1939 Mobile Shippers Roster
Southeastern League (SL) - Class: B
Team Record: 56-78
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: Marty Purtell (56-78)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
1939 Mobile Shippers StatisticsTeam Record: 56-78
Finished 7th in the SL
Manager: Marty Purtell (56-78)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Ballpark: Hartwell Field
The Mobile Shippers of the Southeastern League ended the 1939 season with a record of 56 wins and 78 losses, finishing seventh in the SL.
Marty Purtell served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Berg | R | R | March 14, 1915 | 5'9" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Huron Bishop | L | R | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Joe Bosse | L | December 26, 1908 | 5'10" | 172 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Jeff Cross | R | R | August 28, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | Tulsa, OK US |
| David Danaher | L | September 14, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Davis | ||||||
| Andrew Doyle | R | R | August 26, 1916 | 6'3" | ||
| Jake Drake | R | R | 6'2" | 192 | ||
| Clem Dreisewerd | L | L | January 24, 1916 | 6'1" | 195 | Old Monroe, MO US |
| Bill Endicott | L | L | September 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Acorn, MO US |
| Herb Fash | R | September 26, 1914 | 6'2" | 195 | East St. Louis, IL US | |
| Woodford Gardner | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Clifford Geer | R | November 22, 1910 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| Russell Gildig | R | August 29, 1918 | 5'10" | 158 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Woodie Head | R | November 21, 1917 | 5'8" | 162 | ||
| James Hoff | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Hugh Holliday | R | August 25, 1906 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Ralph McNair | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Guy Miller | R | January 8, 1914 | 5'11" | 175 | Maysville, GA US | |
| Whitey Miller | R | R | May 2, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Henry Muehlenbein | R | L | April 12, 1918 | 6'3" | 198 | |
| John Pavlige | R | R | 6'1" | 174 | ||
| Norman Petersen | L | January 21, 1916 | 5'8" | 165 | Farewell, NE US | |
| Marty Purtell | L | July 23, 1889 | 5'8" | 148 | ||
| Marvin Quante | L | L | November 23, 1916 | 6'4" | 195 | |
| Pat Riley | L | July 29, 1913 | 5'10" | 165 | Port Arthur, TX US | |
| Freddy Schmidt | R | R | February 9, 1916 | 6'1" | 185 | Hartford, CT US |
| Lou Scoffic | R | R | May 20, 1913 | 5'10" | 182 | Herrin, IL US |
| Roy Shoemaker | L | L | 5'11" | 155 | ||
| David Smith | L | R | September 17, 1917 | 6'0" | 161 | |
| Archie Templeton | L | L | May 16, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Stanley Todd | R | R | November 5, 1910 | 5'10" | 165 | , FL US |
| George Turbeville | R | L | August 24, 1914 | 6'1" | 175 | Turbeville, SC US |
| John Wahonick | R | R | April 12, 1913 | 5'10" | 181 | Connorville, OH US |
| George Waldron | R | December 6, 1915 | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Charles Zachritz | R | November 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| John Zipay | L | L | August 3, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 |
