1940 Columbus Red Birds Statistics

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: B
Team Record: 88-63
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Clay Hopper (88-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Golden Park I & II
Attendance: 81,366, Avg. 1,078
1940 Columbus Red Birds Roster

Playoffs - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Greenville Spinners 0
Finals - Columbus Red Birds 4 games, Macon Peaches 2

The Columbus Red Birds of the South Atlantic League ended the 1940 season with a record of 88 wins and 63 losses, finishing second 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
Fred Martin1712.5862.5338267.0229987550
Bill Seinsoth1610.6153.5932241.02721239674
Charles Fichter115.6883.9033173.0185957582
Roland Van Slate101.9093.9817120.0119635353
James Thompkins108.5564.2129124.0135715874
Irvin Peterman62.7504.031276.081413428
Moose Fralick614.3004.1125171.0184997847
Johnny Beazley53.6255.1717101.0111715855
Totals8155.5963.73203000001273.013166615270463000000

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
Eddie Knoblauch1505955952053390.345.345.430.775256
Ray Sanders149562562196281614.349.349.530.879298
Hooper Triplett130483483178361215.369.369.586.954283
Bob Richards1485945941602762.269.269.345.614205
Leonard Fresh1435475471501671.274.274.335.609183
Mel Serafini13550850814429108.283.283.427.711217
Robert Stanton14957657612717101.220.220.290.510167
John Dantonio106320320841520.262.262.322.584103
Floyd Beal83328328801724.244.244.345.588113
Bill Seinsoth6217117148734.281.281.427.70873
Charles Zachritz3310210231411.304.304.392.69640
Fred Martin4911111126011.234.234.279.51431
Clyde Kluttz30105105241001.229.229.352.58137
Charles Fichter37838319400.229.229.277.50623
Moose Fralick30707018210.257.257.314.57122
James Thompkins34565615040.268.268.411.67923
Tony Castano15575715200.263.263.298.56117
Irvin Peterman1337379100.243.243.270.51410
Clay Hopper1217177101.412.412.6471.05911
Roland Van Slate1842426100.143.143.167.3107
Johnny Beazley1738384100.105.105.132.2375
Totals15435402540201546251845300000.286.286.393.679212400000


Fielding:

Player Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ray Sanders1B14312938412.9919.629
Robert Stanton2B14833246725.9705.399
Mel Serafini3B11311118831.9062.646
Floyd BealC835127112.9807.024
Charles ZachritzC31170185.9746.065
Clyde KluttzC28142217.9595.821
Eddie KnoblauchOF1503451617.9552.407
Leonard FreshOF1422161411.9541.620
Hooper TriplettOF1301981110.9541.608
John DantonioOF405688.8891.600
Fred MartinP38.000
Charles FichterP33.000
Bill SeinsothP32.000
James ThompkinsP29.000
Moose FralickP25.000
Roland Van SlateP17.000
Johnny BeazleyP17.000
Irvin PetermanP12.000
Bob RichardsSS13331837050.9325.173
Totals1344369312681880.9633.691

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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