1949 Belleville Stags

1949 > Class D > 1949 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: New York Yankees-AL
Manager: Addie Nesbit, Joseph Yurkovich and Lee Mueller
Represented: Belleville, IL
Ballpark: Belleville Athletic Field (Belleville, IL)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1948

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	Sock Anthony	24	94	295	84	16	3	0	.285	.359	106	Stats for 2 teams
2	Theodore Birkeland	21	21	49	6	0	0	0	.122	.122	6
3	Herbert Bracken	34	13	33	10	2	0	0	.303	.364	12
4	Al Callo?	--	27	85	11	0	0	0	.129	.129	11
5	Bob Cruse?	--	23	75	16	2	1	0	.213	.267	20
6	Herbert Davis*	21	37	86	19	0	1	0	.221	.244	21
7	Kenneth Dickhens	22	77	202	56	11	3	7	.277	.465	94
8	Harley Eaves?	--	23	37	8	0	0	0	.216	.216	8
9	John Gabler#	18	16	21	4	1	0	0	.190	.238	5
10	William Goodwin	22	23	31	2	0	0	0	.065	.065	2	Stats for 3 teams
11	James Hardcastle?	--	39	129	23	5	2	0	.178	.248	32	Stats for 2 teams
12	Donald Harman	20	116	475	123	14	3	2	.259	.314	149
13	Edward Ittner?	--	49	181	49	9	2	1	.271	.359	65
14	Charles Luebbers?	--	18	15	3	1	0	0	.200	.267	4	Stats for 2 teams
15	Malcolm Mick*	26	77	229	81	13	3	1	.354	.450	103
16	Bob Miskell*	19	18	27	3	1	0	0	.111	.148	4	Stats for 2 teams
17	Roland Moss?	--	18	70	15	1	0	0	.214	.229	16
18	Glen Piland?	24	15	55	17	4	0	1	.309	.436	24
19	Harry Poelker?	--	103	372	91	12	10	2	.245	.347	129
20	Charles Popovich	21	102	398	102	9	2	3	.256	.312	124
21	Quincy Smith#	31	100	383	107	21	9	6	.279	.428	164
22	Hal Taylor	21	104	427	124	31	0	5	.290	.398	170
23	Ralph Turley?	--	10	11	4	0	1	0	.364	.545	6
24	Jack Urban	20	64	147	40	8	5	1	.272	.415	61
25	Clarence Wheeler*	21	12	19	2	1	0	0	.105	.158	3
26	Howard Wieland?	--	20	48	5	0	0	0	.104	.104	5
	26 Players	23.0

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	Theodore Birkeland	21	7	7	.500	5.02	21	129.0	144	103	72	62	1.597	10.0	4.3
2	Herbert Bracken	34	5	6	.455	4.45	13	97.0	87	62	48	69	1.608	8.1	6.4
3	Herbert Davis*	21	8	10	.444	3.73	31	188.0	181	125	78	85	1.415	8.7	4.1
4	Harley Eaves?	--	3	6	.333	6.04	20	70.0	105	58	47	29	1.914	13.5	3.7
5	John Gabler	18	5	7	.417	4.75	16	91.0	104	72	48	52	1.714	10.3	5.1
6	William Goodwin	22	5	4	.556	6.11	20	84.0	79	68	57	86	1.964	8.5	9.2	Stats for 3 teams
7	Charles Luebbers?	--	1	4	.200	5.14	18	42.0	40	33	24	33	1.738	8.6	7.1	Stats for 2 teams
8	Bob Miskell*	19	2	5	.286	4.75	18	72.0	68	54	38	41	1.514	8.5	5.1	Stats for 2 teams
9	Jack Urban	20	7	8	.467	4.11	27	140.0	158	98	64	73	1.650	10.2	4.7
10	Clarence Wheeler	21	1	5	.167	7.02	12	50.0	65	55	39	32	1.940	11.7	5.8
	10 Players	21.5

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

P

	G
Herbert Davis	31
Theodore Birkeland	21
Harley Eaves	20
William Goodwin	20	Stats for 3 teams
Charles Luebbers	18	Stats for 2 teams
Bob Miskell	18	Stats for 2 teams
John Gabler	16
Herbert Bracken	13
Clarence Wheeler	12

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Sock Anthony	24	R		5' 8.0"	155	1925
Theodore Birkeland	21	R	R	6' 4.0"	190	1928
Herbert Bracken	34	R	R	6' 3.0"	192	May 12, 1915	Paducah, KY, US
Al Callo	--					Unknown
Bob Cruse	--					Unknown
Herbert Davis	21	L	L	6' 3.0"	215	1928
Kenneth Dickhens	22	R		5' 9.0"	190	1927
Harley Eaves	--					Unknown
John Gabler	18	S	R	6' 2.0"	165	Oct 2, 1930	Kansas City, MO, US
William Goodwin	22	R	R	5' 10.0"	152	1927
James Hardcastle	--					Unknown
Donald Harman	20	R		6' 2.0"	187	1929
Edward Ittner	--					Unknown
Kenneth Kleasner	19	R	R	6' 2.0"	205	Mar 23, 1930	New Franklin, MO, US
Charles Luebbers	--					Unknown
Malcolm Mick	26	L		5' 10.0"	155	Feb 28, 1923
Bob Miskell	19	L	L	5' 10.0"	180	1930
Roland Moss	--					Unknown
Glen Piland	24					Mar 23, 1925
Harry Poelker	--					Unknown
Charles Popovich	21	R		6' 0.0"	175	1928
Max Shipley	20	R	R			Sep 17, 1928	Thurman, IA, US
Quincy Smith	31	S	R	5' 10.0"	171	Feb 3, 1918	Danville Parish, LA, US
Hal Taylor	21	R	R	6' 3.0"	195	Mar 19, 1928	Kansas City, MO, US
Ralph Turley	--					Unknown
Jack Urban	20	R	R	5' 8.0"	155	Dec 5, 1928	Omaha, NE, US
Clarence Wheeler	21	L	R	6' 3.0"	195	1928
Howard Wieland	--					Unknown

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