1940 Wenatchee Chiefs

1940 > Class B > 1940 Western International League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: New York Yankees-AL
Manager: John Kerr and Frank Morehouse
Represented: Wenatchee, WA
Ballpark: Recreation Park (Wenatchee, WA)
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	Ed Bahr	20	16	27	3	1	0	0	.111	.148	4
2	Samuel Baker?	--	10	22	2	0	0	0	.091	.091	2
3	Henry Bonetti*	28	145	591	192	39	3	20	.325	.503	297
4	Milo Candini	22	33	68	12	1	0	1	.176	.235	16
5	Russ Christopher	22	46	126	40	7	0	1	.317	.397	50
6	Harold Clemence?	26	25	54	9	1	0	0	.167	.185	10	Stats for 2 teams
7	Melvin Cole	26	126	457	119	24	7	7	.260	.389	178
8	Dutch Dumler	25	26	52	8	0	0	0	.154	.154	8
9	Danny Escobar*	23	119	463	169	47	10	25	.365	.672	311
10	Jack Hawkins	21	29	82	12	2	2	0	.146	.220	18
11	Kenneth Jacobsen	24	33	62	13	2	0	0	.210	.242	15
12	Jim Jewell	21	149	554	151	21	7	22	.273	.455	252
13	John Kerr	41	39	128	30	3	0	2	.234	.305	39
14	Wayne McCue*	27	68	268	76	11	0	6	.284	.392	105
15	Frank Morehouse	28	54	181	56	6	1	7	.309	.470	85
16	Harold O'Banion	23	11	34	10	1	0	0	.294	.324	11
17	Patrick O'Shea	22	23	84	21	5	0	1	.250	.345	29
18	Len Ratto	19	149	616	164	29	5	5	.266	.354	218
19	Elmer Singleton	22	36	73	10	1	0	0	.137	.151	11
20	Olavi Soinila	27	24	45	9	0	1	0	.200	.244	11	Stats for 3 teams
21	Matt Spiesman?	--	17	29	5	0	0	0	.172	.172	5
22	Eugene Spiker	21	81	292	76	8	1	2	.260	.315	92
23	Arnold Traxler	22	147	590	183	43	3	26	.310	.525	310
24	Frank Volpi	27	124	428	116	13	6	17	.271	.449	192
	24 Players	24.1

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	Ed Bahr	20	2	5	.286	6.56	15	70.0	84	64	51	57	2.014	10.8	7.3
2	Samuel Baker?	--	3	4	.429	9.71	9	51.0	70	60	55	35	2.059	12.4	6.2
3	Milo Candini	22	13	9	.591	4.58	25	159.0	145	95	81	84	1.440	8.2	4.8
4	Russ Christopher	22	8	8	.500	4.72	20	141.0	153	89	74	52	1.454	9.8	3.3
5	Harold Clemence?	26	8	13	.381	7.22	25	152.0	197	125	122	92	1.901	11.7	5.4	Stats for 2 teams
6	Dutch Dumler	25	5	11	.313	7.42	25	131.0	187	126	108	74	1.992	12.8	5.1
7	Jack Hawkins*	21	12	7	.632	5.38	27	184.0	180	126	110	165	1.875	8.8	8.1
8	Dennis Horton	24	0	4	.000	8.80	9	45.0	81	48	44	20	2.244	16.2	4.0	Stats for 2 teams
9	Kenneth Jacobsen	24	4	13	.235	6.91	33	159.0	233	143	122	70	1.906	13.2	4.0
10	Elmer Singleton	22	5	10	.333	7.69	36	165.0	218	178	141	111	1.994	11.9	6.1
11	Olavi Soinila	27	5	5	.500	5.22	24	131.0	178	97	76	24	1.542	12.2	1.6	Stats for 3 teams
12	Matt Spiesman?	--	2	6	.250	7.75	17	79.0	124	78	68	41	2.089	14.1	4.7
	12 Players	23.3

Team Fielding--By Pos

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C

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
Frank Volpi	108		553	76	8		.987	5.82

