1940 Evansville Braves Statistics
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 68-55
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (68-55)
Affiliation: Boston Bees
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 60,815, Avg. 989
1940 Evansville Braves RosterTeam Record: 68-55
Finished 4th in the IIIL
Manager: Bob Coleman (68-55)
Affiliation: Boston Bees
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Ballpark: Bosse Field
Attendance: 60,815, Avg. 989
Playoffs - Decatur Commodores 3 games, Evansville Braves 2
The Evansville Braves of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1940 season with a record of 68 wins and 55 losses, finishing fourth in the IIIL.
Bob Coleman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Hazel | 17 | 9 | .654 | 2.94 | 33 | 211.0 | 214 | 87 | 69 | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Bill Donovan | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.02 | 29 | 194.0 | 197 | 79 | 65 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| John Dagenhard | 13 | 15 | .464 | 4.18 | 41 | 194.0 | 226 | 109 | 90 | 87 | ||||||||||||
| Willard Boehringer | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.23 | 30 | 166.0 | 182 | 100 | 78 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Jewett Wolf | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.19 | 21 | 73.0 | 90 | 46 | 34 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Kilmer | 5 | 4 | .556 | 5.27 | 21 | 99.0 | 107 | 62 | 58 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| George Gondira | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.80 | 9 | 45.0 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Al Veigel | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.32 | 12 | 50.0 | 59 | 36 | 24 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 67 | 53 | .558 | 3.85 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1032.0 | 1122 | 543 | 442 | 0 | 367 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Clemens | 126 | 465 | 465 | 146 | 23 | 10 | 15 | .314 | .314 | .503 | .817 | 234 | |||||||||||
| Don Manno | 126 | 462 | 462 | 139 | 24 | 18 | 16 | .301 | .301 | .535 | .835 | 247 | |||||||||||
| Buster Bray | 106 | 405 | 405 | 136 | 24 | 8 | 8 | .336 | .336 | .494 | .830 | 200 | |||||||||||
| Skippy Roberge | 102 | 396 | 396 | 119 | 17 | 10 | 3 | .301 | .301 | .417 | .717 | 165 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Coughlin | 126 | 468 | 468 | 115 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .291 | .536 | 136 | |||||||||||
| Paul Rampey | 104 | 397 | 397 | 112 | 17 | 5 | 1 | .282 | .282 | .358 | .640 | 142 | |||||||||||
| Rex Carr | 85 | 292 | 292 | 76 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .260 | .260 | .332 | .592 | 97 | |||||||||||
| Bill Hapac | 69 | 250 | 250 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 2 | .284 | .284 | .404 | .688 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Russell Grieger | 64 | 192 | 192 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .328 | .599 | 63 | |||||||||||
| Don DeVault | 44 | 180 | 180 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .283 | .328 | .611 | 59 | |||||||||||
| George Metkovich | 60 | 207 | 207 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .227 | .227 | .300 | .527 | 62 | |||||||||||
| Victor George | 39 | 114 | 114 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .228 | .272 | .500 | 31 | |||||||||||
| Lee Hazel | 40 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .253 | .470 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Bill Donovan | 30 | 74 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .230 | .257 | .486 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Willard Boehringer | 31 | 62 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | .210 | .210 | .419 | 13 | |||||||||||
| John Dagenhard | 44 | 66 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .227 | .394 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Mark Kilmer | 22 | 36 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .306 | .528 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Joseph Ziminsky | 10 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .161 | .194 | .355 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Al Veigel | 13 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .263 | .421 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Jewett Wolf | 21 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1262 | 4223 | 4223 | 0 | 1168 | 183 | 66 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .277 | .386 | .663 | 1630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Manno | 1B | 71 | 695 | 35 | 9 | .988 | 1.282 | |
| George Metkovich | 1B | 57 | 522 | 33 | 18 | .969 | 9.737 | |
| Skippy Roberge | 2B | 101 | 256 | 310 | 12 | .979 | 5.604 | |
| Victor George | 2B | 16 | 44 | 51 | 2 | .979 | 5.938 | |
| Paul Rampey | 3B | 76 | 76 | 138 | 23 | .903 | 2.816 | |
| Don DeVault | 3B | 40 | 26 | 84 | 18 | .859 | 2.750 | |
| Rex Carr | C | 75 | 289 | 57 | 7 | .980 | 4.613 | |
| Russell Grieger | C | 54 | 203 | 34 | 5 | .979 | 4.389 | |
| Chet Clemens | OF | 126 | 244 | 18 | 6 | .978 | 2.079 | |
| Buster Bray | OF | 104 | 223 | 8 | 15 | .939 | 2.221 | |
| Bill Hapac | OF | 69 | 142 | 5 | 3 | .980 | 2.130 | |
| Joseph Ziminsky | OF | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.100 | |
| John Dagenhard | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| Lee Hazel | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| Willard Boehringer | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| Bill Donovan | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| Jewett Wolf | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Mark Kilmer | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| Al Veigel | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| Jimmy Coughlin | SS | 126 | 239 | 430 | 40 | .944 | 5.310 | |
| Totals | 1112 | 2979 | 1204 | 158 | 0 | .964 | 3.762 |
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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