1939 Eau Claire Bears Roster
Northern League (NL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-60
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Ivy Griffin (56-60)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Carson Park
Attendance: 27,333, Avg. 471
1939 Eau Claire Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 56-60
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Ivy Griffin (56-60)
Affiliation: Chicago Cubs
Location: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Ballpark: Carson Park
Attendance: 27,333, Avg. 471
Playoffs - Eau Claire Bears 4 games, Duluth Dukes 2
Finals - Winnipeg Maroons 4 games, Eau Claire Bears 2
The Eau Claire Bears of the Northern League ended the 1939 season with a record of 56 wins and 60 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
Ivy Griffin served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Anderson | R | R | October 22, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | Chicago, IL US |
| Tony Angaran | R | August 24, 1918 | Highbridge, IA US | |||
| Edward Butkovich | ||||||
| Vince Castino | R | R | October 11, 1917 | 5'9" | 175 | Willisville, IL US |
| John Dziura | R | October 13, 1916 | 5'7" | 140 | ||
| Wally Ebel | R | R | July 8, 1912 | 5'9" | 165 | Miller, RU |
| Mel Erickson | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Robert Essex | R | R | September 5, 1917 | 6'2" | 178 | |
| Tony Franko | L | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Charles Gerlach | L | 6'1" | 182 | |||
| Burton Gilstad | December 15, 1918 | |||||
| Ivy Griffin | L | R | November 16, 1896 | 5'11" | 180 | Thomasville, AL US |
| Dick Grimes | L | June 2, 1914 | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Marvin Hamilton | ||||||
| John Hendricks | August 7, 1916 | Farmersville, IL US | ||||
| Ralph Hendrix | L | R | December 1, 1914 | 6'3" | 177 | |
| Alfred Henning | R | R | 6'2" | 165 | ||
| Charles Herich | R | 5'10" | 165 | |||
| Royce Hoard | March 7, 1918 | |||||
| John Hogan | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 162 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| William Howe | ||||||
| Marvin Janes | L | 5'11" | 184 | |||
| Walter Jason | R | R | 6'3" | 210 | ||
| Byron Murray | ||||||
| Peter Negri | L | L | 165 | |||
| John Nieman | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Paul Ninnemann | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Lilburne Odom | R | October 20, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Jim Petreman | August 27, 1920 | Zion, IL US | ||||
| John Plad | ||||||
| Lee Rowan | ||||||
| Joe Sosnouski | R | July 1, 1917 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Charlie Sproull | R | R | January 9, 1919 | 6'3" | 185 | Taylorsville, GA US |
| John Szemczaj | ||||||
| Gerald Thompson | ||||||
| John Yank |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
