
1940 Kingsport Cherokees Statistics
Team Record: 56-61
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Claude Trivett (56-61)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 31,241, Avg. 534
Playoffs - Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox 2 games, Kingsport Cherokees 0
The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1940 season with a record of 56 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the AL.
Claude Trivett 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 |
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Paul Onkotz | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.31 | 29 | 223.0 | 229 | 102 | 82 | 45 | ||||||||||||
Merritt Lancaster | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.23 | 30 | 185.0 | 183 | 100 | 87 | 72 | ||||||||||||
Bill Sullivan | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.56 | 36 | 213.0 | 250 | 133 | 108 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Theodore Werner | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4.62 | 20 | 113.0 | 116 | 75 | 58 | 50 | ||||||||||||
Frank Rabuzzi | 4 | 5 | .444 | 7.00 | 14 | 72.0 | 82 | 65 | 56 | 55 | ||||||||||||
John White | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6.45 | 9 | 53.0 | 69 | 44 | 38 | 33 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 54 | 47 | .535 | 4.49 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 859.0 | 929 | 519 | 429 | 0 | 332 | 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 |
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Vernon Pellman | 112 | 459 | 459 | 131 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .285 | .285 | .381 | .667 | 175 | |||||||||||
Charles Heffner | 117 | 467 | 467 | 127 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .272 | .272 | .340 | .612 | 159 | |||||||||||
Claude Trivett | 112 | 417 | 417 | 125 | 23 | 6 | 12 | .300 | .300 | .470 | .770 | 196 | |||||||||||
Ty Donaldson | 105 | 388 | 388 | 116 | 18 | 6 | 6 | .299 | .299 | .423 | .722 | 164 | |||||||||||
John Payne | 96 | 347 | 347 | 114 | 26 | 6 | 8 | .329 | .329 | .507 | .836 | 176 | |||||||||||
John Pardo | 88 | 284 | 284 | 71 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .335 | .585 | 95 | |||||||||||
John Machuga | 78 | 247 | 247 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .215 | .215 | .291 | .506 | 72 | |||||||||||
Ted Deskins | 57 | 204 | 204 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .221 | .284 | .505 | 58 | |||||||||||
Paul Onkotz | 42 | 127 | 127 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .268 | .339 | .606 | 43 | |||||||||||
Harry Merchant | 26 | 96 | 96 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .240 | .312 | .552 | 30 | |||||||||||
Sam Purses | 33 | 114 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .175 | .175 | .237 | .412 | 27 | |||||||||||
Merritt Lancaster | 30 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .182 | .348 | 12 | |||||||||||
Bill Sullivan | 36 | 69 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .145 | .145 | .261 | .406 | 18 | |||||||||||
Frank Rabuzzi | 16 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .269 | .269 | .538 | 7 | |||||||||||
Theodore Werner | 20 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .122 | .220 | 5 | |||||||||||
Totals | 968 | 3352 | 3352 | 0 | 891 | 147 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .266 | .369 | .635 | 1237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vernon Pellman | 1B | 112 | 1061 | 33 | 16 | .986 | 9.768 | |
Harry Merchant | 2B | 23 | 63 | 57 | 10 | .923 | 5.217 | |
John Pardo | C | 86 | 488 | 63 | 15 | .973 | 6.407 | |
John Machuga | C | 36 | 201 | 20 | 5 | .978 | 6.139 | |
Claude Trivett | OF | 105 | 197 | 7 | 11 | .949 | 1.943 | |
John Payne | OF | 95 | 151 | 10 | 11 | .936 | 1.695 | |
Charles Heffner | OF | 53 | 92 | 6 | 3 | .970 | 1.849 | |
Bill Sullivan | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
Merritt Lancaster | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
Paul Onkotz | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
Theodore Werner | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
Frank Rabuzzi | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
John White | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
Ted Deskins | SS | 50 | 97 | 144 | 17 | .934 | 4.820 | |
Ty Donaldson | SS | 49 | 70 | 129 | 26 | .884 | 4.061 | |
Totals | 747 | 2420 | 469 | 114 | 0 | .962 | 3.867 |
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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