1939 Houston Buffaloes Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: A1
Team Record: 97-63
Finished 1st in the TL
Manager: Eddie Dyer (97-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Houston, Texas
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 125,364, Avg. 1,567
1939 Houston Buffaloes Statistics

Playoffs - Fort Worth Cats 3 games, Houston Buffaloes 2

The Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League ended the 1939 season with a record of 97 wins and 63 losses, finishing first in the TL.

Eddie Dyer served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
John AntonelliRRJuly 15, 19155'10"165Memphis, TN US
Jim AsbellRRJune 22, 19146'0"195Dallas, TX US
Frank BarrettRRJuly 1, 19136'2"173Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Harry BrecheenLLOctober 14, 19145'10"160Broken Bow, OK US
Mike ChristoffRRSeptember 29, 19125'11"190Northampton, PA US
Nick CullopRROctober 16, 19006'0"200St. Louis, MO US
Joe CusickRJune 11, 19146'0"185Providence, RI US
John DavisRRJuly 15, 19155'11"172Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Murry DicksonRRAugust 21, 19165'10"157Tracy, MO US
Bill EndicottLLSeptember 4, 19185'11"175Acorn, MO US
Hal EppsLLMarch 26, 19146'0"175Athens, GA US
Johnny HoppLLJuly 18, 19165'10"170Hastings, NE US
Robert JoratzL5'9"164
Hal KelleherRRJune 24, 19146'0"165Philadelphia, PA US
Howie KristLRFebruary 28, 19166'1"175West Henrietta, NY US
Eddie LakeRRMarch 18, 19165'7"159Antioch, CA US
Hank NowakRRAugust 9, 19186'1"192Buffalo, NY US
A. C. PhillipsLOctober 20, 19165'4"165Gaffney, SC US
Howie PolletLLJune 26, 19216'1"175New Orleans, LA US
Homer RaineyJanuary 19, 1896Clarsksville, TX US
Harry SchmielRRFebruary 22, 19146'1"195Chicago, IL US
Joe SchultzLRAugust 29, 19185'11"180Chicago, IL US
Lou ScofficRRMay 20, 19135'10"182Herrin, IL US
Richard TichacekRAugust 30, 19175'10"175
Tom TurnerRRSeptember 8, 19166'2"195Custer, OK US
Roland Van SlateRROctober 18, 19125'10"161, WI US
Johnny WatwoodLLAugust 17, 19056'1"186Alexander City, AL US
Ernie WhiteRLSeptember 5, 19165'11"175Pacolet Mills, SC US
Ted WilksRRNovember 13, 19155'9"178Fulton, NY US
Johnny WyrostekLRJuly 12, 19196'2"180Fairmont City, IL 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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