1940 Texarkana Liners Statistics
East Texas League (ETL) - Class: C
Team Record: 47-87
Finished 6th in the ETL
Manager: Abe Miller (0-0), Merle Coleman (0-0), Clair Bates (0-0), Wally Kopp (0-0)
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Ballpark: Liner Park, City League Ball Park
1940 Texarkana Liners RosterTeam Record: 47-87
Finished 6th in the ETL
Manager: Abe Miller (0-0), Merle Coleman (0-0), Clair Bates (0-0), Wally Kopp (0-0)
Location: Texarkana, Texas
Ballpark: Liner Park, City League Ball Park
The Texarkana Liners of the East Texas League ended the 1940 season with a record of 47 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the ETL.
Abe Miller, Merle Coleman, Clair Bates and Wally Kopp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Williams | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.61 | 33 | 207.0 | 174 | 114 | 83 | 172 | ||||||||||||
| Merle Coleman | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3.32 | 29 | 206.0 | 196 | 117 | 76 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| Lamar Evans | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.13 | 12 | 89.0 | 91 | 41 | 31 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Harry Dalton | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6.10 | 26 | 149.0 | 172 | 139 | 101 | 95 | ||||||||||||
| Purnell Brooks | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.02 | 19 | 112.0 | 146 | 85 | 50 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Pullig | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.84 | 10 | 57.0 | 55 | 31 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Burlon Betterton | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.00 | 7 | 36.0 | 46 | 30 | 24 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Abe Miller | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4.94 | 8 | 51.0 | 68 | 36 | 28 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 41 | 68 | .376 | 4.08 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 907.0 | 948 | 593 | 411 | 0 | 495 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Houston | 129 | 519 | 519 | 158 | 30 | 3 | 5 | .304 | .304 | .403 | .707 | 209 | |||||||||||
| Clair Bates | 128 | 475 | 475 | 140 | 23 | 1 | 6 | .295 | .295 | .385 | .680 | 183 | |||||||||||
| James Waldrop | 130 | 496 | 496 | 138 | 17 | 6 | 4 | .278 | .278 | .361 | .639 | 179 | |||||||||||
| Walter Deas | 115 | 441 | 441 | 111 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .252 | .290 | .542 | 128 | |||||||||||
| Truman Toeller | 85 | 298 | 298 | 83 | 17 | 1 | 9 | .279 | .279 | .433 | .711 | 129 | |||||||||||
| Mike Kelly | 75 | 234 | 234 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .239 | .462 | 56 | |||||||||||
| John Larrieu | 41 | 159 | 159 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .289 | .421 | .711 | 67 | |||||||||||
| Merle Coleman | 65 | 157 | 157 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .325 | .580 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Bob Williams | 72 | 181 | 181 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .210 | .210 | .293 | .503 | 53 | |||||||||||
| Frank Caldwell | 36 | 131 | 131 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .214 | .267 | .481 | 35 | |||||||||||
| Mel Bergman | 26 | 115 | 115 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .191 | .191 | .243 | .435 | 28 | |||||||||||
| John Bradley | 23 | 79 | 79 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .165 | .165 | .203 | .367 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Lamar Evans | 23 | 64 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .156 | .156 | .312 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Harry Dalton | 30 | 68 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .132 | .132 | .132 | .265 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Thomas Pullig | 10 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .238 | .476 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Purnell Brooks | 19 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .135 | .135 | .270 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1007 | 3475 | 3475 | 0 | 898 | 142 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .258 | .335 | .593 | 1163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clair Bates | 1B | 120 | 936 | 79 | 23 | .978 | 8.458 | |
| James Waldrop | 2B | 110 | 340 | 273 | 34 | .947 | 5.573 | |
| Mel Bergman | 2B | 19 | 56 | 52 | 8 | .931 | 5.684 | |
| John Larrieu | 3B | 37 | 34 | 64 | 13 | .883 | 2.649 | |
| John Bradley | 3B | 23 | 23 | 52 | 14 | .843 | 3.261 | |
| Truman Toeller | C | 67 | 43 | 67 | 26 | .809 | 1.642 | |
| Mike Kelly | C | 30 | 124 | 23 | 7 | .955 | 4.900 | |
| Gordon Houston | OF | 126 | 206 | 11 | 14 | .939 | 1.722 | |
| Frank Caldwell | OF | 36 | 65 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 1.889 | |
| Bob Williams | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Merle Coleman | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Harry Dalton | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Purnell Brooks | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Lamar Evans | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Thomas Pullig | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| Abe Miller | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| Burlon Betterton | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| Walter Deas | SS | 115 | 216 | 319 | 63 | .895 | 4.652 | |
| Totals | 827 | 2043 | 943 | 203 | 0 | .936 | 3.611 |
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