1939 Bloomington Bloomers Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 49-73
Finished 7th in the IIIL
Manager: Bud Connolly (49-73)
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 14,005, Avg. 230
1939 Bloomington Bloomers StatisticsTeam Record: 49-73
Finished 7th in the IIIL
Manager: Bud Connolly (49-73)
Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 14,005, Avg. 230
The Bloomington Bloomers of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1939 season with a record of 49 wins and 73 losses, finishing seventh in the IIIL.
Bud Connolly served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budd Adams | L | 5'11" | 180 | |||
| Louis Ahlf | R | R | 6'2" | 180 | ||
| Leon Balser | R | R | August 21, 1918 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Eli Birmingham | ||||||
| John Cahill | R | R | 6'0" | 183 | ||
| Bud Connolly | R | R | May 25, 1901 | 5'8" | 154 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Vic Delmore | R | R | October 21, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | Dunmore, PA US |
| Fabian Fornall | L | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Gordon Foth | R | September 21, 1916 | 5'11" | 171 | ||
| Stan Galle | R | R | February 7, 1919 | 5'7" | 165 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Glyn Gibson | R | March 8, 1913 | 5'11" | 168 | DeChart, TN US | |
| Homer Glascoe | ||||||
| Jim Goff | L | L | May 13, 1912 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| John Gorski | ||||||
| Marvin Hamilton | ||||||
| Jim Hayes | L | L | December 18, 1912 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| John Hendricks | August 7, 1916 | Farmersville, IL US | ||||
| Fred Hensley | R | R | January 10, 1914 | 5'11" | 180 | Sacramento, CA US |
| Allan Johnson | R | L | May 14, 1913 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Elmer Johnson | S | January 23, 1910 | 6'3" | 185 | ||
| Mike Kash | L | L | September 7, 1911 | 6'0" | 180 | Webster, MA US |
| Jules Kimmett | L | L | 5'9" | 175 | ||
| Murphy Malattia | L | October 17, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Francis Malseed | S | R | 6'1" | 188 | ||
| Curtis Mitchell | R | R | May 16, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Paul Ninnemann | R | R | 6'0" | 160 | ||
| Hal Peck | L | L | April 20, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Big Bend, WI US |
| Bill Rucker | R | June 29, 1915 | 6'4" | 200 | Belle Plaine, IA US | |
| Johnny Schmitz | R | L | November 27, 1920 | 6'0" | 170 | Wausau, WI US |
| Robert Schremser | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | Decatur, IL US | |
| Andy Skurski | R | R | November 30, 1915 | 6'0" | 185 | Rockford, IL US |
| Joe Skurski | R | March 1, 1912 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Dan Smick | R | R | 6'5" | 210 | ||
| Lem Stewart | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
| Knoble Thomas | L | 5'9" | 155 | |||
| Harold Vitalie | L | August 21, 1915 | 6'0" | 210 | ||
| Barney Walczak | R | May 12, 1918 | 5'11" | 165 | North Chicago, IL US | |
| Ray Wallen | R | R | 6'1" | 197 | ||
| Walt Zuehls | R | R | November 27, 1916 | 6'0" | 160 | , WI US |
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.
