1937 Owensboro Oilers Statistics
Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KITL) - Class: D
Team Record: 56-65
Finished 7th in the KITL
Manager: Hughie Wise (56-65)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Weir Recreational Field
1937 Owensboro Oilers RosterTeam Record: 56-65
Finished 7th in the KITL
Manager: Hughie Wise (56-65)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Ballpark: Weir Recreational Field
The Owensboro Oilers of the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League ended the 1937 season with a record of 56 wins and 65 losses, finishing seventh in the KITL.
Hughie Wise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Helvey | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.94 | 36 | 208.0 | 230 | 112 | 91 | 59 | ||||||||||||
| John Vahilla | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.24 | 32 | 197.0 | 172 | 107 | 71 | 127 | ||||||||||||
| Glenn LeVan | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.96 | 31 | 168.0 | 168 | 109 | 74 | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Herbert Allen | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.53 | 27 | 145.0 | 141 | 96 | 73 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Rush Sumner | 6 | 10 | .375 | 3.34 | 22 | 143.0 | 155 | 73 | 53 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 51 | 50 | .505 | 3.78 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 861.0 | 866 | 497 | 362 | 0 | 406 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Grimes | 115 | 458 | 458 | 140 | 21 | 8 | 4 | .306 | .306 | .413 | .718 | 189 | |||||||||||
| Melvin Riebe | 114 | 477 | 477 | 120 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .252 | .252 | .308 | .560 | 147 | |||||||||||
| Herbert Wilson | 100 | 373 | 373 | 104 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .279 | .279 | .370 | .649 | 138 | |||||||||||
| George Binks | 83 | 341 | 341 | 99 | 20 | 4 | 6 | .290 | .290 | .425 | .716 | 145 | |||||||||||
| Orville Dantic | 100 | 370 | 370 | 91 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .246 | .246 | .354 | .600 | 131 | |||||||||||
| Harry Johnson | 61 | 254 | 254 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 4 | .319 | .319 | .445 | .764 | 113 | |||||||||||
| Hughie Wise | 94 | 311 | 311 | 79 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .254 | .254 | .315 | .569 | 98 | |||||||||||
| Tom Posenal | 65 | 246 | 246 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .240 | .240 | .297 | .537 | 73 | |||||||||||
| Adolph Jalen | 57 | 181 | 181 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .199 | .199 | .304 | .503 | 55 | |||||||||||
| William Hodgins | 28 | 108 | 108 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .278 | .278 | .380 | .657 | 41 | |||||||||||
| Garland Garrison | 27 | 118 | 118 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .246 | .458 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Clarence Taylor | 23 | 80 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .275 | .288 | .562 | 23 | |||||||||||
| William Lowe | 21 | 76 | 76 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .329 | .592 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Glenn LeVan | 41 | 95 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .211 | .211 | .347 | .558 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Robert Helvey | 37 | 82 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .220 | .256 | .476 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Herbert Allen | 31 | 60 | 60 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 24 | |||||||||||
| John Vahilla | 35 | 75 | 75 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .280 | .480 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Robert Hill | 12 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .318 | .341 | .659 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Rush Sumner | 24 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .241 | .463 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Edwin Schreiber | 15 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .256 | .256 | .512 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Harry Jenkins | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .267 | .267 | .533 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1115 | 3943 | 3943 | 0 | 1041 | 150 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .264 | .351 | .615 | 1384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph Jalen | 1B | 54 | 454 | 16 | 14 | .971 | 8.704 | |
| Melvin Riebe | 2B | 59 | 152 | 206 | 24 | .937 | 6.068 | |
| Harry Johnson | 2B | 59 | 153 | 183 | 22 | .939 | 5.695 | |
| Tom Posenal | 3B | 65 | 71 | 120 | 19 | .910 | 2.938 | |
| William Hodgins | 3B | 23 | 21 | 33 | 11 | .831 | 2.348 | |
| William Lowe | 3B | 19 | 23 | 38 | 12 | .836 | 3.211 | |
| Hughie Wise | C | 68 | 428 | 65 | 14 | .972 | 7.250 | |
| Orville Dantic | C | 60 | 290 | 37 | 13 | .962 | 5.450 | |
| Dick Grimes | OF | 115 | 145 | 3 | 11 | .931 | 1.287 | |
| Herbert Wilson | OF | 99 | 187 | 18 | 17 | .923 | 2.071 | |
| George Binks | OF | 53 | 106 | 4 | 9 | .924 | 2.075 | |
| Robert Helvey | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| John Vahilla | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| Glenn LeVan | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Herbert Allen | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| Rush Sumner | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Garland Garrison | SS | 20 | 45 | 81 | 24 | .840 | 6.300 | |
| Clarence Taylor | SS | 19 | 40 | 39 | 11 | .878 | 4.158 | |
| Robert Hill | SS | 12 | 20 | 38 | 7 | .892 | 4.833 | |
| Totals | 891 | 2293 | 889 | 215 | 0 | .937 | 3.571 |
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