1939 Waterloo Red Hawks Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 42-78
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Cap Crossley (42-78)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Red Hawk Stadium
Attendance: 28,935, Avg. 482
1939 Waterloo Red Hawks StatisticsTeam Record: 42-78
Finished 8th in the IIIL
Manager: Cap Crossley (42-78)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Waterloo, Iowa
Ballpark: Red Hawk Stadium
Attendance: 28,935, Avg. 482
The Waterloo Red Hawks of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1939 season with a record of 42 wins and 78 losses, finishing eighth in the IIIL.
Cap Crossley served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bestudik | S | L | December 29, 1914 | 5'10" | 170 | Springfield, IL US |
| Charles Brooks | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Marvin Brown | L | L | August 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 172 | |
| Bobby Byrne | R | January 24, 1917 | 5'11" | 176 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Babe Coltrin | S | November 26, 1911 | 6'1" | 195 | , CA US | |
| Cap Crossley | L | February 24, 1902 | 5'9" | 165 | ||
| John Deets | R | R | 6'2" | 181 | ||
| 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 | |
| Albert Farrington | S | L | January 11, 1916 | 5'10" | 168 | Toronto, ON CA |
| Alex Filbert | R | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Allen Hayes | R | R | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Clayton Lambert | R | R | March 26, 1917 | 6'2" | 185 | Summit, IL US |
| John Lotz | R | R | May 8, 1915 | 5'11" | 173 | Remsen, IA US |
| John Ludsick | L | L | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Leo Marion | L | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Patrick McEntee | R | R | 5'10" | 180 | ||
| James McGloin | L | L | February 23, 1914 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Robert Meyer | R | 6'1" | 175 | |||
| Otto Meyers | L | March 1, 1914 | 5'10" | 165 | Wauseon, OH US | |
| John Murray | R | R | September 2, 1915 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Harold Palmer | R | 6'2" | 175 | |||
| Ray Rice | R | July 25, 1913 | 5'7" | 160 | ||
| Wayne Rossbach | R | R | 5'11" | |||
| Marvin Rumsey | R | 5'7" | 150 | |||
| Charles Sellers | L | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| George Stein | L | 5'9" | 170 | |||
| Lawrence Steinbeck | R | October 10, 1915 | 5'10" | 160 | ||
| Alex Swails | R | R | March 15, 1914 | 6'6" | 215 | |
| Hale Swanson | R | R | September 6, 1914 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Jug Thesenga | R | R | April 27, 1914 | 6'0" | 200 | Jefferson, SD US |
| Paul Towne | ||||||
| Andrew Vavrek | R | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Walter Warsick | R | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Lawrence Webber | R | 6'0" | 180 | |||
| Sid West | L | R | 5'11" | 204 | ||
| Woody Wood | September 29, 1912 | Macomb, IL US |
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.
