1938 San Antonio Missions Roster

Texas League (TL) - Class: A1
Team Record: 93-67
Finished 2nd in the TL
Manager: Zack Taylor (93-67)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Ballpark: Tech Field
Attendance: 136,249, Avg. 1,703
1938 San Antonio Missions Statistics

Playoffs - San Antonio Missions 3 games, Oklahoma City Indians 0
Finals - Beaumont Exporters 4 games, San Antonio Missions 3

The San Antonio Missions of the Texas League ended the 1938 season with a record of 93 wins and 67 losses, finishing second in the TL.

Zack Taylor served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Art BartelliRRAugust 24, 19146'0"185
Johnny BerardinoRRMay 1, 19175'11"175Los Angeles, CA US
Emil BildilliRLSeptember 16, 19125'10"170Diamond, IN US
Jack BradsherRRAugust 5, 19175'10"185Leslie, AR US
Milt ByrnesLLNovember 15, 19165'10"170St. Louis, MO US
John CordellLLDecember 6, 19096'2"200
Tony CriscolaLRJuly 9, 19155'11"180Walla Walla, WA US
Sig GryskaRRNovember 4, 19145'11"173Chicago, IL US
William HornsbyRFebruary 10, 19165'10"175Porterville, CA US
Harry KimberlinRRMarch 13, 19096'3"175Sullivan, MO US
John KosyR5'9"173
Jack KramerRRJanuary 5, 19186'2"190New Orleans, LA US
Art McDougallLMay 7, 19086'0"175San Francisco, CA US
Bob MuncriefRRJanuary 28, 19166'2"190Madill, OK US
Bob NeighborsRRNovember 9, 19175'11"165Talihina, OK US
Jess NewmanLJanuary 1, 19156'0"195
Russell OlsenRR6'2"187
Armond PaytonRRJuly 28, 19125'10"176Visalia, CA US
Manny PérezRRDecember 6, 19166'1"172El Paso, TX US
Ewald PyleLLAugust 27, 19106'0"175St. Louis, MO US
Ralph RheinRRMarch 31, 19125'9"165
Fabian RyanSR6'1"175
Ralph SamsRR6'4"195
Art SchareinRRJune 30, 19055'11"155Decatur, IL US
Eddie SilberRRJune 6, 19145'11"170Philadelphia, PA US
Buck StantonLLJune 19, 19065'10"150Stantonsburg, NC US
Bill StricklandRRMarch 29, 19086'2"170Ray City, GA US
Bob SwiftRRMarch 6, 19155'11"180Salina, KS US
Matthew ThernesRR6'1"197
Bill TrotterRRAugust 10, 19086'2"195Cisne, IL US
Charles WagenerLLOctober 30, 19146'4"208

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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