1942 Decatur Commodores Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 45-75
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Abe White (0-0), Tony Kaufmann (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
1942 Decatur Commodores StatisticsTeam Record: 45-75
Finished 6th in the IIIL
Manager: Abe White (0-0), Tony Kaufmann (0-0)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Decatur, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
The Decatur Commodores of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1942 season with a record of 45 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the IIIL.
Abe White and Tony Kaufmann served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Adams | R | R | December 27, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | Maora, IL US |
| William Adams | R | R | January 16, 1922 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Bill Altenburg | R | R | May 29, 1915 | 5'9" | 167 | Lake Zurich, IL US |
| Ken Blackman | R | June 29, 1911 | 5'9" | 175 | Lucerne, MO US | |
| George Boerner | R | January 12, 1917 | 6'2" | 190 | ||
| Russell Brovold | L | 6'1" | 190 | |||
| Thomas Buck | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Ray Campo | R | December 20, 1923 | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| Charles Carey | L | April 7, 1921 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Leslay Carlson | L | L | 6'1" | 165 | ||
| Jim Cookson | L | R | January 1, 1918 | 5'10" | 165 | |
| Glenn Crawford | L | R | December 2, 1913 | 5'9" | 165 | North Branch, MI US |
| LaVergne Davis | R | 5'11" | 165 | |||
| Art Frantz | R | R | March 1, 1921 | 6'0" | ||
| Kenneth Friend | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Jerry Gardner | R | November 28, 1920 | 5'11" | 170 | Clifton, CO US | |
| Marvin Graves | R | April 20, 1925 | Andover, SD US | |||
| Jesse Hale | R | R | 5'11" | 168 | ||
| William Haynes | ||||||
| Bud Hill | July 25, 1923 | 192 | McPherson, KS US | |||
| Lloyd Hopkins | S | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Billy Kerr | R | R | March 4, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Pensacola, FL US |
| Robert Lancaster | ||||||
| Art Lopatka | S | L | May 28, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ollie Marquardt | R | R | September 22, 1902 | 5'9" | 156 | Toledo, OH US |
| Pete Modica | R | R | January 25, 1924 | 6'0" | 145 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Andy Mohrlock | R | R | March 6, 1921 | 6'3" | 183 | |
| Merle Muhl | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| Michael Natisin | L | October 31, 1916 | 5'10" | 176 | Alpha, NJ US | |
| Lee Pfund | R | R | October 10, 1919 | 6'1" | 185 | Oak Park, IL US |
| Alvin Pittman | January 13, 1924 | 192 | ||||
| Samuel Porter | ||||||
| Edwin Puck | R | April 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 170 | , IA US | |
| William Rabe | R | May 9, 1921 | 5'9" | 154 | ||
| John Raczka | R | August 21, 1920 | 6'0" | 175 | Manchester, NH US | |
| Julius Schoendienst | R | December 24, 1920 | 6'0" | 178 | ||
| Mel Serafini | R | R | December 5, 1918 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Henry Soven | R | R | November 9, 1920 | 6'0" | 180 | Bronx, NY US |
| Floyd Stickney | R | 5'7" | 168 | |||
| Robert Vales | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Joseph Vydra | 192 | |||||
| Billy Wachtler | L | July 12, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Elmer Wachtler | S | R | July 16, 1918 | 5'11" | 160 | |
| Melvin Welch | R | 5'8" | 165 | |||
| Donald White | L | L | 5'11" | 170 | ||
| Ray Wicker | L | R | 6'2" | 185 | ||
| Paul Wilder | ||||||
| Billie Williams | May 28, 1923 | |||||
| Delmon Yount | R | R | 6'2" | 230 | ||
| Charles Zachritz | R | November 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 170 |
