1939 Houston Buffaloes Roster
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
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 |
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John Antonelli | R | R | July 15, 1915 | 5'10" | 165 | Memphis, TN US |
Jim Asbell | R | R | June 22, 1914 | 6'0" | 195 | Dallas, TX US |
Frank Barrett | R | R | July 1, 1913 | 6'2" | 173 | Fort Lauderdale, FL US |
Harry Brecheen | L | L | October 14, 1914 | 5'10" | 160 | Broken Bow, OK US |
Mike Christoff | R | R | September 29, 1912 | 5'11" | 190 | Northampton, PA US |
Nick Cullop | R | R | October 16, 1900 | 6'0" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US |
Joe Cusick | R | June 11, 1914 | 6'0" | 185 | Providence, RI US | |
John Davis | R | R | July 15, 1915 | 5'11" | 172 | Wilkes-Barre, PA US |
Murry Dickson | R | R | August 21, 1916 | 5'10" | 157 | Tracy, MO US |
Bill Endicott | L | L | September 4, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | Acorn, MO US |
Hal Epps | L | L | March 26, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Athens, GA US |
Johnny Hopp | L | L | July 18, 1916 | 5'10" | 170 | Hastings, NE US |
Robert Joratz | L | 5'9" | 164 | |||
Hal Kelleher | R | R | June 24, 1914 | 6'0" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Howie Krist | L | R | February 28, 1916 | 6'1" | 175 | West Henrietta, NY US |
Eddie Lake | R | R | March 18, 1916 | 5'7" | 159 | Antioch, CA US |
Hank Nowak | R | R | August 9, 1918 | 6'1" | 192 | Buffalo, NY US |
A. C. Phillips | L | October 20, 1916 | 5'4" | 165 | Gaffney, SC US | |
Howie Pollet | L | L | June 26, 1921 | 6'1" | 175 | New Orleans, LA US |
Homer Rainey | January 19, 1896 | Clarsksville, TX US | ||||
Harry Schmiel | R | R | February 22, 1914 | 6'1" | 195 | Chicago, IL US |
Joe Schultz | L | R | August 29, 1918 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL US |
Lou Scoffic | R | R | May 20, 1913 | 5'10" | 182 | Herrin, IL US |
Richard Tichacek | R | August 30, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | ||
Tom Turner | R | R | September 8, 1916 | 6'2" | 195 | Custer, OK US |
Roland Van Slate | R | R | October 18, 1912 | 5'10" | 161 | , WI US |
Johnny Watwood | L | L | August 17, 1905 | 6'1" | 186 | Alexander City, AL US |
Ernie White | R | L | September 5, 1916 | 5'11" | 175 | Pacolet Mills, SC US |
Ted Wilks | R | R | November 13, 1915 | 5'9" | 178 | Fulton, NY US |
Johnny Wyrostek | L | R | July 12, 1919 | 6'2" | 180 | Fairmont 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.