1938 Decatur Commodores Statistics
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 68-58
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Tony Kaufmann (68-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 50,766, Avg. 806
1938 Decatur Commodores RosterTeam Record: 68-58
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Tony Kaufmann (68-58)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 50,766, Avg. 806
Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Springfield Browns 2
Finals - Decatur Commodores 4 games, Moline Plow Boys 1
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1938 season with a record of 68 wins and 58 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
Tony Kaufmann 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyn Stout | 17 | 8 | .680 | 3.54 | 38 | 221.0 | 194 | 108 | 87 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Kenneth Brown | 17 | 8 | .680 | 4.21 | 33 | 205.0 | 227 | 125 | 96 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Murry Dickson | 16 | 14 | .533 | 4.07 | 42 | 243.0 | 239 | 140 | 110 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Tom Seats | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.10 | 13 | 90.0 | 85 | 46 | 31 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Howard Berg | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.17 | 23 | 136.0 | 157 | 95 | 63 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| Tony Kaufmann | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.00 | 7 | 43.0 | 42 | 21 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Allen Turner | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.75 | 10 | 48.0 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 29 | ||||||||||||
| Blix Donnelly | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 66 | 52 | .559 | 3.71 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 987.0 | 992 | 562 | 407 | 0 | 321 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Petersen | 115 | 455 | 455 | 149 | 22 | 13 | 5 | .327 | .327 | .466 | .793 | 212 | |||||||||||
| Averett Thompson | 112 | 442 | 442 | 137 | 23 | 14 | 1 | .310 | .310 | .432 | .742 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Al Unser | 126 | 459 | 459 | 134 | 13 | 20 | 7 | .292 | .292 | .453 | .745 | 208 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Lake | 125 | 438 | 438 | 122 | 20 | 7 | 6 | .279 | .279 | .397 | .676 | 174 | |||||||||||
| Milt Bocek | 92 | 367 | 367 | 115 | 15 | 8 | 2 | .313 | .313 | .414 | .728 | 152 | |||||||||||
| Victor Oehler | 125 | 477 | 477 | 114 | 17 | 3 | 6 | .239 | .239 | .325 | .564 | 155 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Gleason | 80 | 288 | 288 | 98 | 17 | 3 | 4 | .340 | .340 | .462 | .802 | 133 | |||||||||||
| Emil Verban | 75 | 306 | 306 | 98 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .320 | .320 | .392 | .712 | 120 | |||||||||||
| Tony Kaufmann | 69 | 179 | 179 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .335 | .598 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Murry Dickson | 56 | 106 | 106 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .321 | .321 | .453 | .774 | 48 | |||||||||||
| James Dillingham | 40 | 142 | 142 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .239 | .296 | .535 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Kenneth Brown | 42 | 103 | 103 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .184 | .184 | .233 | .417 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Jack Angle | 18 | 78 | 78 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .218 | .218 | .269 | .487 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Jack White | 12 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .359 | .641 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Joel Carr | 10 | 41 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .268 | .317 | .585 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Doyle | 13 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .245 | .469 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Tom Seats | 14 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .333 | .590 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Frank Sigafoos | 12 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .300 | .550 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Truman Connell | 11 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .146 | .268 | .415 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Howard Berg | 23 | 53 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .151 | .264 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Allyn Stout | 38 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .053 | .053 | .107 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Bob Scheffing | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Allen Turner | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1220 | 4238 | 4238 | 0 | 1187 | 170 | 84 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .384 | .664 | 1627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Bocek | 1B | 92 | 787 | 42 | 16 | .981 | 9.011 | |
| Thomas Doyle | 1B | 13 | 118 | 5 | 3 | .976 | 9.462 | |
| Emil Verban | 2B | 74 | 177 | 185 | 17 | .955 | 4.892 | |
| Jack Angle | 2B | 16 | 29 | 41 | 4 | .946 | 4.375 | |
| Frank Sigafoos | 2B | 11 | 24 | 28 | 3 | .945 | 4.727 | |
| Al Unser | 3B | 49 | 54 | 104 | 11 | .935 | 3.224 | |
| James Dillingham | 3B | 35 | 31 | 87 | 10 | .922 | 3.371 | |
| Jack White | 3B | 11 | 12 | 17 | 4 | .879 | 2.636 | |
| Dennis Gleason | C | 80 | 472 | 52 | 19 | .965 | 6.550 | |
| Victor Oehler | OF | 125 | 267 | 19 | 13 | .957 | 2.288 | |
| Norman Petersen | OF | 114 | 261 | 9 | 11 | .961 | 2.368 | |
| Averett Thompson | OF | 93 | 140 | 14 | 8 | .951 | 1.656 | |
| Tony Kaufmann | OF | 32 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .925 | 1.156 | |
| Truman Connell | OF | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | .862 | 2.273 | |
| Murry Dickson | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| Allyn Stout | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| Kenneth Brown | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Howard Berg | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| Tom Seats | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Allen Turner | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Blix Donnelly | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Eddie Lake | SS | 124 | 229 | 329 | 51 | .916 | 4.500 | |
| Totals | 1040 | 2660 | 935 | 177 | 0 | .953 | 3.457 |
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.
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