1939 Shreveport Sports Statistics
Texas League (TL) - Class: A1
Team Record: 86-75
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Homer Peel (86-75)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 143,236, Avg. 1,779
1939 Shreveport Sports RosterTeam Record: 86-75
Finished 5th in the TL
Manager: Homer Peel (86-75)
Affiliation: Chicago White Sox
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Ballpark: SPAR Stadium
Attendance: 143,236, Avg. 1,779
The Shreveport Sports of the Texas League ended the 1939 season with a record of 86 wins and 75 losses, finishing fifth in the TL.
Homer Peel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallie Eaves | 21 | 10 | .677 | 2.77 | 42 | 36 | 263.0 | 214 | 105 | 81 | 119 | |||||||||||
| Bobby Coombs | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.22 | 38 | 32 | 246.0 | 259 | 106 | 88 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Jackie Reid | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4.20 | 25 | 16 | 133.0 | 146 | 77 | 62 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Hugo Klaerner | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3.30 | 37 | 24 | 199.0 | 175 | 93 | 73 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Charles George | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.61 | 13 | 2 | 31.0 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Leslie Dunkle | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5.14 | 14 | 6 | 49.0 | 61 | 36 | 28 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Frank Sansosti | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.32 | 31 | 3 | 65.0 | 47 | 32 | 24 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Perry | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.28 | 14 | 2 | 29.0 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Samuel Williams | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.29 | 8 | 2 | 17.0 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Frank Anderson | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 6 | 1 | 20.0 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Jess Dobernic | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.50 | 9 | 3 | 18.0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 65 | 53 | .551 | 3.52 | 237 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1070.0 | 1029 | 521 | 419 | 0 | 383 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Gerlach | 164 | 590 | 590 | 162 | 30 | 4 | 0 | .275 | .275 | .339 | .614 | 200 | |||||||||||
| George Washington | 141 | 519 | 519 | 155 | 45 | 12 | 10 | .299 | .299 | .489 | .788 | 254 | |||||||||||
| Joe Vitter | 156 | 552 | 552 | 143 | 35 | 9 | 3 | .259 | .259 | .371 | .630 | 205 | |||||||||||
| Bob Kennedy | 130 | 493 | 493 | 140 | 26 | 7 | 8 | .284 | .284 | .414 | .698 | 204 | |||||||||||
| Jesse Landrum | 139 | 465 | 465 | 131 | 23 | 10 | 6 | .282 | .282 | .413 | .695 | 192 | |||||||||||
| Homer Peel | 137 | 423 | 423 | 122 | 29 | 1 | 5 | .288 | .288 | .397 | .686 | 168 | |||||||||||
| Merv Connors | 116 | 388 | 388 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 16 | .229 | .229 | .420 | .649 | 163 | |||||||||||
| Huron Horton | 102 | 250 | 250 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .300 | .544 | 75 | |||||||||||
| Guy Curtright | 46 | 136 | 136 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .324 | .324 | .463 | .787 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Albert Marchand | 29 | 89 | 89 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .348 | .404 | .753 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Bobby Coombs | 41 | 83 | 83 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .265 | .313 | .578 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Vallie Eaves | 42 | 95 | 95 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .158 | .221 | .379 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Doug Stack | 12 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .295 | .386 | .682 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Hugo Klaerner | 37 | 64 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .219 | .391 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Jackie Reid | 25 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .159 | .318 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Frank Anderson | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | .625 | .625 | 1.250 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Hack Miller | 14 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .269 | .423 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Marvin Rhea | 10 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .098 | .098 | .146 | .244 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Leslie Dunkle | 14 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Frank Sansosti | 31 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .167 | .278 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Jess Dobernic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Samuel Williams | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Perry | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Charles George | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1437 | 4368 | 4368 | 0 | 1165 | 251 | 50 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .383 | .649 | 1672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Connors | 1B | 109 | 740 | 66 | 19 | .977 | 7.394 | |
| Doug Stack | 1B | 12 | 116 | 7 | 6 | .953 | 1.250 | |
| Joe Vitter | 2B | 62 | 152 | 180 | 15 | .957 | 5.355 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 3B | 124 | 145 | 214 | 30 | .923 | 2.895 | |
| Jesse Landrum | 3B | 41 | 28 | 60 | 14 | .863 | 2.146 | |
| Huron Horton | C | 94 | 394 | 62 | 4 | .991 | 4.851 | |
| Hack Miller | C | 11 | 35 | 4 | 2 | .951 | 3.545 | |
| George Washington | OF | 136 | 201 | 13 | 10 | .955 | 1.574 | |
| Homer Peel | OF | 122 | 173 | 5 | 9 | .952 | 1.459 | |
| Guy Curtright | OF | 42 | 86 | 4 | 2 | .978 | 2.143 | |
| Albert Marchand | OF | 17 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.294 | |
| Marvin Rhea | OF | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.300 | |
| Vallie Eaves | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| Bobby Coombs | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| Hugo Klaerner | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Sansosti | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Jackie Reid | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| Thomas Perry | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Leslie Dunkle | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Charles George | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Jess Dobernic | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Samuel Williams | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Anderson | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| Johnny Gerlach | SS | 124 | 255 | 343 | 41 | .936 | 4.823 | |
| Totals | 1141 | 2386 | 959 | 152 | 0 | .957 | 2.932 |
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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