1940 Wilmington Blue Rocks Statistics
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 68-52
Finished 2nd in the ISL
Manager: Charles Bender (0-0), Charlie Berry (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
1940 Wilmington Blue Rocks RosterTeam Record: 68-52
Finished 2nd in the ISL
Manager: Charles Bender (0-0), Charlie Berry (0-0)
Affiliation: Philadelphia Athletics
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Ballpark: Wilmington Park
Playoffs - Hazleton Mountaineers/Lancaster Red Roses 3 games, Wilmington Blue Rocks 1
The Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Inter-State League ended the 1940 season with a record of 68 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the ISL.
Charles Bender and Charlie Berry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Marsh | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.72 | 20 | 138.0 | 135 | 76 | 57 | 61 | ||||||||||||
| John Swank | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.73 | 23 | 168.0 | 137 | 60 | 51 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Frank Colman | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.76 | 18 | 124.0 | 115 | 49 | 38 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Sam Lowry | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.20 | 16 | 98.0 | 83 | 31 | 24 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Paul Kardow | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.82 | 11 | 66.0 | 65 | 35 | 28 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Walt Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.24 | 13 | 67.0 | 79 | 46 | 39 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Ray Flannagan | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.64 | 19 | 95.0 | 123 | 59 | 49 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Syver Slaalien | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.67 | 13 | 54.0 | 63 | 31 | 28 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Terry Connell | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.57 | 12 | 53.0 | 51 | 28 | 21 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 59 | 43 | .578 | 3.49 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 863.0 | 851 | 415 | 335 | 0 | 335 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer Valo | 120 | 437 | 437 | 159 | 31 | 16 | 6 | .364 | .364 | .549 | .913 | 240 | |||||||||||
| James Callahan | 102 | 387 | 387 | 122 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .315 | .315 | .432 | .747 | 167 | |||||||||||
| Jack Wallaesa | 117 | 426 | 426 | 114 | 19 | 9 | 7 | .268 | .268 | .404 | .671 | 172 | |||||||||||
| Ducky Detweiler | 93 | 335 | 335 | 105 | 27 | 7 | 4 | .313 | .313 | .472 | .785 | 158 | |||||||||||
| Frederick Stanton | 109 | 378 | 378 | 85 | 21 | 5 | 7 | .225 | .225 | .362 | .587 | 137 | |||||||||||
| Frank Colman | 73 | 205 | 205 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .361 | .361 | .502 | .863 | 103 | |||||||||||
| Billy Southworth | 62 | 203 | 203 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .291 | .291 | .414 | .704 | 84 | |||||||||||
| Bernard Cobb | 51 | 184 | 184 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 9 | .310 | .310 | .538 | .848 | 99 | |||||||||||
| Walter Klimczak | 47 | 161 | 161 | 50 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .311 | .311 | .453 | .764 | 73 | |||||||||||
| Aubrey Sanders | 32 | 117 | 117 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .308 | .350 | .658 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Lyle Thompson | 31 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .300 | .300 | .440 | .740 | 44 | |||||||||||
| William Hogsed | 16 | 63 | 63 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .381 | .667 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Walter Worthington | 31 | 92 | 92 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .207 | .402 | 19 | |||||||||||
| John Swank | 23 | 62 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .242 | .339 | .581 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Joe Holden | 32 | 74 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .203 | .203 | .351 | .554 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Daniel Snell | 15 | 53 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .264 | .358 | .623 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Emil Kreshka | 18 | 65 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .215 | .246 | .462 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Ray Flannagan | 27 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .256 | .512 | 11 | |||||||||||
| James Marsh | 22 | 52 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .327 | .538 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Syver Slaalien | 13 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .524 | .952 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Randall Phillips | 11 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Paul Kardow | 11 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .185 | .185 | .407 | .593 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Walt Masters | 13 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Sam Lowry | 18 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .114 | .114 | .229 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Terry Connell | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1099 | 3598 | 3598 | 0 | 1039 | 183 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .289 | .420 | .709 | 1512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Cobb | 1B | 50 | 444 | 29 | 3 | .994 | 9.460 | |
| Aubrey Sanders | 1B | 32 | 311 | 10 | 11 | .967 | 1.031 | |
| Lyle Thompson | 1B | 31 | 279 | 21 | 5 | .984 | 9.677 | |
| Frederick Stanton | 2B | 108 | 250 | 317 | 26 | .956 | 5.250 | |
| Ducky Detweiler | 3B | 66 | 57 | 135 | 20 | .906 | 2.909 | |
| William Hogsed | 3B | 16 | 13 | 30 | 6 | .878 | 2.688 | |
| Daniel Snell | 3B | 10 | 4 | 19 | 5 | .821 | 2.300 | |
| Walter Klimczak | C | 45 | 179 | 26 | 1 | .995 | 4.556 | |
| Walter Worthington | C | 31 | 135 | 12 | 3 | .980 | 4.742 | |
| Joe Holden | C | 20 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.850 | |
| Elmer Valo | OF | 120 | 220 | 17 | 13 | .948 | 1.975 | |
| James Callahan | OF | 96 | 166 | 12 | 6 | .967 | 1.854 | |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 61 | 134 | 5 | 2 | .986 | 2.279 | |
| Frank Colman | OF | 41 | 57 | 1 | 3 | .951 | 1.415 | |
| Emil Kreshka | OF | 18 | 40 | 3 | 1 | .977 | 2.389 | |
| Randall Phillips | OF | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.273 | |
| John Swank | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| James Marsh | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Ray Flannagan | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Sam Lowry | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| Syver Slaalien | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Walt Masters | P | 13 | .000 | |||||
| Terry Connell | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Paul Kardow | P | 11 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Wallaesa | SS | 117 | 270 | 319 | 34 | .945 | 5.034 | |
| Totals | 1000 | 2656 | 970 | 139 | 0 | .963 | 3.626 |
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