 .159 .159 11
26 Averett Thompson* 25 18 47 13 3 0 0 .277 .340 16
27 Richard Tichacek 23 41 101 24 8 1 1 .238 .366 37
28 Coaker Triplett 28 120 466 158 27 12 11 .339 .519 242
29 Al Unser 27 7 3 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1
30 Harry Walker* 23 140 537 168 39 7 17 .313 .507 272
31 Ernie White 23 27 50 7 2 0 0 .140 .180 9
32 Jim Winford 30 4 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
32 Players 25.7
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 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 Frank Barrett 26 8 8 .500 3.07 47 10 126.0 123 66 43 84 1.643 8.8 6.0
2 Harry Brecheen* 25 16 9 .640 2.75 34 24 216.0 207 90 66 52 1.199 8.6 2.2
3 Bill Curlee 23 1 1 .500 17 32.0
4 Murry Dickson 23 17 8 .680 3.33 36 28 219.0 212 108 81 86 1.361 8.7 3.5
5 George Hader 23 1 3 .250 7 23.0
6 Vernon Horn 23 1 2 .333 11 37.0
7 Milton Lowery* 24 0 0 4 5.0 8 8 3.200 14.4 14.4
8 Fred Martin 25 0 0 9.00 3 5.0 9 7 5 6 3.000 16.2 10.8
9 Rube Melton 23 10 10 .500 3.48 43 28 207.0 195 105 80 139 1.614 8.5 6.0
10 Lee Sherrill 25 10 7 .588 3.64 35 13 126.0 109 55 51 62 1.357 7.8 4.4
11 Tom Sunkel* 27 13 7 .650 3.53 31 27 181.0 155 81 71 117 1.503 7.7 5.8
12 Ernie White* 23 13 4 .765 2.25 26 16 136.0 102 44 34 59 1.184 6.8 3.9
13 Jim Winford 30 0 1 .000 4 12.0
13 Players 24.5

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
Walker Cooper 130 705 120 15 .982 6.35
Richard Tichacek 38 155 24 3 .984 4.71

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Maurice Sturdy 80 646 32 11 .984 8.48
Larry Barton 53 338 27 2 .995 6.89
Jack Bolling 34 250 21 5 .982 7.97

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jim Bucher 108 230 269 36 .933 4.62

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bob Repass 90 102 126 14 .942 2.53

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jim Hitchcock 91 140 224 28 .929 4.00
Lynn Myers 25 55 70 6 .954 5.00

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Red Jones 128 240 8 11 .958 1.94
Harry Walker 122 316 13 11 .968 2.70
Coaker Triplett 116 252 9 8 .970 2.25
Pete Fleming 57 93 6 5 .952 1.74
William Rabe 25 63 0 1 .984 2.52
Averett Thompson 10 16 0 0 1.000 1.60

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Frank Barrett 47 0.00
Rube Melton 43 0.00
Murry Dickson 36 0.00
Lee Sherrill 35 0.00
Harry Brecheen 34 0.00
Tom Sunkel 31 0.00
Ernie White 26 0.00
Bill Curlee 17 0.00
Vernon Horn 11 0.00
George Hader 7 0.00
Milton Lowery 4 0.00
Jim Winford 4 0.00
Fred Martin 3 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Frank Barrett 26 R R 6' 2.0" 173 Jul 1, 1913 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Larry Barton 27 L L 5' 11.0" 195 Nov 21, 1912 Pueblo, CO, US
Jack Bolling 23 L L 5' 11.0" 168 Feb 20, 1917 Mobile, AL, US
Harry Brecheen 25 L L 5' 10.0" 160 Oct 14, 1914 Broken Bow, OK, US
Jim Bucher 29 L R 5' 11.0" 170 Mar 24, 1911 Manassas, VA, US
Walker Cooper 25 R R 6' 3.0" 210 Jan 8, 1915 Atherton, MO, US
Bill Curlee 23 R R 6' 4.0" 205 Oct 8, 1916 Piper, AL, US
Murry Dickson 23 R R 5' 10.0" 157 Aug 21, 1916 Tracy, MO, US
Pete Fleming 28 R 6' 1.0" 190 Jun 19, 1912
George Hader 23 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1917
Jim Hitchcock 29 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Jun 28, 1911 Inverness, AL, US
Vernon Horn 23 R R 6' 5.0" 210 1917
Red Jones 28 L R 6' 3.0" 190 Nov 2, 1911 Timpson, TX, US
Milton Lowery 24 L L 6' 1.0" 180 1916
Fred Martin 25 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Jun 27, 1915 Williams, OK, US
Rube Melton 23 R R 6' 5.0" 205 Feb 27, 1917 Cramerton, NC, US
Robert Moers -- Unknown
Lynn Myers 26 R R 5' 6.0" 145 Feb 23, 1914 Enola, PA, US
George Niedson 22 S 5' 10.0" 205 1918
William Rabe 19 R 5' 9.0" 154 1921
Bob Repass 22 R R 6' 1.0" 185 Nov 6, 1917 West Pittston, PA, US
Goody Rosen 27 L L 5' 9.0" 160 Aug 28, 1912 Toronto, ON, CA
Lee Sherrill 25 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Sep 10, 1914 Stateville, NC, US
Maurice Sturdy 25 R 6' 2.0" 180 1915
Tom Sunkel 27 L L 6' 1.0" 190 Aug 9, 1912 Paris, IL, US
Averett Thompson 25 L R 5' 11.0" 175 Jan 14, 1915 Clarksville, TN, US
Richard Tichacek 23 R 5' 10.0" 175 1917
Coaker Triplett 28 R R 5' 11.0" 185 Dec 18, 1911 Boone, NC, US
Al Unser 27 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Oct 12, 1912 Morrisonville, IL, US
Harry Walker 23 L R 6' 2.0" 175 Oct 22, 1916 Pascagoula, MS, US
Ernie White 23 R L 5' 11.0" 175 Sep 5, 1916 Pacolet Mills, SC, US
Jim Winford 30 R R 6' 1.0" 180 Oct 9, 1909 Shelbyville, TN, US

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