1940 Grand Rapids Dodgers Statistics
Michigan State League (MSL) - Class: C
Team Record: 50-56
Finished 4th in the MSL
Manager: Burleigh Grimes (50-56)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Bigelow Field
1940 Grand Rapids Dodgers RosterTeam Record: 50-56
Finished 4th in the MSL
Manager: Burleigh Grimes (50-56)
Affiliation: Brooklyn Dodgers
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Bigelow Field
Playoffs - Saginaw A's 3 games, Grand Rapids Dodgers 1
The Grand Rapids Dodgers of the Michigan State League ended the 1940 season with a record of 50 wins and 56 losses, finishing fourth in the MSL.
Burleigh Grimes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Falzone | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.71 | 32 | 189.0 | 195 | 102 | 78 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Spencer Smith | 10 | 4 | .714 | 3.43 | 30 | 126.0 | 134 | 73 | 48 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Leroy Wheeler | 8 | 7 | .533 | 5.00 | 19 | 108.0 | 115 | 69 | 60 | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Jess Cole | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.58 | 16 | 106.0 | 129 | 61 | 54 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Ed Lieder | 3 | 10 | .231 | 6.25 | 19 | 118.0 | 164 | 91 | 82 | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Theodore Coffey | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.58 | 16 | 53.0 | 63 | 43 | 27 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 40 | 42 | .488 | 4.49 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 700.0 | 800 | 439 | 349 | 0 | 287 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Ogle | 106 | 457 | 457 | 171 | 46 | 8 | 4 | .374 | .374 | .536 | .910 | 245 | |||||||||||
| Ralph Brande | 106 | 419 | 419 | 131 | 28 | 3 | 11 | .313 | .313 | .473 | .785 | 198 | |||||||||||
| Billy Moore | 105 | 403 | 403 | 125 | 20 | 6 | 7 | .310 | .310 | .442 | .752 | 178 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Wojey | 106 | 400 | 400 | 121 | 20 | 3 | 20 | .302 | .302 | .518 | .820 | 207 | |||||||||||
| James McCloud | 101 | 373 | 373 | 102 | 26 | 6 | 1 | .273 | .273 | .383 | .657 | 143 | |||||||||||
| James Cooney | 98 | 375 | 375 | 87 | 17 | 5 | 4 | .232 | .232 | .336 | .568 | 126 | |||||||||||
| Bill McClain | 72 | 257 | 257 | 79 | 21 | 2 | 11 | .307 | .307 | .533 | .840 | 137 | |||||||||||
| John Sosh | 52 | 200 | 200 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 8 | .270 | .270 | .475 | .745 | 95 | |||||||||||
| Bob Frost | 31 | 103 | 103 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .262 | .398 | .660 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Leroy Wheeler | 37 | 73 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .288 | .425 | .712 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Kenneth Vandenberg | 20 | 67 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .254 | .328 | .582 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Paul Gillespie | 14 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .261 | .261 | .348 | .609 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Spencer Smith | 36 | 64 | 64 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .188 | .234 | .422 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Fred Falzone | 33 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .159 | .159 | .246 | .406 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Ed Lieder | 21 | 45 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .178 | .178 | .289 | .467 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Wallace Hoyle | 19 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .250 | .425 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Jess Cole | 16 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .098 | .098 | .171 | .268 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Theodore Coffey | 17 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 990 | 3450 | 3450 | 0 | 992 | 216 | 37 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .288 | .436 | .723 | 1504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James McCloud | 1B | 101 | 920 | 45 | 11 | .989 | 9.554 | |
| Joseph Wojey | 2B | 105 | 225 | 311 | 12 | .978 | 5.105 | |
| Robert Ogle | 3B | 106 | 113 | 194 | 20 | .939 | 2.896 | |
| John Sosh | C | 51 | 321 | 30 | 11 | .970 | 6.882 | |
| Bob Frost | C | 31 | 173 | 13 | 4 | .979 | 6.000 | |
| Paul Gillespie | C | 14 | 79 | 10 | 2 | .978 | 6.357 | |
| Wallace Hoyle | C | 10 | 46 | 3 | 6 | .891 | 4.900 | |
| Ralph Brande | OF | 106 | 223 | 13 | 6 | .975 | 2.226 | |
| Billy Moore | OF | 105 | 125 | 12 | 5 | .965 | 1.305 | |
| Bill McClain | OF | 71 | 100 | 11 | 6 | .949 | 1.563 | |
| Kenneth Vandenberg | OF | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.050 | |
| Fred Falzone | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| Spencer Smith | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Leroy Wheeler | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Ed Lieder | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Jess Cole | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Theodore Coffey | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| James Cooney | SS | 95 | 155 | 284 | 40 | .916 | 4.621 | |
| Totals | 947 | 2500 | 927 | 124 | 0 | .965 | 3.619 |
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