1940 Cedar Rapids Raiders Roster
Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League (IIIL) - Class: B
Team Record: 74-51
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Ollie Marquardt (74-51)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Belden Hill Park
Attendance: 46,475, Avg. 744
1940 Cedar Rapids Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 74-51
Finished 1st in the IIIL
Manager: Ollie Marquardt (74-51)
Affiliation: Cleveland Indians
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ballpark: Belden Hill Park
Attendance: 46,475, Avg. 744
Playoffs - Cedar Rapids Raiders 3 games, Springfield Browns 0
Finals - Cedar Rapids Raiders 3 games, Decatur Commodores 1
The Cedar Rapids Raiders of the Illinois-Iowa-Indiana League ended the 1940 season with a record of 74 wins and 51 losses, finishing first in the IIIL.
Ollie Marquardt served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orie Arntzen | R | R | October 18, 1909 | 6'1" | 200 | Beverly, IL US |
| George Binks | L | L | July 11, 1914 | 6'0" | 175 | Chicago, IL US |
| Mike Blazo | R | January 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 190 | ||
| Paul Calvert | R | R | October 6, 1917 | 6'0" | 175 | Montreal, QC CA |
| Paul Dwyer | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 158 | Gloucester, MA US | |
| Red Embree | R | R | August 30, 1917 | 6'0" | 165 | El Monte, CA US |
| Carl Fiore | R | March 14, 1920 | 5'11" | 180 | Newark, NJ US | |
| Buck Frierson | R | R | July 29, 1917 | 6'3" | 195 | Chicota, TX US |
| Robert Garrison | R | June 22, 1922 | 5'8" | 152 | ||
| Stanley Gehrke | L | L | September 29, 1917 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Wilson Grant | L | 5'11" | 170 | |||
| Jim Gravin | R | R | February 7, 1913 | 5'11" | 165 | |
| Bob Hershey | L | August 14, 1915 | 5'11" | 175 | ||
| Winlow Johnson | R | R | January 14, 1913 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| Delbert Jones | R | R | April 28, 1918 | 5'10" | 170 | Placentia, CA US |
| Eddie Marleau | R | R | March 25, 1910 | 5'11" | 175 | Toledo, OH US |
| Ollie Marquardt | R | R | September 22, 1902 | 5'9" | 156 | Toledo, OH US |
| Ray Poat | R | R | December 19, 1917 | 6'2" | 200 | Chicago, IL US |
| Kenneth Reid | R | L | March 25, 1918 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Allie Reynolds | R | R | February 10, 1917 | 6'0" | 195 | Bethany, OK US |
| Walt Ripley | R | R | November 26, 1916 | 6'0" | 168 | Worcester, MA US |
| Henry Semczak | R | September 21, 1917 | 5'11" | 165 | ||
| Forrest Thompson | L | L | March 3, 1918 | 5'11" | 195 | Mooresville, NC US |
| Louis Voirol | R | R | April 20, 1918 | 6'2" | ||
| Carl Wessels | November 23, 1915 | |||||
| Chuck Workman | L | R | January 6, 1915 | 6'0" | 175 | Leeton, MO US |
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.
