1939 Topeka Owls Roster
Team Record: 72-65
Finished 8th in the WL
Manager: William Wilson (72-65)
Affiliation: St. Louis Browns
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Ballpark: Community Park
Attendance: 85,500, Avg. 1,248
Playoffs - Topeka Owls 3 games, Joplin Miners 2
Finals - Springfield Cardinals 3 games, Topeka Owls 2
The Topeka Owls of the Western League ended the 1939 season with a record of 72 wins and 65 losses, finishing eighth in the WL.
William Wilson served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Gerald Bernstein | R | R | July 25, 1919 | 6'1" | 170 | |
James Burris | R | 5'8" | 150 | |||
Lou Burtner | R | 5'11" | 160 | |||
Mark Carrola | R | November 14, 1919 | 5'11" | 195 | ||
Stanley Cazen | ||||||
Howard Eaton | R | 6'0" | 170 | |||
Harry Goorabian | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 165 | New York, NY US | |
John Gotter | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
John Hansen | L | 5'10" | 170 | |||
Hooks Iott | S | L | December 3, 1919 | 6'2" | 200 | Mountain Grove, MO US |
Cecil Lindsey | ||||||
Joe Malman | R | R | May 11, 1913 | 6'1" | 160 | Providence, RI US |
Roy Mikus | R | July 28, 1917 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
Wil Morrison | February 22, 1919 | , CA US | ||||
Maury Newlin | R | R | June 22, 1914 | 6'0" | 176 | Bloomingdale, IN US |
John Novosel | R | April 6, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
Manny Pérez | R | R | December 6, 1916 | 6'1" | 172 | El Paso, TX US |
Elmer Phillips | S | R | May 2, 1902 | 5'8" | 150 | Spokane, WA US |
Bill Schwartz | R | R | 6'2" | 170 | ||
John Scolinos | L | March 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 180 | Los Angeles, CA US | |
Harold Sizemore | ||||||
Marshall Sneed | July 22, 1915 | Piggott, AR US | ||||
Clarence Springer | L | March 9, 1915 | 6'0" | 180 | Middletown, PA US | |
Lawrence Susee | L | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
Fuzz White | L | R | June 27, 1916 | 6'0" | 175 | Springfield, MO US |
Robert Williams | ||||||
William Wilson | S | R | 6'1" | 204 |
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.