1939 Buffalo Bisons Roster

International League (IL) - Class: AA
Team Record: 82-72
Finished 3rd in the IL
Manager: Steve O'Neill (82-72)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Buffalo, New York
Ballpark: Offermann Stadium
Attendance: 210,424, Avg. 2,733
1939 Buffalo Bisons Statistics

Playoffs - Rochester Red Wings 4 games, Buffalo Bisons 1

The Buffalo Bisons of the International League ended the 1939 season with a record of 82 wins and 72 losses, finishing third in the IL.

Steve O'Neill served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Fred ArcherLLMarch 7, 19106'0"193Johnson City, TN US
Ken AshRRSeptember 16, 19015'11"165Anmoore, WV US
Lou BoudreauRRJuly 17, 19175'11"185Harvey, IL US
Ollie CarnegieRRJune 29, 18995'8"182
Earl CookRRDecember 10, 19086'0"195Stouffville, ON CA
Tom DrakeRRAugust 7, 19126'1"185Birmingham, AL US
Herman FinkRRAugust 22, 19116'2"198Concord, NC US
Barney HearnLOctober 13, 19125'11"198
Hank HelfRRAugust 26, 19136'1"196Austin, TX US
Norm HibbsRRJune 29, 19115'11"170Ambler, PA US
Eddie HowardJuly 18, 1915St. John, NB CA
Art JacobsLLAugust 28, 19025'10"170Luckey, OH US
Bob KlineRRDecember 9, 19096'3"200Enterprise, OH US
Fabian KowalikRRApril 22, 19085'11"185Falls City, TX US
Ray MackRRAugust 31, 19166'0"200Cleveland, OH US
Sal MaglieRRApril 26, 19176'2"180Niagara Falls, NY US
Joe MartinRRJuly 28, 19115'11"181Seymour, MO US
Greg MulleavyRRSeptember 25, 19055'9"167Detroit, MI US
Hank NowakLDecember 11, 19175'10"165Cleveland, OH US
Jim OglesbyLLAugust 10, 19056'0"190Schofield, MO US
Proctor RichmondR5'10"153
Ray RocheLLMay 17, 19126'0"180
George SavinoSRJuly 21, 19095'11"170Nutley, NJ US
Al SmithLLOctober 12, 19075'11"180Belleville, IL US
Clay SmithRRSeptember 11, 19146'2"190Cambridge, KS US
Bill SoddRRSeptember 18, 19146'2"210Fort Worth, TX US
Ernest TalosR6'1"170
John TulaczRRFebruary 12, 19145'9"170
Hal TylerL6'0"175
Johnnie TylerSRJuly 30, 19066'0"175Mount Pleasant, PA US
George UhleRRSeptember 18, 18986'0"190Cleveland, OH US
Skeeter WebbRRNovember 4, 19095'9"150Meridian, MS US
Hal WhiteRRMarch 18, 19195'10"165Utica, NY US
Bill ZuberRRMarch 26, 19136'2"195Middle Amana, IA US
Frank ZubikRJune 18, 19125'11"185Elverson, PA 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.



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