1940 Columbus Red Birds Roster
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: Synovus Park
Attendance: 81,366, Avg. 1,078
1940 Columbus Red Birds StatisticsTeam Record: 88-63
Finished 2nd in the SAL
Manager: Clay Hopper (88-63)
Affiliation: St. Louis Cardinals
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Ballpark: Synovus Park
Attendance: 81,366, Avg. 1,078
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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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Beal | R | R | October 16, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | Cherryville, NC US |
| Johnny Beazley | R | R | May 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 190 | Nashville, TN US |
| Walter Brown | R | R | April 23, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | Jamestown, NY US |
| Tony Castano | R | R | February 11, 1911 | 5'11" | 170 | Palma Soriano, CU |
| Jack Creel | R | R | April 23, 1916 | 6'0" | 165 | Kyle, TX US |
| David Danaher | L | September 14, 1916 | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| John Dantonio | R | R | December 31, 1918 | 5'8" | 165 | New Orleans, LA US |
| Johnny Echols | R | R | January 9, 1917 | 5'10" | 175 | Atlanta, GA US |
| Charles Fichter | R | R | 5'10" | 155 | ||
| Eddie Filo | L | 5'11" | 190 | |||
| Moose Fralick | L | R | March 22, 1912 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington, PA US |
| Leonard Fresh | L | 5'10" | 160 | |||
| Arthur Goetz | L | L | 6'3" | 171 | ||
| Ward Greene | ||||||
| Clay Hopper | R | R | October 3, 1902 | 5'11" | 178 | Porterville, MS US |
| Clyde Kluttz | R | R | December 12, 1917 | 6'0" | 193 | Rockwell, NC US |
| Eddie Knoblauch | L | January 31, 1916 | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Collis Lehner | ||||||
| Fred Martin | R | R | June 27, 1915 | 6'1" | 185 | Williams, OK US |
| Irvin Peterman | S | R | July 25, 1917 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bob Richards | S | September 25, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | ||
| Ray Sanders | L | R | December 4, 1916 | 6'2" | 185 | Bonne Terre, MO US |
| Bill Seinsoth | S | L | February 5, 1918 | 6'3" | 225 | Salt Lake City, UT US |
| Mel Serafini | R | R | December 5, 1918 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Robert Stanton | R | 5'7" | 157 | |||
| Albert Thomas | R | R | November 9, 1916 | 6'0" | 164 | |
| James Thompkins | R | R | 6'0" | 175 | ||
| Hooper Triplett | R | R | December 17, 1919 | 5'10" | 170 | Triplett, NC US |
| Roland Van Slate | R | R | October 18, 1912 | 5'10" | 161 | , WI US |
| Charles Zachritz | R | November 14, 1915 | 6'0" | 170 | ||
| Roy Zimmerman |
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.