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Danny Escobar	80		662	44	16		.978	8.83
Wayne McCue	68		609	26	11		.983	9.34

2B

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Melvin Cole	61	116	140	17	.938	4.20
Frank Morehouse	44	118	81	8	.961	4.52
John Kerr	38	102	97	9	.957	5.24
Patrick O'Shea	19	53	55	4	.964	5.68

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Jim Jewell	147		157	264	28		.938	2.86

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Len Ratto	149		287	447	69		.914	4.93

OF

	G	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
Arnold Traxler	146	264	12	11	.962	1.89
Henry Bonetti	143	300	14	15	.954	2.20
Eugene Spiker	80	179	3	14	.929	2.28

P

	G
Elmer Singleton	36
Kenneth Jacobsen	33
Jack Hawkins	27
Milo Candini	25
Harold Clemence	25	Stats for 2 teams
Dutch Dumler	25
Olavi Soinila	24	Stats for 3 teams
Matt Spiesman	17
Ed Bahr	15
Samuel Baker	9
Dennis Horton	9	Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Ed Bahr	20	R	R	6' 1.0"	172	Oct 16, 1919	Rouleau, SK, CA
Samuel Baker	--					Unknown
Francis Bellows	--					Unknown
Henry Bonetti	28	L	L	6' 0.0"	184	Aug 31, 1911	Santa Barbara, CA, US
Milo Candini	22	R	R	6' 0.0"	187	Aug 3, 1917	Manteca, CA, US
Russ Christopher	22	R	R	6' 3.0"	170	Sep 12, 1917	Richmond, CA, US
Harold Clemence	26					Aug 22, 1913	Iron Mountain, CA, US
Melvin Cole	26	R		5' 11.0"	165	1914
Dutch Dumler	25	R	R	6' 1.0"	155	Dec 3, 1914	Russell, KS, US
Alva Emmertson	22	L	L	6' 3.0"	170	Nov 16, 1917
Danny Escobar	23	L		5' 11.0"	165	Sep 26, 1916	San Jose, CA, US
Jack Hawkins	21	R	L	6' 2.0"	170	1919
Max Hittle	18	R	R	5' 11.0"	188	Sep 7, 1921	Louisburg, KS, US
Dennis Horton	24	R	R	6' 5.0"	200	Oct 1, 1915	Ash Flat, AR, US
Kenneth Jacobsen	24	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	1916
Jack Jasper	--		L			Unknown
Jim Jewell	21	R	R	6' 0.0"	180	Jan 2, 1919	WA, US
John Kerr	41	R	R	5' 8.0"	158	Nov 26, 1898	San Francisco, CA, US
Clyde Lahti	24	R	R	6' 0.0"	178	Sep 12, 1915	Battle Ground, WA, US
Wilford Lanning	22	L	R	6' 2.0"		1918
Wayne McCue	27	L		5' 11.0"	190	1913
Frank Morehouse	28	R	R	5' 8.0"	155	Jun 12, 1912	Detroit, MI, US
Harold O'Banion	23	R		5' 10.0"	183	1917
Patrick O'Shea	22	R		5' 11.0"	168	1918
Len Ratto	19	R	R	5' 11.0"	167	Jul 13, 1920	Alameda, CA, US
Buck Rogers	21	R	R	6' 1.0"	185	Jul 24, 1918	St. Louis, MO, US
Elmer Singleton	22	R	R	6' 2.0"	174	Jun 26, 1918	Ogden, UT, US
Olavi Soinila	27	R	R	6' 2.0"	175	Feb 8, 1913
Matt Spiesman	--					Unknown
Eugene Spiker	21	R		6' 2.0"	185	1919
Pat Thomas	22					May 11, 1918	Calgary, AB, CA
Arnold Traxler	22	R		5' 11.0"	185	Jul 11, 1917	Oakland, CA, US
Frank Volpi	27	R	R	5' 8.0"	173	Jun 2, 1913	San Jose, CA, US

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