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1940 Wilkes-Barre Barons

1940 > Class A > 1940 Eastern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Cleveland Indians-AL
Manager: Earl Wolgamot
Represented: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Ballpark: n/a
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 Irv Bartling 26 128 458 127 21 3 1 .277 .343 157 Stats for 2 teams
2 Charles Bauder 26 130 456 129 18 6 1 .283 .355 162
3 Joseph Benning* 30 106 371 104 20 7 0 .280 .372 138
4 Pete Center 28 31 39 2 0 0 0 .051 .051 2
5 Jack Conway 21 90 342 89 20 2 1 .260 .339 116
6 John Day 31 31 69 10 3 0 0 .145 .188 13 Stats for 2 teams
7 Cal Dorsett 27 18 32 4 1 0 0 .125 .156 5
8 Guy Fletcher 29 30 49 5 0 0 0 .102 .102 5
9 Jerry Hannahoe* 27 17 44 12 3 0 1 .273 .409 18
10 Jim Hegan 19 32 78 19 3 3 0 .244 .359 28
11 Hank Helf 26 44 125 22 7 1 2 .176 .296 37
12 Gus Hixson 25 87 267 60 11 2 3 .225 .315 84
13 Dixie Howell* 20 61 107 25 3 2 2 .234 .355 38
14 Woody Johnson 25 27 40 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 8
15 Delbert Jones 22 21 51 10 0 0 0 .196 .196 10
16 Lou Kahn 24 9 23 4 1 0 0 .174 .217 5
17 Bob Lemon* 19 92 321 82 14 3 2 .255 .336 108
18 Danny Litwhiler 23 103 374 114 29 9 14 .305 .543 203
19 Frank Madura* 26 104 334 83 21 2 1 .249 .332 111
20 Carl McNabb 23 22 72 14 1 0 0 .194 .208 15
21 Ed Murphy 21 124 440 121 22 6 5 .275 .386 170 Stats for 2 teams
22 Joe Pate 27 33 43 12 2 0 0 .279 .326 14
23 Burt Pulford 24 36 60 12 2 0 0 .200 .233 14
24 Nick Tremark* 27 134 491 126 18 7 1 .257 .328 161
25 Ralph Winegarner 30 14 45 13 3 0 1 .289 .422 19
25 Players 24.6
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 Paul Calvert 22 0 2 .000 5.14 4 21.0 20 19 12 16 1.714 8.6 6.9
2 Pete Center 28 8 13 .381 4.15 31 15 128.0 111 79 59 82 1.508 7.8 5.8
3 John Day* 31 12 16 .429 3.17 31 28 216.0 210 95 76 66 1.278 8.8 2.8 Stats for 2 teams
4 Cal Dorsett 27 7 3 .700 3.45 18 11 99.0 104 45 38 24 1.293 9.5 2.2
5 Guy Fletcher 29 6 9 .400 4.96 30 19 158.0 175 98 87 65 1.519 10.0 3.7
6 Dixie Howell 20 12 12 .500 3.58 29 25 191.0 162 105 76 124 1.497 7.6 5.8
7 Woody Johnson* 25 7 11 .389 3.98 27 20 131.0 136 71 58 60 1.496 9.3 4.1
8 Mike Naymick 22 3 4 .429 3.27 7 7 55.0 47 24 20 36 1.509 7.7 5.9
9 Joe Pate 27 5 6 .455 3.57 29 12 106.0 98 53 42 51 1.406 8.3 4.3
10 Burt Pulford 24 7 13 .350 3.58 33 20 196.0 188 97 78 71 1.321 8.6 3.3
10 Players 26.1

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
Gus Hixson 77 392 66 15 .968 5.95
Hank Helf 40 232 36 6 .978 6.70
Jim Hegan 27 108 13 4 .968 4.48

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ed Murphy 124 953 74 19 .982 8.28 Stats for 2 teams
Jerry Hannahoe 15 117 9 2 .984 8.40
Ralph Winegarner 13 100 7 3 .973 8.23

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Frank Madura 104 249 257 26 .951 4.87
Carl McNabb 22 63 74 4 .972 6.23

