1940 Decatur Commodores Roster

Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 73-52
Finished 2nd in the IIIL
Manager: Tony Kaufmann (0-0), Bob Morrow (0-0), Lou Scoffic (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 37,667, Avg. 603
1940 Decatur Commodores Statistics

Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Evansville Braves 2
Finals - Cedar Rapids Raiders 3 games, Decatur Commodores 1

The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1940 season with a record of 73 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the IIIL.

Tony Kaufmann, Bob Morrow and Lou Scoffic served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Thomas AstburyRDecember 15, 19205'9"170
Gerald BurmeisterRRAugust 11, 19166'2"205Harmony, MN US
Jack CardRRSeptember 30, 19156'0"180Ogden, UT US
Dain ClayRRJuly 10, 19195'10"160Hicksville, OH US
Orval CottRJuly 17, 19186'2"195
Lee DallapeJune 1, 1920
Hal DobsonRROctober 15, 19196'2"190Lincoln, NE US
Roy DrasitesLLAugust 31, 19166'0"185
Robert EisimingerRRSeptember 1, 19205'11"155
Ray HartRRSeptember 2, 19146'0"180
Archie HorneLDecember 11, 19145'10"163Wolfeboro, NH US
Ted KakolirisLAugust 18, 19185'10"175Birmingham, AL US
Clyde KluttzRRDecember 12, 19176'0"193Rockwell, NC US
Wilson KoewingRRJanuary 27, 19125'10"170
Samuel KuipersLLJuly 24, 19175'10"165
Bob MarenRRMay 10, 19186'0"195
Doyle MillsRRApril 25, 19186'2"170Annapolis, OH US
George NiedsonSApril 6, 19185'10"205
Kenneth ReidRLMarch 25, 19186'1"185
Roman RohRRSeptember 8, 19176'1"180Bruno, NE US
Harry SchmielRRFebruary 22, 19146'1"195Chicago, IL US
Lou ScofficRRMay 20, 19135'10"182Herrin, IL US
Dick SislerLRNovember 2, 19206'2"205St. Louis, MO US
Raymond SmithRFebruary 14, 19206'1"195
Justin SteinRRAugust 9, 19115'11"180St. Louis, MO US
Max SurkontRRJune 16, 19226'1"195Central Falls, RI US
Jake SuytarRRJuly 10, 19176'5"215Ventura, CA US
Archie TempletonLLMay 16, 19185'11"195
Russ WeinSSeptember 5, 19155'10"160
Claude WrightRAugust 14, 19155'9"155
William YarewickLLNovember 15, 19166'1"170Bayonne, NJ 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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