1940 Decatur Commodores Statistics
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-52
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Tony Kaufmann (0-0), Bob Morrow (0-0), Lou Scoffic (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 37,667, Avg. 603
1940 Decatur Commodores RosterTeam Record: 73-52
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Tony Kaufmann (0-0), Bob Morrow (0-0), Lou Scoffic (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 37,667, Avg. 603
Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Evansville Braves 2
Finals - Cedar Rapids Raiders 3 games, Decatur Commodores 1
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1940 season with a record of 73 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.
Tony Kaufmann, Bob Morrow and Lou Scoffic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Surkont | 19 | 5 | .792 | 2.50 | 33 | 234.0 | 193 | 100 | 65 | 94 | ||||||||||||
| William Yarewick | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.54 | 34 | 211.0 | 190 | 97 | 83 | 93 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Card | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.79 | 29 | 185.0 | 202 | 103 | 78 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Roman Roh | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.13 | 30 | 159.0 | 166 | 92 | 73 | 92 | ||||||||||||
| Ray Hart | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.63 | 14 | 106.0 | 98 | 43 | 31 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Robert Eisiminger | 2 | 6 | .250 | 6.71 | 16 | 59.0 | 76 | 53 | 44 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 66 | 44 | .600 | 3.53 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 954.0 | 925 | 488 | 374 | 0 | 431 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Scoffic | 121 | 458 | 458 | 164 | 23 | 8 | 10 | .358 | .358 | .509 | .867 | 233 | |||||||||||
| Dain Clay | 114 | 431 | 431 | 153 | 23 | 14 | 10 | .355 | .355 | .543 | .898 | 234 | |||||||||||
| Archie Horne | 124 | 512 | 512 | 149 | 20 | 8 | 0 | .291 | .291 | .361 | .652 | 185 | |||||||||||
| Harry Schmiel | 120 | 482 | 482 | 147 | 27 | 15 | 1 | .305 | .305 | .429 | .734 | 207 | |||||||||||
| Jake Suytar | 121 | 455 | 455 | 125 | 22 | 8 | 9 | .275 | .275 | .418 | .692 | 190 | |||||||||||
| Claude Wright | 120 | 436 | 436 | 111 | 13 | 4 | 5 | .255 | .255 | .337 | .592 | 147 | |||||||||||
| Justin Stein | 87 | 344 | 344 | 89 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .259 | .259 | .369 | .628 | 127 | |||||||||||
| George Niedson | 92 | 274 | 274 | 78 | 16 | 5 | 4 | .285 | .285 | .423 | .708 | 116 | |||||||||||
| Clyde Kluttz | 62 | 201 | 201 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .393 | .652 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Ted Kakoliris | 35 | 141 | 141 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .234 | .234 | .312 | .546 | 44 | |||||||||||
| William Yarewick | 34 | 83 | 83 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .241 | .241 | .325 | .566 | 27 | |||||||||||
| Archie Templeton | 30 | 50 | 50 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .280 | .420 | .700 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Max Surkont | 34 | 93 | 93 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .140 | .140 | .172 | .312 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Ray Hart | 14 | 44 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .295 | .523 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Roman Roh | 32 | 57 | 57 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .211 | .386 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Jack Card | 30 | 73 | 73 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .137 | .137 | .164 | .301 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Russ Wein | 11 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .206 | .206 | .412 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Dick Sisler | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Raymond Smith | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Robert Eisiminger | 17 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .087 | .130 | .217 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1212 | 4215 | 4215 | 0 | 1193 | 188 | 83 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .283 | .399 | .682 | 1682 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Suytar | 1B | 121 | 1046 | 82 | 15 | .987 | 9.322 | |
| Archie Horne | 2B | 117 | 298 | 328 | 36 | .946 | 5.350 | |
| Justin Stein | 3B | 86 | 60 | 162 | 21 | .914 | 2.581 | |
| Ted Kakoliris | 3B | 30 | 30 | 53 | 11 | .883 | 2.767 | |
| George Niedson | C | 75 | 394 | 48 | 14 | .969 | 5.893 | |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 58 | 351 | 34 | 10 | .975 | 6.638 | |
| Harry Schmiel | OF | 119 | 203 | 12 | 6 | .973 | 1.807 | |
| Lou Scoffic | OF | 116 | 293 | 6 | 8 | .974 | 2.578 | |
| Dain Clay | OF | 114 | 196 | 8 | 12 | .944 | 1.789 | |
| Archie Templeton | OF | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 | |
| William Yarewick | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| Max Surkont | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Roman Roh | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Card | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Robert Eisiminger | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Ray Hart | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Claude Wright | SS | 117 | 213 | 286 | 45 | .917 | 4.265 | |
| Totals | 1124 | 3094 | 1019 | 178 | 0 | .959 | 3.659 |
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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