1938 Portsmouth Red Birds Statistics
Middle Atlantic League (MAL) - Class: C
Team Record: 79-50
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Benny Borgmann (79-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
1938 Portsmouth Red Birds RosterTeam Record: 79-50
Finished 1st in the MAL
Manager: Benny Borgmann (79-50)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
Ballpark: Branch Rickey Park
Playoffs - Portsmouth Red Birds 3 games, Springfield Indians 1
Finals - Portsmouth Red Birds 4 games, Akron Yankees 3
The Portsmouth Red Birds of the Middle Atlantic League ended the 1938 season with a record of 79 wins and 50 losses, finishing first in the MAL.
Benny Borgmann 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Fralick | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4.30 | 39 | 226.0 | 233 | 130 | 108 | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Fred Martin | 16 | 9 | .640 | 4.97 | 36 | 190.0 | 247 | 127 | 105 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Ernie White | 15 | 6 | .714 | 4.25 | 32 | 199.0 | 204 | 109 | 94 | 73 | ||||||||||||
| Carl Hansen | 12 | 5 | .706 | 4.00 | 32 | 162.0 | 184 | 92 | 72 | 38 | ||||||||||||
| John Maher | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.23 | 33 | 198.0 | 202 | 115 | 93 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Douglas Johnson | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6.26 | 14 | 46.0 | 54 | 40 | 32 | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Max Surkont | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 44 | .636 | 4.46 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1023.0 | 1128 | 616 | 507 | 0 | 371 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitey Kurowski | 129 | 542 | 542 | 209 | 41 | 6 | 14 | .386 | .386 | .561 | .946 | 304 | |||||||||||
| Chester Wieczorek | 129 | 528 | 528 | 193 | 46 | 5 | 28 | .366 | .366 | .631 | .996 | 333 | |||||||||||
| David Danaher | 128 | 544 | 544 | 171 | 29 | 7 | 10 | .314 | .314 | .449 | .763 | 244 | |||||||||||
| Dain Clay | 128 | 507 | 507 | 170 | 36 | 7 | 24 | .335 | .335 | .576 | .911 | 292 | |||||||||||
| Bill Hart | 127 | 471 | 471 | 161 | 31 | 1 | 16 | .342 | .342 | .514 | .856 | 242 | |||||||||||
| Benny Borgmann | 117 | 485 | 485 | 153 | 27 | 2 | 1 | .315 | .315 | .386 | .701 | 187 | |||||||||||
| Walter Alston | 122 | 444 | 444 | 138 | 22 | 3 | 28 | .311 | .311 | .563 | .874 | 250 | |||||||||||
| Charles Martin | 115 | 394 | 394 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .297 | .541 | 117 | |||||||||||
| Fred Martin | 43 | 99 | 99 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .273 | .424 | .697 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Moose Fralick | 48 | 111 | 111 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .216 | .252 | .468 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Ernie White | 50 | 113 | 113 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .195 | .195 | .230 | .425 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Dick Moran | 22 | 52 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .327 | .577 | 17 | |||||||||||
| John McGowan | 13 | 47 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .234 | .319 | .553 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Carl Hansen | 34 | 70 | 70 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .157 | .157 | .214 | .371 | 15 | |||||||||||
| John Maher | 33 | 72 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 | .139 | .139 | .278 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Rhett Charley | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Douglas Johnson | 14 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .278 | .444 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 1262 | 4509 | 4509 | 0 | 1415 | 260 | 43 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .314 | .473 | .787 | 2133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Alston | 1B | 122 | 1084 | 56 | 9 | .992 | 9.344 | |
| Benny Borgmann | 2B | 116 | 261 | 367 | 25 | .962 | 5.414 | |
| Whitey Kurowski | 3B | 119 | 124 | 228 | 42 | .893 | 2.958 | |
| Charles Martin | C | 115 | 688 | 63 | 21 | .973 | 6.530 | |
| Dick Moran | C | 21 | 80 | 7 | 3 | .967 | 4.143 | |
| Chester Wieczorek | OF | 129 | 208 | 12 | 7 | .969 | 1.705 | |
| David Danaher | OF | 127 | 216 | 8 | 12 | .949 | 1.764 | |
| Dain Clay | OF | 108 | 181 | 11 | 6 | .970 | 1.778 | |
| John McGowan | OF | 13 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .952 | 1.538 | |
| Bill Hart | SS | 117 | 216 | 319 | 32 | .944 | 4.573 | |
| Totals | 987 | 3075 | 1074 | 158 | 0 | .963 | 4.204 |
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