1939 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: B
Team Record: 83-55
Finished 1st in the SAL
Manager: Clay Hopper (83-55)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II

1939 Columbus Red Birds Roster

Playoffs - Savannah Indians 4 games, Columbus Red Birds 3

The Columbus Red Birds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1939 season with a record of 83 wins and 55 losses, finishing first in the SAL.

Clay Hopper served as manager.

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Pitching:

Player	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
Edward Wissman	21	9	.700	2.88	39						228.0	230	84	73		92
Bill Seinsoth	17	10	.630	2.41	30						243.0	215	95	65		72
Roland Van Slate	17	12	.586	2.70	37						257.0	240	108	77		98
Edward Hurley	15	10	.600	3.37	39						238.0	249	121	89		112
James Thompkins	5	2	.714	3.84	20						96.0	85	50	41		64
Harry Polly	2	3	.400	4.98	12						47.0	50	33	26		24
Totals	77	46	.626	3.01	177	0	0	0	0	0	1109.0	1069	491	371	0	462	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting:

Player	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Augie Bergamo	138	550	550		190	28	18	2						.345	.345	.473	.818	260
Harry Schmiel	125	479	479		149	24	11	9						.311	.311	.463	.775	222
Mel Serafini	136	466	466		136	21	6	0						.292	.292	.363	.655	169
Walter Schuerbaum	104	405	405		131	22	9	2						.323	.323	.437	.760	177
Walter Alston	105	399	399		129	26	8	11						.323	.323	.511	.835	204
John Stopa	105	412	412		128	21	12	5						.311	.311	.456	.767	188
Frank Mabrey	136	508	508		122	15	2	5						.240	.240	.307	.547	156
Joe Cusick	52	158	158		42	4	1	2						.266	.266	.342	.608	54
Edward Wissman	62	143	143		41	7	2	0						.287	.287	.364	.650	52
James Dillingham	34	138	138		35	6	4	0						.254	.254	.355	.609	49
Bill Seinsoth	44	114	114		34	9	0	2						.298	.298	.430	.728	49
Ed Murphy	31	123	123		32	4	4	2						.260	.260	.407	.667	50
Steve Summerhill	24	95	95		25	3	2	0						.263	.263	.337	.600	32
Alex Coleman	35	104	104		25	3	2	1						.240	.240	.337	.577	35
Roland Van Slate	42	93	93		21	4	0	2						.226	.226	.333	.559	31
Harry Michel	29	88	88		20	6	1	1						.227	.227	.352	.580	31
Bill Shewey	11	51	51		17	2	2	0						.333	.333	.451	.784	23
Charles Zachritz	19	63	63		15	4	1	2						.238	.238	.429	.667	27
Edward Hurley	40	86	86		15	2	0	0						.174	.174	.198	.372	17
Charles Martin	19	50	50		14	1	0	0						.280	.280	.300	.580	15
Clay Hopper	17	22	22		6	4	0	0						.273	.273	.455	.727	10
James Thompkins	21	35	35		4	0	0	0						.114	.114	.114	.229	4
Walter Sessi	2	5	5		1	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	1
Harry Polly	12	16	16		1	0	0	0						.062	.062	.062	.125	1
Totals	1343	4603	4603	0	1333	216	85	46	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.290	.403	.693	1857	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Walter Alston	1B	105	982	51	6		.994	9.838
Ed Murphy	1B	31	301	14	6		.981	1.161
Frank Mabrey	2B	102	237	320	26		.955	5.461
James Dillingham	2B	34	87	110	6		.970	5.794
Mel Serafini	3B	136	131	277	37		.917	3.000
Joe Cusick	C	47	211	21	4		.983	4.936
Alex Coleman	C	32	161	20	4		.978	5.656
Harry Michel	C	27	126	13	3		.979	5.148
Charles Zachritz	C	18	85	13	1		.990	5.444
Charles Martin	C	18	88	10	3		.970	5.444
Augie Bergamo	OF	138	290	22	8		.975	2.261
Harry Schmiel	OF	125	256	10	10		.964	2.128
Walter Schuerbaum	OF	98	166	13	7		.962	1.827
Steve Summerhill	OF	24	35	1	0		1.000	1.500
Bill Shewey	OF	11	19	2	2		.913	1.909
Edward Wissman	P	39						.000
Edward Hurley	P	39						.000
Roland Van Slate	P	37						.000
Bill Seinsoth	P	30						.000
James Thompkins	P	20						.000
Harry Polly	P	12						.000
John Stopa	SS	105	223	373	43		.933	5.676
Totals		1228	3398	1270	166	0	.966	3.801

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