1939 Norfolk Elks Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: D
Team Record: 75-44
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Doc Bennett (75-44)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Nebraska
Ballpark: Athletic Park
1939 Norfolk Elks RosterTeam Record: 75-44
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Doc Bennett (75-44)
Affiliation: New York Yankees
Location: Norfolk, Nebraska
Ballpark: Athletic Park
Playoffs - Sioux City Soos 3 games, Norfolk Elks 2
The Norfolk Elks of the Western League ended the 1939 season with a record of 75 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the WL.
Doc Bennett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Bobeck | 19 | 3 | .864 | 3.43 | 29 | 207.0 | 211 | 114 | 79 | 77 | ||||||||||||
| William Davis | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.85 | 30 | 166.0 | 178 | 97 | 71 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Ed Smith | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.17 | 31 | 205.0 | 197 | 123 | 95 | 98 | ||||||||||||
| Roy Drasites | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.49 | 26 | 178.0 | 148 | 107 | 69 | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Fred Whalen | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.94 | 28 | 121.0 | 121 | 74 | 53 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Tisdale | 4 | 3 | .571 | 4.22 | 10 | 64.0 | 71 | 48 | 30 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Edward Wagner | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5.77 | 13 | 53.0 | 60 | 54 | 34 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 74 | 40 | .649 | 3.90 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994.0 | 986 | 617 | 431 | 0 | 450 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Finders | 119 | 506 | 506 | 167 | 19 | 11 | 5 | .330 | .330 | .441 | .771 | 223 | |||||||||||
| William Morgan | 119 | 468 | 468 | 160 | 32 | 13 | 17 | .342 | .342 | .575 | .917 | 269 | |||||||||||
| Carl Hower | 114 | 463 | 463 | 158 | 34 | 7 | 9 | .341 | .341 | .503 | .844 | 233 | |||||||||||
| Milford Wildenhauer | 119 | 486 | 486 | 124 | 17 | 4 | 6 | .255 | .255 | .344 | .599 | 167 | |||||||||||
| Joe Spak | 119 | 440 | 440 | 114 | 17 | 12 | 12 | .259 | .259 | .434 | .693 | 191 | |||||||||||
| Ira McGlothin | 114 | 413 | 413 | 108 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .262 | .262 | .312 | .574 | 129 | |||||||||||
| Leo Bohanon | 32 | 133 | 133 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .308 | .579 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Glenn George | 32 | 121 | 121 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .372 | .661 | 45 | |||||||||||
| Tommy Tisdale | 35 | 136 | 136 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .257 | .257 | .441 | .699 | 60 | |||||||||||
| Leo Bobeck | 44 | 99 | 99 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 | .222 | .323 | .545 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Edward Wagner | 37 | 100 | 100 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .170 | .220 | .390 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Roy Drasites | 31 | 75 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .187 | .187 | .333 | .520 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Ed Smith | 32 | 82 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .207 | .366 | 17 | |||||||||||
| William Davis | 30 | 66 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .136 | .152 | .288 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Fred Whalen | 29 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .200 | .320 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1085 | 3958 | 3958 | 0 | 1109 | 174 | 64 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .280 | .404 | .684 | 1600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Spak | 1B | 119 | 1020 | 56 | 38 | .966 | 9.042 | |
| Wendell Finders | 2B | 119 | 362 | 362 | 30 | .960 | 6.084 | |
| Milford Wildenhauer | 3B | 119 | 108 | 233 | 45 | .883 | 2.866 | |
| Carl Hower | C | 114 | 752 | 64 | 12 | .986 | 7.158 | |
| William Morgan | OF | 119 | 266 | 12 | 13 | .955 | 2.336 | |
| Glenn George | OF | 32 | 36 | 6 | 9 | .824 | 1.312 | |
| Leo Bohanon | OF | 32 | 40 | 4 | 3 | .936 | 1.375 | |
| Tommy Tisdale | OF | 25 | 32 | 0 | 2 | .941 | 1.280 | |
| Edward Wagner | OF | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | .750 | .750 | |
| Ed Smith | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| William Davis | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Leo Bobeck | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Fred Whalen | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| Roy Drasites | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Ira McGlothin | SS | 93 | 162 | 247 | 48 | .895 | 4.398 | |
| Totals | 1019 | 2880 | 988 | 218 | 0 | .947 | 3.796 |
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