1939 Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox Roster
Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 71-48
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Hobe Brummette (71-48)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
1939 Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox StatisticsTeam Record: 71-48
Finished 1st in the AL
Manager: Hobe Brummette (71-48)
Affiliation: Boston Red Sox
Location: Elizabethton, Tennessee
Ballpark: Cherokee Park
Playoffs - Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox 2 games, Greeneville Burley Cubs 1
Finals - Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox 3 games, Kingsport Cherokees 1
The Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox of the Appalachian League ended the 1939 season with a record of 71 wins and 48 losses, finishing first in the AL.
Hobe Brummette served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Bailey | ||||||
| Newell Benton | L | 5'11" | 172 | |||
| John Breslin | R | 6'1" | 180 | |||
| Frank Cloyd | ||||||
| Don Cross | R | R | November 14, 1915 | 5'7" | 165 | Gold Hill, NC US |
| Elmer Doyle | ||||||
| Thomas Esterbrook | R | 6'1" | 170 | |||
| Lew Flick | L | L | February 18, 1915 | 5'9" | 155 | Bristol, TN US |
| David Gentry | ||||||
| Eugene Goforth | L | R | 6'4" | 190 | ||
| Erastus Grigg | L | 6'0" | 185 | |||
| Hall | ||||||
| Ralph Hart | L | R | 6'3" | 203 | ||
| Bert Hodges | L | R | May 25, 1917 | 5'11" | 170 | Knoxville, TN US |
| Steve Hospidor | ||||||
| C. L. Killian | ||||||
| Roy Luster | R | R | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Marvin Myers | ||||||
| Tom Orr | ||||||
| Rudy Parsons | R | R | April 21, 1909 | 6'1" | 178 | Pennington Gap, VA US |
| Frank Radler | R | R | 5'11" | 176 | ||
| Robert Radler | ||||||
| Ed Rosenbaum | R | R | 6'4" | |||
| Pete Schwiegerath | R | June 15, 1919 | 5'10" | 178 | ||
| Norman Shope | R | R | June 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Robert Stanton | L | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Claude Tarrant | L | L | 5'10" | 168 | ||
| Burton Webb | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
| Jack Weiler | R | 6'0" | 165 | |||
| Clovis White | R | October 24, 1912 | 5'11" | 160 |
