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1937 Vicksburg Hill Billies

1937 > Class C > 1937 Cotton States League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Chicago White Sox-AL
Manager: Ray Brubaker
Represented: Vicksburg, MS
Ballpark: City Park (Vicksburg, MS)
Attendance: n/a

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 Art Bartelli 23 45 159 55 9 2 17 .346 .748 119
2 Richard Bieze? -- 32 81 17 5 0 0 .210 .272 22
3 Ray Brubaker 44 29 66 17 4 0 0 .258 .318 21
4 Johnny Conway 22 103 415 105 15 8 0 .253 .328 136
5 Russ Fisher 24 95 312 81 7 1 1 .260 .298 93
6 Howard Getschell? -- 83 332 78 17 3 3 .235 .331 110 Stats for 2 teams
7 Frank Hackney 23 81 321 104 19 4 6 .324 .464 149
8 Kirk Haynes 26 84 320 98 20 5 18 .306 .569 182 Stats for 2 teams
9 Milstead Helveston? -- 43 148 49 9 0 3 .331 .453 67
10 Dick Jones* 35 19 41 3 0 0 0 .073 .073 3
11 Bob Kennedy 16 41 156 30 9 1 0 .192 .263 41
12 Alfred Knoll 20 52 192 58 13 3 0 .302 .401 77
13 John Kreevich 21 59 221 65 9 2 3 .294 .394 87
14 Edward Laske 21 140 527 154 44 3 12 .292 .455 240
15 Walter Petraborg? 24 32 76 10 1 0 0 .132 .145 11 Stats for 2 teams
16 Les Rock* 24 118 461 136 23 9 17 .295 .495 228
17 Robert Schang 20 127 437 107 14 4 0 .245 .295 129
18 Bill Terry 20 26 56 15 2 1 0 .268 .339 19
19 Herman Ware? 24 33 79 18 2 0 0 .228 .253 20
20 Rudolph Woods 25 29 61 7 1 0 0 .115 .131 8
20 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 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 Richard Bieze? -- 2 8 .200 7.00 17 81.0 118 70 63 41 1.963 13.1 4.6
2 Earl Evans 21 0 5 .000 7.00 8 45.0 63 40 35 18 1.800 12.6 3.6
3 Claude Horton 22 5 7 .417 4.89 17 92.0 93 64 50 47 1.522 9.1 4.6
4 Dick Jones 35 6 5 .545 4.33 19 108.0 114 64 52 43 1.454 9.5 3.6
5 Chester Klaerner 26 2 2 .500 6.21 9 58.0 73 47 40 17 1.552 11.3 2.6
6 Ben Melton 18 4 6 .400 7.50 13 54.0 68 52 45 43 2.056 11.3 7.2 Stats for 2 teams
7 Luther Olson? -- 2 4 .333 4.94 12 51.0 65 38 28 22 1.706 11.5 3.9
8 Walter Petraborg 24 10 9 .526 4.88 32 203.0 209 128 110 79 1.419 9.3 3.5 Stats for 2 teams
9 Bill Terry 20 8 10 .444 4.73 29 156.0 154 90 82 60 1.372 8.9 3.5
10 Herman Ware* 24 10 6 .625 5.27 22 123.0 144 87 72 49 1.569 10.5 3.6
11 Rudolph Woods 25 12 11 .522 4.03 29 192.0 188 107 86 76 1.375 8.8 3.6
11 Players 24.0

Team Fielding--By Pos

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C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Robert Schang 84 402 49 21 .956 5.37
Milstead Helveston 45 149 25 8 .956 3.87

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Les Rock 118 1127 60 34 .972 10.06

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Frank Hackney 81 198 233 17 .962 5.32
Alfred Knoll 52 130 127 21 .924 4.94

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Howard Getschell 64 54 130 36 .836 2.88 Stats for 2 teams
Bob Kennedy 54 81 107 13 .935 3.48

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Johnny Conway 101 204 338 43 .926 5.37

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Edward Laske 126 287 11 22 .931 2.37
Kirk Haynes 84 135 8 10 .935 1.70 Stats for 2 teams
John Kreevich 59 110 5 5 .958 1.95
Russ Fisher 51 74 12 2 .977 1.69
Art Bartelli 44 80 8 2 .978 2.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Walter Petraborg 32 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Bill Terry 29 0.00
Rudolph Woods 29 0.00
Herman Ware 22 0.00
Dick Jones 19 0.00
Richard Bieze 17 0.00
Claude Horton 17 0.00
Ben Melton 13 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Luther Olson 12 0.00
Chester Klaerner 9 0.00
Earl Evans 8 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Art Bartelli 23 R 6' 0.0" 185 1914
Richard Bieze -- Unknown
Ray Brubaker 44 R R 5' 9.0" 170 Nov 19, 1892 Portland, IN, US
Johnny Conway 22 R 5' 10.0" 160 Oct 4, 1914 San Antonio, TX, US
Earl Evans 21 R 6' 1.0" 168 1916
Russ Fisher 24 R 5' 7.0" 160 May 18, 1913
Howard Getschell -- Unknown
Frank Hackney 23 R 5' 10.0" 170 1914
Kirk Haynes 26 R 5' 11.0" 185 Sep 16, 1910
Milstead Helveston -- Unknown
Claude Horton 22 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Jun 5, 1915 Fort Worth, TX, US
Dick Jones 35 L R 6' 0.0" 184 May 22, 1902 Meadville, MS, US
Bob Kennedy 16 R R 6' 2.0" 193 Aug 18, 1920 Chicago, IL, US
Chester Klaerner 26 R R 6' 0.0" 205 1911
Alfred Knoll 20 R 5' 11.0" 164 1917
John Kreevich 21 R 5' 9.0" 158 Feb 5, 1916
Edward Laske 21 R 5' 10.0" 180 1916
Ben Melton 18 R R 6' 2.0" 170 1919
Luther Olson -- Unknown
Walter Petraborg 24 R 6' 0.0" 180 1913
Les Rock 24 L R 6' 2.0" 184 Aug 19, 1912 Springfield, MN, US
Robert Schang 20 R 5' 7.0" 145 1917
Bill Terry 20 R R 6' 4.0" 180 1917
Herman Ware 24 L 5' 10.0" 165 1913
Rudolph Woods 25 R R 6' 1.0" 185 1912

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