1940 Durham Bulls Statistics
Piedmont League (PL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-62
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (73-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
1940 Durham Bulls RosterTeam Record: 73-62
Finished 4th in the PL
Manager: Oscar Roettger (73-62)
Affiliation: Cincinnati Reds
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Ballpark: Durham Athletic Park
Playoffs - Durham Bulls 4 games, Richmond Colts 3
Finals - Durham Bulls 4 games, Rocky Mount Red Sox 2
The Durham Bulls of the Piedmont League ended the 1940 season with a record of 73 wins and 62 losses, finishing fourth in the PL.
Oscar Roettger served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Hill | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.61 | 30 | 183.0 | 151 | 74 | 53 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Barney DeForge | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.40 | 21 | 135.0 | 125 | 43 | 36 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Wes Livengood | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.16 | 37 | 173.0 | 209 | 99 | 80 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| Leo Bobeck | 9 | 8 | .529 | 2.74 | 27 | 164.0 | 144 | 63 | 50 | 53 | ||||||||||||
| John Deets | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.68 | 29 | 176.0 | 155 | 89 | 72 | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Niemes | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.03 | 31 | 152.0 | 140 | 81 | 68 | 91 | ||||||||||||
| John Liske | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4.68 | 24 | 98.0 | 110 | 72 | 51 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Ben Wade | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 72 | 56 | .562 | 3.41 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1082.0 | 1034 | 521 | 410 | 0 | 418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bestudik | 136 | 515 | 515 | 164 | 21 | 14 | 11 | .318 | .318 | .478 | .796 | 246 | |||||||||||
| Cyril Pfeifer | 134 | 501 | 501 | 154 | 23 | 6 | 5 | .307 | .307 | .407 | .715 | 204 | |||||||||||
| Robert Falk | 135 | 544 | 544 | 144 | 23 | 5 | 4 | .265 | .265 | .347 | .612 | 189 | |||||||||||
| Garland Lawing | 125 | 427 | 427 | 119 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .279 | .279 | .400 | .679 | 171 | |||||||||||
| John Zapor | 132 | 509 | 509 | 103 | 19 | 7 | 9 | .202 | .202 | .320 | .523 | 163 | |||||||||||
| Toni Gridaitis | 124 | 404 | 404 | 96 | 11 | 8 | 5 | .238 | .238 | .342 | .579 | 138 | |||||||||||
| Vann Harrington | 55 | 202 | 202 | 64 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .317 | .317 | .436 | .752 | 88 | |||||||||||
| Ernest Spence | 82 | 244 | 244 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .250 | .467 | 61 | |||||||||||
| Cal Lowman | 84 | 222 | 222 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .225 | .225 | .315 | .541 | 70 | |||||||||||
| Bruno Zelasko | 60 | 223 | 223 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .238 | .444 | 53 | |||||||||||
| William Skelley | 34 | 129 | 129 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .209 | .209 | .318 | .527 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Otto Meyers | 23 | 76 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .211 | .211 | .355 | .566 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Walter Loos | 12 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .433 | .833 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Leo Bobeck | 30 | 50 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .220 | .260 | .480 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Ed Hill | 31 | 59 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | .186 | .186 | .373 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Dee Phillips | 12 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .256 | .487 | 10 | |||||||||||
| John Deets | 29 | 66 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .197 | .333 | 13 | |||||||||||
| John Rowe | 11 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .205 | .308 | .513 | 12 | |||||||||||
| John Liske | 31 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Barney DeForge | 22 | 47 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .170 | .234 | .404 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Burman Bare | 12 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Jack Niemes | 40 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .115 | .115 | .173 | .288 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Wes Livengood | 37 | 56 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Michael Timko | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1404 | 4534 | 4534 | 0 | 1129 | 166 | 53 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .249 | .346 | .595 | 1569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Pfeifer | 1B | 134 | 1151 | 86 | 21 | .983 | 9.231 | |
| John Zapor | 2B | 136 | 365 | 387 | 32 | .959 | 5.529 | |
| Joe Bestudik | 3B | 134 | 145 | 246 | 41 | .905 | 2.918 | |
| Ernest Spence | C | 73 | 360 | 41 | 16 | .962 | 5.493 | |
| Cal Lowman | C | 65 | 332 | 40 | 5 | .987 | 5.723 | |
| Walter Loos | C | 10 | 46 | 2 | 2 | .960 | 4.800 | |
| Robert Falk | OF | 135 | 394 | 17 | 7 | .983 | 3.044 | |
| Garland Lawing | OF | 123 | 202 | 19 | 11 | .953 | 1.797 | |
| Toni Gridaitis | OF | 114 | 168 | 11 | 1 | .994 | 1.570 | |
| Otto Meyers | OF | 21 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.762 | |
| John Rowe | OF | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 | |
| Wes Livengood | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Niemes | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Ed Hill | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| John Deets | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Leo Bobeck | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| John Liske | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| Barney DeForge | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Ben Wade | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Bruno Zelasko | SS | 59 | 105 | 169 | 16 | .945 | 4.644 | |
| Vann Harrington | SS | 54 | 68 | 153 | 16 | .932 | 4.093 | |
| William Skelley | SS | 20 | 36 | 74 | 9 | .924 | 5.500 | |
| Burman Bare | SS | 12 | 21 | 32 | 12 | .815 | 4.417 | |
| Dee Phillips | SS | 11 | 15 | 39 | 2 | .964 | 4.909 | |
| Totals | 1311 | 3457 | 1320 | 191 | 0 | .962 | 3.644 |
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