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1940 Fort Smith Giants

1940 > Class C > 1940 Western Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: New York Giants-NL
Manager: Herschel Bobo
Represented: Fort Smith, AR
Ballpark: Andrews Field (Fort Smith, AR)
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 Jack Aragon 24 36 90 17 3 0 0 .189 .222 20
2 Ray Baker* 23 137 505 127 26 3 2 .251 .327 165
3 George Bausewein* 20 18 45 16 1 1 1 .356 .489 22
4 Gerald Bernstein 22 37 88 24 5 2 1 .273 .409 36 Stats for 2 teams
5 Thurston Crutchfield 28 14 24 5 0 0 0 .208 .208 5
6 Kay Eakin? 22 49 158 43 10 2 0 .272 .361 57
7 Willard Hamby* 20 112 412 125 26 6 5 .303 .432 178
8 Robert Henrichs* 23 32 59 13 3 0 0 .220 .271 16
9 Goldie Howard 27 76 273 71 15 1 2 .260 .344 94
10 Wayne Kistler 20 34 67 9 1 1 1 .134 .224 15
11 Charles Lupescu* 24 46 104 24 4 1 0 .231 .288 30
12 Joseph Maresca 22 134 485 158 35 8 8 .326 .480 233
13 Nicholas Martinovich? -- 15 15 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 3
14 Wilbur McGill 22 137 500 130 23 6 6 .260 .366 183
15 Charles Murphy 22 120 462 152 26 11 5 .329 .465 215
16 Roy Nichols 19 26 91 19 4 2 0 .209 .297 27
17 Floyd Perryman# 24 91 283 78 16 2 4 .276 .389 110
18 Lou Rochelli 21 12 46 15 0 0 0 .326 .326 15
19 Neil Saulia 20 11 13 2 0 0 0 .154 .154 2
20 Ed Sheehan 22 39 131 39 9 0 7 .298 .527 69
21 Leon Skidgel* 21 65 170 44 7 2 5 .259 .412 70 Stats for 3 teams
22 Martin Steinmann 24 128 512 162 35 13 8 .316 .482 247
23 William VonAhnen 22 21 31 3 0 0 0 .097 .097 3
24 William White 20 18 36 10 1 0 0 .278 .306 11
24 Players 22.5
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 George Bausewein* 20 8 2 .800 4.60 16 86.0 85 49 44 62 1.709 8.9 6.5
2 Gerald Bernstein 22 14 10 .583 3.99 28 185.0 183 109 82 100 1.530 8.9 4.9 Stats for 2 teams
3 Thurston Crutchfield* 28 2 6 .250 6.19 14 64.0 80 53 44 20 1.562 11.2 2.8
4 Robert Henrichs 23 8 7 .533 5.54 23 125.0 161 113 77 98 2.072 11.6 7.1
5 Wayne Kistler 20 15 4 .789 3.71 32 194.0 203 98 80 125 1.691 9.4 5.8
6 Charles Lupescu 24 15 9 .625 4.69 34 213.0 248 139 111 95 1.610 10.5 4.0
7 Nicholas Martinovich? -- 2 2 .500 3.88 15 51.0 64 30 22 21 1.667 11.3 3.7
8 Cliff Roberson 24 3 5 .375 6.70 9 47.0 66 44 35 30 2.043 12.6 5.7 Stats for 2 teams
9 Leon Skidgel* 21 1 6 .143 6.23 11 52.0 64 55 36 55 2.288 11.1 9.5 Stats for 3 teams
10 William VonAhnen 22 3 12 .200 6.47 21 103.0 113 94 74 81 1.883 9.9 7.1
10 Players 22.5

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
Floyd Perryman 85 453 70 19 .965 6.15
Jack Aragon 36 157 24 5 .973 5.03

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Charles Murphy 112 953 46 21 .979 8.92

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Willard Hamby 104 290 266 24 .959 5.35
Kay Eakin 21 49 42 4 .958 4.33
Lou Rochelli 12 28 27 1 .982 4.58

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Joseph Maresca 113 119 215 28 .923 2.96

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Wilbur McGill 131 224 401 64 .907 4.77

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ray Baker 137 329 14 15 .958 2.50
Martin Steinmann 128 167 18 11 .944 1.45
Goldie Howard 75 126 12 3 .979 1.84
Ed Sheehan 39 59 8 4 .944 1.72
Leon Skidgel 29 36 0 3 .923 1.24 Stats for 3 teams
William White 15 21 2 1 .958 1.53
Roy Nichols 12 17 2 1 .950 1.58

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Charles Lupescu 34 0.00
Wayne Kistler 32 0.00
Gerald Bernstein 28 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Robert Henrichs 23 0.00
William VonAhnen 21 0.00
George Bausewein 16 0.00
Nicholas Martinovich 15 0.00
Thurston Crutchfield 14 0.00
Cliff Roberson 9 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Thomas Adams 23 L L 6' 2.0" 190 1917
Jack Aragon 24 R R 5' 10.0" 176 Nov 20, 1915 La Habana, La Habana, CU
Ray Baker 23 L 5' 10.0" 168 1917
George Bausewein 20 L L 6' 2.0" 170 1920 Hoboken, NJ, US
Gerald Bernstein 22 R R 6' 1.0" 170 1918
Herschel Bobo 43 R 5' 8.0" 155 Jan 16, 1897
Thurston Crutchfield 28 R L 6' 1.0" 175 Feb 10, 1912
Kay Eakin 22 Aug 3, 1917
Jim Gladd 17 R R 6' 2.0" 190 Oct 2, 1922 Fort Gibson, OK, US
James Hamblen 23 L 6' 3.0" 190 1917
Willard Hamby 20 L R 6' 0.0" 175 1920 Spiro, OH, US
Robert Henrichs 23 L R 6' 1.0" 200 1917
Goldie Howard 27 R R 5' 9.0" 195 Jun 2, 1913 Crane, MO, US
Wayne Kistler 20 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Jan 1, 1920 Topeka, KS, US
Charles Lupescu 24 L R 6' 0.0" 175 1916
Joseph Maresca 22 R 5' 8.0" 168 Aug 23, 1917 Stirling, NJ, US
Nicholas Martinovich -- Unknown
Wilbur McGill 22 R R 5' 8.0" 160 1918 Pensacola, FL, US
Messenger -- Unknown
Charles Murphy 22 R R 6' 2.0" 192 1918 Nashville, TN, US
Roy Nichols 19 R R 5' 11.0" 155 Mar 3, 1921 Little Rock, AR, US
Floyd Perryman 24 S R 5' 10.0" 174 1916
Cliff Roberson 24 R R 6' 2.0" 183 Mar 15, 1916 St. Joseph, TN, US
Lou Rochelli 21 R R 6' 1.0" 175 Jan 11, 1919 Staunton, IL, US
Neil Saulia 20 R R 6' 2.0" 190 1920 Brooklyn, NY, US
John Schroeder 23 R 5' 10.0" 178 1917
Ed Sheehan 22 R 6' 0.0" 190 Aug 21, 1917 West Haven, Ct, US
Leon Skidgel 21 L L 5' 10.0" 180 1919
Martin Steinmann 24 R 5' 10.0" 175 1916
John Tansey 23 L L 6' 4.0" 195 1917 Lynn, MA, US
William VonAhnen 22 R R 6' 3.0" 178 1918
William Ward -- Unknown
William White 20 R 5' 8.0" 160 1920

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