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bob Lemon 56 82 64 15 .907 2.61
Joseph Benning 53 49 90 9 .939 2.62

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Irv Bartling 103 227 295 34 .939 5.07 Stats for 2 teams
Jack Conway 87 177 219 22 .947 4.55

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Nick Tremark 132 314 10 1 .997 2.45
Charles Bauder 126 216 8 8 .966 1.78
Danny Litwhiler 103 189 14 10 .953 1.97
Delbert Jones 13 21 0 1 .955 1.62

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Burt Pulford 33 0.00
Pete Center 31 0.00
John Day 31 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Guy Fletcher 30 0.00
Dixie Howell 29 0.00
Joe Pate 29 0.00
Woody Johnson 27 0.00
Cal Dorsett 18 0.00
Mike Naymick 7 0.00
Paul Calvert 4 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Irv Bartling 26 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Jun 27, 1914 Bay City, MI, US
Charles Bauder 26 R 6' 0.0" 190 1914
Joseph Benning 30 L 5' 9.0" 168 Jun 25, 1910
Raymond Bessom 20 R R 5' 8.0" 174 1920
Paul Calvert 22 R R 6' 0.0" 175 Oct 6, 1917 Montreal, QC, CA
Pete Center 28 R R 6' 4.0" 190 Apr 22, 1912 Hazel Green, KY, US
Jack Conway 21 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Jul 30, 1918 Bryan, TX, US
John Day 31 R L 5' 10.0" 165 Mar 1, 1909 Whitehall, NY, US
Cal Dorsett 27 R R 6' 0.0" 180 Jun 10, 1913 Lone Oak, TX, US
Guy Fletcher 29 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Aug 23, 1910 East Bend, NC, US
James Gruzdis 26 R 5' 8.0" 185 Nov 3, 1913
Jerry Hannahoe 27 L 6' 6.0" 170 1913
Jim Hegan 19 R R 6' 2.0" 195 Aug 3, 1920 Lynn, MA, US
Hank Helf 26 R R 6' 1.0" 196 Aug 26, 1913 Austin, TX, US
Norm Hibbs 29 R R 5' 11.0" 170 Jun 29, 1911 Ambler, PA, US
Gus Hixson 25 R 5' 11.0" 180 1915
Dixie Howell 20 L R 6' 2.0" 210 Jan 7, 1920 Harold, KY, US
Woody Johnson 25 R L 5' 11.0" 185 Aug 27, 1914 Erwin, TN, US
Delbert Jones 22 R R 5' 10.0" 170 1918 Placentia, CA, US
Lou Kahn 24 R R 5' 10.0" 200 Dec 4, 1915 St. Louis, MO, US
Vernon Kohler 20 L L 6' 3.0" 190 Aug 17, 1919 Cincinnati, OH, US
Nicholas LaMone -- Unknown
Bob Lemon 19 L R 6' 0.0" 180 Sep 22, 1920 San Bernardino, CA, US
Danny Litwhiler 23 R R 5' 10.0" 198 Aug 31, 1916 Ringtown, PA, US
Frank Madura 26 L 5' 8.0" 165 1914
Carl McNabb 23 R R 5' 9.0" 155 Jan 25, 1917 Stevenson, AL, US
Ed Murphy 21 R R 5' 11.0" 190 Aug 23, 1918 Joliet, IL, US
Mike Naymick 22 R R 6' 8.0" 225 Aug 26, 1917 Berlin, PA, US
Paul O'Dea 19 L L 6' 0.0" 200 Jul 3, 1920 Cleveland, OH, US
Joe Pate 27 R R 6' 0.0" 190 Apr 28, 1913 Fulton, AR, US
Burt Pulford 24 R R 6' 1.0" 184 Apr 1, 1916 MN, US
Bryan Stephens 19 R R 6' 4.0" 175 Jul 14, 1920 Fayetteville, AR, US
Nick Tremark 27 L L 5' 5.0" 150 Oct 15, 1912 Yonkers, NY, US
Ralph Winegarner 30 R R 6' 0.0" 182 Oct 29, 1909 Benton, KS, US

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