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1941 Topeka Owls

1941 > Class C > 1941 Western Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: William Wilson
Represented: Topeka, KS
Ballpark: Owl Ball Park (Topeka, KS)
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1940 / 1942

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 Jim Acton 23 107 317 72 18 0 6 .227 .341 108
2 Jack Adkins? -- 41 148 31 2 5 1 .209 .311 46
3 Emmett Altenburg* 24 9 7 3 1 0 0 .429 .571 4
4 Ray Baker* 24 133 519 157 21 4 5 .303 .387 201
5 Francis Bellows? -- 55 136 16 2 0 0 .118 .132 18
6 Robert David 25 104 342 67 15 3 1 .196 .266 91 Stats for 2 teams
7 Jack Devincenzi* 24 119 414 139 36 3 10 .336 .510 211
8 Mario Errante 23 40 61 7 0 0 0 .115 .115 7 Stats for 2 teams
9 Henry Imperial 26 26 100 24 3 0 1 .240 .300 30
10 Winlow Johnson 26 40 81 9 1 0 0 .111 .123 10
11 William Justice 25 128 507 165 31 5 9 .325 .460 233
12 Bill Karlowski# 23 36 70 14 1 0 0 .200 .214 15
13 Jack McClure 23 33 51 10 0 0 0 .196 .196 10 Stats for 2 teams
14 Phil Morris* 32 29 109 27 6 2 0 .248 .339 37
15 Virgil Richardson# 21 131 447 121 28 4 6 .271 .391 175
16 Floyd Rose? 34 11 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
17 Tex Sanner* 20 6 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
18 Clarence Springer* 26 134 516 148 31 9 21 .287 .504 260
19 William Staerkel 19 5 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
20 Frank Tincup* 22 55 92 22 5 0 0 .239 .293 27
21 Ralph Waldo 25 36 84 15 1 0 1 .179 .226 19
22 Douglas White 25 132 496 118 22 3 10 .238 .355 176
23 William Wilson# 35 92 289 71 10 1 4 .246 .329 95
23 Players 25.1
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 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 Mario Errante 23 13 9 .591 2.77 33 179.0 162 81 55 100 1.464 8.1 5.0 Stats for 2 teams
2 Winlow Johnson 26 17 10 .630 3.50 43 234.0 203 115 91 96 1.278 7.8 3.7
3 Bill Karlowski* 23 10 9 .526 4.60 31 186.0 213 130 95 58 1.457 10.3 2.8
4 Grantham Lambert* 27 0 1 .000 7.50 4 12.0 23 13 10 2 2.083 17.2 1.5
5 Jack McClure 23 6 15 .286 5.13 32 149.0 138 105 85 94 1.557 8.3 5.7 Stats for 2 teams
6 Floyd Rose 34 2 3 .400 4.30 9 44.0 49 38 21 25 1.682 10.0 5.1
7 Tex Sanner* 20 0 1 .000 7.36 5 11.0 12 15 9 11 2.091 9.8 9.0
8 William Staerkel 19 1 1 .500 5.29 4 17.0 17 14 10 9 1.529 9.0 4.8
9 Frank Tincup 22 16 8 .667 4.22 32 196.0 201 111 92 74 1.403 9.2 3.4
10 Ralph Waldo 25 15 9 .625 3.92 34 216.0 236 121 94 52 1.333 9.8 2.2
10 Players 24.1

Team Fielding--By Pos

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C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Jim Acton 80 447 48 15 .971 6.19
William Wilson 79 492 46 8 .985 6.81

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Virgil Richardson 113 888 57 17 .982 8.36
Phil Morris 24 219 7 6 .974 9.42

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Henry Imperial 21 55 44 12 .892 4.71

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Douglas White 132 115 185 20 .938 2.27

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
William Justice 68 120 206 21 .939 4.79
Robert David 65 91 199 37 .887 4.46 Stats for 2 teams
Jack Adkins 35 62 77 29 .827 3.97
Francis Bellows 27 45 62 19 .849 3.96

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Clarence Springer 134 201 12 15 .934 1.59
Ray Baker 132 293 14 14 .956 2.33
Jack Devincenzi 88 137 11 9 .943 1.68

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Winlow Johnson 43 0.00
Ralph Waldo 34 0.00
Mario Errante 33 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Jack McClure 32 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Bill Karlowski 31 0.00
Floyd Rose 9 0.00
Tex Sanner 5 0.00
Grantham Lambert 4 0.00
William Staerkel 4 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Jim Acton 23 R 6' 2.0" 180 Mar 28, 1918 Springfield, MO, US
Jack Adkins -- Unknown
Emmett Altenburg 24 L 6' 0.0" 180 1917
Ray Baker 24 L 5' 10.0" 168 1917
Francis Bellows -- Unknown
Robert David 25 R 5' 10.0" 165 1916
Jack Devincenzi 24 L R 6' 0.0" 175 Mar 5, 1917 San Jose, CA, US
Mario Errante 23 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Apr 29, 1918 Brooklyn, NY, US
Henry Imperial 26 R 5' 10.0" 165 1915
Winlow Johnson 26 R R 5' 11.0" 170 1915
William Justice 25 R 5' 9.0" 168 1916
Bill Karlowski 23 S L 6' 4.0" 183 1918
Grantham Lambert 27 L L 6' 1.0" 175 1914
Jack McClure 23 R R 6' 3.0" 210 Apr 7, 1918 Modesto, CA, US
Phil Morris 32 L 5' 10.0" 1909
Virgil Richardson 21 S 6' 0.0" 180 Dec 25, 1919
Floyd Rose 34 R 1907 TX, US
Tex Sanner 20 L L 6' 3.0" 210 Aug 22, 1920 Geuda Springs, KS, US
Clarence Springer 26 L 6' 0.0" 180 Mar 9, 1915 Middletown, PA, US
William Staerkel 19 R R 6' 0.0" 200 1922
Frank Tincup 22 L R 5' 11.0" 200 Jun 30, 1919
Ralph Waldo 25 R R 6' 1.0" 190 1916
Douglas White 25 R 5' 8.0" 158 1916
William Wilson 35 S 6' 1.0" 204 1906

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