1940 Kingsport Cherokees Statistics

Appalachian League (AL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-61
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: Claude Trivett (56-61)
Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
Ballpark: J. Fred Johnson Stadium
Attendance: 31,241, Avg. 534

1940 Kingsport Cherokees Roster

Playoffs - Elizabethton Betsy Red Sox 2 games, Kingsport Cherokees 0

The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League ended the 1940 season with a record of 56 wins and 61 losses, finishing third in the AL.

Claude Trivett 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
Paul Onkotz	18	9	.667	3.31	29						223.0	229	102	82		45
Merritt Lancaster	11	11	.500	4.23	30						185.0	183	100	87		72
Bill Sullivan	11	13	.458	4.56	36						213.0	250	133	108		77
Theodore Werner	8	4	.667	4.62	20						113.0	116	75	58		50
Frank Rabuzzi	4	5	.444	7.00	14						72.0	82	65	56		55
John White	2	5	.286	6.45	9						53.0	69	44	38		33
Totals	54	47	.535	4.49	138	0	0	0	0	0	859.0	929	519	429	0	332	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
Vernon Pellman	112	459	459		131	15	7	5						.285	.285	.381	.667	175
Charles Heffner	117	467	467		127	21	4	1						.272	.272	.340	.612	159
Claude Trivett	112	417	417		125	23	6	12						.300	.300	.470	.770	196
Ty Donaldson	105	388	388		116	18	6	6						.299	.299	.423	.722	164
John Payne	96	347	347		114	26	6	8						.329	.329	.507	.836	176
John Pardo	88	284	284		71	12	3	2						.250	.250	.335	.585	95
John Machuga	78	247	247		53	7	3	2						.215	.215	.291	.506	72
Ted Deskins	57	204	204		45	11	1	0						.221	.221	.284	.505	58
Paul Onkotz	42	127	127		34	4	1	1						.268	.268	.339	.606	43
Harry Merchant	26	96	96		23	5	1	0						.240	.240	.312	.552	30
Sam Purses	33	114	114		20	2	1	1						.175	.175	.237	.412	27
Merritt Lancaster	30	66	66		11	1	0	0						.167	.167	.182	.348	12
Bill Sullivan	36	69	69		10	1	2	1						.145	.145	.261	.406	18
Frank Rabuzzi	16	26	26		7	0	0	0						.269	.269	.269	.538	7
Theodore Werner	20	41	41		4	1	0	0						.098	.098	.122	.220	5
Totals	968	3352	3352	0	891	147	41	39	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.266	.369	.635	1237	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding:

Player	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
Vernon Pellman	1B	112	1061	33	16		.986	9.768
Harry Merchant	2B	23	63	57	10		.923	5.217
John Pardo	C	86	488	63	15		.973	6.407
John Machuga	C	36	201	20	5		.978	6.139
Claude Trivett	OF	105	197	7	11		.949	1.943
John Payne	OF	95	151	10	11		.936	1.695
Charles Heffner	OF	53	92	6	3		.970	1.849
Bill Sullivan	P	36						.000
Merritt Lancaster	P	30						.000
Paul Onkotz	P	29						.000
Theodore Werner	P	20						.000
Frank Rabuzzi	P	14						.000
John White	P	9						.000
Ted Deskins	SS	50	97	144	17		.934	4.820
Ty Donaldson	SS	49	70	129	26		.884	4.061
Totals		747	2420	469	114	0	.962	3.867

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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