1938 Waterloo Red Hawks Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 59-65
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Lonny Backer (59-65)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Red Hawk Stadium
Attendance: 43,980, Avg. 709
1938 Waterloo Red Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 59-65
Finished 5th in the IIIL
Manager: Lonny Backer (59-65)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Red Hawk Stadium
Attendance: 43,980, Avg. 709
The Waterloo Red Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1938 season with a record of 59 wins and 65 losses, finishing fifth in the IIIL.
Lonny Backer served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonny Backer | R | R | February 5, 1907 | 5'8" | 163 | Franklin, CA US |
| Russell Bailey | R | R | July 7, 1916 | 6'2" | 195 | |
| Horatio Bartleson | R | R | November 18, 1918 | 5'11" | 170 | Macomb, IL US |
| Edward Bastien | R | R | September 19, 1914 | 5'11" | 164 | |
| Joe Bestudik | S | L | December 29, 1914 | 5'10" | 170 | Springfield, IL US |
| Charles Brooks | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Richard Carpenter | R | 6'1" | ||||
| Clyde Chell | R | November 25, 1912 | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Lee Cornell | ||||||
| William Duex | R | June 24, 1916 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Roy Easterwood | R | R | January 12, 1915 | 6'0" | 196 | Waxahachie, TX US |
| Danny Escobar | L | September 26, 1916 | 5'11" | 165 | San Jose, CA US | |
| Robert Falk | R | October 11, 1915 | 5'11" | 183 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Lakey Harkrader | L | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Allen Hayes | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| James Hoff | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ernest Keithley | L | 6'0" | 184 | |||
| Bob Loane | R | R | August 5, 1914 | 6'0" | 190 | Berkeley, CA US |
| John Ludsick | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Leo Marion | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| James McGloin | L | L | February 23, 1914 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| John Murray | R | R | September 2, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Joe Orrell | R | R | March 6, 1917 | 6'4" | 210 | National City, CA US |
| Norm Small | R | R | November 6, 1913 | 5'10" | 176 | Glen Cove, NY US |
| Einar Sorensen | R | R | February 4, 1914 | 5'10" | 155 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Louis Spannraft | R | 5'10" | ||||
| Jug Thesenga | R | R | April 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Jefferson, SD US |
| Walter Warsick | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Charles Wolfe | R | R | 6'1" | 180 |
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.
