1937 Decatur Commodores Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 53-64
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: George Payne (53-64)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
1937 Decatur Commodores StatisticsTeam Record: 53-64
Finished 3rd in the IIIL
Manager: George Payne (53-64)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1937 season with a record of 53 wins and 64 losses, finishing third in the IIIL.
George Payne served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Barkus | R | R | July 6, 1918 | 6'1" | 201 | |
| Robert Birchfield | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Huron Bishop | L | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Joseph Charkut | L | R | 6'3" | 200 | ||
| Lou Coletta | R | 5'10" | 162 | |||
| Pat Cooper | R | R | November 26, 1917 | 6'3" | 180 | Albemarle, NC US |
| Gilbert Dobbs | R | R | 5'11" | 202 | ||
| Blix Donnelly | R | R | January 21, 1914 | 5'10" | 166 | Olivia, MN US |
| Louis DuBois | ||||||
| Gordon Enger | L | L | 6'1" | |||
| Allen Erickson | R | 5'9" | 175 | |||
| Louis Farkas | ||||||
| Herb Fash | R | September 26, 1914 | 6'2" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US | |
| Hank Gornicki | R | R | January 14, 1911 | 6'1" | 145 | Niagara Falls, NY US |
| Benny Hassler | R | February 6, 1912 | 5'10" | 160 | Fort Smith, AK US | |
| Roy Herndon | L | February 3, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Jack Horenberger | R | May 16, 1913 | Chicago, IL US | |||
| Norman Isherwood | R | November 4, 1911 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Lancaster | ||||||
| Red Lenzi | R | 5'7" | 158 | |||
| Frank Myers | R | R | October 24, 1911 | 6'0" | 162 | |
| Morris Niemann | ||||||
| Edward Patrow | R | 5'9" | 160 | |||
| John Pavlige | R | R | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| George Payne | R | R | May 23, 1889 | 5'11" | 172 | Mount Vernon, KY US |
| Forrest Porter | March 14, 1914 | Yakima, WA US | ||||
| Bob Richards | S | September 25, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Walter Schuerbaum | R | December 9, 1916 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Leon Shoaf | ||||||
| John Slocum | November 3, 1915 | Atlanta, MO US | ||||
| Dillon Streets | R | R | November 11, 1918 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Tom Sunkel | L | L | August 9, 1912 | 6'1" | 190 | Paris, IL US |
| John Swank | R | L | May 28, 1913 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Stanley Tutaj | R | December 9, 1908 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Jim Tyack | L | R | January 9, 1911 | 6'2" | 195 | Florence, MT US |
| Charles Valci | L | 6'0" | 174 | |||
| Ollie Vanek | R | August 23, 1908 | 5'9" | 190 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Robert Walsh | ||||||
| Williams |
